Wembley Stadium can hold about 90,000 people for a concert in its standard full-stadium configuration, including both seating and pitch standing areas.

Standard concert capacity

  • The official stated capacity of Wembley Stadium is 90,000 for major events, which applies to both football matches and most full-scale concerts that use the bowl and the pitch.
  • Many big tours (Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran) are advertised and reported as drawing around 80,000–90,000 fans per night, which lines up with that official figure.

Why some concerts go higher

  • For certain special setups, extra floor standing and temporary seating can push concert attendance close to or even slightly above 90,000, with some record shows reported in the high‑90,000 range.
  • Adele’s 2017 shows, for example, were configured to host about 98,000 fans per night, which was described as a stadium attendance record at the time.

Practical range to keep in mind

  • For most “how many people does Wembley Stadium hold for a concert” questions, the realistic working range is roughly 80,000–90,000, depending on stage position and production footprint.
  • If a concert uses a large end-stage that blocks one end of the bowl, capacity can drop slightly; if it uses more of the bowl with extensive standing on the pitch, it can approach or exceed the top end of that range.

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