Everton have revealed details of the second test event to be held in the new Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in preparation for the start of the 2025-26 season.
The club confirmed on Friday a follow-up event will take place on Sunday, 23 March, with Paul Tait’s Under-21s involved in the on-field action, after the first test event for the Under-18s played out last month.
The opponents haven't been named at this point but a 2 pm kick-off time will see a reduced-capacity crowd of 25,000 fans offered the chance to see the interior of this magnificent new stadium for themselves.
Thousands of fans have already claimed tickets for the second test event via a ballot that was held in January. With the date now confirmed, Club Members will be given a second opportunity to secure a seat when tickets go on sale from 10 am on Monday, 3 March.
Those who attended the first test event are not eligible during the priority window before it is extended to all official members from 10 am on Thursday, March 6.
Tickets are priced at £5 for adults and £2.50 for concessions.
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2 Posted 01/03/2025 at 14:48:08
I phoned the Box Office and asked them if a credit card system like we have now would be introduced but I was told it would be digital on your phone only, with certain exceptions. I much prefer the credit card system. Whenever there's a holdup at the Tunnel, it's always someone using their phone.
3 Posted 01/03/2025 at 15:34:03
4 Posted 01/03/2025 at 15:51:12
I need reading glasses for close work, including using my phone, but my sight is well above the standard required for driving. I guess everyone's different.
I agree about the cards though but it seems the club have made up their mind.
5 Posted 01/03/2025 at 16:01:32
U21s or not, they would bring thousands down, with not one of them being able to gain access to the stadium, or at least they shouldn't be allowed to. As I say though, I doubt very much it will be Rangers.
6 Posted 01/03/2025 at 17:43:43
7 Posted 01/03/2025 at 19:22:02
8 Posted 01/03/2025 at 19:52:43
9 Posted 01/03/2025 at 20:28:10
10 Posted 01/03/2025 at 20:48:13
11 Posted 01/03/2025 at 20:55:02
Bad news for Tiger's family then?
12 Posted 01/03/2025 at 20:57:11
Who'd have thought Hewey, a kopite pie-eater scoring the first ever goal at the Dock. And, Hewey, counting down the minutes until Warrington play the world champion quadruple winning mighty Wigan in Las Vegas!
13 Posted 01/03/2025 at 21:02:11
14 Posted 01/03/2025 at 21:56:16
15 Posted 01/03/2025 at 22:08:25
16 Posted 01/03/2025 at 22:12:58
Struggling but resurgent Mariners battled back to draw 2-2, unlucky not to get a late winner.
Some dodgy refereeing, a disallowed goal, a bit of blood and snot, no whinging, no VAR, a pint while watching the match in the sunshine. £10 as a concession. Attendance 1,913. It's building.
17 Posted 01/03/2025 at 22:23:20
18 Posted 01/03/2025 at 22:46:01
19 Posted 02/03/2025 at 08:26:07
Transport and Safety hasn't just become an issue, the council have had 4 years to sort this out.
Barriers like 'cattle pens' at sandhills...where have we heard that phrase before? None existent street lighting, parking exclusion zones. It's almost like they don't want us down there.
The council have bent over backwards for the other shower, allowing the degradation of anfield road housing before allowing the demolition and actual building into the green space.
The first test event has highlighted these things let's hope they are acted upon.
One last thing I hope the guy who bragged and posted himself robbing the food kiosk whilst being racist to the young lad serving him gets his season ticket taken off him, such a horrible thing to do and we wonder why Scousers get a bad reputation.
20 Posted 02/03/2025 at 09:52:22
21 Posted 02/03/2025 at 10:15:54
22 Posted 02/03/2025 at 10:31:20
I remember reading that when the ' project had been approved and given the go ahead ' there was talk of everything from a new Railway Station nearer to BMD, Trams or Monorail links from the City and possibly ferries on matchdays. The only thing they have come up with is making it more difficult to get near or drop off to BMD !
