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 ArtistOpening act(s)Tour / Concert nameAttendanceRevenue 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 EyesUnmasked 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 JohnBilly 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 BarnesBen Harper Backspacer 2 March 2010 AC/DC WolfmotherCalling All Cars Black Ice World Tour 41,569 $5,396,590 5 December 2011 Foo Fighters Tenacious DFucked UpCalling 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 HivesKingswood 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 DreemsSpiderbait 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 BudjerahMaisie Peters +–=÷x Tour 59,708 / 59,708$6,665,76627 February 2024 Pink Tones and I Pink Summer Carnival 5 November 2025 Metallica EvanescenceSuicidal Tendencies M72 World Tour 46,600 / 46,600 $6,000,0005 March 2026 Ed Sheeran Aaron Rowe Mia WrayVance Joy Loop Tour 7 November 2026 Robbie Williams Britpop Tour
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