Riverstage

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title: "Riverstage" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tourist-attractions-in-brisbane", "buildings-and-structures-in-brisbane", "music-venues-in-australia", "brisbane-central-business-district", "1989-establishments-in-australia", "venues-of-the-2032-summer-olympics"] description: "Outdoor entertainment venue in Brisbane, Australia" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverstage" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Outdoor entertainment venue in Brisbane, Australia ::

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Field	Value
name	Riverstage
image	Riverstage2.jpg
location	59 Gardens Point Road, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
coordinates
owner	Brisbane City Council
surface	Concrete, grass
seating_capacity	9,500
website	Riverstage online
opened	7 September 1989
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| name = Riverstage | image = Riverstage2.jpg | location = 59 Gardens Point Road, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | coordinates = | owner = Brisbane City Council | surface = Concrete, grass | seating_capacity = 9,500 | website = Riverstage online | opened = 7 September 1989 Riverstage is an outdoor entertainment venue in Brisbane, Australia. The venue occupies a 2 ha site within the City Botanic Gardens and has a capacity of 9,500. The Brisbane Festival makes regularly use of the venue. Riverstage regularly features local, national and international concerts, including large-scale music concerts, as well as family and community events.

Concert goers often bring a blanket to sit on. When the site reaches full capacity a live screening area adjacent to the Riverstage may be used.

History

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Riverstage was officially opened on 7 September 1989 by Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Sallyanne Atkinson. It was inspired by the temporary Riverstage used for World Expo '88 a year earlier. The venue formerly hosted the touring Soundwave festival; having its first show there in 2007 and returning in 2008. Brisbane band Powderfinger performed their final show at the venue in November 2010.

Some of the most notable performances at Riverstage is the annual Carols by Candlelight event held every December and Daft Punk's Alive 2006–2007 Tour which they performed in December 2007. In 2011, a Queensland Relief Concert was held in which the Foo Fighters played to a sold-out crowd. The benefit concert was held in aid of victims of the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. Gigantour used the stage on multiple occasions.

Because of the open nature of site, attendees to a Tate McRae concert in November 2024 were evacuated to a nearby carpark due to intense lightning activity caused by the storms.

References

References

1. "Hiring Riverstage". Brisbane City Council.
2. Brisbane City Council. "Travelling to Riverstage".
3. "Events at Riverstage". [[Brisbane City Council]].
4. Sykes, Emma. (28 March 2011). "Foo Fighters Rock Brisbane". ABC News.
5. Keszler, Sarah. (11 October 2024). "Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall smash southeast Queensland, causing flash flooding, blackouts and multiple rescues". 7 News.

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