OASIS Saturday 27th Sunday 28th road closures and parking restrictions

 From Brent Council

  

Wembley Stadium will be hosting OASIS LIVE '25 on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September. Please read below to see how this might affect you. Timings - OASIS LIVE '25 doors will open at 5.30pm and road closures will be in place from 1.30pm for all of above events. We expect the area around Wembley Stadium to be very busy before and after this event so please avoid the area if you can, unless you have a ticket for the event. Event day parking Event day parking restrictions will be in place from 8am to midnight on main roads and from 10am to midnight on residential roads on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September. If you have a paper permit, please make sure you clearly display it in your vehicle. If you have an electronic permit, you do not need to display this.

Coldplay reschedules next weekend's shows at Wembley Stadium due to underground rail strike

From Coldplay

 

We’re sorry to announce that, due to planned industrial action on the London Underground, we’ve been forced to reschedule our final two concerts of the current Wembley Stadium run. Without a Tube service, it’s impossible to get 82,000 people to the concert and home again safely, and therefore no event licence can be granted for the nights of 7th and 8th September. 

 

To avoid cancelling the shows, our only option is to reschedule. The Sunday 7th September show will move to Saturday 6th September. The Monday 8th September show will move to Friday 12th September. All tickets will remain valid for their rescheduled date. 

 

If you’re able to attend the new date, you do not need to take any action to secure your ticket for the rescheduled show. Your existing ticket will be valid for entry. Any ticket holders who are unable to attend their rescheduled show can get a full refund on their ticket, and are requested to contact their point of purchase before 12noon BST on Tuesday 2nd September. 

 

Any returned tickets will be put on general sale at 11am BST on Wednesday 3rd September, exclusively via Ticketmaster. The shows on Saturday 30th August, Sunday 31st August, Wednesday 3rd September and Thursday 4th September will go ahead as scheduled. We're very sorry for the inevitable disappointment, frustration and inconvenience that this situation causes. 

 The RMT explained the causes of the strike on their website:

 

Tube union RMT, announced rolling strike action across the network beginning on Friday 5th September for seven days, with different grades taking industrial action at differing times.

The strikes come after management refused to engage seriously with union demands on pay, fatigue management, extreme shift patterns and a reduction in the working week, as well as failing to honour previous agreements made with staff.  

   

RMT says that management’s dismissive approach has fuelled widespread anger and distrust among the workforce, who voted in overwhelming numbers to take strike action.   

   

 

TEN days of parking restrictions and disruption in Wembley Park on dates from this Friday until Monday September 8th for Coldplay concerts

 

 

From Brent Coucil

 

Wembley Stadium will be hosting the COLDPLAY MUSIC OF THE SPHERES WORLD TOUR in August on Friday 22 August, Saturday 23 August, Tuesday 26 August, Wednesday 27 August, Saturday 30 August and Sunday 31 August. [Editor's note: Coldplay added  Wednesday 3 September,  Thursday 4 September, Sunday 7 September and Monday 8 September]

EDITOR NOTE:  Be aware Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th September and Monday 8th September may affect children travelling between Harlesden and Wembley Park and v/v due to road closures and bus diversions. Not great for those starting secondary school in Year 7 and perhaps travelling alone for the first time. In particular look out for the early curtialment of the 206 bus at Brent Park (IKEA/TESCO).

Timings

- The COLDPLAY MUSIC OF THE SPHERES WORLD TOUR doors will open at 6pm and road closures will be in place from 2pm for all above events.

We expect the area around Wembley Stadium to be very busy before and after this event so please avoid the area if you can, unless you have a ticket for the event.

 

 

Event day parking

Event day parking restrictions will be in place from 8am to midnight on main roads and from 10am to midnight on residential roads on Friday 22 August, Saturday 23 August, Tuesday 26 August, Wednesday 27 August, Saturday 30 August and Sunday 31 August. [See additional dates above]

Blackpink at Wembley Stadium Friday and Saturday. Road closures from 3pm or earlier. Bus diversions. No Bakerloo or Lioness services on Saturday/

 

Road closures and diversions from 3pm on Saturday for Wembley Boxing Match

 From Brent Council

Wembley Stadium will be hosting the boxing event between Usyk v Dubois on Saturday 19 July 2025. Please read below to see how this might affect you. Timings Usyk v Dubois will take place on Saturday 19 July, doors will open at 5.00pm and road closures will be in place from 3.00pm. We expect the area around Wembley Stadium to be very busy before and after this event so please avoid the area if you can, unless you have a ticket for the event. Event day parking Event day parking restrictions will be in place from 8am to midnight on main roads and from 10am to midnight on residential roads on Saturday 19 July 2025. If you have a paper permit, please make sure you clearly display it in your vehicle. If you have an electronic permit, you do not need to display this.

