The WeBuyCars Dome, previously known as the Ticketpro Dome is an indoor arena and car showroom located in
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
. The showroom accommodates over 1,000 vehicles and covers about 11,000 square metres. The Dome opened on 8 April 1998 with a concert by
Diana Ross in front of a 15,000 strong audience.
Nelson Mandela made a surprise appearance on stage during the official opening.
Location
The Ticketpro Dome is situated adjacent to
Northgate Shopping Centre on the corner of Olievenhout Avenue and Northumberland Road, in the suburb North Riding, a short distance west of the N1/Western Bypass highway.
The venue is 45 km from
O. R. Tambo International Airport, 16 km from
Lanseria Airport and 20 km from the
Sandton
Sandton is an upscale commercial and residential district north of the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. It forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The name of the city came from the combination of two of its suburbs ...
business centre.
Historical Events
On 8 May 2005,
Avril Lavigne held a concert
Bonez Tour
Canadian recording artist Avril Lavigne has completed six concert tours beginning with the Try to Shut Me Up Tour in 2002–03. This was followed by the 13-month Bonez Tour in 2004–05 and The Best Damn World Tour in 2008. Her ongoing Love Sux ...
in support of her second studio album, ''
Under My Skin''.
On 20 May 2001, Irish vocal pop band
Westlife
Westlife is an Irish pop vocal group formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1998. The group currently consists of members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne. Brian McFadden was a member, until he left in 2004. The group temporarily di ...
held a concert for their ''
Where Dreams Come True Tour
The Where Dreams Come True Tour was the second concert tour by Irish boy band Westlife seen by 600,000 fans making £12,000,000, in support of their second studio album, '' Coast to Coast''. The tour was nicknamed "The No Stools Tour" due to the ...
'' supporting their album ''
Coast to Coast''.
On 25 October 2015, South African hip hop recording artist
Cassper Nyovest
Refiloe Maele Phoolo (born 16 December 1990), professionally known as Cassper Nyovest, is a South African rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record producer and amateur boxer. Born and raised in Mahikeng, North West, he is regarded as one of t ...
announced that tickets to his upcoming show at the venue titled #FillUpTheDome had sold out. He is the first South African hip hop act to accomplish this feat.
On 1 and 2 May 2016, American pop-R&B diva
Mariah Carey performed at the Dome for ''
The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour
The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour was the ninth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. The tour was featured prominently in the singer's docu-series ''Mariah's World''.
Summary
The tour kicked off with a show at The SSE Hydro in Gl ...
''.
On 5 August 2017, the
NBA Africa Game was held at the Dome.
From 18 to 21 July 2018, American singer-songwriter
Katy Perry performed at the Dome as part of her ''
Witness: The Tour''.
On 13–14 April 2019, British singer
Sam Smith
Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. After rising to prominence in October 2012 by featuring on Disclosure's breakthrough single " Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart, they ...
performed at the dome as part of their ''
The Thrill of It All Tour''.
See Also
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Fourways Mall
Fourways Mall is a shopping mall in South Africa located in the Fourways area of Sandton, in suburban Johannesburg. It doubled its size, from 85,000m² to 178,000m², relaunching in 2019
The shopping mall consists of over 400 stores, a two-level ...
References
External links
Official websiteTicketpro website
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Event venues disestablished in 2021
1998 establishments in South Africa
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