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The [[Race of Champions]] staged their [[2007 Race of Champions|2007]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raceofchampions.com/history/2007-wembley-stadium.aspx |title=2007 Wembley Stadium |publisher=Race of Champions |access-date=21 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025131449/http://www.raceofchampions.com/history/2007-wembley-stadium.aspx |archive-date=25 October 2011 }}</ref> and [[2008 Race of Champions|2008]] events at the stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wembleystadium.com/Press/Press-Releases/2008/6/The-Race-Of-Champions-Returns-To-Wembley.aspx |title=The Race of Champions Returns To Wembley |publisher=Wembley Stadium |access-date=21 August 2012 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106191117/http://www.wembleystadium.com/Press/Press-Releases/2008/6/The-Race-Of-Champions-Returns-To-Wembley.aspx }}</ref>
[[Tottenham Hotspur]] agreed with the operators (Wembley National Stadium Ltd) to use the stadium for all of their European fixtures during the [[2016–17 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2016–17 season]], before using the stadium for the entire [[2017–18 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2017–18 season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/10854713/tottenham-confirm-move-to-wembley-for-201718-season |title=Tottenham confirm move to Wembley for 2017/18 season |first=Lyall |last=Thomas |date=28 April 2017 |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=11 January 2024 |archive-date=15 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715015922/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/10854713/tottenham-confirm-move-to-wembley-for-201718-season |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Club Announcement – 2017/18 season al Wembley confirmed|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/club-announcement-%E2%80%93-2017/18-season-at-wembley-confirmed-280417/|access-date=28 April 2017|work=Tottenham Hotspur|date=28 April 2017|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019164655/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/club-announcement-%E2%80%93-2017/18-season-at-wembley-confirmed-280417/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilpatrick |first=Dan |date=28 April 2017 |title=Spurs to play at Wembley, demolish WHL |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37520404/tottenham-play-wembley-2017-18-season-demolish-white-hart-lane |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111175304/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37520404/tottenham-play-wembley-2017-18-season-demolish-white-hart-lane |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Sam |date=28 April 2017 |title=Tottenham confirm move to Wembley for
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During the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Olympics]], Great Britain defeated Brazil in the first women's international to take place at the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18902297|title=Olympics football: GB shock Brazil with 1–0 win to top Group E|first=Paul|last=Fletcher|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=9 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109120639/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18902297|url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 November 2014 the England women's team played at the stadium for the first time when they lost 3–0 to Germany in a friendly.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28898916|title=England women to play Germany in 'historic' Wembley fixture|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=11 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111081553/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28898916|url-status=live}}</ref>
The stadium, with pandemic restrictions, hosted the [[UEFA Euro 2020]], which included all three of England's [[UEFA Euro 2020 Group D|Group D]], two [[UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase#Round of 16|round of 16]] matches, both [[UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase#Semi-finals|semi-finals]], and the [[UEFA Euro 2020 Final|final]]. On 29 June 2021, in the [[UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase|round of 16 match]] at the [[UEFA Euro 2020]] tournament, England won 2–0 against Germany at Wembley, for the national team's first knockout victory against their [[England–Germany football rivalry|international rivals Germany]] at a major international football tournament, since the [[1966 World Cup final]] at the [[original Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McNulty|first=Phil|title=England
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On 30 October 2016, for the first time in an NFL game played outside the US, the game carried into overtime and subsequently [[List of NFL tied games|ended in a tie]] (another first for both Wembley and a [[NFL International Series|London Game]]) in a week 8 match between the [[2016 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] and the [[2016 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]]. The final score was 27–27.
