The Toffees are leaving their home next summer after 133 years
New details have been revealed about Everton’s plans to stage its “Farewell to Goodison Festival” next summer.
On Sunday May 18, players will leave the pitch for the final time in L4 after 133 years of the Blues calling the area home. Ahead of the season-long goodbye, the Toffees have already begun to announce a series of events to commemorate the history of Goodison Park.
After the club’s charity arm wrote to fans unveiling plans for a series of live music events as the curtain comes down on the Grand Old Lady, new information has come to light about the shows.
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A licensing application has been made to Liverpool Council to allow for music to be played through May and June as well as a bid to serve alcohol for each event. In a letter seen by the ECHO, earlier this summer the “Farewell to Goodison Festival” would run across three nights and an afternoon featuring live music between May 30 and June 1.
The evening sessions would run from 5pm to 10pm with a Saturday show for young people between 1pm and 3pm. Each evening would feature a different genre of music including dance, pop and guitar music. Under the plans, the ground would be vacated by 11pm.
The club has now sought permission from Liverpool Council’s licensing department for the performance of live music, akin to terms granted for the series of concerts at Anfield last month. The Blues previously acquired the go-ahead for a live non-football event when boxer Tony Bellew won the vacant WBC cruiserweight title in front of fans in 2016.
As per the city council’s licensing department, The Toffees have requested a limited licence to permit the sale of alcohol, playing of live and recorded music, film and performance of dance on a total of no more than three days between May 19 and June 2, 2025 to allow for concert events. It said licensable activities would only be permitted between 11am to 10pm daily.
According to a letter sent to fans by Sarah Atherton, Everton in the Community’s neighbourhood manager, to make the events a reality, a 20,000 seater stand and stage could be built to host the three shows in front of the Gwladys Street end. It is thought the junior event would be of a smaller capacity.
Ms Atherton wrote how the events will allow “a rare and unique opportunity to experience an event of this nature at Goodison Park.” A series of public meetings regarding the proposals were held in July with residents around Goodison to inform planning.
