concert in December 2017 The arena is home to many major entertainment and conference events and is a venue of choice for major entertainment promoters. •
Hillsong Conference (2001–2010, 2012–2019) •
ARIA Music Awards (2002–2009, 2011) •
Sydney Kings Home Venue (1999–2002, 2016–present) •
NSW Schools Spectacular (2016–present) •
Intel Extreme Masters Sydney (2017–2019)
Notable events On 11 December 1999, a league record 17,803 spectators attended a
NBL match between the
Sydney Kings and
West Sydney Razorbacks. The record has since been eclipsed twice by Kings games at the Superdome. On 10 March 2023 18,049 fans watched the Sydney Kings defeat the
New Zealand Breakers in Game 3 of the
2023 NBL Grand Final series. Just five days later the current record of 18,124 attended the deciding Game 5 of the series where the Kings defeated the Breakers to win the Championship. During the 2000 Olympic Games, the venue hosted the
men's and women's
basketball finals, and the
artistic and trampoline gymnastics events. In the men's basketball, the Bronze medal playoff won by
Lithuania 89-71 over host nation
Australia, and the Gold Medal playoff, won by the
United States 85-75 over
France, drew 14,833 fans to the arena. The permanent
seating capacity of the SuperDome was reduced to approximately 15,500 during the Olympics due to the usual large number of seats allocated for the media. In 2001, the SuperDome was the host of the
ATP World Tour Finals Tennis Masters Cup won by
Australian World number one men's tennis player Lleyton Hewitt, defeating
Frenchman Sébastien Grosjean in the Final 6–3, 6–3, 6–4. On 13 November 2004, the SuperDome attracted the record attendance for a
netball game in Australia when 14,339 turned out to see the
Australian Netball Diamonds defeat the
New Zealand Silver Ferns, 54–49. On 28 July 2008, an
ANZ Championship-record 12,999 fans saw the
New South Wales Swifts defeat the
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, 65–56, in the
ANZ Championship Grand Final at the Acer Arena. On 3 July 2009, Taiwanese pop singer
Jay Chou came to Sydney as part of
The World Tour. It became the number one box office record holder for Allphones Arena, and has stayed in this position ever since. In that concert he broke 11 records in Australia including largest audience (15,200), highest total sponsored amount and highest production cost ($480 000). The box office reached US$2.6 million, out-grossing
Beyoncé and
The Eagles placing him at rank 2 worldwide. On 17 November 2014,
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, addressed Indians residing in Australia. Matches of the
2015 Netball World Cup were held at Allphones Arena, and the world record for a netball match was broken three times. Day 3 of the World Cup attracted 16,233 spectators. Day 9 attracted 16,244 while the Final held on 16 August 2015 attracted a netball world record attendance of 16,752 to see Australia defeat New Zealand 58–55 to win their third straight
INF Netball World Cup and their 11th overall. In November–December 2014, American singer-songwriter
Katy Perry performed at the arena as part of
The Prismatic World Tour, breaking the Allphones Arena ticket record with 89,500 patrons over six shows. On 7 April 2019, Chinese singer-songwriter
Joker Xue headlined the arena as part of his
Skyscraper World Tour. Following his show, he became the first Chinese male artist to headline
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre,
The Trusts Arena, and Qudos Bank Arena. He returned on 23 March 2024 as part of his
Extraterrestrial World Tour to an audience of 10,593 with the box office of $1,960,479. In 2021, it was announced that as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic, the arena would be used as a
COVID-19 mass vaccination hub, commencing on 9 August 2021. The arena has held
UFC events in Sydney since 2010, including
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez on 21 February 2010,
UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch on 27 February 2011,
UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann on 3 March 2012,
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping on 8 November 2014,
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura on 19 November 2017,
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland on 10 September 2023,
UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 on 9 February 2025, and
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 on 1 February 2026. It has also hosted several
professional wrestling events. In 2001, Australian promotion
World Wrestling All-Stars held
Inception. In 2026, American promotion
All Elite Wrestling will host
Grand Slam Sydney. In March 2026,
Linkin Park will perform two shows at the venue as part of the
world tour supporting their comeback album,
From Zero.
Sports teams The venue is the home of the
Sydney Kings who compete in Australia's
National Basketball League and play all home matches at the SuperDome. The venue is affectionately nicknamed the 'King-Dome' by fans. Other NBL teams to play home games at the SuperDome include the West Sydney Razorbacks (as a part of double header with a Kings game after) and
Melbourne United. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic on 28 May 2021, Melbourne announced they would play a home game at the Arena against the
Cairns Taipans. Originally to be played at
John Cain Arena, then
Cairns Pop-Up Arena, the game commenced with no audience three days later. The venue is also the former home of
Suncorp Super Netball clubs
Giants Netball and the
New South Wales Swifts, both of whom have played finals and high-profile matches at the arena. Both teams have since relocated to the smaller but newly renovated
Ken Rosewall Arena nearby.
Attendance records The Sydney Kings have set attendance records for the league on five occasions while playing at the Superdome. In the 1999/2000 season, the Kings hosted a double header at the Superdome with the
West Sydney Razorbacks playing the
Brisbane Bullets and the Kings playing the
Canberra Cannons. This double header set a league record of 17,143 fans in attendance. In a game against the
Illawarra Hawks on 17 November 2019, the Kings set the all-time NBL single game attendance record with 17,514 at the Superdome. A major drawcard for the game was future NBA star and social media icon
LaMelo Ball playing for the Hawks. In Game Three of the 2022 NBL Grand Final series against the
Tasmania Jack Jumpers at Qudos Bank Arena, the team attracted a crowd of 16,149 – then the biggest playoff crowd in NBL history and the third-largest crowd overall in NBL history. In the Grand Final Series of the 2022/2023 season against the
New Zealand Breakers, the Sydney Kings set the new single game attendance record and playoff game attendance record twice. With the Kings having home court advantage, Games 1, 3 and 5 were played at the Superdome. On 10 March 2023, a new record of 18,049 attended Game 3 of the series. Just five days later with the series tied at 2 wins each, the Kings prevailed in Game 5 to win the championship in front of another record attendance of 18,124. The Kings beat their own record twice more in 2026 at the Superdome in similar circumstances. The Kings played the
Adelaide 36ers in the 2025–26 Championship Series that went to Game 5. Game 3 of the series saw a new record of 18,373 attend. A week later, 18,589 attended Game 5 on 5 April 2026. American singer
Billie Eilish broke the arena's single-event attendance record during her show on 28 February 2025 as part of her
Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour, with 21,001 attendees. This record surpassed the previous record of 20,839, which was held by
Justin Timberlake on his
FutureSex/LoveShow tour on 13 November 2007. ==Gallery==