The Jaguars' deal was extended to 2020 and they were to become the first team to host two games in London in 2020.<ref name="NFL extend Wembley deal">{{cite web|title=NFL extends agreement to play regular-season games at Wembley Stadium for an additional five years|url=http://www.nfluk.com/news/internationalseries/article-1/NFL-extends-agreement-to-play-regular-season-games-at-Wembley-Stadium-for-an-additional-five-years/190bf801-b379-41d2-8aa3-ad6a22d2d312|access-date=26 October 2015|website=NFLUK|publisher=National Football League|archive-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024005002/http://www.nfluk.com/news/internationalseries/article-1/NFL-extends-agreement-to-play-regular-season-games-at-Wembley-Stadium-for-an-additional-five-years/190bf801-b379-41d2-8aa3-ad6a22d2d312|url-status=live}}</ref> The two Jacksonville Jaguars games which were scheduled to be played in autumn 2020, were cancelled in May 2020 meaning that the Jaguars played consecutive annual games at Wembley only until 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=NFL scraps all four London 2020 fixtures set for Wembley and Tottenham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/52535701 |work=BBC Sport |date=4 May 2020 |access-date=30 October 2022 |archive-date=23 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623110505/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/52535701 |url-status=live }}</ref> A new agreement was reached in 2022 which would see Jacksonville continue to host annual games for three years until 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Committed to Wembley Through 2024 |url=https://www.jaguars.co.uk/wembley |access-date=28 March 2022 |website=Jaguars UK |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328203953/https://www.jaguars.co.uk/wembley |url-status=live }}</ref> The game between the Jaguars and the Denver Broncos on 30 October 2022 saw a record crowd for an NFL game at Wembley, with 86,215 in attendance.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Collins |title=NFL: Denver Broncos twice come from behind to beat Jacksonville Jaguars
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[[Muse (band)|Muse]] returned to Wembley Stadium on 10 and 11 September 2010 as part of their [[The Resistance Tour|Resistance Tour]] to a sell-out crowd, having previously played there in June 2007. [[Madonna]] played Wembley in 2008 during her [[Sticky and Sweet Tour]], to a sold-out audience of 74,000. The event has surpassed all gross revenue for a single concert at Wembley, grossing nearly US$12 million.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/arts/music/06mado.html | work=The New York Times | first=Jon | last=Pareles | title=Aerobic, Not Erotic: The Concert as Workout | date=6 October 2008 | access-date=26 February 2017 | archive-date=13 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113075550/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/arts/music/06mado.html | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Take That]] played a record-breaking 8 nights at Wembley Stadium in summer 2011 on their [[Progress Live]] tour, which has become the fastest and biggest selling tour in UK history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.aol.co.uk/2010/11/01/take-that-tour-sold-out-weekend/ |title=Celebrity Gossip, latest Celebrity News and Showbiz Gossip | Eleven UK |publisher=Music.aol.co.uk |access-date=21 August 2012 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204052934/http://music.aol.co.uk/2010/11/01/take-that-tour-sold-out-weekend/ }}</ref>
The Olympics meant that no concerts took place at Wembley in summer 2012, with other big shows taking place elsewhere. In summer 2013, there were seven big shows. The first act to perform at the venue was [[Bruce Springsteen]], who played his first show at the new stadium on 15 June. One week later, rock band [[The Killers]] performed their biggest headline show at the venue on 22 June. [[Robbie Williams]] then performed four solo concerts at the stadium on 29 and 30 June, and on 2 and 5 July after previously performing with [[Take That]] at the stadium in 2011. The summer's final show saw former [[Pink Floyd]] bass guitarist [[Roger Waters]] play at the venue on 14 September as part of [[The Wall Live (concert tour)|The Wall Live]] tour. In 2014, [[One Direction]] played to 246,000 people over three sold-out shows at Wembley on 6–8 June as part of their [[Where We Are Tour (One Direction)|Where We Are Tour]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Aizlewood|first=John|date=9 June 2014|title=One Direction, Wembley Stadium
[[File:Adele Live 2017 - The FINALE - WEMBLEY Stadium - LONDON - Make You Feel My Love (night 2, June 29th).jpg|thumb|[[Adele]] at Wembley Stadium in June 2017. Adele's concert on 28 June was attended by 98,000 fans, a stadium record for a UK music event.<ref name="Adele">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40465871 |title=Adele cancels final two Wembley shows |work=BBC News |date=1 July 2017 |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011115009/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40465871 |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
[[Adele]] completed her [[Adele Live 2016|world tour]] with two concerts, dubbed "The Finale", at Wembley on 28 and 29 June 2017. The 28 June concert was attended by 98,000 fans, a stadium record for a UK music event. It was originally scheduled to conclude on 2 July 2017, however on 30 June [[Adele]] announced via social media that she had regretfully cancelled her final two performances upon medical advice due to vocal injuries.<ref name="variety.com">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/adele-cancels-shows-vocal-chord-damage-1202485261/|title=Adele Cancels Final Two Shows of Tour: 'I'm Sorry. I'm Devastated'|first1=Alex|last1=Stedman|date=30 June 2017|access-date=10 August 2020|archive-date=29 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829183413/https://variety.com/2017/music/news/adele-cancels-shows-vocal-chord-damage-1202485261/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-wembley-shows-cancelled-vocal-chords-reschedule-refund-fans-letter-a7817866.html|title=Adele has been forced to cancel her final two Wembley shows|date=1 July 2017|website=The Independent|access-date=7 August 2020|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002015230/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-wembley-shows-cancelled-vocal-chords-reschedule-refund-fans-letter-a7817866.html|url-status=live}}</ref> American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]] performed two sold-out shows at the stadium on 22 and 23 June 2018. The shows were attended by over 143,000 people and were the last shows for the European leg of her [[Reputation Stadium Tour]].
