Rod Laver Arena

Rod Laver Arena

The Tennis Centre
The venue at night, viewed from Batman Avenue, c. 2006
Full name	Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park
Former names	National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park (1988–96) Centre Court (1996–2000)
Location	Olympic Boulevard and Batman Avenue Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia
Owner	Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust
Operator	Tennis Australia
Capacity	15,000
Surface	Plexicushion
Construction
Broke ground	1985
Opened	11 January 1988 (1988-01-11)
Renovated	1995
Construction cost	$94 million (Original) ($230 million in 2024 dollars) $23 million (1996 renovations) ($34 million in 2024 dollars)
Architect	Peddle Thorp Learmonth
Tenants
Australian Open (Tennis) (1988–present) Melbourne Tigers (NBL) (1992–2000) South East Melbourne Magic (NBL) (1992–98) Victoria Titans (NBL) (1998–2000) 2006 Commonwealth Games
Website
Venue Website

Rod Laver Arena is a multipurpose arena located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Located within Melbourne Park, it is the main venue for the Australian Open in tennis since 1988, replacing the aging Kooyong Stadium. Construction began in 1985 and completed in 1987 at a cost of AU$94 million, the arena opened on 11 January 1988 for the 1988 Australian Open. The arena has seating capacity of 15,000 and currently attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year.

Originally known as the National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park in 1988, the arena has officially changed name twice. First in 1996, when it was known as the Centre Court and again in January 2000 to honour Rod Laver, a three-time winner of the Australian Open and one of the world's greatest tennis players.

Features and history

Interior of arena during the 2015 Australian Open

The arena features a retractable roof allowing competitors to continue play during rain or extreme heat. It is the centrepiece of the National Tennis Centre, and besides tennis, the arena hosts motorbike super-crosses, music concerts, conferences, World Wrestling Entertainment events (since 2003), and ballet.

Rod Laver Arena was the centrepiece of the 12th FINA World Aquatics Championships, which were held from 17 March-1 April 2007. A temporary swimming pool, named the Susie O'Neill Pool after Australian swimming champion Susie O'Neill, was built to allow this to happen.

The venue has hosted many professional wrestling events from WWE, World Championship Wrestling event in October 2000 and World Wrestling All-Stars and played host to the gymnastics competition in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Rod Laver Arena is equipped with the Hawk-Eye electronic system which allows tennis players to challenge the umpire's decision on calls made throughout championships.

On 3 April 1992, the arena became the home of Melbourne basketball when the Melbourne Tigers defeated the Canberra Cannons 112-104. The arena was also home to the South East Melbourne Magic (later renamed the Victoria Titans in 1998 after merging with the North Melbourne Giants) with both teams attracting some of the largest crowds in the history of the NBL. Rod Laver Arena was also the site of the first ever "outdoor" pro basketball game in Australia when the Magic hosted the Adelaide 36ers on 31 December 1997 with the roof open.

The largest basketball crowd at Rod Laver Arena was set in 1996 when 15,366 attended a local derby game between the Magic and Tigers while the 1996 NBL Grand Final series, also between the Magic and Tigers, saw the NBL's largest ever single game Grand Final crowd when 15,064 watched the Magic defeat the Tigers 88-84 in game two of the three game series.

1992 saw the first time two teams from the one city had reached the NBL Grand Final series when the Magic faced fellow Melbourne Park tenants the Tigers. With all games being played at the leagues largest venue a record aggregate of 43,605 (average 14,535) fans saw the Magic win their first championship two games to one, coming back to win games two and three 115-93 and 95-88 after losing game one 98-116.

In all, Rod Laver Arena hosted 287 NBL games including NBL Championship deciders in 1992, 1996, 1997 and 1999, and played host to its last game in April 2000 before Hisense Arena opened in 2000 and became the new home of Melbourne Basketball due to the continuing rising cost of staging games at the venue.

