Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

Last night we went to see Luke Combs on his My Kinda Saturday Night tour. He gave a great performance but this review isn't about Luke, it's about access and whilst it was generally good we had a few issues.

Attended with wife to see Robbie Williams. Was located on one of the two raised accessible platforms to the rear of the pitch. Great view and staff on hand to bring food and drinks. Only thing I would say is that the platforms are completely exposed to the elements so plan for every eventuality!!

Scottish Rugby sell tickets for the Autumn Tests with a May deadline, but only allocate blue badge parking spaces in October a few weeks before the games. There is a wheelchair ballot, again nearer the date of the games, which has been covered in other reviews. I prefer to have a seat rather than rely on ballot success. There are more blue badge spaces near the ice rink than the number required for the wheelchair ballot, so I don’t understand why Scottish Rugby can’t combine May deadline with allocation of parking spaces. In 2022 they also sold “pitch parking” which is as near the stadium as the blue badge parking, but again these were only sold from October not the earlier deadline in May. For 2023 there appears to be no “pitch parking” as the spaces there are now reserved for (corporate) hospitality guests. Scottish Rugby should consider the balance between blue badge parking spaces (relatively few) and hospitality (the majority). I can echo other review comments that staff are generally very helpful but negotiating the crowds can be a little intimidating, as many are drinking alcohol (both before, during and after the game). As our seats were on the upper level (which offers a better view than pitch side wheelchair seats having to put up with passing camera crews and others) so we had to queue for the one lift in the hospitality lounge area. I’m surprised Scottish Rugby didn’t plan for more and/or larger lifts (cf. Wembley for example).