Sydney Stadium

The Sydney Stadium was a sporting and entertainment venue in Sydney, New South Wales, which formerly stood on the corner of New South Head Road and Neild Avenue, Rushcutters Bay. The venue was built in 1908 on the site of a former Chinese market garden leased by boxing promoter Hugh Donald Macintosh and the building was originally unroofed.

Macintosh built the Stadium to promote a world title fight between Tommy Burns and Bill Squires on 24 August 1908, which Burns won by a knockout in the 13th Round. It also hosted 'The Fight of the Century' where over 20,000 crammed in the stadium to see Jack Johnson become the first black world champion.

The Stadium had a seating capacity of approximately 10,000. Colloquially known by performers as "The Old Tin Shed" (from the mid-1960s), it was mainly used as a venue for boxing matches until the mid-1900s. From 1954 onwards it was frequently used to host concerts by visiting overseas performers—notably the groundbreaking "The Big Show" package tours promoted by expatriate American entrepreneur Lee Gordon—as it was the only large-capacity indoor venue in Sydney at that time. It was also notable as the venue for the Sydney concerts performed by The Beatles during their 1964 Australian tour.

The Sydney Stadium was demolished in 1970 to make way for the Eastern Suburbs Railway. Its former site is now marked by a commemorative plaque, which is on little Weigall at Sydney Grammar School Edgecliff Preparatory.