Old trafford arena
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Some of the Stadiums have grass that can lifted in and out. It also seems that some stadiums have artificial grass woven in to the real grass.
The pitch at Millwall is covered in sand or something at present. can see it as I go past on the train. They see to be able to grow decent grass a lot faster than I can on my lawn!
The pitch at Millwall is covered in sand or something at present. can see it as I go past on the train. They see to be able to grow decent grass a lot faster than I can on my lawn!
Cold said:
Smiler. said:
Dunno, it's a sodding miracle.
Wot you done did there, I sees it I does. 
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As mentioned some stadiums now are already purpose built to have the grass/turf/pitch removed.
Cardiff springs to mind. I drove into there for the first time in 2006 on my first ever tour. Its a tight gig to get artics in and out of but i was amazed that once i arrived on the pitch, (so to speak) it was just concrete.
Many other stadiums are the same, from memory Copenhagen and Arnhem are the same, i'm pretty sure the pitch at these is on rails and is moved in and out accordingly.
I never did pull into a stadium onto grass.
One new truck driver did once manage to drive 200 metres up a tram track in Budapest though.
It was costly and he was never asked for again.
I also recall reading that the grass quality varies a lot for the different sports venues.
Football and rugby pitches, for example, the grass quality is vastly inferior to that of a golf course green, or the middle of a cricket pitch even. and so some of it is also much more hardy and able to withstand the type of use for a concert would bring, but will be able to grow back more quickly.
And don't forget these places employ full time groundsmen to look after the lawn as well, rather more than the type of attention the rest of us give our gardens perhaps?
Football and rugby pitches, for example, the grass quality is vastly inferior to that of a golf course green, or the middle of a cricket pitch even. and so some of it is also much more hardy and able to withstand the type of use for a concert would bring, but will be able to grow back more quickly.
And don't forget these places employ full time groundsmen to look after the lawn as well, rather more than the type of attention the rest of us give our gardens perhaps?
I've just got back from Cardiff, been there since last Monday. The Outside Broadcast compound was on the pitch of Cardiff Blues stadium (next to Principality if you didn't already know), as it was a massive job (around 20 OB trucks alone!, plus sat trucks, tenders etc). That had been covered by white plastic interlocking squares of around a metre squared, maybe a bit more. The grass will have been covered for around 2 weeks in total, so I am guessing the grass will be a bit yellow once it's removed.
Shakermaker said:
And don't forget these places employ full time groundsmen to look after the lawn as well, rather more than the type of attention the rest of us give our gardens perhaps?
I think my recollection is right that I heard Twickenham cut the grass twice a day! I guess that the more often you cut it the faster it grows.john2443 said:
I think my recollection is right that I heard Twickenham cut the grass twice a day! I guess that the more often you cut it the faster it grows.
It's not that so much as by cutting it very frequently it encourages the grass to become 'dwarf' grass, i.e. develop fully but very short. (I think 
)I was lucky enough to get one of those "backstage tours" of Twickenham as a birthday present. The pitch there contains a surprising amount of some artificial weave.
With some of the pitches they can wheel out of the stadium, apparently sometimes that is because otherwise the grass would die due to lack of sunlight and, importantly, lack of breeze.
With some of the pitches they can wheel out of the stadium, apparently sometimes that is because otherwise the grass would die due to lack of sunlight and, importantly, lack of breeze.
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