It has a $300 million stadium and legions of music fans — but the unofficial capital of northern Australia is struggling to attract major music events.

Townsville’s 25,000-seat stadium opened in early 2020 and was christened by music royalty Elton John as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.

Since then, the venue has hosted plenty of NRL games, but no live music.

It is a source of “bitter disappointment” for the Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill.