Old Trafford, currently known as Emirates Old Trafford for sponsorship reasons, is one of two "Old Trafford" stadiums in Manchester, one is home to Manchester United Football Club, while this one is used for cricket and concerts. The capacity for cricket is between 19k and 26k, while concerts can reach a capacity of up to 50,000. It is the second oldest test venue in the country after The Oval. Hosted the first Ashes Test in England in 1884, as well as the Cricket World Cup on five occasions. In terms of concerts, it has hosted big names, including Harry Styles, Beyonce and Rihanna. It was also home to One Love Manchester in 2017, which raised money for the Manchester Arena attacks and featured Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Coldplay. The stadium also has a recently expanded hotel, which features over 250 rooms, including some which have a balcony overlooking the pitch. I have reviewed the Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford separately at the listing below. https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/hilton-garden-inn-manchester-emirates-old-trafford-manchester While I don't find the stadium too expensive and it's just like any other cricket stadium for me- the facilities are very good. The hotel and concert capacity are certainly useful, as well as the connections via public transit due to being right outside Old Trafford Metrolink Station. There is also a large car park, although I have only used this when staying at the hotel and I'm sure it is very busy on an event day. It's certainly worth a trip if you're a cricket supporter, as the home of Lancashire Cricket, it's arguably the most famous used for cricket in the north. 4* read more

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Got amazing seats but a pretty small cricket ground. Good selection of beers and variety of food. Loved our experience watching India England game here. read more

Feels like 10 mini stands put together without much thought. Nice view of Manchester town centre though.

A beautiful cricket grounds, and not a bad seat in the house. I went with my mates to celebrate a birthday, and it was my first time seeing a cricket match in person. Taking the tram from Manchester, you can get off at Old Trafford and it's *right* off the stop. You could stumble into it by accident if you didn't know where you're going. As you go inside, there's assorted food trucks with all the typical grub you'd want and love from a sports match. I grabbed a fish and chips (£6.50), and was pleasantly surprised by the quality. Better than you'd think. Pints of lager are expensive (£3.50) but hey, it's a sporting venue. We sat on the far side of the field, away from the entrance, but it was clear that there were no bad seats in the house. After asking nicely, the security let us go upstairs to the "gold member" section to watch the second inning, so got a bit of a different perspective being up there. Lots of friendly staff, a well laid-out stadium, and clean grounds. A great stop for a sunny weekend. read more

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Im a new fan to cricket, but at around £13 for a T20 game and it only being a short drive from my house, I cant believe its taken me so long to visit. One of the worlds most famous cricket grounds and with good reason, the ground has come a long way in its 150+ year history. Lots of parking, its easily accessible from the M60 and M602, the Metrolink tram also stops off just outside and there are a whole range of buses passing through the area, all with no more than a 5 minute walk once you have alighted. If you are visiting to watch a match there are the obvious food and drink venues offering chips, burgers, ice cream (if its sunny!) and beer, all pretty decent and prices reasonable too, there are even free cash points on site if you find yourself short. If you want to make a full day and night of it, then there is the 68 bedroom hotel known as the Old Trafford Lodge, where you get your own balcony to view the match, access to a private bar as well as free parking, thats one to put on the Christmas list I think. With England playing matches against Sri Lanka and India over the summer of 2011 and the venue having just been approved further development so it can hopefully host some Ashes matches in 2013, Im planning to be the Yelp Duchess of LCCC before you know it! read more

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The less famous but still darned famous Old Trafford in Manchester is the Home of Lancashire County Cricket Club. Just a few hundred meters away from Manchester United's famous ground, the home to Lancashire's first class cricket team is still an impressive arena and hosts lots of cricket matches as well as its fair share of concerts by massive pop bands like the Artic Monkeys. Famous players you might be able to catch playing include people like England's James Anderson. The ground is easily reachable by the metrolink from town (the Old Trafford stop is literally right outside the ground) and it's a perfect place to spend a great weekend drinking beer, eating sandwiches and watching some great cricket. They're building some new stands and hospitality suite as well at the moment, so keep a look out for that as the new season approaches. read more

