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| Address | 347Don Shula Drive |
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 25°57′29″N80°14′20″W / 25.95806°N 80.23889°W /25.95806; -80.23889 |
| Parking | 26,718 cars |
| Owner | Stephen M. Ross |
| Capacity | Football: 64,767[1][2] Tennis: 14,000[3] Original: 75,000 |
| Record attendance | Football: 80,120 (2013 BCS National Championship Game)Baseball: 67,498 (1997 World Series Game 6) |
| Surface | Tifway 419 Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 1, 1985 |
| Opened | August 16, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-08-16) |
| Construction cost | $115 million ($336 million in 2024[4]) |
| Architect | HOK |
| Project manager | George A. Fuller Company[5] |
| Structural engineer | Bliss & Nyitray Inc. |
| Services engineer | Blum Consulting Engineers |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols[6] |
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Hard Rock Stadium is amulti-purpose stadium in thesoutheasternUnited States, located inMiami Gardens, Florida. The stadium is the home field for theMiami Dolphins of theNational Football League (NFL) and theMiami Hurricanes, theUniversity of Miami'sNCAA Division I college football team.
The stadium has hosted sixSuper Bowls (XXIII,XXIX,XXXIII,XLI,XLIV,LIV) the2010 Pro Bowl,[7] twoWorld Series (1997,2003), fourBCS National Championship Games (2001,2005,2009,2013), oneCFP National Championship (2021), oneCopa América final (2024), the second round of the2009 World Baseball Classic, andWrestleMania XXVIII.
In addition, the stadium hosts theOrange Bowl, an annual college footballbowl game, and theMiami Open tennis tournament. Since 2022, the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium has also hosted theMiami International Autodrome, a temporary racing circuit used forFormula 1'sMiami Grand Prix. The stadium will host multiple matches during the2026 FIFA World Cup[8] and the2025 FIFA Club World Cup. It also hosted matches for the2024 Copa América (including thefinal). From1993 until2011, the stadium also was the home field of theFlorida Marlins ofMajor League Baseball (MLB) until their move toLoanDepot Park in 2012.
The facility opened in 1987 asJoe Robbie Stadium and has been known by a number of names since:Pro Player Park,Pro Player Stadium,Dolphins Stadium,Dolphin Stadium,Land Shark Stadium, andSun Life Stadium. In August 2016, the team sold the naming rights toHard Rock Cafe Inc. for $250 million over 18 years; they will retain the naming rights until 2034.[9]
For their first 21 seasons, the Miami Dolphins played at theOrange Bowl. Team founderJoe Robbie explained what led to the decision to build a new stadium: "In 1976, the city of Miami wanted to quadruple our rent. That did it. I began thinking in earnest about building a stadium."[10] What made the construction of the stadium unique was that it was the first multipurpose stadium ever built in the United States that was entirely privately financed.[10]
Robbie also believed it was only a matter of time before aMajor League Baseball (MLB) team came to South Florida. At his request, the stadium was built in a rectangular configuration, with a field that was somewhat wider than was normally the case for an NFL stadium.[11] The wide field also made it fairly easy to convert the stadium forsoccer. Because of this design decision, the first row of seats was 90 ft (27 m) from the sideline in a football configuration, considerably more distant than the first row of seats in most football stadiums (the closest seats at the newSoldier Field, for instance, are 55 ft (17 m) from the sideline at the 50-yard line). This resulted in a less-intimate venue for football compared to other football facilities built around this time, as well as to the Orange Bowl.
At the time it opened in 1987, Joe Robbie Stadium was located inunincorporatedMiami-Dade County, and had aMiami address. Specifically it was in theScott Lakecensus-designated place.[12][13] Today, it is located in the city ofMiami Gardens, which was incorporated on May 13, 2003.[14]
Widespread damage to the stadium was reported to have occurred during the2024 Copa América final international soccer match which was held at Hard Rock Stadium on July 14, 2024.[15]
The first preseason game for the Dolphins was played on August 16,1987, against theChicago Bears. The first regular season game was scheduled for September 27, a week 3 game against theNew York Giants; this game was canceled and not made up due to the 1987 players strike. The first regular season NFL game played there was a 42–0 Dolphins victory over theKansas City Chiefs on October 11, 1987. The game was in the middle of the1987 NFL strike, and was played withreplacement players.[16] The first game with union players was on October 25 of that year, a 34–31 overtime loss to theBuffalo Bills. The stadium hosted its firstMonday Night Football game on December 7 of that year, a 37–28 Dolphins victory over theNew York Jets.
