AEW Grand Slam Australia has a new home.
The event was initially scheduled to take place on February 15, 2025 at Suncorp Stadium, a venue with a reported seating capacity of 52,500. Ticketek Australia has now informed customers that the event has changed venues. AEW Grand Slam Australia will now take place at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, which has a seating capacity of 13,500.
Ticketek sent the following message to customers, and the venue change is also reflected on the event page on Ticketek’s website.
“Dear Ticket Holder,
The promoter of AEW Grand Slam Australia, wishes to advise you that the venue for Grand Slam Australia on Saturday 15th February 2025, has been changed to Brisbane Entertainment Centre 1 Melaleuca Dr, Boondall QLD 4034.
Ticketholders do not need to take any action, your new event tickets will be sent to your Ticketek App in the next 2 weeks. Your Stadium tickets will not be valid for the new venue.
If you have any queries about your re-issued tickets, please contact Ticketek here.
Enjoy the show!
Regards,
Ticketek Team”
AEW has not publicly commented on the venue change.
Tony Khan highlights the challenges of airing AEW Grand Slam Australia on PPV
Tony Khan spoke with the media ahead of AEW Full Gear and he was asked if Grand Slam Australia would be a PPV or TV taping. Khan didn’t answer outright, but heavily hinted that the show would not be broadcast on PPV. He said that logistics made it difficult, but claimed that tickets are selling well and hopes to do more shows in Australia going forward.
“We’re very excited to make our debut there. We’ve sold thousands of tickets in the market, and it’ll be a great debut for us in Brisbane. Hopefully, it will be the first of many shows down there.”
“As far as how it’s going to run, I think it will present some challenges in terms of the timing of the event and the time zones, especially when presenting it as a conventional pay-per-view here domestically. That’s something to keep an eye on.”
“One of the great things about our media rights deal now is the opportunity to have our TV shows, as well as streaming specials, available. All of the Dynamite and Collision episodes will air on TBS and TNT, respectively, but they’re also going to live stream on Max, which is really exciting. I think it’s a great opportunity for AEW.”
Tony Khan: time zones present challenges for Grand Slam Australia
“Grand Slam Australia is set for Q1, and it’s going to be one of the major AEW events for sure. It was part of the big live events announcement. Of course, we announced some TV shows as well. It’ll be a little bit of a different cadence for us, going to Australia versus a normal TV week, but it’ll be a great event.”
“Everyone is going to be able to see it. I think the time zones present some challenges, especially when asking everyone to pay as a pay-per-view for that. But it’s definitely something we’re going to make available to our fans here domestically.”
