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{{short description|Multi-use stadium in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Kirklees Stadium
| nickname = Accu Stadium
| former_names = Alfred McAlpine Stadium (1994–2004)<br>Galpharm Stadium (2004–2012)<br>John Smith's Stadium (2012–2025)
| image = Huddersfield the-john-smiths-stadium.jpg
| operator = KSDL (Kirklees Stadium Development Ltd.)
| surface = Grass with [[under-soil heating]]
| location = Stadium Way <br> [[Huddersfield]] HD1 6PG <br> [[West Yorkshire]] <br> England
| owner = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
| built = 1994
| opened = 1994
| builder = [[Alfred McAlpine]]
| architect = [[Populous (company)|Populous]]
| record_attendance = 24,375 (rugby league)<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/world-cup-2013/game-9/england-vs-ireland.html 2013 RLWC – England vs Ireland] Rugby League Project</ref> <br /> 24,263 (football)<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Huddersfield Town v Liverpool Stats|url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/38393|access-date=7 August 2021|work=Premier League|date=21 October 2020}}</ref>
| seating_capacity = 24,121<ref>{{cite news|title=VIEWING PLATFORM FOR AWAY SUPPORTERS|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2017/november/viewing-platform-for-away-supporters/|access-date=3 November 2017|publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC|date=3 November 2017}}</ref>
| tenants = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (1994–present)<br /> [[Huddersfield Giants]] (1994–present)
| dimensions = {{cvt|105|x|69|m}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.johnsmithsstadium.com}}
}}

'''Kirklees Stadium''', currently known as the '''Accu Stadium''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref>{{cite web |last=Smailes |first=James |date=26 June 2025 |title=Huddersfield Town rename John Smith's Stadium with five-year rights deal agreed |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-rename-john-smiths-31942304 |access-date=26 June 2025 |website=Yorkshire Live }}</ref><ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.johnsmithsstadium.com/stadium-history|title=Stadium History|work=The John Smith's Stadium|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804173636/http://www.johnsmithsstadium.com/stadium-history|archive-date=4 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/new-deal-signed-naming-rights-12312903|title=New deal signed for naming rights for John Smith's Stadium|work=Examiner Live|publisher=Reach|date=13 December 2016|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/club/directions|title=Are you coming to the John Smith's Stadium? Here are the best ways for you to get to the match!|publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.accu.co.uk/huddersfield-town-partnership |title=Accu and Huddersfield Town partnership| website=Accu |access-date=1 July 2025}}</ref> is a multi-purpose stadium in [[Huddersfield]], [[West Yorkshire]], England. With a capacity of 24,121, it has been the home ground of [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town Association Football Club]] and [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield Giants Rugby League Football Club]], both of whom moved from [[Leeds Road]] since 1994.

The stadium was a venue for the [[Rugby League World Cup]] in [[1995 Rugby League World Cup|1995]], [[2000 Rugby League World Cup|2000]], [[2013 Rugby League World Cup|2013]] and [[2021 Rugby League World Cup|2021]], in addition to the [[1999 Rugby World Cup]]. It is owned by both clubs, as well as [[Kirklees Council]]. Its naming rights have passed from constructors [[Alfred McAlpine]] to pharmaceutical company [[Galpharm International]] in 2004, then to [[John Smith's Brewery]] eight years later.

==Stadium==
During planning and construction, the stadium was referred to as the '''Kirklees Stadium''' which is still its official name. It was built by [[Alfred McAlpine]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajspecification.com/Buildings/B_Home_Page/?CI_Building_ID=315|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030080713/http://www.ajspecification.com/Buildings/B_Home_Page/?CI_Building_ID=315|url-status=dead|title=Galpharm Stadium at AJ Specification database|archive-date=30 October 2007|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> designed by [[Populous (company)|Populous]] and was awarded the [[RIBA]] Building of the Year award for 1995.<ref>[http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=303 Engineering giant Stadia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002145514/http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ingenia/articles.aspx?Index=303 |date=2 October 2011 }} ''Ingenia'' Magazine, March 2005</ref>

The decision to build a new stadium for Huddersfield Town and [[Huddersfield Giants]] was made in August 1992. Construction began the following year and it was completed in time for the [[1994-95 in English football|1994–95 season]], enabling the clubs to move to their new base after 86 years at [[Leeds Road]] and 114 years at [[Fartown Ground|Fartown]] respectively, with the Rugby club sharing Leeds Road from 1992 to 1994.

