Wembley Stadium’s Danielle Russell hopes this weekend’s trio of concerts by Ed Sheeran will inspire other singer/songwriters to step up to stadium level in future.

Russell, the venue’s partnership development manager - music and new events, was a driving force behind the shows, the first of which takes place tonight (July 10).

With a rich vein of male solo stars such as Sam Smith, Hozier, Jake Bugg, James Bay, Ben Howard and George Ezra coming through the ranks, she is ...