In 2009, the arena polled 9th out of 50 worldwide top arenas for first-quarter ticket sales, making it the second highest ticket selling venue in Australia, second to Sydney's Acer Arena, which placed third. In 2012, the arena became Australia's highest selling venue and 4th in the world, based on 2011 ticket sales.

American singer P!nk performed a record breaking 18 concerts at the venue in the summer of 2013 with her Truth About Love Tour, beating her own record of 17 shows from the Funhouse Tour in 2009. She is currently the artist who holds the record for most shows at the venue.

In June 2015, it was announced that the arena would undergo a redevopment of its exterior facade and interior customer features, such as bars and other facilities. Overall, more than $700 million is being spent on the multi-year redevelopment of the Melbourne Park precinct, which includes a new pedestrian bridge linking Melbourne Park and Birrarung Marr. Construction will begin in February 2016 though completion of all works at the precinct is not expected to finish until 2020.

Surface

Rod Laver Arena at night in the 2013 Australian Open

From 1988 until 2007, the surface of the court in the arena was Rebound Ace, which was coloured green and known to favour serve and volley players. The surface was also blamed for many injuries in the Australian Open, with many players claiming that the surface became sticky in hot weather, making it difficult to play on.

In 2008, the surface was changed to Plexicushion, which is coloured blue. The surface is similar in properties to DecoTurf, the surface used in the US Open. This has more cushioning and more "give" than Rebound Ace. The change of surfaces gained a mostly positive reaction from players, as the surface is said to be easier to play on than Rebound Ace.

It has also had a temporary grass court in use, during the 1993 Davis Cup quarterfinals, 2001 Davis Cup final and the 2003 Davis Cup final.

Naming

• National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park (11 January 1988—28 January 1996)
• Centre Court (29 January 1996—15 January 2000)
• Rod Laver Arena (16 January 2000—Present)

