Are you going to see Beyoncé at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland?
If so, here is all you need to know about travelling by Metro to and from the concert.
Please plan your journey in advance and leave extra time for your journey as trains will be very busy.
Metro Customer Service teams will be available at stations to help direct you to the Stadium of Light and to help you travel after the concert. We want you to have a great night and to stay safe, so please listen to instructions from our Customer Service teams.
Metro tickets
Save time on concert day by buying your Beyoncé Metro travel ticket in advance from any Metro ticket machine.
The ticket costs £6.20 and is valid for all day, all zone Metro travel for one adult on 23 May 2023. The ticket will be on sale from 16 May.
If you're travelling with children, remember up to three children aged 11 and under can travel for free on Metro and the Shields Ferry with a fare paying adult.
Travelling to the concert
Before the concert extra trains will be running to help get everyone to the Stadium of Light.
Trains towards Sunderland will be exceptionally busy after 4.00pm. Whatever your destination, anyone wishing to board a Metro train from a Newcastle city centre station may be asked to queue outside between 4.00pm and 8.00pm, so we can manage the large crowds we expect safely.
Please avoid travelling on Metro trains towards Sunderland between 4.00pm and 8.00pm if at all possible, unless you are heading for the Stadium of Light.
Concert goers with purple, red or yellow entry tickets should travel to Stadium of Light Metro station.
Concert goers with blue, orange, platinum, green or pink entry tickets are best travelling to St Peter's Metro station.
Travelling after the concert
Crowd control measures will be in place including queues for Metro travel.
Metro trains will be running later to help get concert goers home, including a later train to South Shields from Pelaw.
If you're travelling by Metro, join the queue at St Peter's or at Stadium of Light station immediately after the concert to be sure of getting your train home. Queues at both stations will move at the same speed.
When queuing please be patient, we’ll get you onto a Metro train as quickly as we can.
Station closures
Haymarket station will be exit only from 2.00pm (no entry into the station). If you wish to travel from Newcastle city centre please use Monument.
Access to Sunderland station and Park Lane will be limited after 10.00pm to assist with crowd control.
- Park Lane Metro station will be fully closed from 10.00pm
- Sunderland station will be closed to Metro customers from 10.00pm
Metro trains will run through both stations without stopping during the closures.
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