Topic: Non-football events at Anfield

[BarryCrocker]

Maybe not Jurgen's style of heavy-metal music.


Bon Jovi on playing at Anfield and Jurgen Klopp's music taste

Jon Bon Jovi spoke out about his much-anticipated concert in Liverpool next year.

The iconic artist will be stepping out in front of 50,000 fans in the Kop in one of the first concerts at Anfield for a decade.

And as Jon returns to the UK for the first time in six years, he says how he remembers vividly the last time he visited Liverpool for the Royal Variety Show, in 2007.

He said: “Between the soundcheck and the show, there was nothing to do…so we started driving around the town in our smart jackets and ties to try and find John Lennon’s childhood home.

“To our surprise, we found it and went and knocked on the door. It was all being refurbished at the time and wasn’t open. But amazingly they let us in and we all got pictures of us in his childhood bedroom. It was very special memory to say the least.”

For Jon, he understands the significance of the occasion – not least as he is good pals with Liverpudlian legend Sir Paul McCartney, one of the last to play the iconic sporting venue more than a decade ago.

They met up last month and Jon shares recent pictures of the pair of them on his mobile phone relaxing on a sun-kissed veranda.

“I have always loved the Beatles – my mum had the records and I have been blessed over the years to have become friendly with Paul.

“I am fortunate to see him every summer. I only address him as Beatle Paul. I don’t address him as Paul. I want to say Mr McCartney but I am a little too old for that.”

As for the Anfield show next June, he said: “I will tell him about that – I know he’s performed there too; there isn’t much Paul hasn’t already done. He is the benchmark.”

Jon says he’s been trying to soak up as much information about Liverpool football club before the dates next summer..

“I know the team is beloved – at least by the red half of the city - and a lot of people over here in the US like them.

“While I will have to plead the fifth amendment when it comes to football generally, I’ve heard Liverpool are winning a lot at the moment. I know the manager’s a fan too of the band which is great.”

Bon Jovi play Liverpool, Anfield Stadium June 19th, London Wembley Stadium June 21 and Coventry Ricoh Arena June 23rd 2019. https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist/bon-jovi-tickets

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/bon-jovi-playing-anfield-jurgen-15341324

[Statto Red]

Strong rumours going around that 2019 Rugby League Magic Weekend will be at Anfield, those who don't know the format, this is where every fixture from 1 round of Super League matches are played in the same stadium over 2 days, which had been held at Newcastle for the last few years, the fixture is normally held towards the end of May, last Liverpool match of the season is 12th May, home to Wolves.

[Crosby Nick]

Strong rumours going around that 2019 Rugby League Magic Weekend will be at Anfield, those who don't know the format, this is where every fixture from 1 round of Super League matches are played in the same stadium over 2 days, which had been held at Newcastle for the last few years, the fixture is normally held towards the end of May, last Liverpool match of the season is 12th May, home to Wolves.

Don’t want to be seeing all those extra lines on the pitch when we’re collecting our trophy.

[WidnesJon]

Don’t want to be seeing all those extra lines on the pitch when we’re collecting our trophy.

We'll already have collected our trophy, but I don't want to see it the season after Widnes got relegated.

It could be a really good money spinner for the club.

Cheers
Jon

[Welshred]

Strong rumours going around that 2019 Rugby League Magic Weekend will be at Anfield, those who don't know the format, this is where every fixture from 1 round of Super League matches are played in the same stadium over 2 days, which had been held at Newcastle for the last few years, the fixture is normally held towards the end of May, last Liverpool match of the season is 12th May, home to Wolves.

Just been confirmed.

[Statto Red]

Just been confirmed.

Yep, 25th/26th May which is the Bank Holiday weekend fixtures are

Saturday, 25 May   
14:00 - Wakefield Trinity v Catalans Dragons   
16:30 - Hull FC v Huddersfield Giants   
19:00 - Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves    

Sunday, 26 May
13:00 - Salford Red Devils v Hull Kingston Rovers
15:30 - Leeds Rhinos v London Broncos
18:00 - St Helens v Castleford Tigers

Tickets on sale from Monday.

http://www.rugby-league.com/tickets/magic_weekend

[WidnesJon]

The season Widnes go down, after a shitload of trips up to Newcastle...bloody typical.

Hopefully it'll bring in a few quid.

Cheers
Jon

[Statto Red]

Just read the Rock & Roll Marathon takes place over the same weekend, & the route passes Anfield.

