Peter Bevan
Sport News 24/7Are music concerts to blame for poor state of Wembley pitch?
By Peter Bevan, on 30th April 2009, 16:36 UTC
The pitch at Wembley Stadum, London is being dug up and re-laid for the fifth time after football managers including Alex Ferguson insisted it was not up to scratch.
Wembley Stadium cost approximately£750 millionto build and various events have been held there to help recuperate the funds, such as music concerts, American football matches and motor racing.
Music industry insiders claim that any accusations made by the Football Association that music concerts were to blame were simply misguided.
This echoes the sentiments of Arsenal FC manager, Arsene Wenger, who defends the idea that music concerts were to blame and argues that the Wembley pitch was never really in good condition right from the start when Wembley Stadium opened in 2007.
One source claims that having these different events at Wembley Stadium, London allows different types of grass to be tested and is actually a benefit to the ground staff of the venue.
Following on, it was claimed that having seen no problems at the old Wembley Stadium, itwas just a matter of getting the climate right in order to find the correct grass surface.
Concerts held at Wembley Stadium, London so far have come from Metallica and Madonna.
Metallica are due to play at Sonisphere at Knebworth House, Stevenage during the weekend of August 1-2.
Madonna is also on the road this summer with the 'Sticky & Sweet Tour' and is due to play the London O2 Arena and the Manchester MEN Arena in July.
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Concerts coming up at Wembley Stadium, London are AC/DC, Take That, Oasis, U2 and Coldplay, with the pitch scheduled to be re-laid again after these summer concerts.
AC/DC will play Wembley Stadium, London on Friday June 26 but will also play Hampden Park, Glasgow on Tuesday June 30.
Take That tour their current album, The Circus, throughout the UK and will play four shows at Wembley Stadium, London from Wednesday July 1.
Oasis also tour the UK playing at Wembley Stadium, London three times from Thursday July 9.
U2 bring the 360 tour to Wembley Stadium, London twice from Friday August 14.
Coldplay also perform at Wembley Stadium, London twice from Friday September 18.
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