Rod Laver Arena Schedule

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She currently holds the record for most shows at the arena in one tour.Britney Spears performed 4 shows at the Rod Laver Arena for her ' Britney Spears' tour.

The first three concerts took place on the 11th, 12th, and 13th.

Rod Laver Arena is a part of the Melbourne Park complex located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and is a current venue for the Australian Open in tennis.

It is the centrepiece of Melbourne Park's Tennis Centre, and besides tennis, the arena hosts motorbike super-crosses, music concerts, conferences, World Wrestling Entertainment events since 2005, and ballets.Rod Laver Arena was the centre-piece of the 12th FINA World Aquatics Championships, which were held from March 17-April 1, 2007.

The Rod Laver Arena played host to the gymnastics competition in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.It is also known for hosting events for metal bands AC/DC, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Linkin Park, Korn, Nickelback and many more.Rod Laver Arena is equipped with the Hawk-Eye electronic system which allows tennis players to challenge the umpire's decision on calls made throughout championships.The arena was the home of Melbourne Basketball from April 3, 1992 with the Melbourne Tigers and the South-East Melbourne Magic (then the Victoria Titans) calling the venue home, both attracting big crowds in the glory days of the NBL.

A temporary swimming pool, named the Susie O'Neill Pool after Australian swimming champion Susie O'Neill, was built to allow this to happen.It hosted World Championship Wrestling in October 2000.

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