How a row involving Red Hot Chili Peppers could derail Manchester United's new super-stadium: Court dispute between council and Lancashire county cricket club poses threat to Sir Jim Ratcliffe's bold plan Trafford council has taken Lancashire county cricket club to court – in a move that may have serious ramifications for Manchester United’s plans for a new stadium.
Officials at the local authority have acted after a member of the public was injured at a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert at Old Trafford cricket ground in 2022.
That move has triggered serious concerns over the potential damage to the relationship and fears that Live Nation will subsequently no longer wish to stage any events in Trafford – and therefore at United’s proposed new home.
The prospect of the matter lingering in the background as United – who as Mail Sport revealed on Saturday night now have government backing for their vast regeneration project – seek to press on, is not viewed as helpful.
A preliminary health and safety hearing was held at Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court last week, and a date for a 10-day trial has been set for March 2027.
