Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 November 2024 – Stadium Management South Africa , in partnership with Live Nation and Gearhouse South Africa, has announced The Dome, a new state-of-the-art venue set to open in Johannesburg in January 2025.
Located in Nasrec, Johannesburg, adjacent to the FNB Stadium, in a neighbourhood with a fast-growing young adult audience, the venue will become South Africa’s largest dedicated live entertainment space, with a capacity of over 10,500.
The Dome will be a hub for local and pan-African talent, featuring genres such as Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dance, Pop, Hip-Hop, and R&B. Nigerian Afrobeats star Tems has announced her first solo headline show at the venue on March 20, 2025.
Entirely designed, manufactured and built in South Africa, the venue offers over 6,000sqm of multi-purpose space, and can also be used for conferences, exhibitions, banquets, and product launches. The venue and its partners are focused on driving economic growth in the region while investing in the country’s live events industry. Beyond hosting world-class events, The Dome will create jobs, support local businesses, and launch community initiatives.
Justin Van Wyk, CEO at Live Nation South Africa, who will promote and produce the venue’s events, said: “The Dome fills a critical gap in South Africa’s live entertainment scene, creating a unique space that will support pan-African talent. The venue will provide new opportunities to connect emerging and established artists with a new demographic of South African fans.”
Bertie Grobbelaar, CEO at Stadium Management South Africa, who will oversee the management of the facility as part of its management agreement with the City of Johannesburg, commented: “This collaboration with Live Nation South Africa and Gearhouse South Africa reflects our shared vision to not only host world-class events but also empower local talent, boost economic growth, and create a vibrant cultural hub in Johannesburg and the Gauteng Province. We are proud to contribute to a venue that will inspire and connect audiences, artists, and communities across Africa and beyond.”
Ofer Lapid and Nasser Abbas, Joint CEO’s at Gearhouse South Africa, added: “As the Gearhouse Group we are proud and excited to be partnering with Live Nation South Africa and Stadium Management South Africa on this new venture. The collaboration is fuelled by our shared vision, passion, and a commitment to service excellence, and we’re excited about the opportunities this venue will create.“
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Phuti Mahanyele – Former CEO of Shanduka Group, current Sigma Capital Executive Chair: At 17, she left South Africa to pursue her studies, and obtained a bachelor\’s degree in Economics and earned an MBA from De Montfort University. She would also later go on to complete Harvard University\’s Kennedy School of Government executive education programme. Determined to be a success, Mahanyele joined an international investment banking company specialising in infrastructural development in New York City called Fieldstone Private Capital Group. She later became Vice-President of the firm, then transferred to the company\’s office in South Africa. After returning to South Africa, she became the head of Project Finance South Africa at the Development Back of Southern Africa. She was headhunted, and advanced to the position of managing director of Shanduka Energy, later becoming the CEO of Shanduka Group. She would go on to hold this position for 10 years, securing major deals including those with Coca-Cola and McDonalds. In 2007, she was selected as a Global Young Leader by the World Economic Forum. In 2009, she won the Rutgers Visions of Excellence award and The Most Influential Woman in Government and Business award from Rutgers University. In 2011, she was named one of the 20 youngest power women in Africa by Forbes. In 2013, she won the Distinguished Achievement award by the Douglass Society.