Road closures from 2pm and post event bus diversions for LINKIN PARK Wembley Stadium event Saturday

 

Road closures and bus diversions from 1.30pm tomorrow (THURSDAY) for Guns n' Roses at Wembley Stadium

 School children and workers will be affected by tomorrow's early road closures as they try to get home.

A young fan today - Thursday  (I told him about some of the comments below) -  his dad got him interested.

 

 

Wembley road closures and diversions from 10.30am on Saturday June 7th

 

Road closures and bus diversions/curtailment on Friday and Sunday for stadium football events. No Jubilee or Met line trains at the weekend

 

Road closures etc for the 3 Bank Holiday matches at Wembley Stadium

 

Long weekend of Wembley Stadium events coming up - road closures, parking restrictions and bus route disruption

 From Brent Council

 

Wembley Stadium will be hosting the following football play-off finals on below dates:

- Championship Play-Off Final on Saturday 24 May.

- Sky Bet League One Play-Off Final on Sunday 25 May.

- League Two Play-Off Final on Monday 26 May 2025.

Please read below to see how this might affect you:

Timings

· Championship Play-Off Final on Saturday 24 May Kick off is at 3.00pm and road closures will be in place from 11am.

· Sky Bet League One Play-Off Final on Sunday 25 May Kick off is at 1.00pm and road closures will be in place from 9am.

· League Two Play-Off Final on Monday 26 May 2025 Kick off is at 3pm and road closures will be in place from 11am.

We expect the area around Wembley Stadium to be very busy before and after this event so please avoid the area if you can unless you have a ticket.

FA and WFA Cup Finals this weekend - full road closures from 12.30pm on Saturday and 9.30am on Sunday, bus diversions both days DETAILS

 

Early road closures and bus diversions in Wembley on Sunday despite 4.30pm Kick-Off

 

Wembley Events Ticket Ballot introduced for residents within the Event Day Parking Zone

 

From Brent Council

 

Wembley Stadium Residents' Ticket Ballot 

 

Brent Council and Wembley Stadium recognise that some residents that live close to Wembley Stadium may be directly impacted by event days.

That's why we are offering local residents the chance to apply for free tickets to upcoming Wembley Stadium events through our residents' ticket ballot.  We also want to ensure that people living in the area have a fair chance to attend these events.

 

There is a separate ballot for each Stadium event day, and if eligible you can enter as many different ballots as you want. However, you can submit only one entry per event day ballot. If you are successful in a ballot, you will win two tickets to that event.

 

To enter a ballot, you must be over 18 and live at a property within the Wembley Event Day parking zone.

 

Each Ballot will typically open two months before the date of the event and close two weeks before the date of the event.* 

 

Enter the Wembley Stadium Residents' Ballot

* This is subject to change, depending on the nature of the event and ticket availability.

 

FAQs 

 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

 

Road closures and bus diversions for Saturday's England v USA match at Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium Events road closures and bus diversions/curtailment : Sunday 20th October & Friday 25th October

 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25th

Early notice: Wembley Park road closures and bus diversions Thursday October 10th England v Greece

 

Wembley road closures of up to 11 hours on Saturday for Joshua vs Dubois fight

 

In reponse to comments below I Tweeted TfL but not hopeful:

Krupesh Hirani is the GLA Assembly Member for Brent and Harrow.

UPDATE, WEMBLEY EXTRA EVENTS APPLICATION APPROVED Quintain's comments on extra major stadium events application and officers' conclusion on the application to be decided tonight

UPDATE

BRENT PLANNING COMMITTEE APPROVED THE EXTRA EVENTS APPLICATION WITH JUST ONE VOTE AGAINST. MINUTES WILL GO TO PLANNING COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF WIDER ISSUES RAISED.

The application by Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL) for additional major events at the stadium will be heard at 6pm tonight. The officer's report to the Planning Committee can be read HERE. The public can attend the meeting in person at the Civic Centre or watch online HERE.

