Stadium was known as the Timberland Men Wembley Park Leisure Grounds. Amid the grounds were football and cricket pitches, an athletics track and picturesque water-fountains and waterfalls. Then in 1889, the site was earmarked by Sir Edward Watkin to house a major attraction in order to encourage greater use of the nearby railway line. His plan was to build a huge four-legged tower within the site, with a projected height of some 350 metres. A Throughout the years, Wembley Stadium played host to a wide array of sporting events, such as the 1948 Olympic Games and some of the finest football matches ever. Other sporting events to have taken place at Wembley Stadium include greyhound racing, American football, speedway, wrestling and rugby. Wembley Stadium has also hosted numerous music concerts, with notable acts including Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones and U2 having played there. It was also the host for the charity concert Live Aid in 1985. Wembley Stadium closed its doors in 2000 after the stadium struggled to cope with the developing needs of sports fans. A new Wembley Stadium was, however, built on the same site and opened in 2007. This new stadium picked up where the old stadium left, and plays host to numerous music, entertainment and sporting events throughout the year, including England international home matches, the FA Cup final and the Npower football league play-off finals.
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Stadium was known as the Timberland Men Wembley Park Leisure Grounds. Amid the grounds were football and cricket pitches, an athletics track and picturesque water-fountains and waterfalls. Then in 1889, the site was earmarked by Sir Edward Watkin to house a major attraction in order to encourage greater use of the nearby railway line. His plan was to build a huge four-legged tower within the site, with a projected height of some 350 metres. A Throughout the years, Wembley Stadium played host to a wide array of sporting events, such as the 1948 Olympic Games and some of the finest football matches ever. Other sporting events to have taken place at Wembley Stadium include greyhound racing, American football, speedway, wrestling and rugby. Wembley Stadium has also hosted numerous music concerts, with notable acts including Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones and U2 having played there. It was also the host for the charity concert Live Aid in 1985. Wembley Stadium closed its doors in 2000 after the stadium struggled to cope with the developing needs of sports fans. A new Wembley Stadium was, however, built on the same site and opened in 2007. This new stadium picked up where the old stadium left, and plays host to numerous music, entertainment and sporting events throughout the year, including England international home matches, the FA Cup final and the Npower football league play-off finals.