Music lovers going to see Sam Fender and P!NK in the North East next month have been warned to plan their journeys carefully – with a series of busy Metro stations set to be closed on the night of the clashing concerts.
Transport chiefs are grappling with the unprecedented problem of having two packed-out gigs at the region’s two biggest football stadiums, St James’ Park and the Stadium of Light, at the same time. The two chart-topping acts are each playing two concerts next month, but will coincide on one night – Saturday, June 10.
In a bid to prevent the Tyne and Wear Metro descending into chaos, multiple stations in and around Newcastle city centre will either be exit-only or be entirely shut down that night. Nexus chiefs say that the city centre stations are simply incapable of handling hundreds of people getting both on and off trains, as Fender fans leave St James’ and P!NK patrons return from Wearside, without it causing major delays across the network.
