Apollo Stadium

Remember when we used to have all our big concert acts at Apollo Stadium in Richmond?

Apollo opened in 1969 and was first and foremost a sports stadium but I believe the first concert held there was Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong, probably in 1970, (not sure of the date). The beauty of it was that it was just 5 minutes from the city and there always seemed to be plenty of parking. The stadium had a seating capacity of almost 4,000 and was actually named after the Apollo moon landing that took place in July 1969.

There were many top class acts representing the best talent in the world at the time including Queen, Wings, AC/DC, Cold Chisel, U2, The Easybeats, Police, Ike and Tina Turner, INXS and Beach Boys, to mention but a few.

Right throughout the 70’s and 80’s Apollo Stadium continued as our main Adelaide concert venue but in 1991 it was superseded by the new 12,000 seat Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Port Road and in 1992 the new venue for basketball and netball, the Clipsall Powerhouse was opened with seating for up to 8,000 people

Apollo then became a church for a few years but it was eventually sold and demolished, with the site redeveloped for a housing estate.

Can you recall some of the concerts you went to at Apollo Stadium?