List of concerts at Adelaide Oval

Adelaide Oval, located in Adelaide, South Australia, has regularly been host to large outdoor concerts. The first major international act to perform at the Oval was Fleetwood Mac, in 1977. Many big names have performed there since, including David Bowie, Linda Ronstadt, Kiss, Simon and Garfunkel, Paul McCartney and Wings, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Billy Joel, Neil Diamond, Pearl Jam, AC/DC, and the Foo Fighters.[1]

Artists who have performed at the Adelaide Oval include:

Date Artist Opening act(s) Tour / Concert name Attendance Revenue
28 January 1977Little River Band
23 November 1977Fleetwood MacRumours
11 November 1978David BowieThe AngelsIsolar II 45,650 / 50,000$684,750
13 November 1978Peter FramptonCold Chisel
5 February 1979Rod StewartCold ChiselBlondes 'Ave More Fun Tour
18 November 1980KissEyes Unmasked Tour
9 February 1983Simon & GarfunkelSummer Evening
9 November 1983David BowieSerious Moonlight
1 March 1993Paul McCartneyThe New World Tour
1 December 1993MadonnaPeter AndreThe Girlie Show World Tour40,000
26 November 1996Michael JacksonHIStory World Tour50,000
18 March 1998Elton John
Billy Joel
Face to Face37,500
6 December 2002PinkParty Tour
2 March 2004Fleetwood MacSay You Will Tour
26 March 2005Neil Diamond2005 World Tour
17 November 2009Pearl JamLiam Finn & EJ Barnes
Ben Harper
Backspacer
2 March 2010AC/DCWolfmother
Calling All Cars
Black Ice World Tour41,569$5,396,590
5 December 2011Foo FightersTenacious D
Fucked Up
Calling All Cars[2]
Wasting Light36,000
25 October 2014The Rolling StonesJimmy Barnes14 On Fire54,115[3]$8,906,058
21 November 2015AC/DCThe Hives
Kingswood
Rock or Bust World Tour50,000
18 February 2017Guns N' RosesWolfmotherNot in This Lifetime...33,713$3,541,050
13 March 2017Adele–Adele Live 201670,000
26 October 2017Midnight OilBad Dreems
Spiderbait
The Great Circle11,000
7 March 2018Ed SheeranMissy Higgins÷ Tour62,915$5,103,599
25 January 2019Phil CollinsNot Dead Yet Tour30,000$2,675,500
19 November 2019U2Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsThe Joshua Tree Tour 201930,708$2,497,877
26 February 2020Queen + Adam LambertThe Rhapsody Tour42,484$4,436,072
29 November 2022Guns N' RosesGuns N' Roses 2020 Tour
7 March 2023Ed SheeranBudjerah
Maisie Peters
+–=÷x Tour59,708 / 59,708$6,665,766
27 February 2024PinkTones and IPink Summer Carnival
5 November 2025MetallicaEvanescence
Suicidal Tendencies
M72 World Tour46,600 / 46,600$6,000,000
5 March 2026Ed SheeranAaron Rowe
Mia Wray
Vance Joy
Loop Tour
7 November 2026Robbie WilliamsBritpop Tour

References

  1. ↑ Byrne, Bob (27 March 2014). "The history of Adelaide Oval". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Foo Fighters 2011 Australian Tour Support Bands Announced – Music Feeds". Music Feeds. 2 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rolling Stones deliver plenty of satisfaction at Adelaide Oval for 54,115 excited fans".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)