Dunedin Venues Management chief executive Terry Davies said the concert was set to be excellent.
"We’re looking forward to a great night."
"We’re just really looking forward to Rod coming back and doing his stuff - he loves playing the stadium," Mr Davies said.
Sir Rod (78) previously played in Dunedin in 2015 to an almost full house.
"I think he gets a great vibe from playing stadiums."
Mr Davies was confident the show would be brilliant and it was likely that it was the last time fans would be able to see Sir Rod in Dunedin.
The show required a huge logistical effort - 30 semi-trailer loads of production equipment were needed, including sound and digital gear which was travelling with Sir Rod.
Both the tour crew and the stadium’s team were so used to doing such events that it was like a circus rolling in and out of town.
"Its a massive beast but we’ve got it down to a fine art."
He did not know how many tickets had been sold, but understood there were still some available and encouraged Dunedin residents to attend.
While some attendees had had their seats changed, it was by the promoter and he was hopeful it would not affect their experience.
The stadium can hold upwards of 36,000 people for concerts.
Alongside concertgoers, cricket fans will also flock to the area this afternoon to enjoy a twenty20 match between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka at the University Oval starting at 1pm.
Sir Rod next heads to Napier for a concert on April 8 and ends his New Zealand tour at Auckland's Spark Arena on April 9.