[gazzalfc]

Well if the pitch is going to be destroyed by Summer concerts then a load of rugby matches aren't going to make more difference.

The groundstaff are going to have fun relaying the turf in time for next season.

The question I have is that the club spent a fortune on a brand new pitch at the end of last season with loads of plastic fibres in. It is also grown on site rather than being bought in and laid. Is this move to non-football events going to impact how we think about the pitch surface in future?

[Welshred]

They don't relay the turf, they strip it and reseed. It'll only need 4 weeks for that to happen in full so as long as there's nothing on there from the start of July it won't make a difference. It won't impact the pitch or it's quality at all.

[CraigDS]

The pitch is always stripped back and reseeded in the summer, a few games of rugby before they do this, and concerts where they cover the playing surface, will no impact on this.

[newterp]

I've been told that there's a stripper on the pitch, so a few more of those and no one will be paying attention to the impact it has.




Damn that a bad game of telephone.

[Raid]

With the Rugby and the Pink/Bon Jovi concerts, along with talk of a Calum Smith fight with GGG, Anfield is shaping up to be a real summer cash cow for the club!

[Rossie]

Did anybody pick up Pink tickets in the sale they don’t want and would sell? Sister is desperate for two of them if anybody has them to spare.

[moondog]

Pink was great last night. A performance worthy of the stadium and the highest female attendance ever at Anfield.

[Statto Red]

Pink was great last night. A performance worthy of the stadium and the highest female attendance ever at Anfield.

One more attendance during the gig.
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-fans-deliver-baby-kop-16488996

[CraigDS]

One more attendance during the gig.
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-fans-deliver-baby-kop-16488996

One way to bunk in.

[gazzalfc]

From the sounds of things it has been a massive success. Looks like transport to and from the ground is an issue but got to get used to non-match goers to know where the stadium is.

Big thing will be how the local residents thought it went. See if the club can get 6 events a summer.

I'd love to see them get the boxing in there.

[dudleyred]

From the sounds of things it has been a massive success. Looks like transport to and from the ground is an issue but got to get used to non-match goers to know where the stadium is.

Big thing will be how the local residents thought it went. See if the club can get 6 events a summer.

I'd love to see them get the boxing in there.

Traffic was a nightmare yesterday picking up Mrs Duds

All the usual cut throughs for the football were empty though so once you got away from the lemmings just walking in the road was all good and quick

Hopefully get six events next year. I’m doing the stadium tour in a week or so and am keen to see the pitch and clean up

[moondog]

Me and the Mrs went on the train to sandhills and got the soccerbus just like match day , she was made up doing what me and the kids normally do , it took less time than match day and was a breeze. On the way back to sandhills there were loads of oot taxis parked in the road like beauts all the way down to Everton brow , causing all kinds of delay. Needless to say no traffic plod in sight. Train was busier on way back but still underused, probably because people came from all over the country . All in all a well organised well attended well good night.
How many artists can fill anfield though? 6 a year will take some finding if they want 50000

[GeorgiaRed]

Me and the Mrs went on the train to sandhills and got the soccerbus just like match day , she was made up doing what me and the kids normally do , it took less time than match day and was a breeze. On the way back to sandhills there were loads of oot taxis parked in the road like beauts all the way down to Everton brow , causing all kinds of delay. Needless to say no traffic plod in sight. Train was busier on way back but still underused, probably because people came from all over the country . All in all a well organised well attended well good night.
How many artists can fill anfield though? 6 a year will take some finding if they want 50000

Moondog, by chance do you think that these extra events could have some tie in opening the other train station and rail line to help ease congestion and then allow the Club to redevelop the Anfield road end to take the stadium past the  60,000+ mark??

[CraigDS]

Moondog, by chance do you think that these extra events could have some tie in opening the other train station and rail line to help ease congestion and then allow the Club to redevelop the Anfield road end to take the stadium past the  60,000+ mark??

Not going to happen, the cost is astronomical.

There would need to be a solid case without the football/added fixtures at Anfield and be mostly funded by the council/govt.

[GeorgiaRed]

Not going to happen, the cost is astronomical.

There would need to be a solid case without the football/added fixtures at Anfield and be mostly funded by the council/govt.

Thanks for the response. 

[CraigDS]

Thanks for the response.

Numbers spoken about in the past have been £100m+ to convert the line to a passenger capable line, plus £10m+ per station.

[Charlie Adams fried egg]

Anyone got any idea of the £ that the club will have earned for hosting the 3 concerts?

