The Stadium

 

Suncorp Stadium provides Brisbane and south-east Queensland with a 52,500 plus seat capacity, state-of-the art, world-class stadium able to accommodate a range of uses including:

• Rugby League - annual State of Origin Series; ARL Test Matches; Ergon Energy Broncos home game fixtures in the National Rugby League competition;
• Rugby Union - annual ARU Test Matches; host venue for 9 games (including 2 quarter finals) of Rugby World Cup 2003;
• Soccer - international and other major soccer matches; and
• Concerts

Site Area

The site area is 7.42 hectares.  The Stadium itself is built on 85,000 m² and the bus station about 7,000m².

The playing surface is 136 metres x 82 metres and features Strathayr turf.

Stadium Capacity

• 5,039 Stadium member seats;
• 890 "open" corporate box seats;
• 1,500 corporate suite seats;
• 44,303 general public seats;
• 228 wheelchair positions;
• 228 escort seats;
• 312 enhanced amenity seats.

Roof Coverage

75% of all Stadium seating is covered to the drip line of the Stadium roof.

Dining Capacity

A total of 2,196 fine dining spaces are provided within the Stadium.

They include:

• 780 seat Stadium Members' Dining Room;
• 320 seat Paddington Room;
• 320 seat Milton Room;
• 2 x 150 seat Skyline Lounges;
• 2 x 78 seat In-Goal Clubs;
• 1 x 90 Northern Terrace Grill;
• 1 x 70 Southern Terrace Grill;
• 1 x 160 Code Member Lounge.

Corporate Hospitality Facilities

The following corporate hospitality facilities are provided:

• 24 x 20 person Corporate Suites;
• 2 x 18 person Corporate Suites;
• 45 x 14 person Corporate Suites;
• 49 x 10 person Open Corporate Boxes;
• 50 x 8 person Open Corporate Boxes;

General Catering

• 25 food and beverage outlets;
• 34 bar outlets;
• 4 members' bars.

Merchandise Outlets

• 2 retail merchandise outlets;
• 1 Stadium retail merchandise shop.

Ticketing Facilities

• 32 ticket sales windows.

Customer Service Facilities

• 2 automatic teller machines (ATMs);
• 2 match day offices;
• 2 customer service help desks;
• 432 televisions;
• 2 video replay screens (10.6 metres x 5 metres).

Customer Circulation

The following amenities assist with the flow of patrons in and around the Stadium:

• 3 escalators;
• 10 passenger lifts;
• 51 turnstiles;
• 5 wheelchair access turnstiles;
• 90 metres of exit gates.

Transport and Supporting Infrastructure

• 13 bay bus station located at the Milton Road end of the Stadium;
• 1.7 kilometres of upgraded pedestrian walkways;
• 280 metres of elevated walkways.

Construction

The Stadium redevelopment utilised the following materials (approximate only):

• 40,000m³ of concrete;
• 17 kilometres of pre-cast concrete seating plats;
• 1,330 tonnes of main roof steel;
• 19 kilometres of roof purlins;
• 50,000 bricks;
• 47 kilometres of timber battens;
• 10,000m² of glass;
• 10,000m² of metal cladding;
• 11,000m² of carpet;
• 24,000m² of suspended ceilings;
• 15,000 litres of paint.