Don Valley Stadium Girls performed two sell-out shows during their Spiceworld Tour on 11 and 12 September 1998. It was the group's first concert in Britain following Geri Halliwell leaving the group. In 2011, the Arctic Monkeys hosted a two-day comeback festival at the adjacent Don Valley grass bowl to celebrate the release of "Suck It and See". The band headlined and were supported on both days, by Miles Kane, The Vaccines, Dead Sons and Anna Calvi as well as local artists. Reports emerged in January 2013 that Labour Sheffield City Council were considering demolishing the stadium as part of a money-saving exercise.
Don Valley Parkway Bayview Avenue; widening Don Mills Road; and expanding the parkway. Two proposals were put forward for approval: the Leslie Street extension and widening of Don Mills Road. Don Mills Road was widened from four to six lanes with the new lanes to be high occupancy/bus lanes. The Leslie Street extension was approved by East York and North York, but was abandoned by Metro Council in 1993, after the provincial government refused to subsidize its construction. In 1989, a public meeting was held on the future of the Don River, which was widely known for its pollution, and the Don Valley,