Concerts

List of Concerts

• AC/DC – 4–9 February 1988, 18–20 and 31 October–2 November 1991, 7–9 November 1996, with The Poor and 11–12 and 14 February 2001, with The Living End
• George Michael – 26–28 and 30–31 March 1988
• Whitney Houston – 22 October 1988 and 1 March 2010, with Anthony Callea
• David Lee Roth – 12 and 24 October 1988
• Bryan Ferry – 4 November 1988
• Sting – 12–14 November 1988 and 9 February 1994
• Frank Sinatra – 28 February–1 March 1989
• Neil Young – 11–12 April 1989, with The Lost Dogs and 15 March 2013, with Crazy Horse, The Drones and Husky
• Poison – 1–2 July 1989
• Chuck Berry – 17–19 September 1989, with Jerry Lee Lewis and Bo Diddley
• U2 – 7–9, 12–14 and 16 October 1989, with B.B. King and Weddings Parties Anything
• Cyndi Lauper – 23–24 October 1989
• INXS – 31 October–3 November 1989, 30 April–1 and 3–4 May 1991, 12 May 2000 and 27 September 2001
• Bon Jovi – 13–14 November 1989, 8–9 and 17 October 1993, with Jimmy Barnes and 10 December 2010, with The Scarlets
• Huey Lewis and the News – 12 December 1989
• Elton John – 1–3 February 1990, 16–17 and 19–20 February 1993, 19–20 April 2002, 3 and 8 December 2006, 6–7 December 2011 and 18 November 2012, with 2Cellos and Schmidt, 11 December 2015
• Kylie Minogue – 9 February 1990, 16 and 18–20 February 1991, 23–24 April and 3 and 5–7 May 2001, with Chakradiva, 11–12 and 14–16 August 2002, 10–11, 13–14 and 16–17 December 2006, 19–20 and 22 December 2008 and 14–16 June 2011, with Gypsy & The Cat and 18 March 2015, with Giorgio Moroder and Betty Who
• Phil Collins – 21 and 23–25 March 1990 and 2–6 April 1995
• Fleetwood Mac – 26, 28–29 and 31 March–1 April 1990, 23–24 February 2004 and 1–2 December 2009, 2–6 November 2015
• Alice Cooper – 20–21 April 1990 and 20 April 2001, with Bad Company
• Mötley Crüe – 27–28 April 1990 and 24 September 2011, with Bret Michaels and Doc Neeson, 12-13 May 2015
• Aerosmith – 1–2 October 1990 and 4 May 2013, with The Dead Daisies
• Eric Clapton – 15 November 1990, with Tommy Emmanuel, 3–4 February 2007, with Mia Dyson and 10 March 2009
• Midnight Oil – 13 November 1990 and 4–5 June and 6 July 1993
• Cher – 23–24 and 26–28 November 1990 and 26–27 February and 1 March 2005, with The Village People
• Steve Winwood – 14 March 1991
• Elvis Costello & The Rude 5 – 23 September 1991, with Richard Pleasance
• Gloria Estefan – 23 and 25–26 October 1991 and 3–4 April 1997
• Paul Simon – 28–29 and 31 October 1991, 28 March 2013, with Jimmy Cliff and Rufus Wainwright and 10 February 2015, with Sting
• Dire Straits – 13–18 November 1991
• Rod Stewart – 17–18 March 1992, 5–6 February 2002, 21–22 February 2005, 28 February 2008, 17 February 2012, with Diesel and 24–25 March 2015
• Prince & The New Power Generation – 16, 18–19 and 21–22 April 1992, with Djami, 21–22 October 2003, with The Groove Terminator and 14–15 May 2012
• Neil Diamond – 24–30 April 1992, 9–14 April 1996, 5–8 June 1999, 22–24 and 28 March 2005 and 5 and 11–13 March 2011, 27-29 October 2015
• Def Leppard – 19–20 July 1992, 3 November 2008, with Cheap Trick and The Galvatrons and 22 October 2011, with Heart and The Quireboys
• The Cure – 24–25 August 1992, with The Underground Lovers, 17 October 2000 and 12 August 2007
• Metallica – 3–4 April 1993, with Kyuss, 6–7 April 1998, 15–16 September, with Fear Factory and The Sword and 18 and 20–21 November, with Lamb of God and Baroness, 2010
• Bobby Brown – 23 April 1993
• The Steve Miller Band – 16 October 1993
