Hundreds of Adele fans have heeded the travel warnings and arrived at Mt Smart Stadium before gates opened.
Auckland Transport has issued a series of warnings ahead of Adele's concert tonight, which is expected to cause havoc during rush hour.
Up to 45,000 fans are expected at the first show of Adele's New Zealand tour, which kicks off at 7.30pm at Mt Smart Stadium.
New Zealand Transport Agency says city-bound traffic is currently heavy due to Adele traffic.
Train and bus stations are reportedly busy with concert-goers heading to the concert.
"If you're heading to the Thursday night concert, you will be travelling during peak evening traffic, and when public transport is at its busiest," Auckland Transport warned.
"Travel may take over two hours and it is recommended you arrive at the venue at least 60 minutes prior to the start of the show so plan your travel in advance and allow plenty of extra time."
It also took the extreme measure of asking commuters not going to the show to travel "off-peak" and ticket-holders to check schedules for tonight's public transport options, including buses, trains and ferries.
Adele's second two shows, on Saturday and Sunday, aren't expected to be as congested thanks to the lack of commuter traffic. Metservice predicted wet weather for those shows, though they will continue regardless.
Two 747 freighters made two trips each to move everything from Melbourne, and another twelve 12m shipping containers came across the water from Sydney with the staging system. The whole thing took 60 hours to set up, not including the fact that Mt Smart had to build a whole extra grandstand to fit everyone in.
Live Nation put out an official warning that tickets purchased via reseller sites such as Viagogo, Ticketblaster, Queen of Tickets, or eBay may not get people through the door.
