AEW moving venues for Grand Slam Australia

AEW’s debut in Australia will not be taking place in a stadium after all.

Announced by local ticket provider Ticketek to those who had purchased tickets, the Saturday, February 15th show will now emanate from the Brisbane Entertainment Centre instead of Suncorp Stadium which is also reflected on AEW’s website.

Those who had already purchased tickets will be relocated to new seats in the venue which lists a capacity of 13,500 and is the indoor home for concerts and other entertainment events.

The change comes a few days after it was first reported that a venue change was expected.

Although tickets are listed as for sale, there is no ability to actually buy them for the new venue as of this writing.

Asked about an update on the show last week, AEW head Tony Khan said they had sold “thousands of tickets” but did not hint at a venue change. The reason for the change is unknown with speculation that low ticket sales were an impetus. The company’s programming airs on ESPN Australia, but is not as highly viewed as it is domestically.