Sunderland City Council has issued advice to Sir Elton John concert-goers heading into the city on Sunday. Thousands of music fans and many first-time visitors to Sunderland are expected to arrive in the city to enjoy Elton John's concert at the Stadium of Light.
Now the council, Sunderland AFC, Metro operator Nexus and bus companies are putting well-rehearsed event travel and transport plans in place to ensure people have a stress-free journey. These include extra Metro and bus services, with a traffic management system for the afternoon and evenings to avoid over-congestion on public transport or on the roads.
The council offers more than 1,300 city centre car parking spaces, plus on/off-street parking. Council-run St Mary's and Sunniside Car Parks charge a flat rate of £2 to park all day on Sundays, and there are privately run car parks all within comfortable walking distance of the stadium.
