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Kooyong Stadium, also known as Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, is a tennis venue located in Melbourne, Australia. The venue was built in 1927 and has a capacity of 8,500.

Kooyong Stadium was the venue for the Australian Open when that tournament was played in Melbourne, until it was moved to Melbourne Park in 1988. The surface of Kooyong Stadium was grass-court.

Kooyong Stadium, now a hard-court surface, remains the venue for the Kooyong Classic warm-up tournament.

The venue has also hosted several open-air concerts:

In February 1972 English rock group Led Zeppelin held a large open-air concert at the venue.
In February 1973 The Rolling Stones played three shows there as part of their Pacific Tour
In January 1973 Black Sabbath performed a concert there.
Three concerts by Bob Dylan in February 1986.
In November 1987 David Bowie performed four concerts at the venue.

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-'''Kooyong Stadium''', also known as Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, is a [[tennis]] venue located in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]].  The capacity of the arena is 8,500 and was built in [[1927]].  It was the venue for the [[Australian Open]] when that tournament was played in Melbourne, until the construction of [[Melbourne Park]] in 1988.
+'''Kooyong Stadium''', also known as Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, is a [[tennis]] venue located in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]].  The venue was built in [[1927]] and has a capacity of 8,500.
+Kooyong Stadium was the venue for the [[Australian Open]] when that tournament was played in Melbourne, until it was moved to [[Melbourne Park]] in 1988. The surface of Kooyong Stadium was grass-court.
-It remains the venue for the [[Kooyong Classic]] warm-up tournament.
+Kooyong Stadium, now a hard-court surface, remains the venue for the [[Kooyong Classic]] warm-up tournament.
-In February [[1972]] [[England|English]] [[rock group]] [[Led Zeppelin]] held a large open-air concert at the venue. The following year [[The Rolling Stones]] played two shows there as part of their [[The Rolling Stones Pacific Tour 1973|Pacific Tour]].  In November 1987 [[David Bowie]] performed four concerts at the venue.
+The venue has also hosted several open-air concerts:
+*In February [[1972]] [[England|English]] [[rock group]] [[Led Zeppelin]] held a large open-air concert at the venue.
+*In February 1973  [[The Rolling Stones]] played three shows there as part of their [[The Rolling Stones Pacific Tour 1973|Pacific Tour]]
+*In January 1973 [[Black Sabbath]] performed a concert there.
+*Three concerts by [[Bob Dylan]] in February 1986.
+*In November 1987 [[David Bowie]] performed four concerts at the venue.
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