/ 18 January 2024

Raising the roof

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Inner-city Sydneysiders are about to get a lot more big gig action after the state government lifted the number of concerts allowed at Sydney Football (Allianz) Stadium from 4 to 20. For decades, locals around the Sydney Cricket Ground/Moore Park precinct have held firm on the restriction after mass complaints about a noisy Rolling Stones concert in the 90’s. But Premier Chris Minns says “Sydney is Australia’s only global city”, and if you buy a house in the big smoke, you can’t expect it to be a “country town”. Nearby residents aren’t thrilled about the prospect, and neither is Football Australia… It’s worried concerts packing in 55,000 people will damage the pitch and could force it to find other venues. But Minns says no code owns the stadium, and it could help the state attract big global acts like Beyonce. Rock on…

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