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Music events are "not to blame" for Wembley's pitch problems.
Music events are not the cause of Wembley Stadium's recent pitch problems, informed sources have told Music Week.
Manchester United's Alex Ferguson and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger both weighed into the state of the Wembley pitch after their teams were dumped out of the FA Cup. Many commentators subsequently blamed the poor playing surface on the many concerts the venue hosts, with a packed music schedule planned over the coming months.
However, sources have told Music Week that music events are not the cause of the trouble. That is borne out by the fact that Madonna was the last artist to play a concert on the hallowed turf - in September. And the pitch was relaid in January giving it nearly four months to bed in for the FA Cup semi-finals.
There are also no plans to scrap the proposed summer line-up; nor are there any immediate plans to rethink the number of gigs played at Wembley.
Indeed, some insiders suggest that the 2009 concert programme can actually help the Football Association solve their pitch problems. AC/DC play the ground in June, followed by Take That and Oasis in July, U2 in August and Coldplay in September. The pitch ...
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- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire September 14, 2004 700+ words
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- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire December 18, 2008 700+ words
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