Does a small anticipated crowd for Springboks v Japan on Saturday justify full road closures?

With a full road closure in Wembley Park scheduled for 12 noon to 7.40pm for the Springboks v Japan match at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, despite a smaller than usual anticipated crowd, a Wembley resident has contacted Wembley Matters to ask if this disruption is necessary:

It would seem we having full road closure when they anticipate only 15-20,000, what nonsense is this.  With only 12,500 for a full Arena maybe they will start closing the roads for Arena events?  20,000 is well under the 50,000 and should not be considered a major event to close all the roads.

As a cosequence of the road closures bus routes will be disrupted or curtailed. 

 

 

 

Wembley Park road closures from 8am on Sunday for NFL game

 From Brent Council

Wembley Stadium will be hosting NFL - LA Rams vs Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday 19 October.

Please read below to see how this might affect you.

Timings

- NFL - LA Rams vs Jacksonville Jaguars kick off will be at 2.30pm and road closures will be in place from 8am for above event.

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 Sunday 19 October.

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.

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.