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Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena: Venue Spotlight

Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena: Venue Spotlight

When many non-Aussies think of the biggest music venue in Sydney, they immediately imagine the iconic Opera House.

While beautiful and large in stature, the Sydney Opera House only holds a few thousands people in its largest room.

In preparing for the 2000 Olympics, Australia erected the Sydney SuperDome to not only host sporting events, but also beautiful concerts once the world games wrapped.

It took a little while for the SuperDome to lure a sponsor for its naming rights, but in May 2006 it became the Acer Arena, five years later Allphones snagged it and in the spring of 2016 Qudos Bank paid for the honor of having the 20,000 seat stadium say its name.

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A Banger Was Released Every Day In November

A Banger Was Released Every Day In November

November gets plenty of credit for turkey, football and the annual rush to buy a slightly larger television. The record stores deserve a little attention, too. From Nirvana unplugging to Wu-Tang kicking the door in, this month has delivered an impressive pile of albums and plenty of ways to drown out Thanksgiving arguments. Here’s one for every day.

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