{{Short description|Football oval in Perth, Western Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox venue | name = Bassendean Oval | nickname = | image = File:Bassendean Reserve2.jpg | location = Bassendean, Western Australia | coordinates = {{coord|31|54|11|S|115|57|21|E|display=it}} | broke_ground = | opened = 1929 | closed = | demolished = | owner = | operator = Swan Districts Football Club | surface = Grass | construction_cost = | architect = | former_names = | tenants = Swan Districts Swans (WAFL) | seating_capacity = 22,000 | embedded = {{Infobox designation list | embed = yes | designation1 = State Register of Heritage Places | designation1_offname = | designation1_type = | designation1_criteria = | designation1_date = 17 October 2003 | delisted1_date = | designation1_partof = | designation1_number = {{SRHP|7403}} }} }} '''Bassendean Oval''' (currently known as '''Steel Blue Oval''' under sponsorship arrangements) is a sports stadium located in Bassendean, Western Australia. It was officially opened in 1929 and significantly upgraded in 1932.<ref name="heritage">[http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/PrintSingleRecord/57b5791a-1f49-4a16-b949-1657bc4844e4 State Heritage WA - Bassendean Oval] AUTHOR Town of Bassendean PLACE NUMBER 0740]</ref> The capacity of the venue is 22,000 people.
It usually hosts Australian rules football matches. The first WAFL match was played there in 1934, and it has since been home to the Swan Districts Football Club in both the WAFL and the WAWFL.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Concert-venue-rejection-a-win-for-WAFL/7569716/ |title=Concert venue rejection a win for WAFL |date=21 September 2010 |first=Liam |last=Croy |work=Eastern Reporter |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006155040/http://inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Concert-venue-rejection-a-win-for-WAFL/7569716/ |archivedate=6 October 2010}}</ref>
The crowd record is 22,350, for a WAFL match between Swan Districts and West Perth in 1980.<ref>{{cite book | title=1988 West Australian Football Register |author1=Poat, Peter |author2=East, Alan |name-list-style=amp | year=1988 | page=59}}</ref>
The stadium played host to the Big Day Out in 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001<ref>{{Cite web|title=Big Day Out Perth Setlists|url=https://www.setlist.fm/festivals/big-day-out-perth-1bd6b924.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=setlist.fm|language=en}}</ref> and the Soundwave Festival show in March 2008, 2009, and 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/5815309/lineup-revealed-for-soundwave-festival/|title= Lineup revealed for Soundwave festival|first=Chris|last=Richardson|work=The West Australian|date=14 August 2009}}</ref>
==Heritage== left|250px|Walk through of the heritage listed entrance [[File:Opening of Bassendean Oval by the Premier Mr P Collier from The Western Australian 9 December 1929 pg 22.png|thumb|Opening of Bassendean Oval by WA premier Philip Collier in 1929]] The stadium has several listed heritage structures; the main entrance gates at West Road and Brook Street date to the first construction in 1929, including two timber grandstands built in 1932 and 1938 and clubrooms built in 1932 and 1972.<ref name="heritage" />
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==External links== {{Commons category|Bassendean Oval}} *{{Austadiums|205}} *[https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=-31.903096,115.956005&spn=0.001876,0.003616&t=k&om=1 Google Maps aerial image of Steel Blue Oval]
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Category:West Australian Football League grounds Category:Sports venues in Perth, Western Australia Category:Swan Districts Football Club Category:State Register of Heritage Places in the Town of Bassendean Category:Bassendean, Western Australia
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