When the stadium opened only the two side stands (the Riverside and Kilner Bank stands) were ready. The South Stand was opened in December 1994. Construction on the North (Panasonic) Stand began in 1996 and it was completed in 1998, bringing the overall capacity of the stadium to approximately 24,500. The estimated cost of construction was £40&nbsp;million.

A ski slope will be built next to the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/news/2017/06/england_huddersfield_stadium_to_get_a_ski_slope|title=England: Huddersfield stadium to get... a ski slope |website=stadiumdb.com|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref>

===Ownership===
Initially, the stadium was owned by a consortium made up of [[Kirklees]] Metropolitan Council, [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.]] and [[Huddersfield Giants]] in a 40:40:20 proportion. Following the purchase of Huddersfield Town A.F.C. from the [[Administrator (law)|administrators]] in 2003, [[Ken Davy]] became chairman of both sports clubs, which were owned by companies he controls, Sporting Pride.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2009/may/06/huddersfield-town|title=David Conn: Huddersfield Town's community stadium dream sours in ownership wrangle|first=David|last=Conn|date=5 May 2009|access-date=20 August 2020|work=The Guardian}}</ref> The present ownership of the stadium is Kirklees Metropolitan Council 40%, Huddersfield Town FC 40%, and Huddersfield Giants 20%. The current managing director of the stadium company is Gareth Davis<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/gareth-davies-new-boss-kirklees-4988350|title=Gareth Davies is new boss of Kirklees Stadium Development Ltd|date=8 October 2010|newspaper=Huddersfield Examiner|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> who succeeded [[Ralph Rimmer]] in 2010. On 24 December 2009, Huddersfield Town announced that 40% of the shares owned by Huddersfield Sporting Pride would be transferred to the football club, owned by current chairman [[Dean Hoyle]], but the deal was delayed due to a rent dispute between Davy and Hoyle. The deal was finally completed on 3 September 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/dean-hoyle-hails-landmark-deal-5831703|title=Dean Hoyle hails 'landmark' deal to restore Huddersfield Town stadium shares|first=Martin|last=Shaw|date=3 September 2013|newspaper=Huddersfield Examiner|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref>

On 25 September 2025, the football club agreed a deal with Kirklees Council and the rugby-league club to secure full ownership of the stadium and the surrounding 53-acre site with immediate effect, signing a 300-year leasehold.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2025/september/25/huddersfield-town-secure-ownership-of-accu-stadium/|title=HUDDERSFIELD TOWN SECURE OWNERSHIP OF ACCU STADIUM|website=www.htafc.com|date=25 September 2025|accessdate=25 September 2025}}</ref><ref> {{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp98kg81kg3o|title=Huddersfield Town purchase ground|work=BBC Sport|date=25 September 2025|accessdate=25 September 2025}}</ref>

=== Sponsorship ===
From 1994 until 2004 the stadium was known as the Alfred McAlpine Stadium. [[Alfred McAlpine]] had been the main construction contractor and its name was part of the payment contract for ten years. The company elected not to renew its sponsorship which was taken up by [[Galpharm International|Galpharm Healthcare]], leading to the new name. Individual stands are sponsored by local businesses. On 19 July 2012, it was announced that the brewery firm, [[Heineken International|Heineken]] had bought the sponsorship rights for the stadium using their domestic [[John Smith's Brewery]] as the beneficiary, and as such the stadium was renamed as The John Smith's Stadium on 1 August as part of a five-year deal. In December 2016, this was extended for a further five years.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zientek|first1=Henryk|title=New deal signed for naming rights for John Smith's Stadium|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/new-deal-signed-naming-rights-12312903|access-date=15 September 2017|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=13 December 2016}}</ref> In 2025, e-commerce engineering component platform Accu bought the naming rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2025/06/26/john-smiths-stadium-takes-on-new-name/|title=John Smith’s Stadium takes on new name|first=Bradley|last=Rial|date=26 June 2025}}</ref>

