Manchester City Stadium Tour: Behind-the-Scenes Access

Step onto the pitch where City plays, then sit where the manager watches from the dugout.

The Manchester City Stadium Tour is a behind-the-scenes experience at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester where you walk the glass players' tunnel, stand pitch-side, visit the home and away team dressing rooms, and interact with holographic content including a virtual Pep Guardiola in the press conference room. A live English-speaking guide leads the tour, which runs about 75 minutes and includes access to the hospitality suite and a new immersive 360-degree cinema showing the City story.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Manchester City Stadium

• Field questions with virtual Pep Guardiola
• Explore exhibition with holographic content
• Watch City story in 360 cinema suite
• See Home Team dressing room show
• Walk down glass players tunnel
• Go pitch-side to dug-outs
• Walk through The Tunnel Club hospitality suite
• Visit Away Team dressing room
• See First Team warm-up area
• Shop for souvenirs in City Store

The Experience

What does it actually feel like to walk out onto the pitch as a player would? The tour starts with that moment: you move through the famous glass players' tunnel to the sound of the Etihad Stadium crowd, then step out onto the pitch itself. From there, you get the manager's view from the dugout seats, looking back at the stands and the field the way Pep sees it on matchday.

The rest of the route takes you through spaces most visitors never see. You'll visit both the home and away team dressing rooms, watch an immersive audio-visual show about matchday preparation in the warm-up area, and walk through the multi-award-winning Tunnel Club hospitality suite. The new exhibition space uses holographic content to bring moments to life, and the 360-degree cinema wraps the City story around you. A standout moment: you get to field questions with a virtual Pep Guardiola in the press conference room, using the latest technology to make it feel like a real interaction.

A live guide in English leads the whole experience, so you're not navigating alone. The tour is wheelchair accessible throughout, and all areas and surfaces are accessible; public transportation options are available nearby if you're coming from central Manchester. The whole thing runs about 75 minutes, ending at the City Store where you can pick up a souvenir of the visit.

What’s included

• Live English-speaking guide.
• access to the home and away team dressing rooms with immersive audio-visual show.
• walk through the glass players' tunnel and pitch-side views from the dugout.
• new exhibition space with holographic content.
• virtual Pep Guardiola interaction in the press conference room.
• 360-degree cinema showing the City story.
• access to the Tunnel Club hospitality suite.
• City Store visit.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Manchester City

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to see the spaces where City prepares and plays, not just the stands — the pitch walk and dugout view are what separate this from a stadium seat alone.

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Top questions

What's inside the Etihad Stadium dressing rooms on this tour?

The home team dressing room features a new immersive audio-visual show that walks you through how players prepare for matchday, and you also visit the away team dressing room to see both sides of the experience.

Do I get to stand on the actual pitch at the Etihad?

Yes — you walk down the glass players' tunnel to the sound of the stadium crowd, step out onto the pitch, and then move pitch-side to the dugout seats for the manager's view of the field.

What's the virtual Pep Guardiola experience like?

In the press conference room, you interact with a holographic Pep using the latest technology, and you get to field questions with him as if you were in a real press conference.

How long does the Manchester City Stadium Tour take?

The tour runs approximately 75 minutes and includes all the behind-the-scenes areas, the new exhibition space with holographic content, and the 360-degree cinema.

Is the tour accessible if I use a wheelchair?

Yes — all areas and surfaces throughout the Etihad Stadium tour are wheelchair accessible, and public transportation options are available nearby to reach the stadium.