Arena Market: Australia

Despite the economic uncertainties stemming from the wars in Iran and Ukraine, whose ripple effects can be felt around the globe, Australia’s network of arenas is reporting good health. Great, even.

Full-year 2025 was a record year for Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena, thanks to concerts from the likes of international A-listers Lorde, Linkin Park, and Good Charlotte.

With its 22,000 capacity, the venue, located in Sydney Olympic Park, is the market’s biggest arena, and is soon to be renamed the Afterpay Arena, following a five-year naming rights deal with the buy-now-pay-later platform. FY2026 is shaping up to be the second-best year on record, as a virtual conveyor belt delivers top-flight domestic…