Burswood Dome to be demolished after 26 years of rock, pop, sport End of era. The Burswood Dome, which hosted its first concert back in 1988, is to be demolished. Angus Young, lead guitarist with AC/DC on stage at Burswood Dome back in 2005. Picture: Gary Merrin. Aussie singer John Farnham on stage at Burswood Dome, also in 2005. Picture: Ernie Mclintock Source: PerthNow Taylor Swift lights up Burswood Dome in March last year. Picture: Thomas Davidson Source: PerthNow THE landmark Burswood Dome will be knocked down after Racing and Gaming Minister Terry Waldron approved its immediate demolition. The venue has hosted some of Perth's most memorable concerts, from its first -- Mick Jagger in 1988 -- to Michael Jackson, AC/DC, Kylie Minogue, The Wiggles, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Metallica, Rihanna and the last, the Beach Boys. Demolition will begin next month. The landmark venue will make way for 1000 car park spaces needed for James Packer's upgraded Crown complex. And with construction of the city's new sport stadium due to start at the nearby golf course next month, the Dome and its pressurised roof has become surplus to requirements and has proved too expensive to maintain. It was kept in operation in recent years primarily to provide a venue for the Hopman Cup until Perth Arena was completed. "Annual visits to the resort have almost doubled to nearly eight million people since Crown acquired it in 2004, and that number is expected to grow to 10 million within the next few years," he said. The first concert at the Dome was Mick Jagger in 1988 and the last concert was the Beach Boys in September last year. Mr Waldron thanked Crown for keeping the Dome in operation as a venue for the Hopman Cup until the Perth Arena was finished. "It really is the end of an era for the Dome but there is no use for it anymore," he said. The brand new, world-class Perth Arena provides a completely new level of event experience above what the Dome could ever offer. So far, Perth Arena has hosted 54 events for more than 430,000 patrons in its first six months.