Bryan Adams’ Perth concert was cancelled due to a sewage blockage at the venue.
The ‘Heaven’ hitmaker was due to headline the RAC Arena in Australia on Sunday night (09.02.25), but a “large blockage of fat, grease and rags” in the sewers forced the rock star to abandon the gig, despite the local Water Corporation’s best efforts to resolve the stinky issue.
A Facebook statement from the Canadian musician read: “Tonight’s show at RAC Arena has been postponed. I’m really sorry we couldn’t make this happen tonight—I was so looking forward to seeing you all. I appreciate your patience and support and can’t wait to be back and play for you as soon as we can reschedule.
Venue Statement:
“RAC Arena advise that tonight’s performance by Bryan Adams is postponed due to an external Water Corporation water supply issue which could not be resolved.
All existing ticketholders will be notified of an update as soon as possible and need not take any action at this point in time.”
Fans had a lengthy wait before being informed at 9pm, Bryan’s stage time, that the show was called off due to the “risk of sewage backing up within the venue toilets, posing a potential public health risk.”
Perth Water Corporation chief executive Pat Donovan confirmed they were alerted to the issue at around 6pm after being informed of a wastewater overflow in the car park.
On Monday (10.02.25), Donovan told Perth radio station 6PR: “I assure you that our people worked really hard to clear a large blockage, which is called a fatberg, in one of our key water mains under Wellington Street.
We were looking at backup contingencies, which included tankering the wastewater away, but what we realised is we wouldn’t be able to keep up with 16,000 people in the venue.”