Wembley Stadium and the English Football Association (FA) have invited over 1,000 Ukrainians, and their host families from across Britain, to attend the upcoming England vs Ukraine UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier on Sunday. Over 1,000 free tickets have been offered to Ukrainians displaced by the war in their native country. They have been invited to …
Wembley Stadium welcomes over 2.6 million in 2022
Wembley Stadium welcomed more than 2.6 million people in 2022, in what was a record-breaking year for the venue. The London stadium hosted 35 events over the last year, including major football finals, heavyweight boxing bouts, a National Football League (NFL) game and sold-out concerts. Some of the record-breaking crowds include the 94,000-strong attendance that …
Women’s Super League witnesses 200% increase in average attendances
The Women’s Super League (WSL) has seen its average attendances increase by 200% following England Women’s win at Euro 2022 in the summer. England beat Germany in the final of UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 at a packed Wembley Stadium, which boasted a bumper crowd of 87,192. The attendance set a record across the men’s and …
Blur to play one-off gig at Wembley Stadium
Britpop band Blur are set to reunite for a one-off gig at Wembley Stadium next year. The gig will take place on Saturday, July 8 and will bring members Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree back together to perform some of Blur’s biggest songs. It will be the band’s only UK appearance …
Wembley Stadium’s record-breaking NFL crowd
Wembley Stadium welcomed back a record-breaking number of American Football fans last week for the first National Football League (NFL) International fixtures in three years. A crowd of 86,215 saw the Denver Broncos defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars 21-17, beating the previous record of 85,870 which was set in October 2018 at Wembley. Wembley held the …
Tickets go on sale for first edition of Women’s Finalissima
Tickets are now on sale for the first ever edition of the UEFA-CONMEBOL Women’s Finalissima between England and Brazil at Wembley Stadium. The match is contested by the winners of UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, England, and the 2022 CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina champions, Brazil. The Finalissima will take place on Thursday, April 6 next year, …
Women’s football popularity provides boost for Wembley hospitality offerings
Women’s football is continuing to enjoy a boom in popularity, with Club Wembley – the hospitality arm of Wembley Stadium – reporting record hospitality bookings for the recent England v USA fixture. A bumper crowd of 76,893 attended the match between reigning European champions the Lionesses and the USA, who are reigning world champions. This …
Wembley welcomes 1.3 million guests over busy summer
Wembley Stadium has closed the doors on a busy summer schedule, with more than 1.3 million attending concerts at the London venue. The Taylor Hawkins tribute gig on September 3 was the final music event to be held at Wembley this year, and witnessed legendary rock stars including Sir Paul McCartney, Liam Gallagher, Queen, Brian …
People on the move: Protecht, ASM Global and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing ecosystem… Ticket protection solutions provider Protecht has appointed Mark Kramer (pictured left) as chief technology officer. Kramer spent eight years as vice-president of engineering at Pac-12 Networks, an American sports-orientated digital cable and satellite television network. He earned multiple awards for his work in sports and …
Tixngo to be utilised by Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium has announced a partnership with blockchain mobile ticketing solution, Tixngo. Starting this summer, the 90,000-capacity stadium will deliver digital tickets through a new Wembley-branded wallet, which will be powered by Secutix solution Tixngo. The London stadium will launch the solution for Ed Sheeran’s five nights at Wembley, with the British artist’s shows beginning …