The Dolphins have played eight playoff games at the stadium, including the1992 AFC Championship Game, which they lost to theBuffalo Bills 29–10. The Dolphins are 5–3 in playoff games held there, losing the most recent one in January 2009 against theBaltimore Ravens. Also of note, the stadium was host of the2018Miracle in Miami game against theNew England Patriots, where the Dolphins scored on the last play of the game. The Dolphins have beaten every NFL team there at least once. The team is unbeaten there against theLos Angeles/St. Louis Rams (4–0).
Since 2008, the stadium has served as the home field for theMiami Hurricanes college football team, a premier college football program that has won five national championships since 1983. The university signed a 25-year contract to play at Hard Rock Stadium through 2033.[17]
Prior to their move to Hard Rock Stadium, from 1937 until 2008, the Miami Hurricanes played their home games at theMiami Orange Bowl.
From 1993 until 2011, the stadium served as the home field to theFlorida Marlins ofMajor League Baseball.
While Joe Robbie Stadium was built primarily for football, it was also designed to easily accommodate baseball and soccer. Dolphins founderJoe Robbie believed it was a foregone conclusion that MLB would come to South Florida, so he wanted the stadium designed to make any necessary renovations for baseball as seamless as possible. In 1990,Wayne Huizenga purchased 50% of Joe Robbie Stadium and became thepoint man in the drive to bring Major League Baseball to South Florida. That effort was rewarded in July 1991, when the Miami area was awarded an MLB expansion franchise. The new team was named theFlorida Marlins, and placed in the National League to begin play in 1993. Proposed1994 FIFA World Cup matches could not be held at the stadium, as this June–July tournament conflicted directly with Marlins home games;Orlando'sCitrus Bowl was used instead. The first Marlins game at Joe Robbie Stadium was played on April 5,1993, a 6–3 victory over theLos Angeles Dodgers. The Marlins drew over three million people in their inaugural season, and went on to win twoWorld Series titles in1997 and2003.
Despite such preparation and pockets of success, the stadium was less than adequate as a baseball venue. Although designed from the ground up to accommodate baseball, it was not a true multi-purpose stadium. Rather, it was a football stadium that could convert into a baseball stadium. There were plenty of reminders of this at Marlins games. The stadium's color scheme matched that of the Dolphins. When the football season overlapped, cleat marks, as well as silhouettes of hashmarks and logos of the Dolphins or Hurricanes, were visible on the baseball diamond. During football games, the infield dirt was visible on the gridiron. The Marlins reduced capacity to 47,662 (later to 35,521), mainly to create a more intimate atmosphere for baseball. However, capacity would have likely been reduced in any event, since many of the seats in the upper deck were too far from the field to be of any use during the regular season. Even with the reduced capacity, the sight lines were less than optimal for baseball. Most seats were pointed toward the 50-yard line—where center field was located in the baseball configuration. Lights were not angled for optimum baseball visibility. Players had to walk through football tunnels to get to dugouts that were designed with low ceiling joists. Some of these issues were showcased on national television during the two World Series held there, when capacity was expanded to over 67,000. Most notably, some areas of left and center field were not part of the football playing field, and fans sitting in the left-field upper deck could not see any game action in those areas except on the replay boards.[18] These issues became even more pronounced over the years, as, by 2004,[19] a wave of baseball-only parks left what had by then been renamed Pro Player Stadium as the only National League park that played host to both an MLB and an NFL team.
