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The picture of Wembley Stadium at the top of the page is quite old, there are many newer, better images (without cranes) on the www.wembleystadium.com website.
Maybe it should be changed for this one? http://www.wembleystadium.com/NR/rdonlyres/1D77FDBA-BB22-4257-A7CC-1BA2CE95E27B/97168/YQ3W3331_MainImage.jpg
Sky News also have an exclusive article with lots of new photos: http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_gallery/picture_gallery/0,,70141-1229419-2,00.html
-Adam
What does the long number in: 'circular section 7 metre internal diameter steelwork 422353647768 unex lattice arch' mean?
The pictures of the Stadium (presumably artist's impressions) bear a date 2006. Given that the stadium is not finished, the picture of the interior with the fans waving England flags cannot be real and must be simulated. This should be stated. This also means that (presumably) the mock-ups were prepared prior to the commencement of the rebuilding project (Just checked and the image was uploaded in 2005). So the date must be wrong. I have altered the page accordingly. DavidFarmbrough 13:40, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
Should the Old Wembley and New Wembley articles be separate? They're different buildings, one was torn down to make the other. It's like Busch Stadium, all were the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, but they're distinct buildings with distinct articles. Bwysock 17:12, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
Nuggets 16:17, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
No mention of the capacity of the old stadium before it closed?
The citation listed for Muse being the first band to play at the new stadium simply states that they are the first to be announced, does anyone have a clearer source on this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.9.145.58 ( talk • contribs) 19:24, 4 December 2006 (UTC). Muse were indeed the first BAND to play the new Wembley BBC website
The HAARP DVD was recorded there, not at the old Wembley as implied by the current listing. The first musical event was a concert by (I think) George Michael. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.138.172.77 ( talk) 19:41, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
"When complete, the new Wembley Stadium will be the largest stadium in the World."
No, it won't. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 169.253.4.21 ( talk) 17:36, 8 December 2006 (UTC).
I think what is meant is it is the largest stadium in the world with every seat under cover.
Wembley Stadium (1924) is a very misleading title since it held the 1923 FA Cup Final. I can't see where 1924 came from. sʟυмɢυм • т • c 18:46, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Well I guess it's the article itself that has the dates wrong (especially the infobox). It's not like you can't fix it yourself. -- Dtcdthingy 22:19, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Renamed to Wembley Stadium (1923). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Miremare ( talk • contribs)
As you know, the old Wembley Stadium got demolished to make way for a new stadium. What was the people's reaction? I didn't realize Wembley had 2 stadiums, one which is the 1924-2000 one and one to be made under that "Wembley stadium" name. I have heard that Brian May and Roger Taylor were saddened by the loss of the old Wembley towers. Sjones23 04:09, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
"Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London, England." - This just assumes that there is no wembley stadium anymore, anywhere.
Perhaps this should be changed to something like "Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London, England, the original structure of which was demolished in 2000 and reopened in 2007."
Thats a little confusing too actually, but the version on at the moment is just as bad.
Tommyhaych 13:23, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
As the article about the original stadium has now been renamed Wembley Stadium (1924), there are countless articles with links to Wembley Stadium which now point to the article about the new stadium, arther than the old one. Is it possible for these links to be fixed (by robot?) so that they are pointed to the correct article? Daemonic Kangaroo 19:35, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
It does say it was called Empire Stadium but it says originally known as but it was always oficially called that. And i dont think anything is said about it not being owned by the FA but by a compay called wembely. They could hire the stadium out to who ever they wanted. A team in the 30's hired it out to look good so they could get promoted (it failed).
Couldn't we have a time-line of developments to the stadium? I seem to remember in the 1930's both ends were uncovered, and then in the 1980's the remaining terracing was replaced with seats. A history of stadium changes, with dates, reasons and costs etc, seems to me to be a glaring omission from this article. Thoughts? -- Crackerjack71 ( talk) 15:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
In the article you mentioned the following: "Wembley was the first pitch to be referred to as "Hallowed Turf", with many stadia around the world borrowing this phrase."
