For one night only, be there as Allianz Stadium kicks off an unforgettable new era with an Opening Night extravaganza, featuring an official opening ceremony and live performances from Guy Sebastian and Baker Boy.

Directed by the renowned Nigel Jamieson, Opening Night at Allianz Stadium promises to deliver a visual spectacular, with dancers, light shows, large-scale projections, pyrotechnics and our city’s most famous sports stars to be honoured in an event not to be missed.

From 5pm-9pm, arrive early, enjoy Merivale’s food and beverage offering, explore the stadium and be there live for an historic night in Sydney at the official opening of the new world-class Allianz Stadium.

Tickets are free but limited so redeem now to secure your spot for a one night only extravaganza.

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Community Opening: Night Event

Be there for the opening of Sydney’s new world-class Allianz Stadium, a free community day jam-packed with entertainment, fun activities for all ages and access to our city’s biggest sporting stars.
 
Meet your favourite Sydney Roosters, Sydney FC, and NSW Waratahs players, be among the first to lace up your shoes in the changerooms on a behind-the-scenes tour of the stadium, have a kick on the field-of-play and soak up the live music, performers and activation stations across the precinct, while enjoying Merivale’s new food and beverage offering.

For one day only, from 11am-3pm, be part of history and experience what promises to be an unforgettable Opening Day at Allianz Stadium. Hurry, only 25,000 free tickets are available.

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Community Opening: Day Event 

Sydney – It’s showtime! 
 
Add a little 24K Magic to your life and celebrate the re-opening of world-class entertainment venue Allianz Stadium with global superstar Bruno Mars Live on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th October. Grab your tickets this Thursday 11th August at 1pm AEST and experience one of the best live shows in the world - with Bruno Mars showcasing all his hits over two incredible nights.

A fourteen-time GRAMMY Award winning chart topping performer, Bruno Mars has sold over 200 million singles worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. Don’t miss your chance to experience this history making and unmissable premiere event live – only in Sydney!

Tour details at TEGdainty.com

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Bruno Mars: The Official Opening Concerts (Night 1)

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NRLW: Sydney Roosters v St George Illawarra Dragons

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NRL: Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs

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Test Rugby: Wallabies v Springboks

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International Friendly: Matildas v Canada