==Layout==
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[[File:Big Match - geograph.org.uk - 1708935.jpg|thumb|A match against [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] in February 2010]]
===North Stand===
'''Capacity – 4,700 (seating)'''<br />
The North Stand, known as the Big Red Stand for sponsorship reasons, is located behind the goal post at the north end of the ground. It has two tiers and houses 16 hospitality boxes and is completely seated. The lower tier contains temporary seats that can be removed for concerts or other events.
[[File:Stadium27.jpg|thumb|An aerial view of the stadium with the Riverside (bottom) and Kilner Bank (top)]]

===East Stand (Kilner Bank)===
'''Capacity – 7,000 (seating)'''<br />
The East Stand known as the Kilner Bank Stand is a large single tier stand that runs along the side of the pitch and is completely covered seating. The stand also holds the TV gantry. It gets its name from the fact the stand is built under and partly into the large hill named Kilner Bank behind it.
[[File:Anonymous-20171130094823.jpg|thumb|A view of the East stand with the Kilner Bank in the background]]

===South Stand===
'''Capacity – 4,054 (seating)'''<br />
The Magic Rock Brewing Stand as it is known for sponsorship reasons is an all-seated stand built into a bank and is completely covered as well as having the big screen. The stand is generally the away stand for visiting fans in both football and rugby, for football, it used to be completely for away fans but it is now shared with home fans with segregation netting. From 2017 to 2018 a new segregation system was implemented with away fans given 2,500 tickets instead of 2,000.

===West Stand (Riverside)===
'''Capacity – 10,365 (seating)'''<br />
The West stand is the main stand and is known as the Core Stand<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.johnsmithsstadium.com/contact/location-parking/|title=John Smith's Stadium &#124; Location and Parking at The Stadium|website=John Smiths Stadium}}</ref> for sponsorship or Riverside Stand. It has two tiers and 26 hospitality boxes and incorporates the player changing rooms, tunnel, dugout, ticket office and club shop. It takes its name from the River Colne that passes behind it, a footbridge crosses over the river to the car parks and estates behind the ground.

==Events==
===Football===
It hosted its first match on 20 August 1994 when Huddersfield Town lost 1–0 to [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] in the [[1994–95 Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. Only the two touchline stands had been completed, and 13,334 spectators attended. [[Simon Garner]] scored the goal for the visitors.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thomson|first1=Doug|title=Huddersfield Town nostalgia: Wycombe Wanderers spoil the new stadium party in 1994|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-nostalgia-wycombe-wanderers-4970718|access-date=15 September 2017|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=27 August 2011}}</ref>

On 4 June 1999, it hosted [[England national under-21 football team|England under-21]] in a [[2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification#Group 5|2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5]] match against [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden]], a 3–0 win for England.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sweden v England background|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0dee150ab36b-a294da8a8d4b-1000--sweden-v-england-background/|access-date=15 September 2017|publisher=UEFA|date=16 June 2017}}</ref>

On 20 August 2017, it held its first [[Premier League]] game, with Huddersfield's [[Aaron Mooy]] scoring the only goal of a 1–0 win over [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in front of a crowd of 24,128.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Robinson|first1=Andrew|title=Can the capacity at the John Smith's Stadium be increased? Here's what Town had to say|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/can-capacity-john-smiths-stadium-13531193|access-date=23 September 2017|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=26 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chowdhury|first1=Saj|title=Huddersfield Town 1–0 Newcastle United|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40914669|access-date=23 September 2017|work=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2017}}</ref>

The record for a football match is 24,263 for a [[Premier League]] match between Huddersfield Town and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on 20 October 2018.<ref name="auto"/>

