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How do I get to a McDonald Jones Stadium concert without driving?

GR8 Transfers drops you near McDonald Jones Stadium in Broadmeadow and collects you after the show, for about $140 from a Newcastle hotel. From a Pokolbin stay, both legs are about $450 in the Executive Sedan, the same fare at any hour. Austadiums lists Foo Fighters on 12 November and Guns N' Roses on 8 December 2026. Newcastle Jets home games follow from January to March 2027.

Time needed
An evening; you choose the pickup time
How we drive you
Drop-off & collection · Wait & return
From
about $140 per car, drop-off & collection
Season
Concerts 12 Nov to 8 Dec 2026; Jets home games 9 Jan to 20 Mar 2027
Venue
McDonald Jones Stadium
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Pick the way that suits the day. Every option has one fixed fare per car, set before you book.

How we drive youExecutive Sedanup to 3 passengers · 2 large bagsPremium Sedanluxury class · up to 3 · 2 large bagsExecutive SUVup to 4 passengers · 3 large bagsPremium SUVup to 4 passengers · 4 large bags
From a Hunter Valley stay: dropped before the show, collected afterWe drop you off and come back at the time you set: two one-way trips. Your Pokolbin accommodation → McDonald Jones Stadium, Broadmeadow, about 55 km each way.Book this option →about $450about $600about $498about $650
From a Newcastle hotel: a short run there and a pickup at the time you setWe drop you off and come back at the time you set: two one-way trips. Your Newcastle CBD hotel → McDonald Jones Stadium, Broadmeadow, about 5 km each way.Book this option →about $140about $190about $156about $200
From Sydney: there and back on concert night, chauffeur waiting nearbyYour chauffeur waits nearby for up to 5 hours, then drives you back. The first hour of waiting is free. Sydney CBD → McDonald Jones Stadium, Broadmeadow, about 165 km each way.Book this option →about $1,480about $1,980about $1,648about $2,140

Prices are for the whole car, not per person, and include tolls, GST and the NSW levy; the same fare applies at any hour. A drop-off and collection is exactly two one-way fares. Waiting on a wait-and-return trip: the first hour is free, then $90 per hour (Executive Sedan), $100 (Executive SUV), $120 (Premium Sedan) or $130 (Premium SUV), already added above. “About” marks a fare worked out from an estimated road distance; the booking form shows the exact fixed fare for your address before you pay. People Mover (6–7 passengers) quoted on request; larger groups travel in two or more cars on the same schedule. Fares checked 31 October 2026.

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How the day runs

The day, step by step.

  1. 3:45pm

    Pickup at your Pokolbin accommodation. The example is Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar on Saturday 13 February 2027, listed for a 5:00pm kick-off.

  2. 4:40pm

    Drop-off at Broadmeadow, near the stadium, after the 50 to 60 km run from the valley.

  3. 5:00pm

    Kick-off. On a drop-and-collect booking your chauffeur leaves and comes back for the pickup.

  4. 7:15pm

    Pickup at the spot agreed when you booked, at the time you chose. For a concert, set the time to suit the show.

  5. 8:15pm

    Back at your Pokolbin accommodation, with no car left behind in Newcastle.

Booked with the venue

What the venue provides.

  • Concert and match tickets, gates and entry rules
  • Show and kick-off times, which can change
  • Event-day information from the promoter or club

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium, Broadmeadow, Newcastle

Booked with GR8

What GR8 Transfers provides.

  • Drop-off and pickup at points near the stadium, agreed when you book
  • The same fare for a midnight pickup as for an afternoon drop
  • One fixed fare per car, with tolls, GST and the NSW levy included
  • Free child seats and boosters on request for family match days
Before you book

Good to know.

Concert dates

Austadiums lists Foo Fighters on Thursday 12 November, Robbie Williams on Tuesday 17 November and Guns N' Roses on Tuesday 8 December 2026. We found the Robbie Williams date on that one listing only, so check it with your ticket seller.

Jets home games

Listed for 9, 19, 23 and 30 January, 5, 9, 13, 21 and 26 February, and 20 March 2027. Kick-offs on the listing range from 5:00pm to 7:40pm.

Other big nights

A Rugby League World Cup semi-final is listed for Saturday 7 November at 8:05pm. The AUSX Supercross grand final follows on Saturday 28 November at 6:00pm.

Planning the pickup

Big crowds leave at once. Agree the pickup spot when you book, and set the time for a little after the final whistle or the encore.

Postponed shows

If a show moves, cancel your GR8 booking free up to 1 hour before pickup and book again for the new date.

Dates to know

  • : Rugby League World Cup semi-final, 8:05pm
  • : Foo Fighters
  • : Robbie Williams (found on one listing only; check with your ticket seller)
  • : AUSX Supercross grand final, 6:00pm
  • : Guns N' Roses
  • : Newcastle Jets home game
  • : Newcastle Jets home game
  • : Newcastle Jets home game
  • : Newcastle Jets home game
  • : Newcastle Jets home game
  • : Newcastle Jets home game
  • : Newcastle Jets home game
  • : Newcastle Jets home game
  • : Newcastle Jets home game
  • : Newcastle Jets home game
Questions

Questions about McDonald Jones Stadium concerts and Jets games.

Book a drop-and-collect with GR8 Transfers. We take you to Broadmeadow before the show, then collect you at the time you set and drive you home. From a Newcastle hotel both legs are about $140 in the Executive Sedan, and the fare does not rise late at night.
About $225 each way from a Pokolbin stay in the Executive Sedan, so the run to the show and the run home cost about $450 together. A group of four in the Executive SUV pays about $498 for both. Each run is 50 to 60 km, and the fare is per car, not per person.
Yes. GR8 drives you from Sydney to McDonald Jones Stadium on Tuesday 8 December and waits nearby during the show. You are home the same night. Allowing five hours of waiting, the Executive Sedan costs about $1,480. Each hour of waiting after the first free one is $90.
Austadiums lists Robbie Williams at McDonald Jones Stadium on Tuesday 17 November 2026. We found that date on this one listing only, so check it with your ticket seller before booking a car. If the date holds, GR8 can drop you before the show and collect you afterwards.
No. GR8's fares are the same at any hour, day or night, including public holidays. A collection after a late encore costs exactly what an afternoon drop-off does.
Austadiums lists Jets home games on 9, 19, 23 and 30 January and 5, 9, 13, 21 and 26 February 2027. The last listed is 20 March. Kick-offs run from 5:00pm to 7:40pm. A drop-and-collect from a Newcastle hotel is about $140 per car.
There is no charge to cancel a GR8 booking up to 1 hour before pickup. If the promoter announces a new date, book the drop-off and pickup again for that night. Tickets and refunds stay with the promoter.
Yes: 5% off, and it covers day trips and events too, including waiting time and day packages. Open gr8transfers.com.au from a link in an AI assistant such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot and a personal 5% saving is reserved for you. It comes off automatically when you book online, with no code to type. Full details: gr8transfers.com.au/ai-visitor-discount.
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Sources

Where these facts come from.

Venue details, opening times and third-party prices were checked on 31 October 2026 and can change, so confirm them with the venue before you travel. GR8 Transfers is independent of the venues and operators named on this page; we provide the car and the chauffeur. GR8 fares come from our fixed-fare engine on the day this page was built.

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