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.
Some notable events
[edit]The "Grand Corroboree" was a corroboree performed by around 100 Aboriginal men and women from Point MacLeay mission and Yorke Peninsula on Friday 30 May and Saturday 1 June 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]
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Aboriginal corroboree (1885) -
Motorcade, 1927 Royal Tour -
American football (1942) -
2017 Adele concert
Top attendance records
[edit]Many other events have attracted large crowds. Some of those are listed below.
Outright
[edit]| No. | Crowd | Date | Participants | Event | Series | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70,000 | 2017 March 13 | Adele | Concert | Adele Live 2017 | [5] |
| 2 | 67,000 | 2018 March 7 | Ed Sheeran | Concert | ÷ Tour | |
| 3 | 62,543 | 1965 October 2 | Port Adelaide def. Sturt | Australian rules football | 1965 SANFL Grand Final | [4] |
| 4 | 60,000 | 1927 May 3 | Duke and Duchess of York | Motorcade | 1927 Royal Tour | [3] |
| 5 | 59,417 | 1966 October 1 | Sturt def. Port Adelaide | Australian rules football | 1966 SANFL Grand Final | |
| 6 | 58,924 | 1957 September 28 | Port Adelaide def. Norwood | Australian rules football | 1957 SANFL Grand Final | |
| 7 | 58,849 | 1967 September 30 | Sturt def. Port Adelaide | Australian rules football | 1967 SANFL Grand Final | |
| 8 | 57,811 | 1968 September 28 | Sturt def. Port Adelaide | Australian rules football | 1968 SANFL Grand Final | |
| 9 | 56,525 | 1973 September 29 | Glenelg def. North Adelaide | Australian rules football | 1973 SANFL Grand Final | |
| 10 | 55,709 | 1972 September 30 | North Adelaide def. Port Adelaide | Australian rules football | 1972 SANFL Grand Final |
By event type
[edit]| No. | Crowd | Date | Participants | Event | Series | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70,000 | 2017 March 13 | Adele | Concert | Adele Live 2017 | |
| 2 | 62,543 | 1965 October 2 | Port Adelaide def. Sturt | Australian rules football | 1965 SANFL Grand Final | [4] |
| 3 | 60,000 | 1927 May 3 | Duke and Duchess of York | Motorcade | 1927 Royal Tour | [3] |
| 4 | 55,317 | 2017 December 2 | Australia vs England | Cricket | 2017–18 Ashes series | |
| 5 | 53,008 | 2015 July 20 | Adelaide United def. by Liverpool F.C. | Soccer | 2015 Liverpool Tour | |
| 6 | 48,613 | 2023 May 31 | Queensland def. New South Wales | Rugby league | 2023 State of Origin series | |
| 7 | 34,000 | 2000 May 24 | Archbishop Leonard Faulkner | Religious Gathering | Catholic Schools Jubilee | [6] |
| 8 | 30,203 | 2003 October 26 | Ireland def. Argentina | Rugby union | 2003 Rugby World Cup | |
| 9 | 25,000 | 1941 July 4 | "Bears" def. "Packers" | American football | United States Army | |
| 10 | 20,000 | 1885 May 30 | Aboriginal dancers | Aboriginal corroboree | Two-night corrobee |
Sport
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[edit]Excluding cricket and Australian rules football
[edit]| No. | Crowd | Date | Teams | Sport | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53,008 | 2015 July 20 | Adelaide United def. by Liverpool F.C. | Soccer | 2015 Liverpool Tour | |
| 2 | 52,912 | 2024 May 31 | Australia drew with China | Soccer | ||
| 3 | 50,119 | 2016 May 1 | Adelaide United def. Western Sydney Wanderers | Soccer | 2016 A-League Grand Final | |
| 4 | 48,613 | 2023 31 May | Queensland def. New South Wales | Rugby league | 2023 State of Origin series | |
| 5 | 35,439 | 2016 March 24 | Australia def. Tajikistan | Soccer | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6 | 33,126 | 2014 October 17 | Adelaide United drew with Melbourne Victory | Soccer | 2014–15 A-League | |
| 7 | 30,203 | 2003 October 26 | Ireland def. Argentina | Rugby union | 2003 Rugby World Cup | |
| 8 | 29,785 | 2017 June 8 | Australia def. Saudi Arabia | Soccer | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 28,884 | 1991 June 28 | St George Dragons def. Balmain Tigers | Rugby league | 1991 NSWRL season | |
| 10 | 28,196 | 2003 October 25 | Australia def. Namibia | Rugby union | 2003 Rugby World Cup |
Concerts
[edit]| No. | Crowd | Date | Artist(s) | Name of tour/event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70,000 | 13 March 2017 | Adele | Adele Live 2017 | |
| 2 | 62,915 | 7 March 2018 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | |
| 3 | 54,115 | 25 October 2014 | The Rolling Stones | 14 On Fire | [7] |
| 4 | 50,000 | 26 November 1996 | Michael Jackson | HIStory World Tour | |
| 50,000 | 21 November 2015 | AC/DC | Rock or Bust World Tour | [8] | |
| 6 | 45,650 | 11 November 1978 | David Bowie | Isolar II | |
| 7 | 42,484 | 26 February 2020 | Queen + Adam Lambert | The Rhapsody Tour | |
| 8 | 41,569 | 2 March 2010 | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | |
| 9 | 40,000 | 1 December 1993 | Madonna | The Girlie Show World Tour | |
| 10 | 37,500 | 18 March 1998 | Elton John/Billy Joel | Face to Face |
References
[edit]- ^ Parsons, Michael (1997). "The tourist corroboree in South Australia to 1911" (PDF). Aboriginal History. 21: 55–57 – via ANU.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c d "Adelaide Oval Venue Information". Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Adelaide Oval Timeline – Learning Resource" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Rolling Stones deliver plenty of satisfaction at Adelaide Oval for 54,115 excited fans". Archived from the original on 1 November 2014.
- ^ "'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.