===Rugby League===
[[File:Stadium10.jpg|thumb|During a [[Huddersfield Giants]] game.]]
[[File:England v Ireland 2013 RLWC (1).jpg|thumb|The England–Ireland game at the [[2013 Rugby League World Cup]] set the stadium's attendance record]]
[[Rugby League World Cup]] matches were held at the stadium in [[1995 Rugby League World Cup|1995]], [[2000 Rugby League World Cup|2000]] and [[2013 Rugby League World Cup|2013]]. Seven [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] rugby league internationals have been held at the ground, from 1998 to 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/LS0tMS0tNTEtLS0tLS0tLXkteS0tLS0tLQ== |title=John Smith's Stadium International rugby league matches|work=Rugby League Project|access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref> Since the Great Britain team was split into home nations, it has hosted four [[England national rugby league team|England]] rugby league internationals, including a 42–0 win over [[Ireland rugby league team|Ireland]] in the group stage of the 2013 World Cup, in front of 24,375 spectators. It was the ground's first sell-out crowd,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hirst|first1=Andrew|title=World Cup fever means sell-out at John Smith's Stadium for England's clash with Ireland|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/world-cup-fever-means-sell-out-6207595|access-date=15 September 2017|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=19 October 2013}}</ref> and its record attendance.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sutcliffe|first1=Richard|title=Haven't we met before? Huddersfield Town's Jon Gorenc Stankovic gets upper hand over Manchester City's Leroy Sane|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/huddersfield-town/haven-t-we-met-before-huddersfield-town-s-jon-gorenc-stankovic-gets-upper-hand-over-manchester-city-s-leroy-sane-1-8398495|access-date=15 September 2017|work=Yorkshire Post|date=20 February 2017}}</ref>

On 29 January 2019, it was announced that the John Smith's Stadium would play host to a quarter-final of the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup]].

The results of international matches are as follows;

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Winners !! Result !! Runners-up !! Attendance !! Part of
|-
| 31 October 1998 || {{rl|GB}} || 22–16 || {{rl|NZ}} || 18,500 || [[1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain|1998 New Zealand tour of Great Britain]]
|-
| 11 November 2001 || {{rl|GB}} || 20–12 || {{rl|AUS}} || 21,458 || [[2001 Kangaroo Tour|2001 Ashes Series]]
|-
| 16 November 2002 || {{rl|GB}} || 14–14 || {{rl|NZ}} || 23,604 || [[2002 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France|2002 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and France]]
|-
| 22 November 2003 || {{rl|AUS}} || 18–12 || {{rl|GB}} || 24,126 || [[2003 Kangaroo Tour|2003 Ashes Series]]
|-
| 6 November 2004 || {{rl|GB}} || 22–12 || {{rl|NZ}} || 20,372 || [[2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2004 Tri-Nations]]
|-
| 12 November 2005 || {{rl|GB}} || 38–12 || {{rl|NZ}} || 19,232 || [[2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2005 Tri-Nations]]
|-
| 27 October 2007 || {{rl|GB}} || 20–14 || {{rl|NZ}} || 16,522 || [[2007 All Golds Tour]]
|-
| 7 November 2009 || {{rl|ENG}} || 20–12 || {{rl|NZ}} || 19,390 || [[2009 Rugby League Four Nations|2009 Four Nations]]
|-
| 4 July 2012 || [[Exiles rugby league team|Exiles RL]] || 32–20 || {{rl|ENG}} || 7,865 || [[2012 International Origin series]]
|-
| 2 November 2013 || {{rl|ENG}} || 42–0 || {{rl|IRE}} || 24,375 || [[2013 Rugby League World Cup]]
|-
| 29 November 2016 || {{rl|NZ}} || 17–16 || {{rl|ENG}} || 24,070 || [[2016 Rugby League Four Nations|2016 Four Nations]]
|-
|4 November 2022
|{{Rl|Australia}}
|48–4
|{{Rl|Lebanon}}
|8,206
|[[2021 Rugby League World Cup]] Quarter Final
|-
|28 October 2023
|{{Rl|England}}
|14–4
|{{Rl|Tonga}}
|11,210
|[[2023 Tonga rugby league tour of England|2023 Tonga Rugby League tour of England]]
|}

The stadium has held semi-finals of the [[Challenge Cup]] and the finals of the now defunct [[League Cup (rugby league)|Regal Trophy]] competition were held there in 1995 and 1996. [[Wigan Warriors]] won on both occasions. The stadium has also hosted three of [[Bradford Bulls]]' [[World Club Challenge]] matches, from 2002 to 2006. The Huddersfield Giants attendance record at the venue stands at 15,629 for a match against rivals [[Leeds Rhinos]] on 10 February 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-xiii-2008/round-1/huddersfield-vs-leeds/summary.html|title=Super League XIII 2008 – Round 1 – Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref>

