Not at all. Despite its popularity, Union wants to remain down-to-earth and preserve its community spirit. The new stadium will have a capacity of 16,000 on match days. By way of comparison, the KV Mechelen stadium has a capacity of just over 16,000. The Stade du Pays de Charleroi has 15,000 seats; their future stadium will have 21,000 seats, the same capacity as Antwerp’s. And this capacity is significantly lower than that of Belgium’s traditional top clubs, such as Anderlecht, Genk, Bruges, Ghent, and Standard.    

Finally, the project includes no shopping center, no hotel, and no office space other than that intended for club employees. There are absolutely no plans to host musical events there. There are plenty of concert venues in the Brussels area. Take Forest National, for example, located right nearby.