While the full report can be read on the link above I print below two significant extracts. Quintain Ltd is the owner of  some land within the planning application area and their developments around the stadium now has a large number of residents, many of whom have become restive over the impact of Wembley events on their lives:

 

QUINTAIN COMMENTS 

 

The proposal is supported subject to the following conditions:

 

From reviewing the representations submitted by local residents, it is clear that event day management, and in particular stewarding and post-event cleaning, are areas of significant concern. Therefore, WNSL should commit to paying all the operational and management costs associated with the additional events and/or any event that exceeds the existing caps of 22 sporting events and 24 non -sporting events in a calendar year.

 

WNSL have highlighted the success of the triparty ‘Best in Class’ initiative between WNSL, Quintain and Brent, which currently manages the impacts of event days upon the local area and state this will be implemented for the additional events. Whilst we agree that the ‘Best in Class’ principles covering stewarding, parking enforcement, traffic management, toilets and street cleaning should apply to the additional events, the increased costs associated with delivering these should be borne wholly by WNSL.

 

To ensure residents’ amenity is adequately protected, WNSL should commit to the following restrictions on events: a cap on the maximum number of consecutive non -sporting events; a cap on the maximum number of non-sporting events per week; and a cap on the maximum number of weeks in any calendar year where the maximum number of consecutive non -sporting events or maximum number of non-sporting events in a week can be held.

 

The above conditions should be included in the s.106 Agreement (Deed of Variation).

 

Should they not be secured, Quintain reserve the right to make further representations. As a participant in the Best in Class initiative, and owner of land within the planning application boundary where many of these measures will take place, Quintain would expect to be consulted on the Deed of Variation before it is completed

 

We would also request that WNSL, TfL and Brent work closely on mitigating the impact Stadium events have upon existing bus routes and services to ensure residents are able to carry on their daily lives and move around the area on event days with the minimum of disruption.

 

 

THE OFFICER REPORT CONCLUSIONS (original report paragraph numbers)

 

 

144. The objections received indicate that there is a level of impact currently experienced by local residents as a result of events at the Stadium, with concerns predominantly focussed on anti-social behaviour, transport issues, air quality and noise. Some impacts are to be expected, given the size of the Stadium and its siting in a location surrounded by residential properties and businesses, within a dense urban area, although it must be remembered that a Stadium has been in situ for over 100 years.

 

145. The original cap on events was imposed to manage the impacts until such time as specific transport improvements had been made. Whilst most of these have taken place, not all of them have been realised. Circumstances have changed since the original planning permission in 2002, which suggest that the final piece of transport infrastructure (i.e., the Stadium Access Corridor) will not be provided in its originally envisaged form, but other changes to the road network have now taken place. Therefore, the Council considers that the cap remains relevant.

 

146. Clearly, to increase the number of higher capacity events to accommodate up to 8 additional major non-sporting events per calendar year would imply an increase in the impact. However, a wide range of mitigation measures have previously been secured and would continue to do so to help mitigate these impacts. There are ongoing efforts to reduce the number of vehicles on an event day, including additional parking enforcement capacity and an updated Spectator Travel Plan to promote sustainable travel patterns. WNSL and public transport operators work closely to promote sustainable transport solutions and maximise the efficiency of the network. This in turn contributes to reducing noise and air quality issues.

 

147. Infrastructure works including two-way working in the area to the east of the Stadium and the opening of a link between the western end of North End Road and Bridge Road to provide an east-west route past the Stadium that is capable of being kept open at all times before and after Stadium events has improved traffic flow in the area and assist residents’ movements on event days.

 

148. The Trusted Parking Scheme aims to ensure authorised car parks are responsibly run in a way that would limit their impact on neighbouring residents and reduce local congestion, whilst the Private Hire Management Scheme would reduce the number of vehicles in the area around the Stadium after events have finished.

 

149. Employment and Training benefits for Brent residents would also be secured by the proposed scheme.

 

150. With regard to antisocial behaviour, a financial contribution would be paid by the Stadium to Brent Council per additional major non-sporting event. This would go towards mitigation measures as agreed between WNSL and the Council which may cover measures to address anti-social behaviour.

