The management of Ticketpro Dome has decided to shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.
The space has been sold to another company that does not deal on event management Sasol Pension Fund.
In a statement on Monday afternoon, RX Venue Management, which has taken care of South Africa’s largest multi-purpose indoor arena for the past 20 years, said due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions, the Ticketpro Dome had been unable to operate optimally.
It is with a heavy heart that RX Venue
Management today announces that after 20 years of being the management company of South Africa’s largest multipurpose indoor arena, The Ticketpro Dome has now been sold by the owners, Sasol Pension Fund, to a third party which does not operate in the event space.
This is another devasting blow for the exhibitions, events, and entertainment industry due to Covid-19. The ban on public gatherings has meant that during
2020 and now 2021, the Ticketpro
Dome has been unable to operate.
This is another devasting blow for the exhibitions, events, and entertainment industry due to Covid-19. The ban on public gatherings has meant that during
2020 and now 2021, the Ticketpro
Dome has been unable to operate.
The Dome opened on 8 April 1998
with a concert by Diana Ross attended by over 15 000 people with a special guest appearance by the late former President Nelson Mandela.
Over the years, the venue has played host to top international music artists such as Pink, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Lauren Hill, Pharrell Williams, Celine Dion and Michael Buble. On the local front, artists such as Prime Circle, The
Parlotones, Lira, Tonya De Lazy, Black
Coffee, and Soweto Gospel Choir
has graced the stage.
South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest become the first local artist to sell out the Dome. Some 20 000 tickets were sold even before the event, suitably billed Fill Up The Dome.
The venue hosted Cassper Nyovest, Kanye, Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, J. Cole,Travis Scott, Chance the Rapper, Meek Mill , Post Malone & Jay Z.
Cassper Nyovest expressed hurt and would have loved to carry out another event in the Dome.