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Tottenham Hotspur, a very successful English team competing in the Premier League, made the decision that they needed a change from White Hart Lane, their stadium since 1898. As a replacement, around 1,600 people are building a brand-spanking new stadium that is expected to cost around £850 million. The stadium, its name yet to be revealed, will have a little extra sparkle using LEDs on the outskirts of the structure.

A large number of glass panels have been installed outside of the arena, 170 of these will feature multiple linear LED lights. The plans for this architectural lighting were submitted in November 2017 and we think it’s a great idea!

These lights are set to be lit during the majority of the day, especially during match days where fans will be travelling across the country to watch the Spurs come up against some of the best teams in Europe. Walking or driving down Tottenham’s High Road, it’ll be near impossible to miss the beautiful array of LED luminaires!

The stadium is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of the 2018/19 Premier League season, giving the staff, players and fans the warmest of welcomes. The expected capacity of the new structure is around 61,000, almost doubling their previous at being just over 36,000.

Although Tottenham are only just introducing LEDs to their set up, there have been other well-known stadiums that have been inspired by the beauty and simplicity of the energy efficient lights. The Maracana stadium located in Brazil also has a lit up exterior which was presented during the 2016 Olympics.  78,000 people attended to witness Brazil beating Germany 5-4 on penalties to win their first men’s Olympic football gold medal.

Being a LED lighting business, we are very excited to see the outcome of Tottenham’s new ground and the publicity that it’ll bring to installations of LEDs in the future. We are also excited to see what football teams are inspired by the architectural lighting and who decides to make changes to their stadiums.