The Liberty Stadium, formerly the New Stadium and White Rock, is a purpose-built sports and concert arena and conferencing venue in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. The stadium is all-seated, council owned, with a capacity of over 20,000 making it the largest purpose-built venue in Swansea. The Liberty Stadium is the 3rd largest stadium in Wales after the Millenium Stadium and Ninian Park. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x603, 297 KB) This file has been released into the by its author, Alexander Jones. ... The electoral ward of Landore, City and County of Swansea, South Wales, consists of some or all of the following areas, Bon-y-maen, Cwm, Landore, Pentre-chwyth, Swansea, Cadle, Cockett, Felindre, Fforest-fach, Llangyfelach, Tirdeunaw, Waunarlwydd, Clydach, Craigcefnparc, Morriston, Pant-lasau, Plasmarl, Vardre, Ynystawe. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... City & County of Swansea council http://www. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 2. ... Swansea City F.C. are a Welsh football team currently playing in Football League Two. ... Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Official website www. ... The Celtic League, currently known as the Magners League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ... The electoral ward of Landore, City and County of Swansea, South Wales, consists of some or all of the following areas, Bon-y-maen, Cwm, Landore, Pentre-chwyth, Swansea, Cadle, Cockett, Felindre, Fforest-fach, Llangyfelach, Tirdeunaw, Waunarlwydd, Clydach, Craigcefnparc, Morriston, Pant-lasau, Plasmarl, Vardre, Ynystawe. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and football. ... Ninian Park is a football stadium in Cardiff, Wales. ...

On its opening in 2005, it became the home to Swansea City football team (replacing the Vetch Field) and the Ospreys regional rugby team. The opening match at this venue was between Swansea City A.F.C. and Fulham (managed by former Swansea player Chris Coleman) on Saturday, July 23, 2005. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Vetch Field was a multi-use stadium in Swansea, Wales. ... Official website www. ... Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, London. ... Chris Coleman is the name of several people, including: Chris Coleman (footballer), a British football manager. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During its building, a variety of names were suggested for it: particularly commonly-used were "Morfa" (after a former athletics stadium on the opposite bank of the Tawe) and the "White Rock" stadium (after the copper-works of the same name which existed on the site historically). While a sponsor was being sought for the stadium, it was called "New Stadium". Following sponsorship from Swansea-based developers Liberty Property, it became the "Liberty Stadium" on 18 October 2005. the River Tawe is a river in south Wales which meets the sea at Swansea (Abertawe in Welsh). ...

A statue of Ivor Allchurch was erected outside the stadium before a league match with Oldham Athletic. It was to commemorate the Swansea born star who during two spells for the club scored 164 goals in 445 appearances. Ivor John Allchurch MBE (October 16, 1929 - July 10, 1997) was a Welsh footballer. ... Oldham Athletic Association Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ...

Recently, the stadium has become a concert venue, and on June 1st, The Who played the first gig there, supported by Killing For Company and The Charlatans. Several times throughout the Who's set, the power failed 4 times, and is thought to have been caused by a volume limiter. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Charlatans could refer to two bands The Charlatans, a United States band The Charlatans, a British band, sometimes known in the US as Charlatans UK This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

External links

• The Liberty Stadium, Swansea
• Swansea City Council
• Swansea City AFC
• Ospreys Regional Rugby Team

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