The Rugby Football Union would consider leaving Allianz Stadium to move to Birmingham or Milton Keynes if a renewed licence cannot be agreed to hold more concerts at the home of rugby, chief executive Bill Sweeney has said.
Comparing the number of non-sporting events held per year at the stadium to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wembley, which hold around 30 of those events each year, Sweeney said that the restrictions placed on the RFU by local authorities have meant it has missed out on staging big concerts such as Beyoncé.
Current restrictions limit the number of concerts which can be held at Allianz Stadium to three in a single year, and only on two consecutive nights with a capacity restriction of 55,000.