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Being a cricketer myself I thought I'd chip in with a review of the ground which does it some justice, a ground I grew up playing cricket. I'm going to begin with a simple statement: Forget all other cricket grounds in the country, Old Trafford is the best outside the home of cricket that is Lords. The ground has proud history going back to 1857 when Lancashire moved here to play some cricket. This place is so much more than a cricket ground. Fantastic concerts are held here every year with recent ones including Arctic Monkeys and Oasis. The ground is actually host to Old Trafford Lodge hotel and the ground has fantastic corporate facilities. Add to that they also hace car parking available for football matchdays for Manchester United. All this and I haven't even got to the cricket viewing facilities. The ground is just fantastic with great viewing angles from all parts of the stadium there really is a fantastic atmosphere to the place. Ticket prices are very reasonable with T20 games mostly being very busy. The new state of the art facilities at "The Point" are ones to marvel over. The tag line "Get to the point" is bit corny but does have comedy value. The corporate events venue is a fancy tickle for any event organizer, with it being arguably one of the best venues in the country. It really is amazing and has to be seen to be believed even if you are not a cricket fan you will be in awe of the elevated suite withstunning glass-fronted balcony overlooking pitch. Inside, the facility offers 7m headroom without any pillars to impede your view. The open place space has a mezzanine bar and can hold upto 1000 people!! Yes 1000!!! Dancefloor capacity of 850 folksidaisys!!! It really is a hot ticket in town for match day event ticket in here. Once inside you will feel like you are in Dubai watching Lancashire or England play, aaah yes escapism at its best. So next time there is a match you fancy or even if you aren't a cricket fan just check out the venue. Everything is worth a try once I say, ok...ok...not everything but this... so its like Arnie the legend that he is said...come onnnnn.do it come on!!!! read more

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Not bad as cricket grounds go, but make sure that you take an umbrella! I was a bit surprised to see this named as Lancashire County Cricket Club because I'd always thought that it's called Old Trafford (yes the same as Man Utd's stadium). I've never been along to see a concert there, so I can't really comment on that, but I have been to see an England test match - against Pakistan. I recall a fair amount of rain, but two England batsmen getting centuries. It was a pretty fun day out, but then cricket almost always is - you'll be doing a lot of drinking! read more

Went to see Radiohead here and thought the facilities (though admittedly I didn't use them) were well provided, lots of portaloos and the event was well organised and hosted by the grounds. The cables had been well laid and concealed so no tripping on dodgy wires and the protective mat was super even to sit on. Sound was excellent, standing room a plenty and the area for refreshmants and snack bars well allocated and accessable. Not a fan of cricket mind. read more

I never started getting into cricket until I first visited the ground in June 2005 and I have been a bit of a fan of cricket since then. The ground is a lot bigger than you think and there's always a good atmosphere when you go there. Although I felt that the beer is overpriced, on a day out, I don't mind paying the extra money sometimes, but there's no better feeling than sitting out in the sun, watching a sporting event and having a few alcoholic drinks. You can't do that at most sporting grounds. The ground is sold out and atmosphere when Lancashire & Yorkshire are playing! read more

One of the best Cricket grounds in the Uk, certainly if Englands cricket team performances are anything to go by. Quite possibly the most important cricket ground in the North and just a hop and skip from the Manchester football team which plays in redwith black shorts onwhite or black socks (I simply cannot fully recall) and boasts the famous French actor Sir Alain Delon as a former playeri think. Unfortunately it appears the club has rested on it's laurels for far too long. It has now lost the right to host test cricket for a number of years, losing out to newer, more modern grounds (Cardiff for one). Real shame. However it was really due either a rebuild or major refurbishment which, as it happens, is now going ahead (too late to claw back hosting major games though). I was there with a relative at a recent England series - and what a fantastic day out it was. It was akin to a huge beer garden with a game of cricket occasionally distracting your chat. Superb atmosphere, friendly banter, beer and scran on tap, glorious sunshine - what more could you ask? Hopefully the multi million pound expansion will due this old dame justice. Of course Old Trafford hosts music events also: I last saw REM and Morrissey there - the venue works really well in this capacity, although what it was doing to the beautiful pitch is anyones guess read more

