March 1998 Rumba Festival – 3 December 2002 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 and 1 December 2006 Bon Jovi – 25 January 2008 - 28,790 people (attendance) André Rieu – 22 November 2008 AC/DC – 6 and 8 March 2010 Bon Jovi – 8 December 2010 - 29,644 people (attendance) U2 – 18 and 19 December 2010 Summadayze – 6 January 2013 Origin NYE Festival – 31 December 2014 One Direction – 20 February 2015 - 28,968 people (attendance) Fleetwood Mac – 30 October 2015 AC/DC – 27 and 29 November 2015 Guns N' Roses – 21 February 2017 Adele – 28 February 2017 Due to its large size and oval shape, the venue was not well suited to music concerts and was known to have very poor acoustics. It was often chosen for large concerts because there were no other venues of comparable capacity in Perth. Transport The oval was served by Subiaco and West Leederville stations, which were upgraded to handle more passengers. Special bus services were run for football matches and other special events. After 2007, tickets to AFL games included free travel on buses and trains for three hours before and after the game. That increased the proportion of football fans using public transport from 23.4% to 32.6%, with Dockers fans more likely to do so than Eagles fans. The completion of the Mandurah railway line was expected to increase public transport patronage to the ground, by replacing buses from south of the river with faster and larger trains. Pre-demolition proposals In 2005 the West Australian Football Commission released a $235 million plan (excluding transport infrastructure or land acquisitions) to increase the stadium to a 60,000 seat venue in a staged project. However, this proposal became a matter of significant debate in Western Australia. Although the demand for a larger stadium was undeniable (in 2005 the West Coast Eagles had 42,000 season ticket holders in a 43,500 seat stadium), the option of developing and expanding Subiaco in order to meet this higher demand was called into question. 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.