“The main businesses on Station Rd are quite happy with that,” Evans said. Photo / Mike ScottThe road closures for large concerts held at Go Media had long been a bugbear for retailers. The early laying of traffic cones indicated to potential customers the area was a no-go zone, causing them to turn away – meaning even a 3pm road closure impacts business. “But it was a real haphazard way of going about it.”Auckland Stadiums, which runs events at Go Media Stadium, recognised the disruption an event of the scale of an Ed Sheeran concert can cause. Ed Sheeran is performing two shows at Go Media Stadium as part of the New Zealand leg of his tour.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 13, 2026 05:34 UTC