If it were the Stadium Of Likes they it would be a Facebook Stadium. If it were the Stadium Of…read moreLychee it would be a delicious tropical fruit popular in India. And if it were the Stadium of Lipo... well then a lot of cute Geordie Shore types would be here getting surgery. Thankfully (or not?) it's none of those things. Sunderland are, somehow, blessed with one of the best stadiums in the Premier League and in the country. First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium. I have lots of photos of me at this place. It's a wonderful stadium. I first came here in 2004, then again to watch a match in 05, then in 07, and when on tour in 2011. Most recently, I visited in 2014, when my partner and I were looking into buying a property (or more likely renting) somewhere in the Tyne & Wear area. I always stop by the stadiums and catch matches if I can and this is one of my faves. I've been to virtually every significant stadium in the UK & US, due to a lifelong obsession with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born and raised in England, I followed Oxford United (my hometown team) to many stadiums all over the country at away games, and later followed Liverpool (my fave team) around. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are from personal experience at these stadiums from multiple visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, and visited these stadiums then, also. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in the UK for 3 months, I visited all of the stadiums as I travelled around the country. I have pictures of many of them which I will post in future. Also, when I'm back in the UK I plan to take more pictures, and add more stadiums too! So watch this space! *** return to regular review *** Built in 1997 and costing 24 million, I actually did part of the shoot for my first album here because I like it so much (even though I'm a much bigger supporter of Newcastle than Sunderland). It can hold 60k for concerts. Oasis, Take That, Pink, Kings Of Leon, Coldplay, RHCP, Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Rihanna, One Direction and Foo Fighters have all played here. It's a huge bowl that is right on a river... and England have played here too. They beat Turkey 2-0 here in a Euro qualifier.

Wow the atmosphere in this stadium is fantastic and I can recommend coming along for the…read moreexperience. Obviously I'm a supporter but none the less, the stadium it's self is fantastic. 49,000 capacity and the flow of people into and out of the stadium is always smooth. There's alcohol, food and betting available inside but be warned it's expensive and you will have to queue. Toilet facilities are good; there are provisions for wheelchair access and a good mix people in the crowd.

Its a good day out in there and if the weather is fine Mowbray park is interesting also.read more

Only popped in as we were short of time and had a quick look around spending most of our time in…read morethe house. A definite longer visit next time we visit Sunderland.