Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Sidney Myer Music Bowl in September 2017
Map
AddressKings Domain
Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°49′24″S 144°58′29″E / 37.8233149°S 144.9746821°E / -37.8233149; 144.9746821
OwnerGovernment of Victoria
OperatorThe Arts Centre
CapacityUp to 10,000 (2,030 fixed seats)
SurfaceConcrete, grass
Construction
Broke ground1958
Opened1959
ArchitectBarry Patten
General contractorJohn Holland
Tenants
Website
Arts Centre Melbourne
TypeHistoric
Criteriab, d, f, g, h
Designated21 September 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09-21)
Reference no.105743
Official nameSidney Myer Music Bowl
TypeState Registered Place
Designated19 April 2001 (2001-04-19)
Reference no.H1772[1]
Heritage Overlay numberHO908[1]

The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an outdoor bandshell performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located in the lawns and gardens of Kings Domain on Linlithgow Avenue close to the Arts Centre and the Southbank entertainment precinct. It was opened by Prime Minister Robert Menzies on 12 February 1959.

  1. ^ a b "Sidney Myer Music Bowl". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 27 November 2023.