[CraigDS]

Anyone got any idea of the £ that the club will have earned for hosting the 3 concerts?

Matchday income in 17/18 was £80.7m and we played 27 games. So an average for a football game of pretty much £3m.

Not sure what that really tells us, as imagine we only take a relatively small cut from the ticket income (which would be less than the football) by the time the artist take theirs and the costs to host are taken off.

[gazzalfc]

Got a feeling we dont take any cut of ticket sales. It'll just be a flat rate to book the stadium.

I think the VIP seats (exec boxes and main stand middle tier) were sold through the club website so i'm guessing we'll get that.

It'll come out in the wash when we publish earnings

[CraigDS]

Got a feeling we dont take any cut of ticket sales. It'll just be a flat rate to book the stadium.

I think the VIP seats (exec boxes and main stand middle tier) were sold through the club website so i'm guessing we'll get that.

It'll come out in the wash when we publish earnings

Tickets were all sold via the website weren't they?

[gazzalfc]

Tickets were all sold via the website weren't they?

Nope. Ticketmaster

[CraigDS]

Nope. Ticketmaster

Ah right, thought I remember seeing them all on there.

[John_P]

Went to the Bon Jovi gig and barring the enormous queue to get into standing via ST1 whilst people entering via ST2 seemed to get in without a queue at all I thought it was really well set up. Only thing I thought was that standing seemed ridiculously busy.

[moondog]

Moondog, by chance do you think that these extra events could have some tie in opening the other train station and rail line to help ease congestion and then allow the Club to redevelop the Anfield road end to take the stadium past the  60,000+ mark??

I don't see the events being the reason to open up the other train line, as that could cost hundreds of millions for very few journeys. However the additional income could help with redevelopment of ARE, and I bet the club sold a whole load of wine,gin and snacks at these events . I am not sure of the Tottenham calculation of customer expenditure, but at £25 for wine and a fiver for a Carlsberg, safe to say the bar take was healthy . No cheese room is a big let down though.

[sharkeyb]

me mates bro works doing the stadium tours.  The Act has the stadium for a few days before and a few days after while they set up and take down.  During this time, no stadium tours are conducted (therefore he has no hours in work).  The acts probably pay for a rental of the stadium over say a week and Liverpool take in all of the concert day cash.

[Macred]

Numbers spoken about in the past have been £100m+ to convert the line to a passenger capable line, plus £10m+ per station.

Those costs were based on electrification of the line - this may happen anyway as diesel locomotives are phased out in line with new legislation but more importantly the new merseyrail trains do not require full electrification and can run on batteries on that line. So the area where cost would be highest is now removed. The station to  build would cost £15m i.e. similar cost to Maghull.

[Macred]

Anyone got any idea of the £ that the club will have earned for hosting the 3 concerts?

About £7 million.

[Indomitable_Carp]

I don't see the events being the reason to open up the other train line, as that could cost hundreds of millions for very few journeys. However the additional income could help with redevelopment of ARE, and I bet the club sold a whole load of wine,gin and snacks at these events . I am not sure of the Tottenham calculation of customer expenditure, but at £25 for wine and a fiver for a Carlsberg, safe to say the bar take was healthy . No cheese room is a big let down though.

I don't think the events in and of themselves are a reason to open up the train line. But the events plus an expanded ARE would be more then enough reason. Anfield (the area) already struggles with the match day capacity as it is. The train would be a godsend for match goers from the south of the city as well as outside of the city, as well as the local residents who'd have less match day traffic to deal with.

I don't know what the costs would be. Although you'd have to hope the council would help with that one. But I would assume that the areas capacity to handle an additional 6,000 match goers is one of the key stumbling blocks to planning permission.

[gazzalfc]

I think had Everton gone with improving goodison into a 40-50k stadium then a rail link would have been a no brainer

As it stands there really isn't the money for a proper link between Anfield and the city

[CraigDS]

Those costs were based on electrification of the line - this may happen anyway as diesel locomotives are phased out in line with new legislation but more importantly the new merseyrail trains do not require full electrification and can run on batteries on that line. So the area where cost would be highest is now removed. The station to  build would cost £15m i.e. similar cost to Maghull.

Surely the line would still need upgrading to accept passenger trains, even if not electricifcation?

[Son of Spion]

About £7 million.

Just out of interest, where did you get that info from, if you don't mind me asking?

[Greyfox]

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/walton_and_anfield/

interesting that there's a line from Kirkdale to Anfield, and used to be a station there too...