The Rolling Stones concert set for March 22, almost two decades since the band's last performance in Adelaide, is causing South Australian taxpayers a whopping $450,000 to be spent for the renovation of the Adelaide Oval.

Is it money well spent?

For South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill it was a satisfaction. He told ABC that the money was well spent since the Rolling Stones concert will pave the way to an improvement of the Adelaide Oval.

"You really get, on really conservative estimates, a $10 return for every dollar we put in. To have the only full-scale stadium show in the Rolling Stones' Australian tour is a coup for Adelaide. Hosting the world's greatest rock and roll band at Adelaide Oval will be a superb way to celebrate the completion of our world-class stadium. I understand that Mick Jagger is an avid cricket fan and is very excited to be playing the first concert at the new Adelaide Oval."

However, SA Opposition treasury spokesman Iain Evan thinks otherwise. He said that the taxpayers' money should not be spent this way. He also alleged that the money being spent for the Adelaide Oval upgrade was more than the amount being announced to the public.

"We understand from Government sources it's closer to a million, so the reality is with cost of living the way it is, taxes the way it is, the State Government borrowing this money to bring an overseas act when there are plenty of good South Australian and Australian acts, most South Australians would scratch their head and ask why," Mr Evan said.

There are no follow-up reports whether Premier Weatherill answered to this allegation as of yet.

Meanwhile, Adelaide concert promoter Tony Cochrane said that the Adelaide Oval will be well-maintained for the AFL showdown happening days after the concert.

"We're covering the entire ground, so state-of-the-art bringing in very, very special floor surfacing to cover the entire ground so there'll be no issues with that whatsoever. As a preliminary backstop we've also grown a couple thousand square metres extra of this special grass just in case," Mr Cochrane said.