Special Events
Waverley Park hosted many special events other than Australian rules football. These included:
- Rock concerts: Rod Stewart (1979), KISS (1980), David Bowie (1983), U2 (1998) and Simon and Garfunkel (1983). A 6 December 1993 concert for Michael Jackson's Dangerous Tour was cancelled after the tour was cut short.
- Cricket: World Series Cricket games between 1977 and 1979.
- International Rules Football: Matches between Australia and Ireland.
- Baseball: Home of the Waverley Reds from 1989 until 1994.
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