Here’s all you need to know ahead of Sunderland’s Stadium of Light Take That concert

One of the iconic features of the first Circus tour in 2009, the giant animatronic elephant is back, as well as a range of acrobats, clowns and carnival performers – and even Howard on a unicycle.

But how do you get there, what are the bag rules and when are acts performing?

Set times

5pm doors open at the Stadium of Light

6.25pm Berlinda Carlisle takes to the stage

7.20pm The Script takes to the stage

8.30pm Take That begin their Circus tour performance

10.30pm the concert is expected to end

These set times are all approximate and timings are subject to change.

Travelling by road

Fans travelling from North or West of the Stadium of Light from the A19 are asked to follow signs for the A1231 Sunderland, then yellow signs for park and walk, at the Sunderland Enterprise Park. Please note that parking facilities here are restricted until people who work at the Enterprise Park have left the site.

For those travelling from South of the stadium from the A19, follow signs for A1018 Sunderland, then use the city centre car parks.

More information about city centre car parking can be found online at https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/car-parks.

Non concert goers should also be aware that routes heading into and out of Sunderland are likely to be extremely busy on Tuesday.

Road closures

Traffic restrictions will be in place on Tuesday, with roads around the stadium closed to all traffic on the day, from 12.01am on Tuesday until 5am on Wednesday, June 10. These include:

• Sheepfolds North
• Sheepfolds Road
• Easington Street
• Easington Street North
• Hay Street
• Wilson Street North
• Richmond Street
• Brooke Street
• Stobart Street
• Millenium Way
• Cronin Street
• Vaux Brewery Way
• Stadium Way
• Southwick Road
• Kier Hardie Way
• Stoney Lane
• Cumberland Street
• Queens Road
• Rosebery Street
• Back North Bridge Street
• Bridge Street

Parking

There will be no parking for the general public at the Stadium of Light from 7am on the day of the concert.

Accessible parking is however, available on site, with spaces being issued on a first come first served basis.

Park and ride options will be available from East Boldon and Heworth.

Pre-bookable parking is available at the Riverside MSCP, in Farringdon Row, for a flat fee of £7 for 24 hours. This can be booked online at https://sunderlandparking.co.uk/#home. This car park will not be available for pay on the day parking.

Park and walk

The event's main park and walk site is at Sunderland Enterprise Park, on the north side of the River Wear next to A1231 Wessington Way.

This is a 20 to 30 minute walk away, with a signposted route to the Stadium of Light.

Vehicles are advised to access this via the A1231 Wessington Way due to the closure of Keir Hardie Way.

Parking facilities at Sunderland Enterprise Park will be restricted until people who work there have left the site.

Public transport travelling to the concert

Metro customer service teams will be available at stations to help direct music fans to the Stadium of Light.

Extra Metro services will be running but trains will be very busy. Customers are asked to plan their journey in advance and leave extra time.

Take That special event Metro tickets can be bought in advance of the concert, costing £7 each and covering all three zones.

Metro trains towards Sunderland will be exceptionally busy after 3pm.

Anyone boarding at Newcastle city centre stations may be asked to queue outside between 3pm and 8pm to allow staff to manage large crowds.

Concert goers with purple, red or yellow entry tickets should travel to the Stadium of Light Metro station.

Those with blue, green, orange, platinum or pink accessible entry tickets should travel to St Peter's Metro station.

Taxi drop-off and pick-up

Pre-concert suggested drop-off points are in the city centre, which is approximately a seven minute walk from the stadium.

Post-concert pick-up points are in the city centre only. The shortest way to walk from the stadium to the city centre is via the Keel Crossing.

Public transport travelling after the concert

Crowd control measures will be in place for Metro customers, including queuing systems.

Fans are asked to join the queue at St Peter's station or at the Stadium of Light. Queues at both stations will move at the same speed.

Metro station closures

Park Lane Metro station and Sunderland station will be closed from 10pm to help with crowd control.

Stadium of Light bag policy

The Statium of Light has released a full list of banned items at the Take That concert on Tuesday. These include:

• Alcohol
• Canned drinks
• Laptops and tablets
• Large cameras and video recording equipment
• Air horns
• Drinking glasses
• Glass bottles
• Sports bottles and flasks
• Buggies and prams
• Large umbrellas
• Knives or weapons
• Large bags (bigger than A4)
• Fireworks or flares
• Tools
• Poles or sticks
• Smoke gas canisters
• Flags or banners larger than two metres by one metre or of an offensive nature
• Musical instruments
• Plastic bottles

The stadium has also issued a strict no glass policy for the concert.

Music fans are reminded they cannot bring any glass items into the stadium, including perfume and aftershave bottles.

Any glass items found during security searches will be confiscated and will not be returned.

There will be no bag drop facilities at the stadium, and all bags will be searched upon arrival.