Additionally, the stadium was built for games held during the fall/winter football season, not for games in the tropical summers ofSouth Florida, which feature oppressive heat, humidity, frequent rain, and occasional tropical storms. For most of the stadium's run as a baseball venue, it was the hottest stadium in the majors, with temperatures for day games frequently reaching well above 95 °F (35 °C). The Marlins played most of their summer home games at night as a result. The lack of refuge from the uncomfortable climate and disruptive rain delays were considered a cause of chronically low attendance after that inaugural season. When the Marlins were not contending, they struggled to attract crowds larger than 5,000, a figure that looked even smaller than that due to the cavernous environment. Some Marlins players later admitted that they "couldn't wait to go on the road" because Sun Life Stadium (as their home had been renamed in 2010) had the "worst [playing] conditions" and least fan energy in the majors during years when the team was not a contender.[20][21][22]
After Huizenga bought part of the stadium, it was extensively renovated to accommodate a baseball team at the cost of several million dollars, as part of his successful bid to bring baseball to South Florida. Purists initially feared the result would be similar toExhibition Stadium inToronto; when theToronto Blue Jays played there from 1977 to 1989, they were burdened with seats that were so far from the field (over 800 feet in some cases) that they were not even sold during the regular season. However, Robbie had foreseen Miami would be a likely location for a new or relocated MLB team, and the stadium was designed to make any necessary renovations for baseball as seamless as possible. On January 24, 1994, soon after buying the Dolphins, Huizenga acquired the remaining 50% of the stadium to give him 100% ownership.
Aside from baseball renovations, the stadium underwent some permanent renovations. In April 2006, the stadium unveiled twoDaktronics large video boards,the largest in professional sports at the time.[23] The east display measured 50 ft (15 m) high by 140 ft (43 m) wide, and the west end zone display measured 50 ft (15 m) high by 100 ft (30 m) wide. A new 2,118-foot (646 m)-long LED ribbon board, again the largest in the world at the time, was also installed. These have since been surpassed in size.[23]
In addition, the upgrades included vastly widened 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) concourses on the stadium's north and south sides. Bars, lounges and other amenities were also added. The renovation had three phases, with the second and third phases of renovation taking place after the Marlins left the stadium. These remaining phases included adding a canopy to shield fans from the rain, which caused the relocation of the video boards to the corners of the upper deck, as well as narrowing the sidelines by bringing the seats closer to the field, ending its convertibility to baseball. The orange colored seats were also replaced with aqua colored ones.[24]
The Marlins left for their own stadium, Marlins Park (nowLoanDepot Park), which was completed for the2012 MLB season.
A privately funded $350 million stadium renovation project began in January 2015, after the2014 Orange Bowl. The project plan allowed the stadium to be used for football games during the2015 NFL season, and was completed for the2016 season.[25] Stadium upgrades included video boards in each corner of the stadium, additional suites, and an open-air canopy over the main seating areas.[26] As part of the renovation, the stadium's seating capacity was reduced from 75,000 to 65,000 seats.Personal seat licenses were not used, and a preview center opened at the stadium in February 2015 to help current and prospective season ticket holders select their ticket packages. Luxury packages were used in place of PSL revenue to help finance the stadium. Thirty-two four-seat pods were installed located in the lower bowl at the south 30-yard lines, with an additional 16 pods at the south end zone.[27] The pods feature a living room arrangement, including premium furniture and television screens that show theNFL RedZone channel and NFL programming.[28]
In November 2017, theMiami Open tennis tournament announced that it would move fromCrandon Park inKey Biscayne to Hard Rock Stadium in2019. Its organizers had pursued a $50 million refurbishment of the aging facility, including the addition of three permanent stadium courts. However, the family who originally owned the land filed a lawsuit that blocked their construction, as their agreement to donate the site to Miami-Dade County in 1992 contained a stipulation that only one stadium may be built on the site.[29][30][31][32]
To host the tournament, 29 permanent courts (including 11 tournament courts, with one being a 4,993-seat grandstand court) were built on Hard Rock Stadium's south parking lots. The stadium proper serves as center court, using a modified, 13,800-seat configuration with temporary grandstands constructed on the playing surface, placing the court roughly between the two 30-yard lines.[33][34][35] The move to Hard Rock Stadium was praised by players and fans because of the ample space the complex provides.[36]
In January 2020, the stadium opened the SkyViewgondola, which runs at the south side of the stadium complex and provides views of the grounds and the Miami skyline.[37]
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The 65,326 permanent seats for football and soccer configurations break down as follows: for the general 19-inch (48 cm) seats with chair back and armrests, there are 27,397 in the lower deck and 34,736 in the upper deck. There are 10,209 of the bigger club 21-inch (53 cm) seats with chair back and armrests. In the 193 executive suites with 10, 12, 16, 20, and 24 seats, there are a total of 3,198. There are also 300accessible seating locations for spectators with disabilities, 150 seats for working press, and 10 radio/TV booths.[38]
The stadium contains 10,209 club seats and 216 suites. When the Marlins played at the stadium, 2,400 of the club seats and 216 suites were available.[citation needed]
The parking around the stadium takes up 140 acres, featuring parking for 24,137 cars, 171 buses, 90 RVs, 85 limousines, and one helipad on site.
