Not a great experience. Read the website carefully and gathered that we could bring in water as long as it was in plastic bottles. Bag check forced everyone to dump said water at the gate. We were far from the only ones who were surprised. Then received dodgy directions to our gate by several different people, as there was an intervening members section we had to avoid. One guy told us we had to go aaaaaall the way back around the other way or exit the stadium RIGHT next to the staircase that went directly to our seats. We remembered seeing that staircase and decided to investigate. Sure enough, it was perfectly fine for us to go that route. Finally, NO BUS SERVICE BACK TO OUR HOME AFTER THE GAME. 200 buses lined up to go back to the city, 3 different bus routes taking us to the game, ALL of the buses heading to the Eastern Suburbs stopped running at 830!!! Are you kidding me?? How do you not have bus service after a game at a stadium where there is basically no parking whatsoever and the train is a mile away? Plus, the folks working at the bus line had absolutely no clue about it. We asked them where to wait for our bus, they told us - we looked carefully at the schedule and realized there were no buses. We pointed it out to them, and they basically said, "well golly gee, lookie there!" and suggested we take a bus to the city, then take the train back. We then got terrible directions from the bus people AND one police officer for where to catch a taxi. LISTEN UP GABBA!!! If you don't have adequate parking at your stadium and want to encourage people to take public transportation, PAY FOR BUSES TO RUN UNTIL YOUR GAMES HAVE ENDED. Don't leave people stranded! Despicable and totally disappointing. As an aside, the cricket match we attended was excellent. Too bad it was spoiled by this bumbling venue!! read more

The Gabba, or the Brisbane Cricket Ground as it is officially known, is a testament to our ability to give places the laziest possible nicknames (it is located in the suburb of Woolloongabba). It is also another Brisbane landmark that has had a bit of life knocked out of it by ill-conceived , yet necessary, redevelopment. This is what I have been led to believe at least, given I am not old enough to have fully appreciated the Brisbane Cricket Ground in it's original incarnation. The Gabba today is a bland oval of concrete and plastic seating. What the ground gained in capacity through its redevelopment it no doubt lost in character and charm. Looking around the stadium there is no defining feature that would allow one to easily recognise it as the Gabba. It is more or less a mini version of the much loved Melbourne Cricket Ground without all of the features that make the MCG cutting edge. In saying all that, when this ground is packed to capacity and the lions are playing a home final or the Australian cricket team is playing the opening test of the Ashes the Gabba is capable of drumming up a goose bump inducing atmosphere. That's if the over enthusiastic ground staff (easily the worst of any stadium I've been to) don't spoil the fun by kicking out the guy blowing up a beach ball. read more

The Gabba - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Woolloongabba, QLD

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Going to Gabba especially on Sunday from the Northern side was rather difficult to get there by train when they don't run. First time I heard that since moving from Sydney. Anyhow I took the car and park it on the other side of the parking exclusion zone so that I can park it free of charge and no issues for ticketing. There are bars on the Stanley Street end that you can have a drink prior to the game to catch up with your mate prior to the game. The experience in Gabba was good, the ground isn't too big and easy to find your allocated section or bay. The food choice was bit mediocre but what do you expect from a cricket game. The KFC's for the Big Bash would have been a perfect marriage. I will go again for another game but I hope that my transportation getting there is better. The transport going back for others was funny as there are no indication where the buses are going. For a non local like me would not know how to get back. read more

Officially known as the Brisbane Cricket Ground, I find The Gabba a bit underwhelming. It serves a great purpose, being the home ground of the Brisbane Lions and Queensland Cricket, as well as hosting many other sporting and business events. It's even been upgraded in the last decade, making the stadium an enclosed ring (cricket purists complain that this has stopped the afternoon breeze, that came through the old members stand, assisting bowlers). But in comparison to the other major stadiums in Queensland, I find The Gabba older, dirtier, and possibly the worst venue for viewing for the crowd. The Gabba trails venues such as Suncorp Stadium, Skilled Park and Metricon Stadium in most categories. Whilst I won't compare any of the food or drinks (all awful, in all stadiums), I do find the Gabba much harder to access by public transport. Attendees of any game at the Gabba know how annoying it is trying to cross any of Stanley, Vulture or Main Streets in order to get to the ground. The other stadiums in comparison have public transport that will almost drop you at the front door. Those unfortunate enough to have a ticket for the rows right at the back of the top tier of stands almost need to have a binocular with them constantly. Seeing the small red cricket ball can almost be impossible. Conversely, those who sit at the back rows of the lower tier have no chance of seeing anything that happens at the opposite end of the field in an AFL match. I do acknowledge that The Gabba is older than the Metricon Stadium, Skilled Park and the newly rebuilt Suncorp Stadium, but I imagine it's only a small amount of time before another stadium is built to house Brisbane's AFL and Cricket associations. read more

Well, one of the reasons that I went to Brisbane was to go and watch a football game at the Gabba (since I have never managed to be in Brisbane at the same time that my team was playing). Well, I must admit that the Gabba was little different to many of the other sporting stadiums that I have visited, though it was certainly not the worst. We had seats on the upper levels and it was a bit confusing to work out how to get there, until we realised that we had to walk outside and then up some really long stairs to there. Getting food and beer was pretty easy (which is something that I like because I have been to stadiums where it takes ages to actually get anything) and the view that we had was pretty cool. We even discovered an area which served food and beer that was a little classier than you would expect from a stadium. Getting out was okay, though as can be expected there was quite a large crowd to contend with - but then I have yet to visit a stadium where you don't end up swarming out with a crowd after the game. read more

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I've attended numerous events at the Gabba. Usually its a good time out. Yes the food is overpriced. Yes its all concrety. Yes the seats are uncomfortable. But you cant really get a bad seat. Yesterday we sat in the western lower and had a great view of all the cricket action. My only real complaint about the ground is the security. Having three tables to check everyone's bags at gate two is not enough! We missed some of the action because we were stuck waiting in lines to get in. read more