Take That Sunderland – road closures and transport details

Excitement is building as Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, and Mark Owen prepare to wow thousands at the Stadium of Light on their Circus tour next Tuesday (June 9).

The band kicked off the reboot of their much-loved tour in Southampton last week, playing everything from Rule the World to Shine and Patience.

And there are now just days to go until they arrive on Wearside. 

For those of you travelling to the concert, we have put together a handy guide of all the road closures to be aware of for the event, as well as details on public transport.

Take That ’The Circus Live’ show at St Mary’s Stadium. (Image: Stuart Martin)

Roads immediately surrounding the stadium will be closed to all traffic on the day, and all the roads closed are expected to remain shut until 5am. 

Here is the full list of roads expected to be shut for the gig: 

• Sheepfolds North
• Sheepfolds Road
• Easington Street
• Easington Street North
• Wilson Street North
• Brooke Street
• Stobart Street
• Hay Street
• Stadium Way
• Vaux Brewery Way
• Millennium Way
• Keir Hardie Way
• Stoney Lane
• Cumberland Street
• Queens Road
• Southwick Road
• Rosebery Street
• Back North Bridge Street
• Bridge Street

If you are travelling to the Stadium of Light from the north or west, from the A19 follow signs for A1231 Sunderland, then yellow signs for ‘Park and Walk’ Sunderland Enterprise Park.

Parking facilities will be restricted until the Sunderland Enterprise Park workforce has left.

Take That ’The Circus Live’ show at St Mary’s Stadium. (Image: Stuart Martin)

If travelling from the south, from the A19 follow signs for A1018 Sunderland, then use city centre car parks. A ‘Park and Ride’ will be available from East Boldon and Heworth. 

For those travelling by Metro, the stadium is served by two Metro stations – Stadium of Light and St Peter’s – and extra services will be running.

Take That ’The Circus Live’ show at St Mary’s Stadium. (Image: Stuart Martin)

There are multiple different coloured gates at the ground for fans with different tickets.

This includes yellow (pitch standing), red (seated), purple (seated), platinum (premium), orange (seated), blue (seated), peach and baby blue (front field pitch standing), and green (standing).

Concert goers with purple, red or yellow entry tickets should travel to Stadium of Light Metro station.

Concert goers with blue, green, orange, platinum or pink accessible entry tickets are best travelling to St Peter’s Metro station.

After the concert, fans travelling via the Metro should join the queue at St Peter’s or at Stadium of Light station immediately.

Access to Sunderland station and Park Lane will change after 10pm to assist with crowd control. Park Lane Metro station and Sunderland station will be closed from 10pm 

There is no parking at the stadium – and those getting taxis are suggested to walk around seven minutes to or from the city centre.