Melbourne Showgrounds

Melbourne Showgrounds
Melbourne Showgrounds
	The grand pavilion is the heart of Melbourne Showgrounds
Former names	Royal Melbourne Showgrounds (1848-2006)
Location	Epsom Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria.
Coordinates	37°46′58″S 144°54′39″E / 37.78278°S 144.91083°E
Owner	Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria
Surface	Indoor and outdoor
Construction
Opened	1848
Renovated	2006
Website
	www.melbourneshowgrounds.com

Melbourne Showgrounds is located in the inner north-western suburb of Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, next door to Flemington Racecourse. The largest and most flexible indoor/outdoor venue space in Melbourne the Showgrounds is the home of the annual Melbourne Royal Show, as well as major exhibitions, trade shows, and music concerts, including the Supanova Pop Culture Expo, the Caravan & Camping Touring Supershow and MotoExpo.

The venue has also been the selected site for TV and film production and is the current filming location for MasterChef Australia.

It has previously been used for large music festivals – as of 2010, it plays host to Stereosonic until the Festivals end in 2015.

It also was used on the last show on The Police's Synchronicity Tour, their last world tour, before they re-united briefly to play three concerts for the Amnesty International A Conspiracy of Hope Tour and reuniting in the studio.