Bassendean Oval

{{Short description|Football oval in Perth, Western Australia}}

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| stadium_name = Bassendean Oval

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| image = File:Bassendean Reserve2.jpg

| location = Bassendean, Western Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|31|54|11|S|115|57|21|E|display=it}}

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| opened = 1929

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| operator = Swan Districts Football Club

| surface = Grass

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| tenants = Swan Districts Swans (WAFL)

| seating_capacity = 22,000

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| designation1 = State Register of Heritage Places

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| designation1_date = 17 October 2003

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| designation1_number = {{SRHP|7403}}

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Bassendean Oval (currently known as Steel Blue Oval under ground sponsorship arrangements), is a sports stadium located in Bassendean, Western Australia. It was officially opened in 1929 and significantly upgraded in 1932.[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] 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 has since been home to the Swan Districts Football Club in both the WAFL and the WAWFL.{{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}}

The crowd record is 22,350, for a WAFL match between Swan Districts and West Perth in 1980.{{cite book | title=1988 West Australian Football Register |author1=Poat, Peter |author2=East, Alan |name-list-style=amp | year=1988 | page=59}}

The stadium played host to the Big Day Out in 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001{{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}} and the Soundwave Festival show in March 2008, 2009 and 2010.{{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}}