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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.

Artists who have performed at the Adelaide Oval include:

Date Artist Opening act(s) Tour / Concert name Attendance Revenue
28 January 1977 Little River Band
23 November 1977 Fleetwood Mac Rumours
11 November 1978 David Bowie The Angels Isolar II 45,650 / 50,000 $684,750
13 November 1978 Peter Frampton Cold Chisel
5 February 1979 Rod Stewart Cold Chisel Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour
18 November 1980 KISS Eyes Unmasked Tour
9 February 1983 Simon & Garfunkel Summer Evening
9 November 1983 David Bowie Serious Moonlight
1 March 1993 Paul McCartney The New World Tour
1 December 1993 Madonna Peter Andre The Girlie Show World Tour 40,000
26 November 1996 Michael Jackson HIStory World Tour 50,000
18 March 1998 Elton John
Billy Joel		 Face to Face 37,500
6 December 2002 Pink Party Tour
2 March 2004 Fleetwood Mac Say You Will Tour
26 March 2005 Neil Diamond 2005 World Tour
17 November 2009 Pearl Jam Liam Finn & EJ Barnes
Ben Harper		 Backspacer
2 March 2010 AC/DC Wolfmother
Calling All Cars		 Black Ice World Tour 41,569 $5,396,590
5 December 2011 Foo Fighters Tenacious D
Fucked Up
Calling All Cars 		Wasting Light 36,000
25 October 2014 The Rolling Stones Jimmy Barnes 14 On Fire 54,115 $8,906,058
21 November 2015 AC/DC The Hives
Kingswood		 Rock or Bust World Tour 50,000
18 February 2017 Guns N' Roses Wolfmother Not in This Lifetime... 33,713 $3,541,050
13 March 2017 Adele – Adele Live 2016 70,000
26 October 2017 Midnight Oil Bad Dreems
Spiderbait 		The Great Circle 11,000
7 March 2018 Ed Sheeran Missy Higgins ÷ Tour 62,915 $5,103,599
25 January 2019 Phil Collins Not Dead Yet Tour 30,000 $2,675,500
19 November 2019 U2 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 30,708 $2,497,877
26 February 2020 Queen + Adam Lambert The Rhapsody Tour 42,484 $4,436,072
29 November 2022 Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour
7 March 2023 Ed Sheeran Budjerah
Maisie Peters		 +–=÷x Tour 59,708 / 59,708 $6,665,766
27 February 2024 Pink Tones and I Pink Summer Carnival
5 November 2025 Metallica Evanescence
Suicidal Tendencies		 M72 World 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". Archived from the original on 1 November 2014.
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