• Bryan Adams – 4–5 February 1994, 1 February 2003, 9 March 2005, with Shannon Noll and 20 April 2013, 18 March 2016
• Lenny Kravitz – 11–12 February 1994, with The Badloves
• Peter Gabriel – 24–25 February 1994
• Depeche Mode – 8 March 1994
• John Farnham – 21 March and 7 August 1994, 14–15 June 1999, 16–19 and 21 November 2000, 8 and 11 November 2002, 15 June 2003, 18–20 February 2005, with Tom Jones, 19–20, 22–24, 26–27 and 29–31 October 2009, with Ryan Meeking and 16–17 March 2014, with Lionel Richie
• Barry Manilow – 21 May 1994, 15 June 1996 and 11 April 2011, with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
• The Pet Shop Boys – 8–9 November 1994
• Billy Joel – 13, 15, 17 and 19 November 1994, 10 and 12 November 2006 and 29 November and 1 December 2008
• The Eagles – 29–30 November and 2 December 1995, 14–15, 17 and 26–27 November 2004, 17–18 and 21–22 December 2010 and 22, 24 and 26 February 2015
• KISS – 8–9 February 1995, 13–15 February 1997, 3–5 April 2001, 13–14 May 2004, with Grinspoon and Machine Gun Fellatio and 8–9 October 2015 with The Dead Daisies
• Janet Jackson – 17–18 and 20 February 1995 and 3 November 2011, with The Justice Crew
• Pearl Jam – 16–18 March 1995, with The Meanies, 2–3 and 5 March 1998, with Shudder to Think, 18–20 February 2003, with Johnny Marr & The Healers and 13–14 and 16 November 2006, with Kings of Leon
• Lou Reed – 16 April 1995
• Take That – 26 September 1995
• Johnny Cash – 18–19 November 1995
• Tom Jones – 23–25 November 1995, 25–26 May 2000 and 11 March 2010
• Tina Arena – 16 December 1995
• Chris Isaak – 9 February 1996
• Page & Plant – 29 February–1 March 1996
• Celine Dion – 22–23 March 1996, with Human Nature and 2 April 2008, with Anthony Callea
• Sinéad O'Connor – 20 April 1996
• Santana – 2 May 1996, 6 April 2003, 26 February 2008, with Blue King Brown, 16 March 2011 and 21 March 2013, with The Steve Miller Band
• The Red Hot Chili Peppers – 6–7 May 1996, with Regurgitator
• Alanis Morissette – 4 and 10–11 December 1996 and 8–9 October 1999, with Garbage and Stellar
• Hunters & Collectors – 25 September 1997
• Jon Bon Jovi – 20 October 1997
• The Corrs – 7 February 1998, with Babel Fish and 16–17 October 2001, with David Gray
• Cliff Richard – 11–12 February 1998, 11 February 2003 and 13–14 February 2010, with The Shadows
• Mariah Carey – 13 and 16 February 1998 and 7 November 2014, with Nathaniel Willemse
• Oasis – 1 March 1998, with You Am I
• Van Halen – 17 April 1998
• The Smashing Pumpkins – 20 June 1998, with Jebediah
• Bob Dylan – 21–22 August 1998, with Patti Smith, 21 March 2001, 17 and 19 August 2007, with The Frames and 20–21 April 2011, with Paul Kelly
• Olivia Newton-John – 28 October 1998, with John Farnham and Anthony Warlow and 19 April 2003
• John Fogerty – 18 November 1998, 19 March 2008, 27 March 2011 and 27 March 2012, with The Sheepdogs
• Cold Chisel – 30 November and 9 December 1998 and 24 November and 8–9 December 2011, with You Am I
• The Beastie Boys – 16 February 1999, with Spiderbait and B(if)tek
• Shania Twain – 17–18 February 1999
• The Offspring – 24 June 1999, with Guttermouth and Eskimo Joe and 13 March 2001, with 28 Days and H–Block 101
• Silverchair – 12 August 1999, with Placebo and Pre.shrunk and 18–19 September 2007, with Powderfinger and Dan Kelly
• The Eurythmics – 30 October 1999
• Live – 11–12 March 2000, with Sugar Ray and Rumanastone, 17–18 December 2001, with Stabbing Westward, 13–14 December 2003, with Train and 4 December 2004
