Attendance records at the Adelaide Oval

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This article includes attendance records for various types over events at the Adelaide Oval, in Adelaide, South Australia.

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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. [1] [2]

The motorcade for the 1927 Royal Tour of Australia by the Duke and Duchess of York attracted between 60 and 70,000 spectators. [3]

In 1942, 25,000 locals attended an American football match at Adelaide Oval as part of American Independence Day celebrations.[ citation needed ]

A record crowd of 62,543 attended the 1965 SANFL Grand Final, witnessing Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) defeat Sturt 12.5 (77). [4]

A 2017 Adele concert attracted an audience of 70,000. [5]

Top attendance records

Many other events have attracted large crowds. Some of those are listed below.

Outright

No.CrowdDateParticipantsEventSeries
170,0002017 March 13 Adele Concert Adele Live 2017 [5]
267,0002018 March 7 Ed Sheeran Concert ÷ Tour
362,5431965 October 2 Port Adelaide def. Sturt Australian rules football 1965 SANFL Grand Final [4]
460,0001927 May 3 Duke and Duchess of York Motorcade 1927 Royal Tour [3]
559,4171966 October 1 Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1966 SANFL Grand Final
658,9241957 September 28 Port Adelaide def. Norwood Australian rules football 1957 SANFL Grand Final
758,8491967 September 30 Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1967 SANFL Grand Final
857,8111968 September 28 Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1968 SANFL Grand Final
956,5251973 September 29 Glenelg def. North Adelaide Australian rules football 1973 SANFL Grand Final
1055,7091972 September 30 North Adelaide def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1972 SANFL Grand Final

By event type

Attendance records by event type
No.CrowdDateParticipantsEventSeries
170,0002017 March 13 Adele Concert Adele Live 2017
262,5431965 October 2 Port Adelaide def. Sturt Australian rules football 1965 SANFL Grand Final [4]
360,0001927 May 3 Duke and Duchess of York Motorcade 1927 Royal Tour [3]
455,3172017 December 2 Australia vs England Cricket 2017–18 Ashes series
553,0082015 July 20 Adelaide United def. by Liverpool F.C. Soccer 2015 Liverpool Tour
648,6132023 May 31 Queensland def. New South Wales Rugby league 2023 State of Origin series
734,0002000 May 24Archbishop Leonard Faulkner Religious Gathering Catholic Schools Jubilee [6]
830,2032003 October 26 Ireland def. Argentina Rugby union 2003 Rugby World Cup
925,0001941 July 4"Bears" def. "Packers" American football United States Army
1020,0001885 May 30 Aboriginal dancersAboriginal corroboree Two-night corrobee

Sport

All

Top 10 all time sports attendances
No.CrowdDateTeamsSportCompetition
162,5431965 October 2 Port Adelaide def. Sturt Australian rules football 1965 SANFL Grand Final [4]
259,4171966 October 1 Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1966 SANFL Grand Final
358,9241957 September 28 Port Adelaide def. Norwood Australian rules football 1957 SANFL Grand Final
458,8491967 September 30 Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1967 SANFL Grand Final
557,8111968 September 28 Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1968 SANFL Grand Final
656,5251973 September 29 Glenelg def. North Adelaide Australian rules football 1973 SANFL Grand Final
756,3531964 October 30 South Adelaide def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1964 SANFL Grand Final
855,7091972 September 30 North Adelaide def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1972 SANFL Grand Final
955,6001969 October 4 Sturt def. Glenelg Australian rules football 1969 SANFL Grand Final
1055,3172017 December 2 Australia vs England Cricket 2017–18 Ashes series

Excluding cricket and Australian rules football

Top 10 non-Australian rules football or cricket sports attendance records
No.CrowdDateTeamsSportCompetition
153,0082015 July 20 Adelaide United def. by Liverpool F.C. Soccer 2015 Liverpool Tour
252,9122024 May 31 Australia drew with China Soccer International friendly
350,1192016 May 1 Adelaide United def. Western Sydney Wanderers Soccer 2016 A-League Grand Final
448,6132023 31 May Queensland def. New South Wales Rugby league 2023 State of Origin series
546,2912024 October 10 Australia def. China PR Soccer 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
635,4392016 March 24 Australia def. Tajikistan Soccer 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
733,1262014 October 17 Adelaide United drew with Melbourne Victory Soccer 2014–15 A-League
830,2032003 October 26 Ireland def. Argentina Rugby union 2003 Rugby World Cup
929,7852017 June 8 Australia def. Saudi Arabia Soccer 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
1028,8841991 June 28 St George Dragons def. Balmain Tigers Rugby league 1991 NSWRL season

Concerts

Top 10 musical acts/events attendance records
No.CrowdDateArtist(s)Name of tour/event
170,00013 March 2017 Adele Adele Live 2017
262,9157 March 2018 Ed Sheeran ÷ Tour
354,11525 October 2014 The Rolling Stones 14 On Fire [7]
450,00026 November 1996 Michael Jackson HIStory World Tour
50,00021 November 2015 AC/DC Rock or Bust World Tour [8]
645,65011 November 1978 David Bowie Isolar II
742,48426 February 2020 Queen + Adam Lambert The Rhapsody Tour
841,5692 March 2010 AC/DC Black Ice World Tour
940,0001 December 1993 Madonna The Girlie Show World Tour
1037,50018 March 1998 Elton John/Billy Joel Face to Face

References

  1. Parsons, Michael (1997). "The tourist corroboree in South Australia to 1911" (PDF). Aboriginal History . 21: 55–57 via ANU.
  2. Casey, Maryrose (Summer 2011). "Cross-Cultural Encounters: Aboriginal Performers and European Audiences in the Late 1800s and Early 1900s". Double Dialogues (14). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "EVENTS OF THE ROYAL VISIT". The Register . Vol. XCII, no. 26, 743. Adelaide. 4 May 1927. p. 12. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Adelaide Oval Venue Information". Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Adele joins Dire Straits and AC/DC as Australia's biggest ever tours". News.au. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. "Adelaide Oval Timeline – Learning Resource" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015.
  7. "Rolling Stones deliver plenty of satisfaction at Adelaide Oval for 54,115 excited fans". Archived from the original on 1 November 2014.
  8. "'Great Test pitch' expected in Adelaide despite AC/DC concert". ABC News. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.