MyState Bank Arena (Derwent Entertainment Centre) — Event Photography & Video
At full general-admission capacity, 8,500 people fill MyState Bank Arena — and covering a room that size is a different discipline from any ballroom. Tasmania's biggest indoor venue sits on Wilkinsons Point at Glenorchy, right on the Derwent, and since its major redevelopment reopened the doors in November 2021 it has run hot: NBL basketball, touring concerts, large-scale conferences and community spectaculars.
Coverage that scales from 4,340 seats to 8,500 standing
Configuration drives our plan here. Basketball mode seats 4,340 in tight, colour-saturated JackJumpers green; fully seated shows run to 5,500; standing floor shows push 8,500. Big rooms need positions, not wandering — we lock a long lens on the stage or court, put a second body in the stands for crowd scale, and keep a roamer on the floor for the close texture that makes arena galleries feel human. For touring productions we work within pit rules (first-three-songs protocols are second nature) and coordinate with tour management so local sponsor shots still get made.
The home of the JackJumpers is built for broadcast — use it
The 2021 rebuild gave the arena serious production infrastructure, which benefits corporate hirers most of all. Conferences and large AGMs staged at MyState Bank Arena can borrow broadcast thinking: multi-camera keynote filming, live streaming to satellite audiences, screen content captured clean. We've found the concourses and premium spaces work well for sponsor activations and headshot setups, pulling delegates out of the bowl during breaks. When a gala dinner lands on the arena floor itself, the ceiling rigging takes proper lighting design — we expose for the show the production team builds.
Glenorchy logistics: the easiest big venue in Hobart
Access is genuinely simple. The site sits off the Brooker Highway about fifteen minutes from the CBD, with more than 1,000 parking spaces on the point — crews, talent and guests arrive without city traffic drama. Outside, the Derwent is metres away; we stage VIP portraits and arrival footage against the water and the Bowen Bridge, and sunset over the river regularly gifts event films their closing shot. The building has run events since 1989, and load-in routines are well drilled; we slot into bump-in schedules without fuss.
Big-venue questions, straight answers
Can you shoot our concert within the touring party's restrictions?+
Yes. We're accustomed to pit passes, three-song limits and no-flash conditions, and we always clear positions with tour production in advance. Your venue or promoter gallery still gets crowd atmosphere, sponsor signage and front-of-house coverage that tours rarely supply themselves.
How many photographers does an arena event need?+
For most MyState Bank Arena events, two — one locked on stage or court, one working crowd and concourse. Add a third for events with simultaneous activations, or when a same-day edit needs images flowing to your media team while the event runs.
Is live streaming from the arena straightforward?+
The venue's modern AV backbone makes multi-camera streaming very achievable. We supply cameras, vision switching and encoding, take clean audio straight from the production desk, and can deliver a recorded master alongside the live stream so your team has broadcast-quality footage for later cut-downs.
What's the best exterior location for group or sponsor photos?+
The riverfront apron on Wilkinsons Point. Water behind, open sky above, arena signage in frame if you want it — and because it sits thirty seconds from the loading dock, talent and executives aren't dragged far from a tight event-day schedule.
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Turbo 360 is an independent photography and video supplier. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or the operator of MyState Bank Arena; venue details are provided for event-planning context only.