The pitch is watered before Everton's first league game at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in August(Image: Tom Jenkins/ Getty Images)

Everton are exploring new pitch technology as part of work to create a larger window to host summer events at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

A fresh pitch typically takes around seven weeks to grow, massively cutting down the amount of time available for events inside the stadium arena in the off-season.

With the new Premier League starting every August that leaves a small window in June before attention has to turn to preparing the playing surface for the upcoming campaign.

Avenues being considered include the potential to start growing a pitch at a secondary site so that it can then be rolled into place closer to the beginning of the campaign, increasing the window for events such as concerts in the summer.

The move is one of a host of ideas being discussed as Everton look to make the most of the commercial opportunities presented by the state-of-the-art new stadium.

Hosting live music has always been central to the long-term plan, with the potential for performances inside the ground and...