Who doesn’t like a lovely little fact?
We’re all set for itShowcase events in 2025! Below is a list of all our dates and locations – with information about each venue, and some little extra facts for you…
Spring 2025
25th February – Bramall Lane Stadium, Sheffield
Bramall Lane is a football stadium in Sheffield and the home of Sheffield United. The stadium was originally a cricket ground, built on a road named after the Bramall family of file and graver manufacturers.
18th March – Twickenham Stadium, London
Twickenham Stadium (officially known as the Allianz Stadium, or ‘Twickers’ If you’re a rugby fan) is in the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. It is the world’s largest rugby union stadium and the second largest stadium in the United Kingdom, behind Wembley Stadium and the fifth largest in Europe.
2nd April – Villa Park Stadium, Birmingham
Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham. It has been the home of Premier League club Aston Villa since 1897. Villa Park has been the venue for several Cup competitions and has hosted 55 FA Cup semi-finals, more than any other stadium.
29th April – Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
Aintree Racecourse is a racecourse in Merseyside, bordering the city of Liverpool. It is home to the historical Grand National course, and sometimes other events – Michael Jackson concluded the European leg of his Bad Word Tour at the venue on 11 September 1988.
20th May – Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Murrayfield Stadium is a rugby union stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. During the Second World War, the ground at Murrayfield was offered to the nation and was taken over by the Royal Army Service Corps and used as a supply depot.
21st May – St James’ Park Stadium, Newcastle
St James’ Park is a football stadium in Newcastle Upon Tyne and the home of Newcastle United. Part of the old site, sitting behind the stadium, was once the residence of high society in Newcastle, and is now a Grade 1 listed building. The site was also near the gallows of the city, last used in 1844, lending the Gallowgate End its name.
24th June – Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester
Old Trafford is a football stadium in Greater Manchester and is the home of Manchester United. It is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wembley Stadium) in the United Kingdom, and the twelfth-largest in Europe. Bobby Charlton nicknamed it “The Theatre of Dreams”.
Autumn 2025
23rd September – Tottenham Stadium, London
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the home of Premier League club in north London, replacing the club’s previous ground, White Hart Lane. It is the 3rd largest football stadium in England and the largest club ground in London. It is designed to be a multi-purpose stadium and is also the home of the NFL in the UK. It features the world’s first dividing, retractable football pitch, which reveals a synthetic turf field underneath for NFL London Games, concerts and other events.
7th October – Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Ashton Gate is a multi-use stadium in Bristol, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. and the Bristol Bears rugby union team. It is located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon. In August 2023, the stadium was confirmed as one of eight host venues for the 2025 Rugby World Cup.
21st October – the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds is a museum that holds the National Collection of Arms and Armour. The Royal Armouries is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for media, culture and sport. Its collection was previously on display or in storage at the Tower of London where the Royal Armouries still maintains a presence and displays in the White Tower.
18th November – Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham
Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham is home to Warwickshire County Cricket Club and its T20 team Birmingham Bears. Edgbaston has also been the venue for Test matches, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. For some years until 2000, Edgbaston had a distinctive motorised rain cover system, known as the Brumbrella.
2nd December – Etihad Stadium, Manchester
The home of Premier League club Manchester City, the Etihad Stadium is the 7th-largest football stadium in England and 11th-largest in the United Kingdom. The first public event at the stadium was the opening ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games on 25 July 2002. Among the dignitaries present was Queen Elizabeth II who made a speech, delivered to her in an electronic baton and ‘declared the Commonwealth Games open’.
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