Eden Park Has Been Granted Resource Consent to Host Six Concerts a Year

An independent panel has decided that the country's largest stadium will be able to host up to six concerts a year.

Eden Park has previously been required to apply for separate resource consent for each individual concert. New Zealand inventor and philanthropist Sir Ray Avery was set to host a Live Aid-style charity concert at the stadium in 2019, but was met with strong opposition from local residents. No concert has ever been held at the ground.

The 118-year-old stadium received overwhelming support for its application to host concerts when submissions were open to the public in March 2020. 94 percent of submissions to Auckland Council were in favour of the proposal and a subsequent hearing was held in November in front of three independent commissioners.

The 50,000 capacity stadium regularly hosts sporting competitions from cricket to rugby, league and football. The new decision will allow concerts to be booked, scheduled and confirmed years in advance. Concerts will be able to be held on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays before a public holiday and public holidays.

Eden Park CEO Nick Sautner says the stadium already has artists ready to announce shows, however it is required to wait until the resource consent appeal window is closed to share further details. One of those artists is likely to be Six60 who have been vocal about hosting concerts at the stadium.

For more information, visit ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.

Image: Eden Park.