Oasis Leisure Centre

The Oasis Leisure Centre (commonly called Swindon Oasis) is an entertainment and sports complex situated outside the town centre of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It has many facilities available, such as a lagoon swimming pool, gym, bar, and concert hall. The concert hall eventually became a major venue for touring acts and held approximately 3,000 people.

Oasis Leisure Centre
Swindon Oasis
LocationSwindon, Wiltshire, England
OwnerSeven Capital
CapacityConcerts (standing): 3,000
Concerts (seated): 1,630
Construction
Opened1st January 1976
Closed18 November 2020
Construction cost£3 million

The rock band Oasis took their name from the leisure centre after lead singer Liam Gallagher suggested it, having seen it listed as a venue on an Inspiral Carpets tour poster in the childhood bedroom he shared with his brother Noel. 20 years later, in 2011, Liam Gallagher performed there for the first time with his new band Beady Eye.[1]

Closure

It was announced on 18 November 2020 that the leisure centre was permanently closed and would not re-open after the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic lockdown ends.[2]

In May 2021 the Twentieth Century Society placed the site on its Top 10 Buildings at Risk List.[3]

On 2nd December 2021, it was announced that part of the building had been given Grade II listed status.[4]

References
  1. Harris, John. Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock. Da Capo Press, 2004. ISBN 0-306-81367-X, pg. 124-25
  2. "Covid: Swindon Oasis will not reopen after lockdown", BBC News, 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020
  3. "Top 10 C20 Society Buildings at Risk List 2021". The Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. "SAVED: Oasis Leisure Centre's iconic dome given Grade II listed status". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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