===Rugby Union===
Despite Huddersfield not being a strong rugby union area, the stadium has been used for four full cap international rugby union matches. It hosted three qualifying matches for the [[1999 Rugby World Cup]] and one match in the pool.  Two of the matches saw teams pass 100 points: England beat the Netherlands 110–0 in a qualifier and New Zealand defeated Italy 101–3 in the pool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;ground=621;template=results;type=team|title=Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Test matches – Team records|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref>

===Concerts===
The first concerts at the stadium were on 25 and 26 July 1995 by American band [[R.E.M.]], attended by around 80,000 people and providing a £3&nbsp;million boom to local businesses.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gildea|first1=Samantha|title=REM rock Huddersfield: we look back to the band's gig at the McAlpine in July 1995|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/rem-brings-monster-tour-mcalpine-7147087|access-date=15 September 2017|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=21 May 2014}}</ref> The [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gildea|first1=Samantha|title=The Eagles flew into the McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield in July 1996 – were you there?|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/eagles-flew-mcalpine-stadium-huddersfield-7671974|access-date=15 September 2017|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=26 August 2014}}</ref> [[Bryan Adams]] and [[the Beautiful South]] also performed there in the 1990s,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gildea|first1=Samantha|title=Were you there? The Beautiful South, Cast and the Lightning Seeds rock the McAlpine in 1997|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/beautiful-south-cast-lightning-seeds-7257879|access-date=15 September 2017|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=13 June 2014}}</ref> followed four years later by [[Bon Jovi]] in June 2001.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gildea|first1=Samantha|title=One Wild Night: Bon Jovi rock Huddersfield's McAlpine Stadium in June 2001|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/incoming/one-wild-night-bon-jovi-7600538|access-date=15 September 2017|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=12 August 2001}}</ref>

After three years with no performances, [[Blue (English band)|Blue]] played at the stadium on 31 July 2004 with [[Girls Aloud]] and [[Darius Campbell|Darius]] supporting, in an event to reveal Galpharm's new sponsorship of the venue.<ref>{{cite news|title=Blue to reveal stadium's name.|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/blue-to-reveal-stadiums-name-5088627|access-date=15 September 2017|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=7 June 2004}}</ref> The following two summers, [[Elton John]] and [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] in 2005, and Bryan Adams again in 2006, performed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Richardson-Hudd|first1=Sam|title=Did you go? Bryan Adams rocked Huddersfield's Galpharm Stadium in 2006 – relive it here|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/bryan-adams-rocked-huddersfields-galpharm-6430634|access-date=15 September 2017|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=19 December 2013}}</ref> After a gap of twelve years, [[Little Mix]] were booked to perform in July 2018 followed by [[Take That]] in June 2019. [[Green Day]], [[Weezer]] and [[Fall Out Boy]] appeared in June 2022 after the concert was postponed by two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Douglas|first1=Joanne|title=Little Mix in Huddersfield: Tickets, times and prices|url=https://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/little-mix-huddersfield-tickets-times-13965546|access-date=7 May 2018|work=The Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=28 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/gallery/every-picture-take-huddersfield-2019-16380004|title=Every picture from Take That in Huddersfield 2019|first=Wayne|last=Ankers|date=4 June 2019|newspaper=Huddersfield Examiner|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/green-day-weezer-fob-huddersfield-16894629|title=Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy to play at John Smiths Stadium|first=Lauren|last=Ballinger|date=10 September 2019|newspaper=Huddersfield Examiner|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> [[Muse (band)|Muse]] performed at the stadium in June 2023 as part of their [[Will of the People World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MUSE – Tues 20th June 2023 – Frequently Asked Questions|url=https://www.johnsmithsstadium.com/muse-tues-20th-june-2023-frequently-asked-questions/|access-date=12 February 2024|website=John Smith's Stadium|date=14 April 2023}}</ref>

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