Perry Lakes Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Floreat, Western Australia, Australia. It was built in 1962 for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and has a nominal capacity of 30,000. Many other events have been held at Perry Lakes Stadium over the years such as the athletics, soccer, rugby, and basketball. Floreat is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Cambridge and west of the CBD. Its postcode is 6014. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Countries which participated The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia from November 22 to December 1. ... Typical outdoor red rubber track For the American League baseball team based in Oakland, California see Oakland Athletics. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Rugby may refer to: The sport of Rugby football, in its various forms: Rugby league Rugby union Touch Rugby Tag Rugby Wheelchair Rugby Places: Rugby, Warwickshire, England Rugby borough Rugby Rural District Rugby and Kenilworth constituency Rugby, Cape Town, South Africa Rugby, North Dakota, USA Rugby, Tennessee, USA Rugby, Brooklyn... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ...
The stadium has held a number of big events since 1962 including the WA soccer team playing Premier League teams back in the 70's and more recently the Rolling Stones concert in 1995.
PerryLakesStadium, including the Warm Up Track and BasketballStadium is currently home to Western Australian Rugby Union Head Office, Basketball WA Head Office, Soccer Administration Head Office and the Ministry of Sport and Recreation.
One of the problems with PerryLakesStadium is the lack on cover from the sun.
The PerryLakesBasketballStadium hosts the Lynx and is located just north of Challenge Stadium off Meagher Drive (corner of Underwood Avenue) in Floreat, which is just under 6km west of the City Centre.
The Telstra A-Series is held at PerryLakesStadium in early February.
The PerryLakesStadium is adjacent to the basketballstadium.