 

151. Whilst it is appreciated that local residents face challenges on event days, the direct economic benefits for the local Brent economy of Stadium events are also recognised, including spending on accommodation, food, drink and other ancillary items within the Wembley area. The uplift in the event cap would also create additional event day steward and catering positions. Whilst some types of business would suffer on event days, many would benefit from the influx of people to the area.

 

152. In summary, it is recognised that there is a level of impact associated with major events now, and that this would increase with an increase in the number of high capacity major events. However, the measures proposed would ensure that this is moderated as much as is reasonably achievable. All are considered necessary to mitigate the increased number of major events which this application proposes.

 

153. A further consideration is that the Stadium can already be used for events up to 51,000 without restriction. Existing mitigation measures would be extended to cover this increase. Measures including the training and employment opportunities would apply more broadly to Stadium events, not just the additional major non-sporting events for which permission is sought under this application and would therefore provide wider benefits to local people and the local economy more generally.

 

154. The proposal is considered to accord with the development plan, having regard to material planning considerations. While there will inevitably be some additional impacts associated with an increase in the number of higher capacity non-sporting events, a range of mitigation measures are proposed and some benefits are also anticipated. The proposal is, on balance, recommended for approval.

 

Reading the report, although TfL mention the rail and tube routes they pay little attention to bus routes and their diversion and curtailment that impacts on residents.

Despite several protests over the curtailment of the 206 bus at Brent Park, affecting workers travelling to the industrial estates south of the stadium and school pupils when events are held on weekdays, no proposals are contained enabling the route to use the North End Road link.

Brent Cabinet rejects residents' petition calling for wider discussion of the impact of additional Wembley Stadium events. Planning Committee decision tomorrow.

 

The petition calling on Brent Council to hold a wider consultation on Wembley Stadium's application to hold more large events was presented to the Cabinet yesterday. Presenting the petition Cllr Paul Lorber first declared an interest in having received tickets for events at the stadium that he had then passed on to residents. At the beginning of the meeting Cllr Muhammed Butt asked his Cabinet colleagues if they had any interests to declare and they remained silent - as did he.

 The petition has been added to the end of this post. It points out the impact of events on residents and asks for a public meeting where residents can express their views and the Council respond accordingly. Cllr Lorber pointed out that two representations at tomorrow's decision making Planning Committee, of only a few minutes each, was not sufficient to represent the widespread concerns.

There was no direct response to that request from the Cabinet.

Cllr Shama Tatler, lead member for Planning and Regeneration was  circumspect in her answer, acknowledging the potential for a contribution to be seen as predetermination of the application. She spoke of the need to balance the interests of residents with the economic drive that the stadium gives to Wembley. She said she did not want to comment any further as the planning application is live.

Brent Council leader Muhammed Butt showed no such inhibitions:

The stadium has been here longer than all of us have been born and makes a significant contribution, not just to Wembley but to the UK. The various events adds to the value of what we plan to do with working with the stadium, for it to be the great stadium it is, and also to make sure we keep our commitment and support for our residents as well.

The applications goes to Planning Committee tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6pm. Apart from the 274 signature petition there are 166 objections and just six in support. However, planning officers recommend that the Committee approve the application alongside various mitigations LINK:

The proposal is considered to accord with the development plan, having regard to material planning considerations. While there will inevitably be some additional impacts associated withan increase in the number of higher capacity non-sporting events, a range of mitigation measures are proposed and some benefits are also anticipated. The proposal is, on balance, recommended for approval

THE PETITION

We the undersigned petition the council to Consult and to Listen to concerns of local residents and businesses about the impact of increasing the number of "Large" Events at Wembley Stadium

 

Plans for the new Wembley Stadium were approved in 1999 with a limit of 37 Large Events per year. A few years later Brent Council allowed an increase to 46 Large Events per year. The Stadium owners have now applied for planning permission to increase this by another 8 to 54 Large Events per year.

 

Large Events at the Stadium have a major impact on the lives of local people and business - especially when as many as three events are held on 3 successive days.

 

We call on Brent Council (jointly with representatives of the FA) to carry out an extensive public consultation with Brent residents and local businesses on the social and economic impacts of Wembley Stadium Large scale events before the Planning Application is considered by the Brent Council's Planning Committee.

 

We believe that local people and businesses have the right to be properly consulted and informed about these possible changes and for their views to be assessed and documented before any decision is made.