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Went here to watch the R.E.M concert and had a brill time. After queuing for about 2 hours to get into the ground with our fast track wristbands we were lucky enough to get to the very front and then had another 4 hours to wait for the concert. The ground was very clean and tidy and was huge. There were seating at the side if you wanted to sit down but we didnt want to move because we didnt want to lose our place at the front. The toilet werent much to write home about infact they were quite shoddy and the floors were wet allover. The staff were ok but not as efficient as you would hope as they were very careless in the searching of bags, etc before letting people into the ground - a lot of glass bottles were seen inside which had got past the security. There were various eateries scattered in and out of the ground but i thought the prices were disgustingly excessive. They were charging £5 for a hotdog and £7 for fish and chips - would never pay that. I did pay the £2 for a very small plastic cup of juice but really needed it. The beer tent was very full and busy but again the prices were disgusting and i would never have paid that. read more

I've been here both for gigs and to watch cricket. It's a great venue to watch either - the sightlines for cricket are superb (though better take your shades for evening games on sunny days) and it works well as a gig venue too, it's spacious and well-equipped for concerts, I think the club have realised this is a lucrative money-spinner for them. One or two gripes - I've had a couple of dodgy hamburgers from vendors here, so choose wisely when buying your food (or bring your own - no cans or glass bottles allowed remember). Also, the gap between the stands and the outer fence on the Metrolink side (the Brian Statham end) is extremely narrow, this can cause serious jams when people are trying to get to the facilities during an innings break or trying to leave at the end of the game, as this is the only route out of the ground from the stands on that side. It probably does need the multi-million pound refit to get it up to the standard of the other Test grounds, but it's still pretty good right now. Recommended for those who like cricket or good music (or both!) read more

As a cricket fan, i can only judge what it is like as a venue for that. I have not been to see any musical events here, though know many who have. They seem to quite like the venue for that. For is main purpose, and for what it has been there for for over 100 hundred years, i do not rate it. Sure, its one of the larger cricket grounds in England, and has a good fanbase to call upon. But i found it lacking in atmosphere, at least during my visits. There also seemed no real character to the place, particularly when compared to the country cricket grounds in Nottinghamshire & Somerset. I am not a Lancastrian myself, but believe they deserve better, which can only come through new investment. The ground has now lost its Test Cricket status for several years. This may force their board to act, or just take away the funds that they need to complete this redevelopment read more

the proper OLD TRAFFORD in my opinion. An old victorian ground, The grandstand is amazing with great views from the top level. The bar inside the pavillion is good and thehot chocolate is great and well worth the effort on a raining sunday afternoon, I believe the chips arent bad either. Easy parking near to the ground. Redevelopement work is pla/nned to turn the square around so that will be interesting to see in the near future. read more

The Old Trafford Cricket ground is definitely a place for cricket lovers to enjoy England Test cricket at times on certain tours, the thrills and spills of T20 cricket for Lancashire Lightning and also all the One Day cricket played here through the summer months. Tickets are pretty cheap for U16s and for students. Reasonable prices for adults. Currently being refurbished all around the ground. Great facilities expected and definitely expect many more Tests to be played here in the future. Great transport links via its own Metrolink station and now music events and other events are being held here to add to the widespread appeal of the venue. read more

The worst sporting venue I have ever had the misfortune to attend, poor facilities in general, over priced poor quality food, no cover or warmth when its cold and raining. Stewards that dont know where things are. Went to the one day international today v Australia, it was pathetic, the delays and then the game itself, they were just playing so we didnt get a refund, absolutely disgraceful, rip off, will never go again, and I hope they lose their dodgy development with tesco, after today and the chaos, I would rather see them get it right and be a small county ground, than treat people like animals. Today was just rubbish read more

been once to see arctic monkeys, amazing!