• ZZ Top – 26 April 2000
• 5ive – 27 April 2000, with Jackson Mendoza
• Matchbox 20 – 10–11 November 2000, with Taxiride, 25–26 July 2003, with Irwin Thomas and Peter Stuart, 10–11 and 24 April 2008, with Thirsty Merc and 20–21 October 2012, with INXS and Evermore
• Status Quo – 13 November 2000
• Deep Purple – 9 March 2001 and 1 March 2013, with Journey
• Blink-182 – 6 April 2001, with Bodyjar and Motor Ace
• Roger Waters – 8 April 2001, 1–2 February 2007 and 7–8 and 10–11 February 2012, with The Bleeding Heart Band
• Tool – 23 July 2001, with The Cosmic Psychos, 27 April 2002, with The Melvins and 27–28 April 2013
• Roxy Music – 16 August 2001 and 3 March 2011, with Mondo Rock and The Cameras
• Robbie Williams – 5–6 November 2001, with Zed and 16–17 September 2014, 22-24 October 2015
• Mark Seymour – 1 December 2001, 25 September 2004, 22 September 2005, with James Reyne and 23 January 2010
• Creed – 19 March 2002, with Crash Palace
• Jamiroquai – 18–19 November 2002
• The Rolling Stones – 25 and 27 February and 1 March 2003, 13 April 2006, with Mötley Crüe and Airbourne and 5 November 2014
• Massive Attack – 11 March 2003
• Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – 5 April 2003, with Jack Johnson and 11 May 2006
• Audioslave – 26 April 2003
• Avril Lavigne – 1 June 2003, with Gob and Space Like Alice and 9 April 2005
• Coldplay – 18 July 2003, with Betchadupa, 1–3 July 2006, with The Youth Group and 3–5 March 2009, with Mercury Rev and Decoder Ring
• The Dixie Chicks – 28–29 September 2003, with The Thorns and 17–18 October 2006, with Pete Yorn
• The Livid Music Festival – 12 October 2003
• Keith Urban – 28 October 2003, 18 May 2007, with The Waifs, 12 December 2009, 9 April 2011, with Lady Antebellum and 25–26 June 2014, with Sheppard
• Craig David – 1 November 2003, with Disco Montego
• The Human League – 10 November 2003
• 50 Cent – 5 December 2003, with Obie Trice and 19 February 2006, with Lil Jon, Bliss n Eso and X & Hell
• Powderfinger – 6–7 December 2003, with The John Butler Trio and The Tremors and 10–11 September 2010, with Jet and The Vasco Era
• Christina Aguilera – 11–12 and 17 December 2003 and 27–28 and 30 July 2007, with Lowrider
• KoЯn – 16 February 2004, with Fear Factory, Static-X and Sunk Loto
• Meat Loaf & His Neverland Express – 20 and 22 February 2004 and 14 October 2011
• David Bowie – 26–27 February 2004, with Something for Kate
• Incubus – 21 March 2004
• The Coke Live n' Local Music Festival – 26 March 2004, 9 October 2005 and 2 November 2006
• The Counting Crows – 29 March 2004
• James Brown – 6 April 2004, with The Cat Empire
• John Mayer – 19 April 2004, 3 May 2010, with Orianthi and 22 April 2014, with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
• Radiohead – 26 April 2004, with The Bumblebeez and 16–17 November 2012, with Connan Mockasin
• Nickelback – 1 May 2004, with Three Days Grace, 28 April 2006, 16–17 November 2009, with The Sick Puppies, 27–28 November 2012, with Jackson Firebird and 15–16 May 2015, with Monster Truck
• P!nk – 5 May 2004, 26–28 April and 15–16 and 29 May 2007, 30–31 May, with Faker, 18, 20–21 and 23–24 June, with Faker, 14–15, with Faker and 29–30 July, with Evermore and 1–2, with Faker, 13–14, with Faker and 19–20 August 2009, with Evermore, 7–8, 10–11, 13–14 and 16–17 July, with The Kin and 13–14, 16–17, 19–20, 22–23 and 25–26 August, with Youngblood Hawke, 2013
• Andrea Bocelli – 11 September 2004, 27 August 2008, with Tina Arena and 21 September 2014, with Delta Goodrem
