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Adele joins Dire Straits and AC/DC as Australia’s biggest ever tours

ADELE was seen by more than 600,000 people at her Australian concerts and broke more records in Australia than albums she’s made.

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ADELE sold a remarkable 600,000 tickets during her record-breaking Australian tour.

She now joins the elite club of the two other biggest selling stadium tours in Australia — Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms 1986 tour (where they performed 48 shows) and AC/DC’s Black Ice 2010 tour (12 shows).

However Adele achieved her astronomical ticket sales from just eight stadium concerts.

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The British singer played to 65,000 fans in Perth, the fastest and highest-selling concert ever at Domain Stadium.

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Adele sings to 65,000 at Domain Stadium in Perth. Picture: Paul Kane
Adele sings to 65,000 at Domain Stadium in Perth. Picture: Paul Kane

She played two shows at the Gabba in Brisbane to 120,000 fans, a new attendance record for concerts in Brisbane.

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Adele working out where to put her letters at The Gabba, Brisbane. Picture: Adele / Instagram
Adele working out where to put her letters at The Gabba, Brisbane. Picture: Adele / Instagram

Her Sydney show at ANZ Stadium in Homebush on March 10 was seen by 95,000 fans, the biggest single concert in Australian history, a record she broke the following night with more than 100,000 fans.

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Adele could not believe she was playing to more than 95,000 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. She followed it with more than 100,000 the next night. Picture: Cameron Spencer
Adele could not believe she was playing to more than 95,000 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. She followed it with more than 100,000 the next night. Picture: Cameron Spencer

Adele played to 70,000 fans at Adelaide Oval, the largest ever attendance for a concert in South Australia and beating the venue attendance record set at the 1965 SANFL Grand Final.

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The Australian tour ended in Melbourne on the weekend playing to over 75,000 people a night at two Etihad Stadium shows, the highest amount of people the venue has held.

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Adele performs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Picture: Graham Denholm
Adele performs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Picture: Graham Denholm

Promoter Michael Coppel said the figures were mind-boggling.

”It’s the highest-selling tour I’ve ever been involved with, which is quite remarkable after working with Pink and U2 and Fleetwood Mac and Roger Waters,” he said.

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Adele flew to New Zealand after her Melbourne show on Sunday night for three shows in Auckland which start today and ends with concerts on Saturday and Sunday.

The British singer has sold 130,000 for her three Auckland shows, which is 40,000 ahead of any other artist in the city.

Her tour for the album 25 ends with four hometown shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in June/July.

The singer stated on stage in Australia she has “zero” future touring plans.

“We may never see her again,” Coppel said. “Adele’s been quoted as saying she won’t tour again, she’s doing this big tour as a recognition of her huge record sales and the enormous demand to see her live. It’s impossible to tell what happens next. Then the future’s an open book.”

The final figure of revenue and ticket figures will be announced by US tour bible Billboard next month.

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