y ▁third - min ute ▁goal ▁with ▁ 1 1 , 2 2 3 ▁in ▁attend ance . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Stadium ▁of ▁Light ▁would ▁host ▁England ▁for ▁a ▁friendly ▁against ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁sold - out ▁match ▁finished ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 - 1 ▁victory ▁for ▁England , ▁with ▁goals ▁from ▁Marcus ▁R ash ford ▁( on ▁his ▁international ▁debut ), ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁and ▁an ▁own ▁goal ▁from ▁Eric ▁D ier . ▁ ▁Match es ▁ ▁Other ▁uses ▁ ▁Con cert s ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁stad ium ▁would ▁hold ▁a ▁concert ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁featuring ▁O asis , ▁with ▁Kas ab ian , ▁The ▁En emy ▁and ▁Re ver end ▁and ▁the ▁Mak ers ▁as ▁support ▁acts . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Take ▁That ▁started ▁their ▁nation wide ▁' Circ us ' ▁tour ▁at ▁the ▁Stadium ▁of ▁Light . ▁P ink ▁performed ▁a ▁sell ▁out ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁stad ium ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁V V ▁Brown , ▁But ch ▁Walker ▁and ▁City ▁& ▁Col our . ▁ ▁Take ▁That ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁stad ium ▁along ▁with ▁Rob bie ▁Williams