The upcoming arrival of Coldplay at Sewell Group Craven Park will see Hull KR’s preparations alter ahead of their blockbuster concerts.
The global hitmakers will perform two nights at the Robins’ home next month. Both concerts, on August 18th and 19th, are sold out.
Both shows will be at ‘full scale’, and with that, planning and logistics are at an incredibly high level. With that, the Robins have had to make some alternate plans for both matchday and the first-team staff in the build-up to the concerts.
Rovers host Castleford Tigers on August 9th and while Craven Streat will remain in operation, it will be relocated as the set for the concerts begins to take shape in the area where the fan hub usually is positioned. Instead, it will have a temporary home behind the East Stand, meaning supporters can still enjoy the experience in temporary surroundings.
Meanwhile, Rovers will also have a new temporary training base through the period. They routinely train at their home ground, either on the main pitch or on the surrounding fields. However, with a vast number of trucks set to descend on the location and space required to prepare for the concerts, they will instead be training at Bishop Burton College in Beverley, while first-team staff will have their offices relocated.
The Robins will return to usual operations after the concerts, ahead of a significant period in the season.
For now, Rovers will continue business as usual. They are currently having a week off but the first-team will report back to training on Sunday.