Hearts hit new season ticket landmark with Tynecastle set for full capacity

The club have confirmed 11,500 briefs have been sold.

Hearts hit new season ticket landmark. (Photo by Paul Devlin / SNS Group)

Tynecastle Park is set to be opened to capacity after permission was granted from the City of Edinburgh Council.

The first game will be against Aberdeen, scheduled for Saturday, August 21.

Hearts have already played Celtic in front of 5,500.

The club have revealed there will be sterile zones for fans seated in Lower R and Lower Q of the Main Stand and Lower D of the Wheatfield.

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