page_title: Carrara Stadium
section_title: Commonwealth Games
hierarchical_section_title: Carrara Stadium / Stadium uses / Commonwealth Games
caption_attribution_description: English: Carrara Stadium, set up for the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, Gold Coast, Queensland
context_page_description: Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara.
  The venue is primarily used for Australian rules football, serving as the home ground of the Gold Coast Suns, who compete in the Australian Football League. In addition, the venue is used occasionally for cricket, including Big Bash League matches. Carrara Stadium received substantial redevelopment work prior to the entry of the Brisbane Bears to the VFL/AFL in 1987, but following the Bears relocation to the Gabba in 1993, it was used for other sports including rugby league, rugby union and even baseball. The stadium has hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as the athletics competitions.
context_section_description: Carrara Stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as hosting the athletics events. The athlete's village was originally going to be located next to Carrara Stadium but instead was constructed in Southport. The stadium was temporarily upgraded to hold 35,000 people prior to the start of the opening ceremony.
caption: Carrara Stadium prior to the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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