Changes to transport services
If you aren't heading to a concert your journey may still be affected.
On concert days transport services will be a lot busier than usual as concert goers head to and from the event.
Queuing systems may be in place at Metro stations and some Metro stations may be closed early or made exit only.
If you're planning to travel on a concert day, please leave extra time for travel and plan your journey in advance.
If you are heading to a concert
You'll find all the travel information you need to plan your journey to and from the venue right here.
Simply select the concert you'll be attending.
Concerts
Are you going to see Sam Fender at St. James’ Park on 12, 14 or 15 June 2025?
If so, here is all you need to know about travelling to and from the concert.
Metro Customer Service teams will be available at stations to help direct you to St. James’ Park 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.
Please plan your journey in advance and leave extra time for your journey as Metro trains and buses will be very busy.
Metro tickets
You can buy a Metro ticket on the day of the concert from any Metro station. Ticket machines accept cash and card payments.
Using a POP Pay As You Go card to travel on Metro will save you money (compared to buying paper tickets). You tap in at the start of your journey (on the yellow validator or gateline) and out at the end of your journey and you will be charged the cheapest fare for your journey. Find out about Pop Pay As You Go here.
If you’re travelling with children, remember up to three children aged 11 and under can travel free with every fare paying adult. Find out more about the kids travel free promise here.
Tickets will also be sold on the day by some Customer Service teams.
Travelling to the concert at St. James’ Park
St. James’ Park is located on Strawberry Place (NE1 4ST) right in the heart of Newcastle.
Haymarket, Monument, St James, and Central Station are the closest stations to St. James’ Park. All stations are within walking distance to the football stadium next to St James Metro station.
Extra services will be running, but Metro trains towards Newcastle city centre will still be busier than usual and crowd control measures and queues will be in place, so please make sure to leave extra time for your journey.
For the latest Metro travel updates check the Pop App (available on Play Store and the App Store, simply search Pop Nexus).
Walking routes from Newcastle city centre Metro stations to St. James’ Park:
From Haymarket: About a 7-minute walk. Leave the station onto Percy Street, follow the road until you reach the crossroads, turn right onto Gallowgate, the stadium is about 3 minutes’ walk from here, on your right.
From Monument: About a 7-minute walk. Walk up Blackett Street (you'll see old Eldon Square green/war memorial on your right), follow until you reach the crossroads, go straight over onto Gallowgate and you'll see the stadium on your right.
From Central Station: About a 13-minute walk (via leisure outlets). Leave the station onto Neville Street, cross onto Grainger Street, follow this path for about 3 minutes, turn left onto Newgate Street, after another 3 minutes turn left onto St Andrew's Street (walk under the Chinese Arch) and follow the path to Gallowgate, you'll see the stadium in front of you.
Or for a more direct route leave the station onto Neville Street, cross onto Grainger Street then turn first left onto Westgate Road, follow the road to the crossroads and turn right onto St James Boulevard, follow this path and you'll see the stadium on your left.
Travelling after the concert
There will be extra services running to help get you home, but make sure to plan your journey in advance.
If you're heading home after the concert, please go straight to the station for your train. There will be crowd control measures at stations including queuing systems. When queuing please be patient, we’ll get you onto a Metro train as quickly as we can.
Please note, the last Metro train to South Hylton from Monument will be 11.02pm on each of the concert nights. There will be trains to Sunderland station leaving Monument at 11.16pm and 11.31pm.
Changes to station entrances at Haymarket and Monument
- Haymarket: After 9.00pm please use the station entrance from Northumberland Street, as the entrance on Percy Street will be exit only (no entry) and the entrance from St Mary's Place will be closed.
- Monument: After 9.00pm please use the station entrance from Grey Street, as the entrance on Blackett Street will be exit only (no entry) from 9.00pm.
For information on local bus services and Rail services click here: Bus services and Rail services. There will be no shuttle bus services running on the concert days.
For help planning your journey call 0191 20 20 747 (lines are open Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm).