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This is a list of music venues in Oceania. Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included.
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This is a list of music venues in Oceania. Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included.
| Opened | Venue | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Vodafone Arena | Suva | 5,000 |
| 1951 | ANZ National Stadium | 30,000 | |
| Unknown | FMF Gymnasium [2] | 2,000 |
| Opened | Venue | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2007 | Spark Arena | Auckland | 12,000 |
| December 20, 1929 | Auckland Civic Theatre | 2,378 | |
| 1929 | Western Springs Stadium | 50,000 | |
| c. 1900 | Eden Park | 60,000 | |
| December 14, 1911 | Auckland Town Hall | 1,529 | |
| September 11, 2004 | The Trusts Arena | 4,901 | |
| Unknown | The Powerstation | 1,000 | |
| April 16, 2005 | Sir Woolf Fisher Arena | 3,000 | |
| September 9, 1990 | Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre | 2,139 | |
| 1967 | Go Media Stadium | Penrose | 47,000 |
| April 21, 1888 | Trafalgar Park | Nelson | 18,000 |
| 1912 | St. James Theatre | Wellington | 1,500 |
| 1995 | TSB Arena | 5,655 | |
| September 16, 1983 | Michael Fowler Centre | 2,209 | |
| January 3, 2000 | Sky Stadium | 34,500 | |
| 1868 | Basin Reserve | 11,600 | |
| 1998 | Wolfbrook Arena | Christchurch | 8,888 |
| March 24, 2012 | Apollo Projects Stadium | 30,000 | |
| February 2007 | Energy Events Centre | Rotorua | 3,500 |
| August 5, 2011 | Forsyth Barr Stadium | Dunedin | 36,000 |
| 1992 | TSB Stadium | New Plymouth | 3,518 |
| 1957 | Bowl of Brooklands | 18,000 | |
| July 1886 (reopened April 1981) | Central Energy Trust Arena | Palmerston North | 20,000 |
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