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Merivale joins in the excitement and enthusiasm of the people of NSW for the&nbsp;much-anticipated opening of the brand-new Allianz Stadium on 28 August 2022. On par with truly iconic&nbsp;international stadia, Allianz Stadium will bring a world-class, state-of-the-art sporting and entertainment&nbsp;facility to Sydney.
Continuing its exclusive hospitality experience partnership with Venues NSW, Merivale is thrilled to be&nbsp;presenting its most iconic brands across all areas of Allianz Stadium.
Event attendees will enjoy a massive selection of 64 food and beverage outlets. Making a stadium debut will&nbsp;be Dan Hongs&nbsp;‘Ms G’s Noodles &amp; Dumplings’, featuring the renowned favourite Cheeseburger Spring Rolls,&nbsp;Pork Buns,&nbsp;Steamed Prawn Har Gau Dumplings&nbsp;and Salt and Pepper Squid.
Allianz Stadium will also host a range of outlets comprised of Merivale&nbsp;hits&nbsp;from the Sydney Cricket Ground, including&nbsp;Jimmy’s Falafel, ‘El Loco’ Tacos and Hot Dogs, a Burger Shack featuring a Smashed Burger, Sushi, Fish &amp; Chips,&nbsp;Healthy Bowls and Vinnie’s Pizza.&nbsp;Situated in the members area of Allianz Stadium,&nbsp;Totti’s Pasta Bar, led by Executive Chef Mike Eggert, will&nbsp;include a broad range of shared antipasti, including Totti’s moreish Tomatoes, Mortadella, Burrata and&nbsp;Marinated Peppers. Also featured will be Mike’s celebrated pasta dishes, including Fettuccine with&nbsp;Stracciatella, Bolognese Pappardelle and Bondi’s famous Neapolitan Ice Cream Sandwich.&nbsp;
At the eastern end of the members concourse,&nbsp;Bert’s Bistro, led by Executive Chef Jordan Toft, will provide the&nbsp;perfect place for a relaxed sit-down European bistro style meal. The elevated menu will feature shared dishes&nbsp;such as Oysters with Chardonnay Mignonette, Warm Brioche Fingers with Cured Salmon and Fennel Pollen and&nbsp;Duck Liver Paté Crostini. Mains include a fillet of Murray Cod, Grilled Lobster in Garlic Butter, Cauliflower Steak&nbsp;and Wagyu Sirloin Bearnaise, all paired with seasoned French Fries.&nbsp;
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Merivale will also deliver a mouthwatering selection of beverages across Allianz Stadium, including Bert’s&nbsp;Spritz, Bert’s Martini, Totti’s Negroni, Margaritas and a diverse selection of beers, bubbles, and wine to rival&nbsp;any stadium in the world.
Seating 42,500 fans, Allianz Stadium also offers seven private function rooms, 51 suites, two outdoor terraces&nbsp;and 84 outdoor boxes&nbsp;– all catered for and serviced by Merivale and available for event and non-event&nbsp;bookings.
Merivale CEO Justin Hemmes says: &nbsp;“We are tremendously excited to enter the second phase of our hospitality partnership with Venues NSW and&nbsp;cannot wait for the incredible Allianz Stadium to open its doors to a&nbsp;new world of entertainment. Our stadia&nbsp;hospitality continues to go from strength to strength, and we’re so eager to be a part of the wonderful stadium&nbsp;experience for the millions of guests who are clamouring to see this jewel in the crown of Sydney’s sports and&nbsp;entertainment landscape.”
Allianz Stadium and Venues NSW Chief Executive Officer Kerrie Mather says:&nbsp;“We’re absolutely thrilled to open Sydney’s new state-of-the-art Allianz Stadium, which will set new&nbsp;benchmarks for entertainment, hospitality, and outstanding customer experience.“
One of the key highlights of the stadium will be the new social spaces to explore and the outstanding array of&nbsp;food and beverage options, including new brands Ms. G’s Noodles &amp; Dumplings and Totti’s Pasta Bar and&nbsp;Bert’s Bistro in members, as well as SCG favourites Vinnie’s Pizza and Jimmy’s Falafel, among many others. Merivale’s trademark magic has transformed the hospitality experience at the Sydney Cricket Ground, which&nbsp;they’ll take to another level at Allianz Stadium, beginning on August 28 with Opening Day and Night.
The breadth of Merivale’s new Allianz Stadium menu will continue to deliver the promise of an offering&nbsp;focused on quality, variety, value for money and ease and speed of service. Merivale’s stadia food and&nbsp;beverage experience is overseen by celebrated Executive Chef Vincenzo Biondini. Allianz Stadium will kick off its opening series of events in late August with a free community Opening Day &amp;&nbsp;Night on August 28th, followed by Sydney Roosters vs South&nbsp;Sydney Rabbitohs on September 2nd, Wallabies vs&nbsp;Springboks on September 3rd and&nbsp;Matildas vs Canada on September 6th.
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Merivale’s Iconic Brands to Deliver Allianz Stadium Food and Beverage Offering

With the final piece of turf now laid and the last seats in place, Minister for Tourism and Sport, Stuart Ayres has today announced the completion of the new Allianz Stadium, with tickets now available for a free community Open Day and Night on Sunday, 28 August headlined by Australian music superstars Guy Sebastian and Baker Boy.&nbsp;
Opening Day, running from 11am-3pm, will see the doors to the stadium open to the community to explore the venue’s many new features for the first time, including lacing up their shoes in the change rooms on a behind-the-scenes tour, meeting their favourite Sydney Roosters, Sydney FC and NSW Waratahs players, and be among the first to have a kick on the new world-class playing surface.&nbsp;
Opening Night will kick off from 5pm,&nbsp;with dancers, light shows, large-scale projections and pyrotechnics, headlined by live performances from Australian music icons Guy Sebastian and Baker Boy.
Minister Ayres said the completion of the stadium was a testament to the NSW Government’s commitment to deliver state-changing infrastructure.
“Having a world-class stadium in the heart of a thriving sport, entertainment and hospitality precinct on the cusp of Sydney’s CBD will help ensure our state continues to host the best sporting and entertainment talent in the world,” Mr Ayres said.&nbsp;
“This state-of-the-art venue has the best community and player facilities in the country and I can’t wait for everyone to experience it during our unmissable Open Day and Night.
“I know it’s been a long time coming for fans, but I know as soon as they step inside, they’ll see the wait was worth it.&nbsp;
Fans won’t just enjoy being closer to the action they’ll also enjoy a 360-degree open concourse inside and outside the venue, steep seating angles providing&nbsp;an unforgettable event-day experience, better accessibility and&nbsp;the very best in-stadium Merivale food and beverage offering.&nbsp;
Minister Ayres was joined at the stadium unveiling by Indigenous artist Tony Albert, who was the artistic force behind the new stadium’s seat design.&nbsp;
Mr Albert said through his artwork, that illustrates the concept&nbsp;Two Worlds Colliding: Water &amp; Land,&nbsp;he embedded the idea of Country on top of the stadium creating an element of friendly yet fierce competition.&nbsp;
“Each end of the stadium is separated and distinguished by two different designs symbolising land and water – the land through geometric lines taken from nature, and the bubble of concentric circles for water,” Mr Albert said.
The seat design is one of six artworks that make up the new stadium’s public art program of art installations and recreational facilities that feature in the precinct, which can be seen during the community open day.
“We are inviting people to come out and enjoy a very special day and night. It will be the first opportunity for fans to experience first-hand how close to the action they will be and be entertained by Guy Sebastian and Baker Boy.”
The community can secure up to six free tickets per transaction to Opening Day (11am-3pm) and/or Opening Night (5pm-9pm). Tickets, which include public transport to and from the venue, can be secured from 12pm Tuesday 2 August via Ticketek:&nbsp;
 
