News May 25, 2020

Fire Fight Australia claims #2 spot as Australia’s favourite all time concert

A recent poll conducted on 5,000 Ticketek Insider fans has determined Australia’s favourite concert tour of all time.

The poll saw over 600 concerts and tours nominated, dating back seven decades to The Beatles first world tour. According to the report, Australia’s favourite concert of all time is Elton John’s monolithic 2019/2020 farewell tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road, which amassed 416 votes.

The second most popular concert of all time was February’s historic bushfire relief stadium concert, Fire Fight Australia —winning over the hearts of 412 Australian concert-goers. The event saw artists like Queen and Adam Lambert, to 5 Seconds of Summer, Olivia Newton-John, John Farnham, Amy Shark, k.d. lang, Alice Cooper and many more grace Sydney’s Olympic Park and raise $9.5 million on the day for bushfire relief.

Queen + Adam Lambert’s own 2020 The Rhapsody Tour came in at fifth place, behind P!nk’s mammoth 2009 Funhouse tour and Adele’s 2016 Adele Live tour.

“There is nothing like a live experience, and our research shows that of all the activities people are missing the most during COVID-19 attending live shows is one of the biggest for Ticketek fans,” shared TEG Chief Operating Officer and Head of Ticketing Cameron Hoy.

“Sharing the live experience creates connections between us and memories that last a lifetime, as shown by the fans who nominated The Beatles’ concerts they saw more than 50 years ago.

“We are looking forward to a return to live audiences and are working hard to make that possible for fans because, as we all know, it is an unbeatable experience. Life is better live.”

Check out Queen + Adam Lambert performing at Fire Fight Australia Live Aid Concert :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAqp6YJWIUU

1. Elton John, Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, 2019
2. FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA, 2020
3. P!nk, Funhouse, 2009
4. Adele, Adele Live, 2016
5. Queen + Adam Lambert, The Rhapsody Tour, 2020
6. Ed Sheeran, The ÷ Tour, 2018
7. Guns n Roses, Not in This Lifetime Tour, 2017
8. One Direction, The Logies, 2012
9. Keith Urban, Graffiti U World Tour, 2019
10. Taylor Swift, 1989 World Tour, 2015
11. Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A. Tour, 1985
12. U2, The Joshua Tree Tour, 2019
13. Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams Tour, 2016
14. AC/DC, Black Ice World Tour, 2010
15. Paul McCartney, One on One tour, 2017
16. The Rolling Stones, 14 On Fire tour, 2014
17. The Eagles, Hell Freezes Over tour, 1995
18. Foo Fighters, Concrete and Gold Tour, 2018
19. Bruno Mars, 24K Magic World Tour, 2018
20. Hugh Jackman, The Man. The Music. The Show. 2019