• KC and the Sunshine Band – 15 and 20–21 September 2004, with Gloria Gaynor
• Faithless – 16 October 2004
• Hilary Duff – 27 October 2004, with Scott Cain, 3 December 2005 and 3 February 2008, with Ricki-Lee Coulter
• Dido – 13 November 2004
• The Wiggles – 15–16 December 2004, 6–7 December 2006, 11–12 December 2007, 13–14 December 2008, 6–7 December 2009, 4–5 December 2010, 1–2 December 2012 (5 shows) and 13 December 2014 (2 shows)
• Green Day – 10 March 2005, with Simple Plan and 14 and 16 December 2009, with Jet
• Mark Knopfler – 12 March 2005
• The Prodigy – 13 March 2005
• R.E.M. – 3 April 2005, with Bright Eyes and Little Birdy
• Bette Midler – 18, 21 and 23 April 2005
• Destiny's Child – 30 April 2005
• Emmanuel – 23–25 and 27–29 May 2005
• Delta Goodrem – 13 and 16 July 2005, with Kyle Riabko
• Nelly – 22 July 2005
• Nine Inch Nails – 17 August 2005, with The Bird Blobs and The Follow and 14–15 March 2014, with Queens of the Stone Age and Brody Dalle
• The Black Eyed Peas – 25 September 2005, with John Legend and 6–7 October 2009, with LMFAO
• Simple Plan – 7 October 2005, with The All-American Rejects and Kisschasy
• The Godskitchen Music Festival – 8 October 2005 and 6–7 October 2007
• Luciano Pavarotti – 22 October 2005
• The Taste of Chaos Tour – 26 October 2005
• Kelly Clarkson – 9 November 2005, with The Rogue Traders, 4 March 2008, with Mandy Moore, 19 April 2010, with Eric Hutchinson and Cassie Davis and 1 October 2012, with The Fray and Sarah De Bono
• The Foo Fighters – 6–7 December 2005, with The Kaiser Chiefs and The Nation Blue and 25–26 April 2008, with Kaki King and The Mess Hall
• The Backstreet Boys – 2 February 2006, with Kate Alexa, 23 February 2008, with Brian McFadden and 5 March 2010, with Ricki-Lee Coulter
• Rob Thomas – 14–15 February 2006, with The Hamptons and 5 February 2010, with INXS and Vanessa Amorosi
• Stevie Nicks – 18 February 2006, with Vanessa Carlton
• The 2 Tribes Music Festival – 25 February 2006
• Snoop Dogg – 7 April 2006, 2 November 2008, with Ice Cube and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and 4 January 2009
• David Gray – 23 April 2006
• Split Enz – 11–12 June 2006, with Evermore
• Crowded House – 13 June and 9 August 2006, 8–9 November 2007, with Augie March and The Walls and 5 November 2010, with Oh Mercy
• The Countdown Spectacular Music Festival – 7–9 September 2006 and 30 August–1 September 2007
• Jimmy Barnes – 3 October 2006 and 28 January 2007
• Cosmic Gate – 8 October 2006
• JAY Z – 28 October 2006, with Ne-Yo
• Carole King – 17 November 2006
• Beyoncé – 25 April 2007, with Chris Brown, 15–16 September 2009, with Flo Rida and Jessica Mauboy, 22–23 and 25–26 October 2013, with Iggy Azalea
• Missy Higgins – 12 May and 5 December 2007, with New Buffalo and Tim Rogers & The Temperance Union
• Guns N' Roses – 15–16 June 2007, with The Sebastian Bach Band and Rose Tattoo
• Human Nature – 29 June 2007
• Gwen Stefani – 2–3 August 2007, with The Gym Class Heroes
• Heaven & Hell – 10 August 2007, with Down
• The Big Exo Music Festival – 18 August 2007
• Snow Patrol – 17 September 2007, with The Silversun Pickups and Iain Archer
• Steely Dan – 20 September 2007, with The World Party and 27 October 2011, with Steve Winwood
• Good Charlotte – 13 October 2007, with Kisschasy and The Hot Lies and 13 April 2011, with Short Stack and New Empire
• Linkin Park – 14–15 October 2007, with Chris Cornell, 12–13 December 2010, with The Dead Letter Circus and The Art and 27 February 2013, with Stone Sour
