Attendance records at the Adelaide Oval

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

Some notable events

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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]

Top attendance records

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

Outright

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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

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Attendance records by event type
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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Top 10 all time sports attendances
No. Crowd Date Teams Sport Competition
1 62,543 1965 October 2 Port Adelaide def. Sturt Australian rules football 1965 SANFL Grand Final [4]
2 59,417 1966 October 1 Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1966 SANFL Grand Final
3 58,924 1957 September 28 Port Adelaide def. Norwood Australian rules football 1957 SANFL Grand Final
4 58,849 1967 September 30 Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1967 SANFL Grand Final
5 57,811 1968 September 28 Sturt def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1968 SANFL Grand Final
6 56,525 1973 September 29 Glenelg def. North Adelaide Australian rules football 1973 SANFL Grand Final
7 56,353 1964 October 30 South Adelaide def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1964 SANFL Grand Final
8 55,709 1972 September 30 North Adelaide def. Port Adelaide Australian rules football 1972 SANFL Grand Final
9 55,600 1969 October 4 Sturt def. Glenelg Australian rules football 1969 SANFL Grand Final
10 55,317 2017 December 2 Australia vs England Cricket 2017–18 Ashes series

Excluding cricket and Australian rules football

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Top 10 non-Australian rules football or cricket sports attendance records
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

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Top 10 musical acts/events attendance records
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

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  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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d "Adelaide Oval Venue Information". Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ^ 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.
  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.