Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium is one of the most important stadiums in the UK, hosting major football matches and musical acts – it is where the FA Cup Final and home matches of the England National Football team are played. At 90,000 seats it is the second largest stadium in Europe and the largest stadium in the United Kingdom, and consequently one of the most expensive stadiums ever built at a cost of £798 million.
The stadium’s most prominent features are the partially retractable roof and the 134-metre-high (440 feet) Wembley Arch, the longest single span roof structure in the world. The stadium has a one-kilometer long circumference. 
Amongst its most famous events, Wembley Stadium hosted the Live Earth concert in 2007 and the commemorative Concert for Diana, as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics; it later on welcomed acts like Muse, George Michael, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Madonna, Oasis and AC/DC. Take That played a record breaking eight nights at Wembley Stadium in 2011; it is the fastest and biggest selling tour in UK history with 623,737 people in attendance on those nights alone.

Practical Info

Wembley Stadium is located in North London. It is accessible by train (Wembley Stadium station) from London Marylebone, by tube via the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines (Wembley Park station) and by National Express buses from over 50 cities in the UK. It is not advised to travel there by car as parking is limited, but it is possible to do so from central London via A40, A406 and A4088. 75-minutes long guided tours are available at every hour between 10AM and 4PM, every day of the year except when there are events; tours costs £16 per adult and £9 per child.