London Stadium wants to host more concerts to cut £19m losses

London Stadium has submitted planning proposals that would reduce sports events while increasing concerts as it seeks to cut annual losses. The venue says it can host up to 10 non-sporting events and 87 sporting events under current permissions, but wants to shift capacity to 24 concert days and 70 sporting events. Lyn Garner, chair of London Stadium LLP, said the stadium loses about £19 million every year under a long-term deal with West Ham United, which is owned by the Greater London Authority. Garner highlighted 2025/26 as a particularly bad year with only two summer concerts. West Ham’s relegation to the Championship would also reduce rent below half of the £4.6 million annual figure paid in the Premier League.