London Stadium

What is the London Stadium capacity?

The London Stadium capacity is stated two ways by the venue itself, and the two figures answer two different questions. The venue publishes 62,500 seats when operating in football mode and an 80,000 capacity for concerts, including free-flow between the field of play and lower tier. Both figures come from the stadium's own about page. Neither is a ceiling the venue has declared, and one should never be quoted in place of the other.

Football mode

In football mode the bowl is closed up around the pitch and the venue counts 62,500 seats. It applies across the football season, when the resident Premier League club plays here. It is the smaller of the two numbers because the lower tier is pushed forward.

Concert configuration

For a concert the London Stadium capacity rises to 80,000, and the venue's own wording explains why: the count includes free-flow between the field of play and lower tier. The stadium is built with re-configurable lower-tier seating that, in the venue's words, brings football fans closer to the action "while providing the flexibility to reveal additional floor space for concerts and athletics". The moving tier draws back, the floor opens, and the standing area on the pitch is counted alongside the seated bowl. The venue also holds 428 wheelchair viewing spaces and is classified as a UEFA Category Four stadium.

What else has London Stadium hosted, and who runs it?

The venue publishes its own hosting record, and it shows what this bowl has been set up to hold. The 2017 World Athletics Championships in London were staged here. Rugby World Cup matches have been played here, and the ground was home for the first Major League Baseball games to be played in Europe. It is the home of Premier League club West Ham United and of UK Athletics.

The stadium is owned by E20, and LS185 handles its day-to-day operations. The venue's own about page records that in January 2019 E20 agreed with VINCI Stadium for E20 to take on the business and bring it in-house.

Which named hospitality areas does the stadium have?

The stadium names its own premium spaces on its venue-hire pages, separately from anything a football season brings. Across the ground, the venue states that its hospitality lounges and executive boxes carry a combined capacity of 3,600.

Executive Boxes

The Executive Boxes all have pitch views and their own private balconies. Each box carries a 42 inch LCD TV with surround sound and a dedicated bar, and the venue offers the Londoner Lounges next door as extra breakout space. For private hire the venue publishes layout capacities of 10 board room, 10 banquet, 12 drinks reception and 10 buffet. Those are the venue's own venue-hire layouts, not a figure for any particular night. Where the venue serves alcohol it is over-18s only, and ID may be required.

The Londoner Blue and Claret Lounges

The venue names these as a pair and positions them next door to the Executive Boxes. It describes them as a gathering space suited to smaller parties and celebratory events, with access to pitch views through the Executive Boxes themselves. The venue publishes no separate room capacity for either lounge, so there is none to quote.

What is different about a concert night here?

A concert at London Stadium is not the matchday version of the same building. The lower tier moves, the floor becomes part of the audience, and the stated capacity changes with it. The roof is described by the venue as "the longest cantilevered roof in the world", which is the stadium's own claim.

Opening times and entrance points published for the resident football club's matchdays belong to that football arrangement, and they do not carry across to a concert night at the same ground. Where a group sits relative to the stage depends on the stage build, which is set for each show rather than fixed by the bowl.

What can you bring in?

The stadium's guest services page is specific about what comes through the gate. No bag larger than A4 will be allowed entry. Large bags are not permitted and there are no left luggage facilities anywhere at the ground, so there is nowhere to leave an oversized bag once you arrive. All visitors may be searched, and the venue asks guests to have coats open and hats removed at the search areas.

Baby changing is provided on each level, and multi-faith rooms, first aid, lifts and water fountains are marked on the venue's own facility locations map.

Getting there through the Olympic Park

Stratford is the stadium's recommended gateway and the venue describes itself as benefiting from the capital's best transport links. The Jubilee line serves Stratford, and platform 13 there is the Jubilee line platform from which the stadium runs a complimentary accessible shuttle.

There is no public car parking at London Stadium. Limited blue badge parking is available. On event days there is no access to the Stadium island for anyone without a ticket, so meeting points are better set outside the island than on it.

Accessibility at London Stadium

Access seats are bookable in both the lower and the upper tier, including wheelchair and companion seats, and no seat is provided for transfer within a wheelchair space. Main concourses are step free and there are accessible lifts on all levels. Accessible toilets are unisex, sit on all levels close to the wheelchair bays, and need a radar key for entry.

The stadium has three adult Changing Places facilities: two on podium level and one in the stadium's hospitality area. In the venue's own words, quiet spaces are available for events and concerts for any customer overwhelmed by the stadium environment, and the venue warns that such an area may not have a view of the event taking place. Assistance dogs are welcome and are asked to wear a harness or jacket that clearly identifies them as a working animal. Induction loops are fitted at five accessible-height ticket office windows and at the Stratford stations.

Concerts at London Stadium in 2027

Fontaines D.C. play London Stadium on 9 July 2027, a date listed on the band's own 2027 UK live page. It is the London night of the band's 2027 UK outdoor and stadium run, and the announcement coverage billed Little Simz and Viagra Boys as support. No doors time, stage time or running order has been published by any official channel, so none appears here.

The night itself is covered in full on the Fontaines D.C. at London Stadium event page, and the band's own record and touring history sits on the Fontaines D.C. artist page. The Newcastle night of the same run is at St James' Park, and other events across the capital are gathered on the London city page.