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Memorial Drive Park

Memorial Drive Park, more generally referred to as "Memorial Drive", is a tennis venue, located adjacent to the Adelaide Oval, in the park lands surrounding the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. Memorial Drive took its name from the winding avenue, known as War Memorial Drive, which separates the venue from the River Torrens.

Location

War Memorial Drive,
Adelaide, South Australia

34°55′03″S 138°35′46″E / 34.91750°S 138.59611°E / -34.91750; 138.59611

Memorial Drive Tennis Club

6,500

GreenSet

October 1921

- 1971, 1982, 1984 and 1990

Elton John

- 19 February 1972[9]

Led Zeppelin

The - 1972

Bee Gees

- 20–21 February 1973[10][11]

The Rolling Stones

and Status Quo - 1974

Black Sabbath

- 1974

Slade

- 23 November 1974, with Cold Chisel[12]

Uriah Heep

- 21 December 1974, with Ayers Rock, Daddy Cool, Matt Taylor and Cold Chisel[13] and 20 December 1975[13]

The Skyhooks

- 26 February 1975, with Cold Chisel[12]

Joe Cocker

Concert - 8 March 1975 - The Skyhooks, with Sherbet[13]

5KA

- 26 April 1975

Eric Clapton

- 27 November 1975, with Cold Chisel[12] & 30 November 1984

Deep Purple

- Jan Hammer - February 1977

Jeff Beck

- 1980

Devo

- 24 February 1981

The Police

- 1981

AC/DC

- 11–12 September 1982[14]

Cold Chisel

- 17-18 March 1983

Dire Straits

- 25 November 1983 originally scheduled for the 24th and swapped to the 25th

Duran Duran

- 2 November 1984, 23 November 1985 and 10 October 2002 (M-One Festival)[15]

Midnight Oil

- 4 February 1985

Rod Stewart

- 17 April 1985 and 31 March 1990

Phil Collins

- 1986, with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Bob Dylan

- 1987, with Rose Tattoo

ZZ Top

- 11–12 March 1988

George Michael

- 2 October 1985 (http://inxsonline.com/gigography/), 21 & 22 October 1988 (http://inxsonline.com/gigography/), 19 & 20 April 1991 (http://inxsonline.com/gigography/)

INXS

- November 3 1987 [16]

Stevie Wonder

- 11 November 1988

Sting

- 27–28 October 1989, with B.B. King and Weddings Parties Anything[17]

U2

- 11 November 1989

Bon Jovi

- 1990

Fleetwood Mac

- 29 September 1990

Aerosmith

- 14 November 1990

Cher

- 15 February 1991

Kylie Minogue

- 8 March 1995, with The Meanies

Pearl Jam

- 11 February 1997, with Fireballs

KISS

- 5 April 2002[18]

New Found Glory

- 10 October 2002

Garbage

- 2003

Carlos Santana

- 2007

New York Dolls

- 27 March 2008, with Matt Costa & Will Connor[19]

Jack Johnson

- 11 March 2009[20]

Kings of Leon

- 16 September,[21] with Jet and Yves Klein Blue[22][23] and 30 October 2010, with Jet and Andrew Morris Duo[24]

Powderfinger

- 26 March 2024, with Germein

Tom Jones

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Official website

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Memorial Drive Tennis Centre