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A Famous Rock Band Is The Reason Why AEW All In Isn't In London This Year

Originally posted on The Sportster | By Shawn Van Horn | Last updated Jul 2, 2025 11:51 AM ET

In 2023, AEW made history when they held their All In pay-per-view in London's Wembley Stadium. The event was hurt by the backstage fight between CM Punk and Jack Perry, but over 72,000 fans were in attendance. After such a huge success, All In returned to London the next year. Although attendance dipped significantly to 46,000, that's still a tremendous amount of people. This year, however, All In won't be returning to Wembley for a third straight year, but is instead being held at Globe Life Field, the home of baseball's Texas Rangers, in Arlington, Texas. You might think Tony Khan simply wanted to do something different, but no, there's another reason why All In 2025 isn't in London. If you're a disappointed British fan, you can put the blame squarely on the band Coldplay.

Tony Khan Said That Coldplay Had Already Booked Wembley Stadium

During an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show to promote AEW All In: Texas, which will take place on July 12, Tony Khan spoke about why AEW's biggest show of the year moved locations.

“We’re going back to Wembley next year. Coldplay had booked this weekend out years in advance. I can’t wait to do Globe Life Field in Dallas, then go back to Wembley next year.” (h/t ewrestlingnews)

AEW All In Would Be Better Off As A Traveling Event Like WrestleMania

AEW All In 2024 Wembley Stadium

Globe Life Field can seat over 40,000 people for baseball games, but according to WrestleTix, the setup for AEW All In will be much smaller. With a current setup of 23,120 seats, 19,460 tickets have been distributed so far, with 3,660 remaining. This is a big dip from Wembley Stadium, but although that's disappointing, AEW shouldn't make a habit of holding All In in London.

AEW All In: TexasSat â€¢ Jul 12, 2025 â€¢ 1:00 PMGlobe Life Field, Arlington, TXAvailable Tickets: 3,660Current Setup: 23,120Tickets Distributed: 19,460ðŸ“ˆ +886 since the last update (7 days ago)ðŸ“… Days until show: 11ðŸ”¢ Total # of seats on map: 42,234â® Venue debutðŸ’°â€¦ pic.twitter.com/1mlRxZfvhS— WrestleTix (@WrestleTix) July 2, 2025

With All In being AEW's closest thing to WWE's WrestleMania, they'd be better off moving the show around to bigger stadiums every year like WWE usually does (sorry, New Orleans). The attendance numbers might not be as good as Wembley, but it will keep the show fresh instead of quickly becoming stale if it's always in the same location.

This article first appeared on The Sportster and was syndicated with permission.

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