23 Posted 02/03/2025 at 21:02:45
Not knowing that area of town at all, myself and many other travelling home fans, will need help.
I mentioned on another thread about the Sale RUFC model. Free parking and park and ride. I can't see any football club behaving in such a philanthropic manner, but it would be nice to be proved wrong.
24 Posted 03/03/2025 at 13:59:56
Rugby League International set for Everton Stadium
England face Australia in a three-test series this autumn and the new Everton Stadium is being planned as one of the three venues for the games coming this autumn.
25 Posted 03/03/2025 at 14:12:20
26 Posted 03/03/2025 at 14:33:37
With American owners, I wouldn't be surprised to see NFL matches as well as Boxing and concerts.
On concerts, it would be interesting to get views on who. They may be from Manchester, but if they could get together for a one-off, the Stone Roses. I was a bit of an Indy freak back in the day and to hear "Mersey Paradise" belting out at decibels loud enough to be heard over Anfield would be great!!!
27 Posted 03/03/2025 at 14:49:26
In fact in every respect Everton is carrying out ageist and ableist hate crime against a portion of the population (see, we oldies can play that game too). Perhaps I should call the police in.
If you want an example try using a touch screen if you have Parkinsons.
28 Posted 03/03/2025 at 14:58:19
29 Posted 03/03/2025 at 15:14:24
30 Posted 03/03/2025 at 15:21:27
It's worked fine for me. When you get an email confirmation, you have a PDF that you can print off or the option to download into your Apple or Samsung wallet on the phone. I do the latter.
Recently, when I've managed to purchase multiple tickets (Bournemouth FA Cup, Brentford away), I can email to family and friends and they can either print off or download.
The only downside is once you download, I think it's difficult to retrieve, if you lose your phone. But I guess a trip to the ticket office with your membership number could sort that out.
I heard that at the new stadium, it would go all digital, but when my brother renewed, before transferring to me, we did have the option of ordering a card for backup.
31 Posted 03/03/2025 at 15:34:20
32 Posted 03/03/2025 at 15:55:28
33 Posted 03/03/2025 at 16:33:48
34 Posted 03/03/2025 at 17:27:10
35 Posted 03/03/2025 at 17:54:58
League rules will require clubs to ensure that Season Tickets and all Home and Away Match Tickets by default are made available as digital tickets. Clubs will retain some discretion to make some tickets available in other formats to supporters who have reasonable grounds to request them. This may include supporters who have a disability that makes the purchase or use of digital tickets challenging. Other examples include some group bookings, such as school or Club Community partners.
Clubs will consult with supporters representatives to develop suitable policies and exemptions.
36 Posted 03/03/2025 at 17:57:57
37 Posted 03/03/2025 at 18:13:48
38 Posted 03/03/2025 at 20:16:56
But don't do it from your mobile phone!
39 Posted 04/03/2025 at 14:18:32
40 Posted 04/03/2025 at 16:02:48
41 Posted 04/03/2025 at 20:04:59
42 Posted 04/03/2025 at 20:33:46
43 Posted 04/03/2025 at 20:54:23
44 Posted 04/03/2025 at 21:01:03
Working from home is interesting. I'm not a fan of total remote. You lose that human interaction.
I watched Panorama a couple of weeks back and many were making the case for. One went as far to say that he didn't want to go back at all because he played golf on Fridays.
National TV. I hope his boss wasn't watching.
45 Posted 05/03/2025 at 10:47:19
46 Posted 05/03/2025 at 18:10:53
47 Posted 07/03/2025 at 10:15:47
007 lower south stand - will that be the area for possible future safe standing?
Ps - have they got the ale license yet? How can they do a proper H&S check if 90% of us aren't wobbly?
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1 Posted 01/03/2025 at 14:13:51
I wonder what constitutes a legitimate reason? Not having a compatible phone, not having a phone at all, or having such poor eyesight that they cannot use a smartphone?