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If you are one of the many guests staying with us next week attending the Bruce Springsteen gig at the Stadium of Light, Millennium Way, Sunderland, SR5 1SU then you might be interested in the following official ‘All You Need To Know’ information about the gig.

Bruce Springsteen At The Stadium Of Light

(A full size map is available below)

How To Get To And From The Concert
The Stadium of Light is easily accessible by road and public transport.

The venue is served by two Tyne & Wear Metro stations and there is ample parking in the city centre, from which it is just a short walk to the stadium.

By Road
If travelling from NORTH of the stadium…

From the A19 follow signs for A1231 Sunderland, then yellow signs for Park & Walk.

If travelling from SOUTH of the stadium…

From the A19 follow signs for A1018 Sunderland then signs for Park & Walk and use city centre car parks.

Metro Services
Concert goers with purple, red or yellow entry tickets should alight at Stadium of Light Metro Station.

Concert goers with blue, orange, platinum, green and accessible (pink) entry tickets should alight at St Peter’s Metro Station.

Metro will run an extended service after the concert with trains departing from Stadium of Light Metro Station and St Peter’s Metro Station only.

You should join queues at either station immediately after the concert to be sure of getting your train home.

Both queues move at the same speed.

Drop Off & Pick Up
The designated drop off and pick up points are Dame Dorothy Street (approximately 0.5 mile walk).

Taxis
Pre event drop off point is Monk Street.

Post event all collections will be in the city centre.

Parking
There is no public parking available at the Stadium of Light, with parking immediately around the venue also extremely restricted.

Residential streets in the vicinity of the Stadium are also subject to parking permit restrictions.

Roads immediately surrounding the stadium will be closed to all traffic on the day and there are no vehicle pick up or drop off areas on or near the stadium.

There is a park and walk in operation – Sunderland Enterprise Park, no pre booking required.

Site Plan & Entry
There several different entry points to the stadium.

Your ticket will have a colour coded entry point on it which corresponds with your designated entry gate.

Please refer to the 3D map below for more information.

The 3D map shows a comprehensive plan of the stadium and surrounding areas.

Food & Drink
There will be an extensive range of food and drink available to purchase both in the courtyard and stadium itself.

Concert goers are not permitted to bring their own food and drink in the stadium.

Challenge 25 protocols will be in operation.

Please bring proof of ID to show you are over 18 in order to purchase alcohol.

Restricted Bag Policy
All ticket holders will be prohibited from bringing any bag into the stadium unless it adheres to the regulations outlined below.

Any bags not adhering to these restrictions will be refused entry.

All items and bags carried by attendees will be inspected upon entry.

BAG TO BE NO LARGER THAN A4.

Prohibited Items
Please do not bring any of the following with you as you will not be allowed to enter the site if any of these items are found in your possession… alcohol, bottles, cans, cameras (DSLR/SLR) with detachable lens, chairs, flags with poles, flares / distress flares / smoke flares, food, glass, knives, liquids (over 100ml), illegal substances (drugs), laser pens, megaphones, professional audio-visual recording equipment, pushchairs/prams, selfie sticks, smoke bombs / canisters, large umbrellas (small telescopic umbrellas are permitted), weapons.

Latest Information
Keep up to date with all the latest information about the concert on www.safc.com/concerts (opens in a new window).

Please check the web site regularly as information is updated on a regular basis.

Cashless
The Stadium of Light is a cashless venue – please plan accordingly.

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Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.

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Published on 14th May 2024 09:55.

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Sunderland’s 10K and half marathon take place this Sunday.

If you are staying at our bed and breakfast accommodation and taking part or plan on visiting Sunderland on Sunday we have the race route and information here to help plan your day.

The start and finish of the 10K is at Keel Square opposite the old Vaux Brewery site.

The first part of the race is a 2K loop around Sunderland city centre before reaching Wearmouth Bridge.

Next runners pass the University of Sunderland’s Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s and run alongside the River Wear, passing the National Glass Centre before gently rising up the path to then drop down again toward Sunderland Marina in Roker.

Sunderland Marina is the location of the half way point of the 10K route.

Runners then follow a path along Marine Walk.

A left turn leads into Roker Park.

Roker Park’s bandstand is the 6K mark.

The race route then loops back onto Roker Terrace before a flat 2K run back to Wearmouth Bridge.

Finally, a right turn onto St Mary’s Way leads to the finish line at Keel Square.

You can see a map of the 10K route below.

Tip – tap on the map for a larger image (opens in a new window).

The Sunderland City Half Marathon and start and finish is also at Keel Square opposite the old Vaux Brewery site.

The first mile of the half marathon passes through the Sunniside area of Sunderland city centre.

A left turn at approximately 3.5 miles takes the course down Toward Road past Mowbray Park and back to the city centre area before heading back towards Ryhope Road.

The turnaround point is just before The Alexandra pub on Queen Alexandra Road.

The halfway point is on the return stretch of Ryhope Road before it reaches Backhouse Park.

Next, runners travel along Burdon Road back to Wearmouth Bridge.

At Wearmouth Bridge there is approximately 4.5 miles left to the finish.

Runners then travel along Dame Dorothy Street, circumnavigating St Peter’s Church before heading to the coast and following the sea front along Roker Terrace.

Upon entering Roker Park there are only 2.6 miles left to complete and the route returns to cross Wearmouth Bridge via Dame Dorothy Street.

The finish line is at St Mary’s Way.

You can see a map of the half marathon route below.

Tip – tap on the map for a larger image (opens in a new window).

A video of previous running events in Sunderland including the Sunderland City 10K can be seen here…

If you are looking for hotel accommodation for your visit to Sunderland our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.

Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.

Published on 11th May 2018 09:34.

Bruce Springsteen at the Stadium of Light

Sunderland 10K and Half Marathon