City of Edinburgh Council has confirmed the welcome news that supporters will no longer require to be socially distanced in the stands at the stadium, meaning full capacity is returning. The Club thanks the council for their support and help during this challenging time.
The home Premier Sport League Cup match versus Kilmarnock at the weekend is expected to attract a crowd that can be accommodated by using only the East and West stands - giving a capacity of over 12,000 which, historically, is more than sufficient for the early rounds of the competition that is not available on the season book.
The North and South stands are not currently available whilst the club completes ongoing improvement and remedial works in both stands, which are Easter Road’s oldest. Keeping the capacity at 12,000 for this match will also be more operationally efficient and provide the club with a welcome cost-saving.
Ben Kensell, Chief Executive, said: “We are all really delighted to be able to welcome back our supporters. It is what everyone has been waiting for. While those fans who have attended our recent games have created a terrific atmosphere to spur the team on, we are looking forward to hearing what a full stadium can do.
“We are finishing off our programme of work in the North and South stands, and we expect to be able to accommodate all of our home support in their usual seats by the European play off match on August 26th if we are successful in Croatia this week, and certainly by the Livingston fixture scheduled for August 28th.
“Meantime I hope fans will really see that we are trying to create the best football experience in Scotland through the work we are doing with our sound system, with the kiosks, with work to improve the stadium’s appearance and with – very soon – the installation of big screens.”
