On 29 November 1978, it hosted a concert of David Bowie as part of his Isolar II - The 1978 World Tour. The venue was also the site of the last concert by Talking Heads in 1984, apart from their brief reformation for their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

For many years it was the venue for the Christchurch Kids Weet-Bix triathlon,