Your must-have guide to Elton John concert
(WorldNews Asia)

Council helped secure the event - one of only four venues Sir Elton John is playing on this Australian tour - with support from its Invest Mackay Events Attraction Program. Mayor Greg Williamson said the national and international exposure this worldwide superstar`s visit was generating, as well as the direct economic benefits, made this signature event an extremely worthwhile investment. He said of 15,000 concert-goers set to pack BB Print Stadium Mackay for the concert, about 5000 were visitors from outside the region. `That amounts to an estimated visitor expenditure of more than $3 million. `The REMPLAN economic modelling is based on 5000 domestic visitors staying two-and-a-half nights....