16 May 2023 , 21:47
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney want to deliver great things on the pitch at Wrexham, but that is not solely limited to football.
Wrexham fans enjoyed a memorable season at The Racecourse Ground as Phil Parkinson's side finally ended the club's 15-year exile from the EFL by lifting the National League title last month.
But the success of Wrexham's Hollywood ownership has been built on widening and diversifying the business as well as investing heavily in the playing squad and facilities, with the FX and Disney+ documentary series Welcome To Wrexham bringing in a new wave of followers from all corners of the globe.
And with the season over, they are making good use of the Racecourse by – like many football clubs – hosting concerts on the pitch, but few lower-league clubs can claim to have attracted acts as big as Kings Of Leon, who will play two shows at Wrexham from May 27-28.
Sellout crowds are expected for both shows from one of the best stadium bands in recent years, but Reynolds and McElhenney have dreams of raising the bar in years to come.
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Speaking to the Fearless In Devotion podcast, the co-owners mooted pop superstars Taylor Swift and Beyonce as their dream headline acts to play a gig at The Racecourse Ground in years to come.
"We're going to need some more seats Rob," Reynolds laughed. "They play the biggest of the big stadiums.
"I would love to see any band, either ones I grew up listening to or ones I've found as an adult. What a venue the Racecourse is, I love that that's happening now.
"I love that The Kings of Leon are playing. That's a huge act and here they are and we are so excited to host them for not one but two dates."
Less than three years into their ownership with the town captivated by the team's success, Reynolds and McElhenney remain in something of a honeymoon period with difficult challenges ahead.
But It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia creator McElhenney insists he will never tire of owning Wrexham and he is loving the ride of owning the North Wales club.
"I just find it fascinating that people could ever find this boring by any stretch of the imagination," he added. I could use lots of words to describe it but boring would never be that.
"The things we've done and felt over the last two and a half years just don't exist in our world or any world that I can think of, so certainly getting bored would never be on the list of things that would happen."