“The Natural Home For The World’s Biggest And Best Events”

In an extensive interview, Mark Lynch, Stadium Director, Wembley Stadium, speaks with stadiaworld about last year’s record concert season, the stadium’s event portfolio, and its latest infrastructure investments.

stadiaworld: If you look back over the last 12–18 months at Wembley, which moments best capture what the stadium stands for today?

Mark Lynch Image: Wembley Stadium

Over the past 18 months, we’ve experienced an exceptionally diverse calendar: delivering both England men’s and women’s international fixtures, the Emirates FA Cup, The EFL play offs (including the Championship play off final, the ‘richest game in football’), alongside Capital’s Summertime Ball, sold-out tours with artists like Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Linkin Park and Blackpink. We also hosted Oasis and their Live 25 reunion tour and of course Coldplay with a record breaking 10-night residency. If that was not enough, we also welcomed our resident NFL team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, witnessed World Championship heavyweight boxing, rugby league and international rugby union.

In 2025 alone, we hosted 51 major events. What stands out is not just the scale, but the breadth of audiences we’re reaching. Events such as the Sidemen Charity Match introduced entirely new, younger and more digitally native fans to Wembley.

As the national stadium, our responsibility is not only to host the biggest occasions, but to remain culturally relevant, bringing together sport, music and entertainment in a way that reflects modern audiences.

We are seeing measurable shifts in our audience profile with more families, females and younger fans now attending. That is critical to the long-term relevance of a national stadium.