On 1 and 2 June 2019, [[BTS]] became the first K-pop group to headline and sell out at Wembley, by selling out two dates for their [[Love Yourself: Speak Yourself]] tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/k-pop-band-bts-sold-out-londons-huge-wembley-stadium-in-just-90-minutes-2019-03-01|title=K-Pop band BTS sold out London's huge Wembley Stadium in just 90 minutes|last=Pesce|first=Nicole Lyn|date=1 March 2019|website=MarketWatch|access-date=9 April 2019|archive-date=2 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302001221/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/k-pop-band-bts-sold-out-londons-huge-wembley-stadium-in-just-90-minutes-2019-03-01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=171456|title=BTS sets another milestone as first Asian act to headline Wembley Stadium|last1=Kim|first1=Eun-young|last2=Lee|first2=Jihae|date=3 June 2019|website=korea.net|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608062957/http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=171456|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Ellie |last=Nicholas |title=BTS have officially sold out Wembley Stadium and Stade de France |url=https://celebmix.com/bts-have-officially-sold-out-wembley-stadium-and-stade-de-france |website=celebmix |date=1 March 2019 |access-date=14 September 2020 |archive-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613134623/https://celebmix.com/bts-have-officially-sold-out-wembley-stadium-and-stade-de-france/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2019 the [[Spice Girls]] performed the last three sold out dates of their [[Spice World – 2019 Tour]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8517801/spice-girls-earn-78-million-2019-reunion-tour |title=Spice Girls Earn $78 Million On 2019 Reunion Tour |magazine=Billboard |date=27 June 2019 |first=Eric |last=Frankenberg |access-date=10 November 2019 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526200004/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8517801/spice-girls-earn-78-million-2019-reunion-tour |url-status=live }}</ref> The three-night sellout stand was the highest-grossing engagement of the year, winning the Spice Girls the 2019 [[Billboard Live Music Awards|''Billboard'' Live Music Award]] for Top Boxscore.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/billboard-live-music-summit/8542860/pink-legend-live-tour-year-award-live-music-summit| title=P!nk Accepts Legend of Live and Tour of the Year Award at Billboard Live Music Summit|first=Chris|last=Eggertsen|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=6 November 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210526180357/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/billboard-live-music-summit/8542860/pink-legend-live-tour-year-award-live-music-summit/|archive-date=26 May 2021|access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref> June also saw two sold-out shows by [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s new line-up.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/fleetwood-mac-wembley-review-gig-sound-set-list-lindsey-buckingham-stevie-nicks-a8961651.html |title=Fleetwood Mac review, Wembley Stadium: Band perform with too much zest for this to be a simple exercise in nostalgia |work=The Independent |date=17 June 2019 |first=Alexandra |last=Pollard |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-date=26 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926175854/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/fleetwood-mac-wembley-review-gig-sound-set-list-lindsey-buckingham-stevie-nicks-a8961651.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, on 6 July 2019, [[The Who]] performed in the stadium during their [[Moving On! Tour]], 40 years since playing in the old stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewho.com/the-who-announce-moving-on-show-at-wembley-stadium-for-july-2019/|title=THE WHO ANNOUNCE MOVING ON! SHOW AT WEMBLEY STADIUM FOR JULY 2019|work=TheWho.com|date=28 January 2019|access-date=18 April 2020|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309035223/https://www.thewho.com/the-who-announce-moving-on-show-at-wembley-stadium-for-july-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> The popular British band [[Coldplay]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music of the Spheres
[[Blur (band)|Blur]] headlined two shows at Wembley Stadium on 8 and 9 July 2023 as part of their reunion tour.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date=9 July 2023 |title=Blur review – glorious reunion buzzes with energy and ragged joy |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/09/blur-review-glorious-reunion-wembley-stadium-london |access-date=12 July 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710171654/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/09/blur-review-glorious-reunion-wembley-stadium-london |url-status=live }}</ref>
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