Leyton Orient will partner with Legends Global as it works on plans for a brand new ‘world-class’ stadium by 2031, reports Marco Marcelline
Leyton Orient FC has announced it is partnering with leading live events company Legends Global as it works on plans for a brand new “world-class” stadium.
Legends Global is a partner to over 450 venues worldwide, helping to host 20,000 events attended by over 165 million guests a year.
The company offers services including “feasibility and consulting, owner’s rep, sales, partnerships, venue management, hospitality, merchandise, content and booking”.
In October 2025, the club confirmed it had partnered with Waltham Forest Council to deliver a new “world-class” stadium for the club within the borough by 2031.
The club is keen to move to a location near its current Brisbane Road home in Leyton, with the stadium set to be large enough to support the League One club’s Championship ambitions.
Speaking to BBC Radio London last year, Leyton Orient CEO Mark Devlin stated the move was necessary because surrounding residences prevent increasing the current site capacity from 9,271 to a desired “12,000-14,000”.
The stadium is planned alongside a “zero-carbon” sports campus that will include “new youth and multi-gender sports facilities” on top of publicly accessible green spaces with new pedestrian/cycle links to the wider area.
In November 2025, global firm Populous were appointed to lead the design of the new stadium and multi-sport campus project. The esteemed architecture firm have been responsible for designing the 2012 London Olympics Stadium and the Las Vegas Sphere, a massive, spherical entertainment venue featuring a gigantic wraparound LED screen inside.
Announcing the latest partnership with Legends Global, Leyton Orient’s David Gandler said: “This is a significant step forward for Leyton Orient and for our long-term vision. Legends Global brings world-class expertise across premium experiences, commercial strategy and venue development.
“As we work towards delivering a new stadium and multi-sport campus that serves our supporters, our community and future generations, having a partner of Legends’ calibre alongside us gives us enormous confidence in what we can achieve.”
Martin Jennings, Head of Global Planning (Europe) at Legends Global, said: “Our consulting team, including our specialist market research division CSL, are delighted to partner with Leyton Orient to establish a robust business case for what will be a truly aspirational new sports-focused destination in London.”
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