This article includes attendance records for various types over events at the Adelaide Oval, in Adelaide, South Australia.
Some notable events The "Grand Corroboree" was a corroboree performed by around 100 Aboriginal men and women from Point MacLeay mission and Yorke Peninsula on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 May 1885. It was witnessed by 20,000 spectators.
The motorcade for the 1927 Royal Tour of Australia by the Duke and Duchess of York attracted between 60 and 70,000 spectators.
In 1942, 25,000 locals attended an American football match at Adelaide Oval as part of American Independence Day celebrations.
A record crowd of 62,543 attended the 1965 SANFL Grand Final, witnessing Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) defeat Sturt 12.5 (77).
A 2017 Adele concert attracted an audience of 70,000.
Top attendance records Many other events have attracted large crowds. Some of those are listed below. Outright No.CrowdDateParticipantsEventSeries170,0002017 March 13AdeleConcertAdele Live 2017267,0002018 March 7Ed SheeranConcert÷ Tour362,5431965 October 2Port Adelaide def. SturtAustralian rules football1965 SANFL Grand Final460,0001927 May 3Duke and Duchess of YorkMotorcade1927 Royal Tour559,4171966 October 1Sturt def. Port AdelaideAustralian rules football1966 SANFL Grand Final658,9241957 September 28Port Adelaide def. NorwoodAustralian rules football1957 SANFL Grand Final758,8491967 September 30Sturt def. Port AdelaideAustralian rules football1967 SANFL Grand Final857,8111968 September 28Sturt def. Port AdelaideAustralian rules football1968 SANFL Grand Final956,5251973 September 29Glenelg def. North AdelaideAustralian rules football1973 SANFL Grand Final1056,2982025 December 17 Australia vs England Cricket 2025–26 Ashes series
By event type +Attendance records by event typeNo.CrowdDateParticipantsEventSeries170,0002017 March 13AdeleConcertAdele Live 2017262,5431965 October 2Port Adelaide def. Sturt Australian rules football 1965 SANFL Grand Final360,0001927 May 3Duke and Duchess of YorkMotorcade1927 Royal Tour456,2982025 December 17 Australia vs England Cricket 2025–26 Ashes series553,0082015 July 20 Adelaide United def. by Liverpool F.C. Soccer 2015 Liverpool Tour648,6132023 May 31Queensland def. New South Wales Rugby league 2023 State of Origin series734,0002000 May 24 Archbishop Leonard Faulkner Religious GatheringCatholic Schools Jubilee 830,2032003 October 26Ireland def. Argentina Rugby union 2003 Rugby World Cup9 25,0001941 July 4"Bears" def. "Packers" American football United States Army10 20,0001885 May 30 Aboriginal dancers Aboriginal corroboree Two-night corrobee
Sport
All + Top 10 all time sports attendancesNo.CrowdDateTeamsSportCompetition1 62,5431965 October 2Port Adelaide def. Sturt Australian rules football 1965 SANFL Grand Final2 59,4171966 October 1Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1966 SANFL Grand Final3 58,9241957 September 28Port Adelaide def. Norwood Australian rules football 1957 SANFL Grand Final4 58,8491967 September 30Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1967 SANFL Grand Final5 57,8111968 September 28Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1968 SANFL Grand Final6 56,5251973 September 29Glenelg def. North AdelaideAustralian rules football 1973 SANFL Grand Final7 56,3531964 October 30South Adelaide def. Port AdelaideAustralian rules football 1964 SANFL Grand Final856,2982025 December 17 Australia vs England Cricket 2025–26 Ashes series9 55,7091972 September 30North Adelaide def. Port AdelaideAustralian rules football 1972 SANFL Grand Final10 55,6001969 October 4Sturt def. GlenelgAustralian rules football 1969 SANFL Grand Final
Excluding cricket and Australian rules football + Top 10 non-Australian rules football or cricket sports attendance recordsNo.CrowdDateTeamsSportCompetition1 53,0082015 July 20 Adelaide United def. by Liverpool F.C. Soccer 2015 Liverpool Tour252,9122024 May 31Australia drew with ChinaSoccerInternational friendly350,1192016 May 1Adelaide United def. Western Sydney WanderersSoccer2016 A-League Grand Final448,6132023 31 MayQueensland def. New South WalesRugby league2023 State of Origin series546,2912024 October 10Australia def. China PR Soccer2026 FIFA World Cup qualification635,4392016 March 24Australia def. Tajikistan Soccer2018 FIFA World Cup qualification733,126 2014 October 17Adelaide United drew with Melbourne Victory Soccer 2014–15 A-League830,2032003 October 26Ireland def. Argentina Rugby union 2003 Rugby World Cup929,7852017 June 8Australia def. Saudi Arabia Soccer 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification1028,8841991 June 28St George Dragons def. Balmain TigersRugby league1991 NSWRL season
Concerts + Top 10 musical acts/events attendance recordsNo.CrowdDateArtist(s)Name of tour/event 170,00013 March 2017AdeleAdele Live 2017262,9157 March 2018Ed Sheeran÷ Tour354,11525 October 2014The Rolling Stones14 On Fire 450,00026 November 1996Michael JacksonHIStory World Tour50,00021 November 2015AC/DCRock or Bust World Tour 646,6005 November 2025MetallicaM72 World Tour 745,65011 November 1978David BowieIsolar II842,48426 February 2020Queen + Adam LambertThe Rhapsody Tour941,5692 March 2010AC/DCBlack Ice World Tour 1040,0001 December 1993MadonnaThe Girlie Show World Tour
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