Subiaco Oval Schedule

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It is often chosen for large concerts because there are no other venues of comparable capacity in Perth.The oval is served by Subiaco and West Leederville train stations, which have been upgraded to handle more passengers.

Others argued that it may be more cost effective to re-develop Subiaco to 60,000 seats, and redevelop Members Equity Stadium, a small rectangular stadium in Perth, to 35,000 seats to cater for rectangular field sports.

More recently, in May 2005, a non-commercial name change was being considered; the proposal to rename to 'ANZAC Field' was put forward by the WA Football Commission, but rejected by the Minister for Veterans Affairs, Deanne Kelly (Anzac is a federally protected word).Subiaco Oval has been the venue of major music concerts.

This was proudly and prominently displayed on the exterior western face of the stand right up until the early 1990s, when it was replaced with the logo of a commercial sponsor.

An alternative plan was tabled for the construction of a new stadium which would seat 70,000 and have retractable seating to cater for rectangular field codes, and appeared to be the lead candidate.

These include: Elton John - 16 October 1971 The Bee Gees - 4 February 1972 Led Zeppelin - 16 February 1972 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 2010Due to its large size and oval shape, the venue is not well suited to music concerts and is known to have very poor acoustics.

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