• Justin Timberlake – 5–6 and 17–18 November 2007, with Paris Wells
• The Killers – 13–14 November 2007, with Louis XIV
• Muse – 15 November 2007, with The Checks, 14–15 December 2010, with Biffy Clyro and 6–7 December 2013, with The Birds of Tokyo
• My Chemical Romance – 1 December 2007, with Circa Survive and The Getaway Plan
• Lionel Richie – 3 December 2007, with Marcia Hines and 29–30 March 2011, with Guy Sebastian
• The Audreys – 16 January 2008
• Evermore – 27 January 2008
• Iron Maiden – 6–7 February 2008, with Lauren Harris and Vanishing Point
• Brooks & Dunn – 5 March 2008 and 4 May 2009, with Dierks Bentley and Adam Harvey
• Ozzy Osbourne – 15 March 2008, with Sevendust
• Maroon 5 – 30 March 2008, with OneRepublic, Brandi Carlile and RY X, 5 May 2011, with Cobra Starship, Sara Bareilles and RY X and 12 October 2012, with Evermore and The Cab
• James Blunt – 6 May 2008, with Gabriella Cilmi
• Michael Bublé – 6–7 and 18–19 June 2008, with Naturally 7, 22–23 and 25–26 February 2011, with Naturally 7 and 30 April–1 and 3–4 May 2014, with Naturally 7
• Mary J. Blige – 12 June 2008
• Chaka Khan – 13 June 2008
• Panic! at the Disco – 23 August 2008, with Cobra Starship, The Academy Is... and Black & White
• Stevie Wonder – 19–20 October 2008
• Slipknot – 27 October 2008, with Machine Head and Sydonia and 1 March 2012, with Trivium
• Eros Ramazzotti – 29 October 2008 and 15 November 2013
• The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – 1 November 2008
• Rihanna – 4–5 November 2008, with Chris Brown, 7–8 March 2011, with Calvin Harris and The Far East Movement and 30 September–1 October 2013, with GTA
• John Mellencamp – 21 November 2008, with Sheryl Crow and Shane Nicholson, 9 February 2016
• Kanye West – 5 December 2008, with Nas, Scribe, Kid Cudi, Consequence and DJ Craze and 9–10 September 2014, with Pusha T
• Alicia Keys – 17 December 2008, with Jordin Sparks and Lowrider and 8 December 2013, with John Legend
• Leonard Cohen – 5 and 10 February 2009, with Paul Kelly, 12–13 November 2010, with The Webb Sisters and Clare Bowditch and 20 November 2013, with The Webb Sisters
• Fall Out Boy – 18 February 2009, with The All-American Rejects and Hey Monday
• The Kings of Leon – 13–14 March 2009, with The Stills and 13–14 and 16 November 2011, with The Band of Horses
• The Pussycat Dolls – 26–27 May 2009, with Lady Gaga
• The Winter Sound System Music Festival – 7 June 2009 and 13 June 2010
• Simon & Garfunkel – 25–26 June 2009
• Il Divo – 12 October 2009
• Liza Minnelli – 25 October 2009
• The Johann Strauss Orchestra – 29 October–1 November 2009, 10–11 May 2011 and 18–19 October 2013
• Ne-Yo – 9 November 2009
• Britney Spears – 11–13 and 27 November 2009, with The Pussycat Dolls and DJ Havana Brown
• Taylor Swift – 10–11 February 2010, with Gloriana and 12–14 March 2012, with Hot Chelle Rae
• The Motown Event Concert – 16 February 2010
• Diana Krall – 26 February 2010, with Melody Gardot and Madeleine Peyroux
• Lady Gaga – 23–24 March and 9 April 2010, with The Semi Precious Weapons, 27–28 and 30 June–1 and 3 July 2012, with Lady Starlight and 23–24 August 2014, with Lady Starlight
• James Taylor – 26–27 March 2010, with Carole King
• Sean Paul – 14 April 2010, with Pitbull
• The Spandau Ballet – 21 April 2010, with Tears for Fears
• Yusuf Islam – 16 and 18 June 2010, with Noxshi
• The Winterbeatz Music Festival – 29 July 2010 and 18 August 2011
• Tim McGraw – 19 September 2010 and 20–21 March 2012, with Faith Hill
• The Vasco Era – 10 October 2010
• Gabriella Cilmi – 15 October 2010
• Robin Gibb – 3–4 November 2010, with Bonnie Tyler
• The Gorillaz – 11 December 2010, with De La Soul and Little Dragon
• Operator Please – 25 January 2011
• Bluejuice – 27 January 2011
• Alan Jackson & The Strayhorns – 4 March 2011, with Miranda Lambert and Jasmine Rae and 4 October 2013, with Sara Evans
• The Chemical Brothers – 9 March 2011, with Art vs. Science, Zane Lowe and James Holroyd
• Usher – 19–20 and 31 March–2 April 2011, with Trey Songz and The Potbelleez
• Chris Brown – 23 April 2011, with Jessica Mauboy, The Justice Crew and DJ Havana Brown
• The Music as a Weapon Music Festival – 24 April 2011
• Katy Perry – 28–29 April 2011, with Zowie and 14–15 and 18–19 November, with Betty Who and 4, 6–7 and 10 December, with Tove Lo, 2014
• Justin Bieber – 2–3 May 2011 and 2–3 December 2013, with Cody Simpson
• Miley Cyrus – 23–24 June 2011, with Michael Paynter and 10 October 2014, with The Faders
• Pitbull – 25 July 2011 and 27 August 2012, with Taio Cruz
• Enrique Iglesias – 27–28 July 2011, with Pitbull
• Plácido Domingo – 3 October 2011, with Katherine Jenkins
• Dolly Parton – 22–23 November and 1 December 2011 and 11–12 February 2014
• Sade – 2 December 2011
• Seal – 15 February 2012
• Roxette – 18 and 22 February 2012, with 1927 and 20 February 2015
• System of a Down – 29 February 2012, with The Dillinger Escape Plan
• Duran Duran – 19 March 2012
• Evanescence – 24 March 2012, with Blaqk Audio
• Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons – 3 April 2012
• NKOTBSB – 18–19 May 2012, with Johnny Ruffo
• Florence + The Machine – 20 May 2012, with Blood Orange
• The Flight of the Conchords – 15 July 2012
• The Beach Boys – 31 August 2012
• The Long Way to the Top Music Festival – 5 October 2012
• Mumford & Sons – 25 October 2012, with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Willy Mason
• Nicki Minaj – 5 December 2012, with Tyga
• Jennifer Lopez – 11–12 December 2012, with Kate Alexa
• Barry Gibb – 12 February 2013
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – 24 and 26–27 March 2013
• Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters – 3 April 2013
• The Script – 6 April 2013, with O.R.B.
• Black Sabbath – 29 April and 1 May 2013, with Shihad
• One Direction – 2–3, 16–17 and 28–30 October 2013, with 5 Seconds of Summer
• Ricky Martin – 5 and 20 October 2013, with Timomatic
• Michael Jackson: The Immortal – 9–13 October 2013 (7 shows)
• Bruno Mars & The Hooligans – 4–5 March 2014, with Miguel
• Toby Keith – 19 March 2014, with The Eli Young Band
• Jason Derulo – 26 April 2014, with Ricki-Lee Coulter
• The Arctic Monkeys – 9 May 2014, with Pond
• Queen + Adam Lambert – 29–30 August 2014
• Guy Sebastian – 21 February 2015
• Drake – 27 February 2015, with 2 Chainz
• Lady Antebellum – 17 March 2015, with Kristian Bush and Maddie & Tae
• Ed Sheeran – 28–30 March 2015, with Jamie Lawson and Conrad Sewell
• 5 Seconds of Summer - 25 June 2015, with State Champs
• Bigbang - 21 October 2015
• Sam Smith - 8–9 December 2015
• The Amity Affliction & A Day To Remember - December 2015, with The Ghost Inside and Motionless In White
• Madonna - 12–13 March 2016

See also

• List of tennis stadiums by capacity

External links

Media related to Rod Laver Arena at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Rod Laver Arena at Austadiums
• Peddle Thorp Melbourne