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Following the free community event the stadium will host three blockbuster events across five days when it opens on September 2, with the first match to be the NRL’s famous rivalry between the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs. The Wallabies will then take on the reigning Rugby World Cup winners South Africa on Saturday, September 3 and to cap it all off the Commonwealth Bank Matildas will host Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medal winners Canada on Tuesday, September 6 in an international friendly.

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Allianz Stadium Now Complete, Community Open Day & Night Details Announced 

Tony Albert is an award-winning artist who was born in Townsville. Albert’s family is from Cardwell, Queensland and he is a descendant of the Girramay, Yidinji and Kuku-Yalanji peoples. Albert is the first Indigenous Trustee for the Art Gallery of New South Wales and is also chair of the AGNSW Indigenous Advisory Group. In 2021, Albert was commissioned to design the seating pattern of the new Allianz Stadium. His design tells the story of ‘Two Worlds Colliding – Water and Land’. The design was chosen for the story it tells about place and country, providing a nod to the contest of two competing teams while offering broad appeal as a strong contemporary work. Each end of the stadium is separated and distinguished by two different designs – the land through geometric diamond designs taken from nature, and the bubble of concentric circles for water.

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Elton delivers on his promise, returning to Australia and New Zealand + adding five new ‘encore’ shows in Newcastle, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Christchurch | January 2023
&nbsp;Chugg Entertainment, Frontier Touring and AEG Presents are thrilled to announce that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eltonjohn.com/">Elton John</a>&nbsp;– the most successful performing male solo artist of all time – has added five special ‘encore’ performances to his epic run, with new shows announced today for&nbsp;Newcastle,&nbsp;Melbourne, Sydney,&nbsp;Brisbane, and&nbsp;Christchurch.
With an unparalleled career that redefined the cultural landscape and saw over 300 million albums sold, Elton John is (after two years of COVID interruptions) back on stage. Elton embarked on his&nbsp;Farewell Yellow Brick Road&nbsp;tour in September 2018 – its milestone, multi-year itinerary comprising over 300 shows across five continents. Hailed by fans and critics worldwide, the&nbsp;Farewell...&nbsp;performances have left audiences spellbound, a truly daring and intimate celebration of an incredible 50-year career.&nbsp;
Sydney&nbsp;fans can catch him at&nbsp;Allianz Stadium&nbsp;on&nbsp;Wednesday 18 January, his 86th&nbsp;concert in NSW and 75th&nbsp;in the city.
By the end of this tour, Elton will have played&nbsp;233 concerts in Australia&nbsp;– the 3rd&nbsp;most for any country outside the UK &amp; US.
Head to&nbsp;<a href="https://oznz.eltonjohn.com/">oznz.eltonjohn.com&nbsp;</a>to sign up for pre-sale and ticket information. Tickets for all the unmissable concerts go on sale&nbsp;Monday 1 August&nbsp;(times staggered, see website for details).&nbsp;
Wrapping up this leg of his&nbsp;Farewell Yellow Brick Road&nbsp;run next January, this will be AU/NZ fans’ very last chance to catch this legendary performer live on stage. If you missed out last time, or if once wasn’t enough, come along and say goodbye to this beloved performer. Tickets will go fast – don’t miss out on this unforgettable showman!&nbsp;
Head to&nbsp;<a href="https://oznz.eltonjohn.com/">oznz.eltonjohn.com</a>&nbsp;for full pre-sale and ticket information.&nbsp;​&nbsp;
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