▁ 4 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁stad ium ' s ▁design ▁allows ▁possible ▁expansion ▁of ▁a ▁further ▁tier ; ▁completed ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁upper ▁tier ▁would ▁produce ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 6 3 , 0 0 0 , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁by ▁some ▁that ▁the ▁stad ium ▁can ▁expand ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 8 4 , 0 0 0 , ▁this ▁would ▁seem ▁unlikely ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁exerc ised . ▁ ▁The ▁stad ium ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁Prince ▁Andrew , ▁Duke ▁of ▁York , ▁with ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁Status ▁Qu o , ▁U ps ide ▁Down ▁and ▁K av ana ▁playing . ▁To ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium , ▁S under land ▁played ▁a ▁friendly ▁against ▁the ▁Dutch ▁side ▁Ajax , ▁which ▁was ▁drawn ▁ 0 – 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁move ▁did ▁not ▁happen ▁without ▁criticism . ▁Fam ous ▁actor ▁and ▁S under land ▁supp orter , ▁often ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁" S under land ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁supp orter ", ▁Peter ▁O ' To ole , ▁said ▁he ▁wasn ' t ▁as ▁much ▁a ▁fan ▁as ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁since ▁the ▁team ▁left ▁R oker ▁Park . ▁Play w right ▁Tom ▁Kelly ▁and ▁actor ▁Paul ▁D unn ▁created ▁a ▁one - man ▁play ▁called ▁" I ▁Left ▁My ▁Heart ▁at ▁R oker ▁Park " ▁about ▁a ▁fan ▁struggling ▁with ▁the ▁move ▁and ▁what ▁R oker ▁Park ▁meant ▁for