Sydney Football Stadium - Notable Events

Notable Events

  • Irish band U2 held their Zoo TV concert at the Sydney Football Stadium in 1993, as recorded on the concert film, Zoo TV: Live from Sydney.
  • Argentinian superstar Diego Maradona played here for the 1993 World Cup qualifier against Australia, in which the match was drawn 1-1.
  • Rugby union provided a moment of magic thanks to George Gregan's last second match-winning tackle on NZ's Jeff Wilson in which Australia regained the Bledisloe Cup in 1994.
  • On 19 December 1997, representatives of clubs affiliated with the Australian Rugby League gathered at the SFS to decide whether to accept News Limited's offer of a settlement with the breakaway 'Super League' - eventually voting in favour by 36 votes to 4.
  • The Edinburgh Military Tattoo - A Salute to Australia - was held at the Sydney Football Stadium in 2005.
  • The stadium hosted the boxing fight between Danny Green and Anthony Mundine on 17 May 2006.
  • The inaugural A-League Grand Final was held here on 5 March 2006.
  • The stadium hosted the 2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations Grand Final on 25 November.
  • The stadium was recently under renovation, during which the capacity was expanded to 45,500, and a second video screen was added. Renovations were completed in early 2007.
  • On 7 July 2007, the stadium hosted the Australian concert of Live Earth.
  • On 22 November 2009, the stadium hosted the only Sydney concert by Pearl Jam, as listed on their page for the Backspacer Tour.
  • On 14 February 2010, the stadium hosted one of the biggest regular season Hyundai A League matches to date, which saw Sydney FC take out the 2009/2010 Premiership.
  • On 26 February 2010, world-famous singer & musician George Michael performed his first concert in Sydney since 1988.
  • Legendary New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi played three nights at the venue in December 2010 as part of The Circle Tour.
  • Hosted the 2010 Qualfying Final between the Sydney Roosters and the Wests Tigers, where Roosters player Braith Anasta kicked a miracle field goal off the scrum to send the game to golden point, then Roosters player Shaun Kenny-Dowall intercepted a ball and scored in extra time.
  • American rapper/hip-hop artist Eminem performed at the venue on 2 and 4 December 2011 as part of his brief Recovery Tour.
  • American rockers Foo Fighters performed at the venue on 8 December 2011 as part of their Wasting Light World Tour.
  • British rockers Coldplay perform at the venue on 17 & 18 November 2012 as part of their Mylo Xyloto Tour.

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