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The clean-up from Adele's two sold-out shows at the Gabba is well underway, and local business owners are singing her praises after a boost in sales over the weekend.
The Saturday and Sunday shows, each attended by 60,000 people, have also been hailed a success by Brisbane City Council.
One cafe owner on Stanley Street said she hoped more concerts would be held in the area.
"We were flat out for four hours straight," Angeli Chupungco said.
"I didn't look up from the coffee machine once.
"It was easy to get through the night as we were all pretty hyped due to the atmosphere."
She said local businesses had been planning for the event since November.
"We doubled staff and ordered quadruple the amount of products that we sell," Ms Chupungco told ABC Radio Brisbane.
"As business owners we would love to see more concerts in this area."
She said she was on her feet from 6:00am till 10:00pm both days.
"It was worth it," Ms Chupungco said.
"Traffic control and the police handled things really well so things went smoothly.
"We saw things being bumped in in the lead-up and now we're seeing the bump out which is supposed to be finished by 7:00 tonight."
Adele fans were warned in the lead-up to the event to allow time to get to and from the event, with 400 additional bus services offered for the concert.
Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner told ABC Radio Brisbane that concert-goers planned accordingly.
Councillor Schrinner said he wore remarks from the singer as a "badge of honour".
"The planning worked and the right decision was made to get the message out there," he said.
"People travelled early and people were creative about how they travelled, by getting nearby early and having a bite to eat.
"It's a great outcome but it's not something we should take for granted."
Topics: music, arts-and-entertainment, local-government, brisbane-4000, qld
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