g ley ▁P ty ▁Ltd . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁L una ▁Circ us , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁proposed ▁as ▁a ▁ven ue ▁for ▁circ us ▁acts ▁and ▁a ▁possible ▁site ▁for ▁a ▁permanent ▁Cir que ▁du ▁So le il ▁show . ▁Pl ans ▁were ▁under way ▁to ▁begin ▁construction ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁opening ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁However , ▁the ▁proposal ▁was ▁not ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Sydney ▁Council ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁December . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Ghost ▁Train ▁ ▁An ▁opening ▁celebr ation ▁concert ▁was ▁held ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Simon ▁Bur ke ▁and ▁featured ▁performances ▁by ▁Caroline ▁O ' Con nor , ▁Marina ▁Prior ▁and ▁David ▁Campbell . ▁The ▁first ▁official ▁event ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁ven ue ▁was ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁Sun set ▁Bou lev ard ▁( fe aturing ▁J udi ▁Con n elli ▁and ▁Michael ▁C orm ick ) ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Australian ▁bands ▁that ▁have ▁performed ▁at ▁L una ▁Park ▁include ▁IN X S ▁in ▁' 8 2 , ▁Silver ch air ▁in ▁' 9 7 , ▁Jet ▁( at ▁Big ▁Top ) ▁in ▁' 0 9 , ▁S ick ▁Pu pp ies ▁( at ▁Big ▁Top ) ▁in ▁' 0 7 , ▁and ▁Park way ▁Drive ▁( at ▁Big ▁Top