What’s on at Big Night Oot 4

Thursday 21 March 2024 Written by: Tom Grisedale

League action returns to Kingston Park when Newcastle Falcons host Leicester Tigers in the club’s Big Night Oot 4 fixture on Friday, March 29.

Kicking off at 7:45pm here is everything you need to know ahead of the Good Friday clash.

TICKETS

Tickets for the fixture are available to purchase HERE and you can secure your place at Kingston Park from as little as £15 for adults and £7 for U18s.

Group ticket pricing is also available for just £13 for adults and £6 for U18s – this applies to groups of 10 people or more and the organiser will also receive their ticket FREE OF CHARGE.

Contact our ticket office by phone on 0191 214 2800 or by emailing jordan.robinson@newcastle-falcons.co.uk to book today!

Season ticket holders are reminded that this fixture IS included in your membership, and we look forward to seeing you all there.

One of the many benefits of having a seasonal membership is that you can bring a friend for FREE to one fixture throughout the 2023/24 campaign – if you wish to use this for Big Night Oot 4, please contact our ticket office by emailing ticketoffice@newcastle-falcons.co.uk.

A reminder of our club shop and ticket office opening hours are below:

  • Mon: 12pm-5pm
  • Tue: CLOSED
  • Wed: 12pm-5pm
  • Thu: 12pm-5pm
  • Fri: 12pm-5pm
  • Sat: 10pm-4pm
  • Sun: CLOSED

MATCH-DAY TRAVEL

Our address is:

Kingston Park Stadium,
Brunton Road,
Kenton Bank Foot,
Newcastle upon Tyne.
NE13 8AF.

Stadium parking for Big Night Oot 4 is SOLD OUT.

There are, however, plenty of alternative travel options which can be found listed below.

Local parking restrictions are in place on the surrounding streets, meaning that anyone parking on the main road or in the housing estates near to Kingston Park Stadium will receive a parking ticket.

Please respect our neighbours when driving to events at the stadium.

The stadium is also served by Kingston Park and Bank Foot Metro stations, both of which are a five-minute walk away. Both stations are on the Airport branch of the Tyne and Wear Metro.

We’ve been made aware of a major line closure on Friday March 29 affecting those traveling via the Metro, where there will be no trains running in both directions between Heworth and South Gosforth.

Prior to kick-off the replacement bus service 900 will be in operation with one running every six minutes and supporters will be able to jump back on the Metro at Regent Centre for the last leg of the journey to either Kingston Park or Bank Foot stations.

Please note that a revised timetable will be in place for the South Gosforth – Airport line.

Post-match, a Metro will be running from Kingston Park or Bank Foot to Regent Centre, where the replacement bus service 900 will once again be in operation.

For the fixture there has been an arrangement of NINE additional bus services between 22:00 and 23:00 to ensure supporters are able to complete their journey home.

For more details and additional updates, please visit the Nexus website by clicking HERE.

Stagecoach will be running their usual X47 bus service, which picks up and drops off directly outside Kingston Park Stadium. Single tickets are available from £2 for adults and 60p for under-16s. Day passes are available at £4.50 for adults and £1.10 for under-16s. Find out more HERE.

If you’re 21 and under, Transport North East recently launched a special ticketing offer for you, that applies to both Stagecoach bus services and the Metro.

You can get around County Durham, Northumberland, and Tyne & Wear for just £1 with a single ticket, or £3 for an unlimited day ticket.

For more information on the offer, please visit the Transport North East website by clicking HERE.

RETAIL & TICKET OFFICE

The club shop and ticket office based in the East Stand of Kingston Park will be open from 9am until 30 minutes after the full-time whistle.

Newcastle Falcons’ new home, away and third kits will be available to purchase as well as the latest range of teamwear.

Stay tuned for a special ‘flash’ sale that will appear on the big screen straight after full-time. Flash the Falcon will share an exclusive match-day offer just for YOU, that can only be claimed on the day.

COVERAGE

Newcastle Falcons will be providing live commentary on their Twitter page, @falconsrugby.

The fixture is also being shown live on TNT Sports red button or the Discovery+ app.

PRE-MATCH ACTIVITIES

Turnstiles for the Friday night fixture open at 6:15pm.

Bringing the 90s party to Kingston Park there will be plenty of entertainment and activities taking place throughout the stadium for all to enjoy.

In our new outdoor fanzone, DJ Chop will be on the decks performing the best tracks from the decade and supporters can enjoy some tasty throwbacks with our food outlets all featuring iconic 90s refreshments.

There will also be a bucking bronco for those brave enough to take on the challenge! The fanzone is in the north-west corner of Kingston Park stadium.

We’ll be hosting a 90s-themed fancy dress competition with some great prizes up for grabs and we’re delighted to welcome the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation back to Kingston Park, who will be bucket collecting throughout the match day, raising vital funds to support all their amazing work.

HOSPITALITY

For hospitality guests at Big Night Oot 4, your itinerary will be communicated to you by our commercial team closer to the fixture. If you have any questions prior however, please contact corporatesales@newcastle-falcons.co.uk or call 0191 214 2892.

Please head to the West Stand reception ahead of kick-off where you will be directed to your suite or table by a member of our fantastic hospitality team.

Opening times on match-day for our suites are as follows:

  • Premier Club: 4:45pm
  • International Suite: 5:15pm
  • Executive boxes: 5:15pm
  • Street Eats: 5:45pm

For anyone with a general admission match day ticket there is the option to access Street Eats as a bolt-on to your general admission ticket.

For just £24 for adults and £18 you can upgrade to this package whilst keeping your original seat or spot on our standing terraces.

The Street Eats suite will also see live music from local Geordie duo Bicker, who will be performing your favourite 90s tunes both before and after the match.

If you’re interested in upgrading for Big Night Oot 4, please contact corporatesales@newcastle-falcons.co.uk or call 0191 214 2892.

FOOD & DRINK

The East Stand Tap & Tackle, South and West Stand concourses and our new fanzone, will all be your port of call for food & drink this match day.

Throughout the stadium there will be a number of food outlets providing 90s classics and our South Stand, West Stand, East Stand and fanzone will all have bar access for any refreshments.

You can also check out our new power bank vending machine from Life Saver on our West Stand concourse!

KICK-OFF 

Newcastle Falcons host Leicester Tigers in the Gallagher Premiership, with the Big Night Oot 4 clash kicking off at 7:45pm.

HALF TIME

At half time the Falcons Flyer challenge returns! Lucky members of the audience will go head-to-head from try-line to half-way in a virtual race against a member of the Falcons squad.

Our merchandise cannon returns for another Falcons match day. Be in with a chance of winning FREE stash as Flash and a member of the non-playing squad make their way around the pitch. 

We will also be announcing the winner of our 90s-themed fancy dress competition and supporters can hear from our very special guest and Falcons hero from the 1990s, Tony Underwood, as he reflects on his time at the club and looks ahead to the future.

POST-MATCH ACTIVITIES

After the game has finished, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet the squad. As well as their usual lap of the stadium, supporters are also invited onto the pitch for any autographs and selfies!

Please wait until this is announced over our stadium speakers before entering the pitch. This will usually be 10 minutes after the final whistle.

Our concourse bars and the Tap & Tackle will remain open after the game, but all match-day attendees are invited to our Players’ Lounge on the first floor of the West Stand for a late-night after party!

You can mix and mingle with the squad as well as enjoy live music from local Geordie duo, Bicker and party the night away with the bars open until 2am.

Supporters are also reminded that the club shop and ticket office will open for half-an-hour after the game, so be sure to pay them a visit and grab yourself some match tickets or Falcons’ merchandise.