While this may be true, there is another famous symbolic reference to the great stadium.
Having been a most ardent England fan for the last 33 years, Wembley (the old one) was most famously (and proudly) referred to by many football writers and commentators as "the Mecca of Football". Any symbolic description of Wembley, to me, "esoterically", is rather incomplete and not worthy without this reference.
I cannot precisely quote the relevant articles or the commentators, as I have read probably hundreds of football magazines and listened to the commentaries of maybe as many games. Any true fan of English football of many decades will bear witness to the reference to Wembley as "the Mecca of football". Salimtufail ( talk) 15:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
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"During Michael Jackson's Bad Tour in 1988, seven sell-out concerts were staged at Wembley which included five in a row, and two at a later date. Each concert had an attendance of 72,000 people. According to the Guinness Book of World Records Jackson set a new world record with 504,000 people attending the seven total concerts. These seven concerts were highly anticipated and created huge media attention. A further five sell-out concerts followed in 1992 during his Dangerous Tour and his three shows in 1997 during his HIStory Tour brought total tickets sold to over 1 million. Until the demolition of the 1923 stadium, this record had not been beaten."
This whole section is unreferenced and its notability is questionable. Additionally, it is unclear what record is referred to (is it "most attendance in seven concerts"? "Most attendance by one artist at one venue"? "Most attendance per night average by one artist at one venue"?) The section is tacked on at the bottom of the article, making me think that one person may have just boldly stuck it on. Personally, I vote for removal, but if anyone wants to clean it up a bit please do.
- M.Nelson ( talk) 03:56, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Check some of the concerts purported to have taken place at Wembley "Stadium". I am almost certain Fleetwood Mac's 1988 run of shows was at the Arena, not Stadium. (In 1990 they played one show at stadium) Electric Light Orchestra's 1978 shows were most likely at the Arena (Empire Pool) as documented on their live concert video. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.66.28.214 ( talk) 16:30, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
i agree. Also, u cut muse from the list as it was at new wembley - the entry even said so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.71.176 ( talk) 03:01, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
"Despite this, the Millennium Stadium was still used for the League Cup final during the 2006-07 season." Is this really necessary in the introduction? It is hardly important enough to justify inclusion.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Wgdbradley ( talk • contribs) 20:21, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
I believe that the NME Poll Winners Concerts of the 1960s were held at the Empire Pool (Wembley Arena), not Wembley Stadium. In addition, I believe that The Animals album Greatest Hits Live (Rip It to Shreds) would have also been recorded at Wembley Arena, and not Wembley Stadium. Can anyone confirm this? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy ( talk) 13:26, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
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In the article you mentioned the following: "Wembley was the first pitch to be referred to as "Hallowed Turf", with many stadia around the world borrowing this phrase."
Having been a most ardent England fan for the last 33 years, Wembley(the old one) was most famously (and proudly) referred to by most football writers and commentators as "the Mecca of Football". Any description of Wembley, to me, "esoterically", is incomplete and not worthy without this reference. I cannot precisely quote the relevant articles or the commentators, as I have read probably tens of thousands of football magazines and listened to the commentaries of maybe as many games. Any true fan of English football will bear witness to the reference to Wembley as "the Mecca of football". Thank you. Salimtufail ( talk) 15:21, 26 April 2008 (UTC) |
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It seems odd this is not mentioned. It was the main reason I turned to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pawebster ( talk • contribs) 07:58, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
This sentence in the intro doesn't make sense: "in recognition of its status as the world's best-known football stadia". The "its" implies it's singular, "stadia" is plural. Surely this ought to be either "as the world's best-known football stadium" or "as one of the world's best-known football stadia"? 188.172.154.52 ( talk) 06:59, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
The article states "The final competitive club match there was the 2000 First Division play-off final ..." and "The last club match of all was the 2000 Charity Shield ...".
However, the FA Community Shield article says that "it is the first competitive game of each top-flight English football season". So is the Community/Charity Shield a competitive match or not? -- Jameboy ( talk) 17:22, 30 April 2024 (UTC)