Matchday @ Gigg Lane
To get all the information ahead of your visit, please find your Matchday Guide below.
Tickets & Admission
Match admission prices are outlined below and remain fixed from last season:
Adults: £10 16-18 year olds: £5 Under 16s: £3 Under 5s: Free Disability Carer options provided Supporters can secure their ticket online ahead of the game via our ticketing partner, TicketCo. Buying online is the quickest and easiest way to purchase your match tickets and you can do so HERE, subject to booking fee.
You can save your e-ticket directly to your phone (via email / text message / on the app – Android / iOS) to scan upon entry to the turnstiles.
Cash / card sales are also accepted on the turnstile in both the Main and South Stand.
Season ticket holders have a seat allocated to their ticket and the seat in stand is marked as ‘Reserved’. All single match tickets are classified under ‘Unreserved Seating’ and any seat without a reserved sticker can be used.
Travel to Gigg & Stand Access
Travel: Gigg Lane is accessible by car and is well served by public transport, please see our page on the TfGM website, which advises the best travel routes to the stadium. Directions can be sourced via Google Maps or navigation information below.
SatNav Postcode: BL9 9HR
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Parking: The on-site car park at Gigg Lane will be open from 12:15pm on matchdays (6pm for midweek fixtures), with remaining spaces charged at £5 per car and available on a first-come, first-served basis. This will be CASH ONLY on the day, and we would ask that were possible you have correct money.
For all other supporters accessing Gigg Lane by car on matchdays, parking will be available in the residential areas surrounding the ground. Supporters are requested to be considerate of local residents when doing so and to be aware of areas where parking permits are in implemented.
Stands: As last season, the South Stand will be open to capacity this season and will be joined by a fully-opened Main Stand for 2024/25. These two stands will be predominately used for each game as the season progresses. Any changes for specific games will be communicated ahead of that game.
Visiting supporters: Away supporters will be directed towards Blocks H and I of the Main Stand and under normal circumstances will enter the stand via Turnstile 7 (as picture right).
Stadium Entry: Gates will open at 1:30pm on Saturdays & 6:30pm during midweek.
In the Ground
Our matchday volunteers will be on hand, both outside the turnstiles and inside the ground, to guide supporters to where they need to be. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask those who are there to help the day.
Matchday Programme: You can purchase a programme online when purchasing your ticket, to collect at the merchandise stall ahead of the game or head to the sellers in and around the ground when arriving at Gigg Lane. Programme price is £3.
Pound for the Ground: Our ‘Pound for the Ground’ raffle tickets will be on sale in and around the ground before kick-off, £1 per entry. Sellers accept cash or card, with 40% of the total pot going to the winning ticket with results announced over the PA system and on the scoreboard at half-time.
Food / Drink: Within the ground, our kiosks are managed by our catering partner – The Difference Group. Hot / cold snacks will be available, as well as some tempting meal deals including our range of beverages (both alcoholic / non-alcoholic versions available). This season also, supporters will be able to get fresh chips for the first time inside the ground. Our new hot food stall will be situated South Stand side to the right as you arrive inside the ground (along the white and blue wall).
Bury MENU TARIFF (210 x 297 mm)Download Our menu updates will be posted here as they become available.
View from Starkies Starkies: Situated in the corner between the Main Stand and Manchester Road End, Starkies is our newly-refurbished bar area completed during the 2023/24 season. Entry to Starkies prior to kick-off and at half-time is by ticket-only at a cost of £7 per adult per game, which can be added when you purchase your match ticket. Access to Starkies is available from either the Main Stand or South Stand.
Starkies opens from 12.30pm on matchday (6pm during midweek), with a pie and programme provided and showing live early kick-offs in the Premier League. Attending Bury Legends (subject to availability) will also be present in Starkies ahead of the game for a Live Q&A. We are delighted to announce David Lee will be joining us for the first home game!
A ‘Starkies Season Pass’ for the whole season can be bought on our Hospitality Ticket page here for £150 (around £6.50 per game). Match tickets must be purchased separately.
Pitchside in EyeLevel Sponsors Lounge Matchday Hospitality: As well as Starkies, supporters can enjoy our other Matchday Hospitality in either of our two suites situated in the Main Stand, via the 1885 Suite (£35 plus VAT per game) or EyeLevel Sponsors Lounge (£55 plus VAT per game). Join us pitchside, as you enjoy a meal before kick-off and access to bar facilities and seat in the Main Stand to watch the game
Full details on the packages available can be found here.
To book for your visit to Gigg Lane, click here.
Club Shop: For latest mid-week opening times for the club shop, click here. The shop is also open every home matchday for approx. two hours ahead of kick-off. Our online shop is open 24/7 for all your Shakers merchandise needs! Click here.
Keep #GiggGleaming: With so much work gone into Gigg Lane to get us to this point, we want to keep it that way and a lot of work goes into turning the ground around between games each weekend. We have a team of volunteers lined up to clean the stands following the game.
With this in mind, we urge all supporters to make sure any rubbish is processed in the correct manner, using the available bins where necessary, or if possible please take any rubbish away with you.
Designated Smoking Areas: Supporters are not allowed to smoke / vape anywhere within the stands at Gigg Lane. Designated areas are set aside to do this, follow guidance from stewards on this and only smoke / vape within these areas.
#NonLeagueDogs: For now, dogs are NOT permitted in the ground.
Match Coverage & Live Stream
If you are unable to make it to the action at Gigg Lane, we’ll have all the live coverage across our media platforms.
Live Stream: A Live Stream broadcast will be provided where broadcasting rules allow. Details on this can be found here.
Audio Commentary: Roch Valley Radio will be providing audio commentary for every game of the season, so you will never miss a piece of the action. Join the team from the press box at Gigg Lane. Click here ahead of kick-off to listen live.
Social Media: Our team will also bring you in-depth text commentary via the club ‘MatchDay Live‘ Twitter feed, with team news and score-line updates available also on Facebook and feel like you are there with our match galleries and imagery available over on Instagram.
Whatever the weather, wherever you are across the globe, we have you covered.
Up the Shakers!
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