21 Mar 2021

Will Barbra Streisand be the next big Eden Park gig?

12:48 pm on 21 March 2021

An Eden Park executive may have let the cat out of the bag about the next act playing at Eden Park.

Mt Eden Park Stadium. View from Mt Eden Summit

Eden Park stadium in central Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski

After a long battle the venue was earlier this year granted permission to hold six concerts a year, despite deep divisions in the community about traffic and noise disruptions.

The first concert to be confirmed was New Zealand pop group Six60, scheduled for 24 April.

Now, an international big name has been dropped, as one of the next potential acts.

Eden Trust Board chief executive Nick Sautner appeared before Auckland Council's Finance and Performance Committee this week. He was asked by mayor Phil Goff whether the stadium could be self-sufficient.

And Saunter's reply piqued the interested of the councillors: "Obviously there's commercial sensitivities around each of the events, and it differs from Six60 through to Barbra Streisand, what I will say is our corporate suite interest has been enormous since we've announced concerts."

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Singer/actress Barbra Streisand performs onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California.

Barbra Streisand performing at the Oscars ceremony in Hollywood in February 2013. Photo: AFP

Sautner avoided further questioning about whether Streisand would in fact be playing at Eden Park.

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