Most Viewed Stadiums In 2024

As the curtain closes on 2024, we look at the list of most viewed stadiums on Austadiums throughout the year. Which Australian stadium dominated the traffic? Read on to find out.

First up, we head to Sydney Olympic Park and the home of the GWS Giants and Sydney Thunder – Engie Stadium in 10th spot. What is also the main arena for the Sydney Royal Easter Show, the Sydney Showground announced its new commercial name in March. As well as footy and cricket, the 23,500-capacity stadium held two Pearl Jam concerts.

Perth’s 60,000-capacity Optus Stadium was the next most-visited venue on the Austadiums website. Home of the Eagles and Dockers in the AFL, the Perth Heat in the BBL and various major events, the venue has been a popular choice in the annual Stadium Awards over the years and is well regarded as one of Australia’s leading stadiums.

The new Sydney Football Stadium which opened in 2022 at Moore Park, known commercially as Allianz Stadium, is the home of the Sydney Roosters, NSW Waratahs and Sydney FC, as well as hosting Wallabies Tests and various major concerts including Pink and Travis Scott in 2024.

Melbourne’s premier rectangular stadium, AAMI Park, hosts many key events, serving as home of the Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City and up until May this year, the home of now-former Super Rugby club Melbourne Rebels. 2024 also saw the Wallabies, Super Rugby Round, the Matildas and Socceroos and the Australia Cup Final all take place at the 30,000-capacity venue.

The iconic Sydney Cricket Ground is next up in fifth position of the most viewed venues on Austadiums. Serving as the home of the Sydney Swans and cricket in NSW including the Sydney Sixers, the venue also hosted the 2024 BBL Final. Across the 21 events listed on this website, the average attendance across the year was 36,597.

The picturesque Adelaide Oval sits at the half way point, always a popular venue for both cricket and AFL, particularly since the launch of the league’s Gather Round. The 53,500-capacity centrally located stadium also hosted one Pink concert in 2024, the Socceroos and Matildas.

The showpiece of Melbourne Park, Rod Laver Arena starts every year as the main venue of the Australian Open, before hosting countless concerts and entertainment, making the indoor arena a popular venue for traffic on Austadiums.

Australia’s largest stadium, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, repeatably attracts more spectators than any other. The iconic venue was attended by more than three million spectators across the AFL season alone, including in excess of 100,000 for the AFL Grand Final. Cricket is the other dominant sport headlined by the Boxing Day Test, while it also held three hugely popular Taylor Swift concerts which attracted significant traffic.

Melbourne’s second-largest stadium and a venue which undoubtably hosted the widest array of events is second on the list. While Marvel Stadium hosted AFL matches more than any other event, the Docklands venue also staged 15 concerts all up, headlined by Coldplay and Pink, as well as Supercross and more recently a university graduation attended by more than 40,000 people.

In first position on the list for the second year running, is Accor Stadium. The Sydney Olympic Park venue can thank its many major sports and entertainment events for the peak in traffic across 2024. The 82,000-capacity stadium hosted marquee rugby league fixtures including the NRL Grand Final and State of Origin, the Bledisloe Cup and Matildas, plus 11 major concerts including Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Pink.

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Keep an eye on Austadiums over the next couple of weeks as we wrap up 2024 unveiling the most attended stadiums, highest percent of capacity filled and much more!