Subiaco Oval - As A Music Venue

As A Music Venue

Subiaco Oval has been the venue of major music concerts. These include:

• Elton John – 16 October 1971
• The Bee Gees – 4 February 1972
• Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – February 5, 1972
• Led Zeppelin – 16 February 1972
• Genesis – 06 December 1986
• Australian Made – 10 January 1987
• Billy Joel – 16 February 1991
• Paul McCartney – 5 March 1993
• Elton John & Billy Joel – 4 March 1998
• Rumba Festival – 3 December 2002
• The Eagles – 11 November 2004
• Rod Stewart & Bryan Adams – 26 February 2005
• Neil Diamond – 19 March 2005
• Pearl Jam – 25 November 2006
• Robbie Williams – 30 November & 1 December 2006
• Bon Jovi – 25 January 2008
• André Rieu – 22 November 2008
• AC/DC – 6 & 8 March 2010, with Wolfmother
• Bon Jovi – 8 December 2010
• U2 – 18 & 19 December 2010, with Jay-Z
• Summadayze - 6 January 2013

Michael Jackson was scheduled to perform at the stadium in December 1987 as part of his Bad World Tour, but the sold-out concert was canceled. Due to its large size and oval shape, the venue is not well suited to music concerts and is known to have very poor acoustics. It is often chosen for large concerts because there are no other venues of comparable capacity in Perth.