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The stadium has played host to sixSuper Bowls (XXIII,XXIX,XXXIII,XLI,XLIV, andLIV). and also hosted the2010 Pro Bowl.
Super Bowl XLI in 2007 at Dolphin Stadium, when theIndianapolis Colts defeated theChicago Bears 29–17, was marred by heavy rains. An estimated 30% of the lower-level seating was empty during the second half.[39]
In 2010, the NFL threatened to take the stadium out of further consideration for a Super Bowl or Pro Bowl unless significant renovations were made. One of the upgrades desired was a roof to protect fans from the elements. In 2012, the Dolphins scrapped plans for pitching a $200 million hotel tax proposal that would have included a partial stadium roof.
In 2016, an open-air canopy was constructed that protects the seating bowl from the elements. The canopy, however, does have a football-field-sized hole in the middle, and thus does not protect the playing field itself from rain. The renovations were completed by the first Miami Dolphins pre-season home game in September 2016.
Previously, since the field runs east–west (rather than north–south, as is the case in most other stadiums), the north stands were exposed to the full force of South Florida's oppressive heat early in the season. The issue became so problematic that Stephen Ross, who owned the Dolphins and the stadium, successfully petitioned the NFL to have all September home games start at or after 4 pm. Ross knew that for much of September, the Dolphins had a substantial home-field advantage against opponents unaccustomed to the sweltering heat. However, he was willing to give that up in order to ensure a more comfortable environment for fans, as well as allow the stadium to host another Super Bowl.[40]
In 2021, the team opened the Baptist Health Training Complex at the west side of the Stadium complex. The Dolphins permanently moved to the state-of-the art facility that hosts the team headquarters, and is also a World Cup practice facility site.[41]
| Date | Super Bowl | Team (Visitor) | Points | Team (Home) | Points | Spectators |
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| January 22, 1989 | XXIII | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 75,597 |
| January 29, 1995 | XXIX | San Diego Chargers | 26 | San Francisco 49ers | 49 | 74,107 |
| January 31, 1999 | XXXIII | Denver Broncos | 34 | Atlanta Falcons | 19 | 74,803 |
| February 4, 2007 | XLI | Indianapolis Colts | 29 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 74,512 |
| February 7, 2010 | XLIV | New Orleans Saints | 31 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 74,059 |
| February 2, 2020 | LIV | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | 31 | 62,417 |
Since 2008, the stadium has served as the home field for theMiami Hurricanes, one of college football's most storied football programs. It also served briefly as the home field for the Florida Atlantic Owls from 2001 to 2002.
The stadium has hosted both the2009 BCS National Championship Game and the2013 BCS National Championship Game.[42] The 2013 game betweenAlabama andNotre Dame set a new attendance record for the facility, with 80,120 on hand to witness Alabama's thirdBCS Championship in four seasons.[43]
Between 1990 and 2000, the stadium hosted a bowl game variously known as the Blockbuster Bowl, CarQuest Bowl and MicronPC Bowl. After 2000, that bowl was moved to Orlando, where it eventually became known as thePop-Tarts Bowl.
The stadium has been the site of theOrange Bowl game since 1996, except for the January 1999 contest betweenFlorida andSyracuse, which had to be moved due to a conflict with a Dolphins playoff game.
Until 2008, the stadium was host (in even numbered years) to the annualShula Bowl, a game played between theFlorida Atlantic University Owls and theFlorida International University Panthers, when the game was hosted by FAU as the home team (FIU hosts the game at its own stadium,Riccardo Silva Stadium, every other year). In 2010, the game was moved to Fort Lauderdale'sLockhart Stadium, and in 2011 the Owls openedFAU Stadium on its Boca Raton campus, and started hosting the Shula Bowl there biennially in 2012.
The stadium hosted the2021 College Football Playoff National Championship game and (as the Orange Bowl) the2022 College Football Playoff National Championship semi-final game. The stadium will host the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 19, 2026 and the 2030 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 21, 2030.
On April 1, 2012, the stadium hostedWrestleMania XXVIII,WWE's flagshipprofessional wrestling event. This was the second edition ofWrestleMania to be held in Florida, and the third to be held entirely outdoors.[44][45] The event was headlined by the "Once in a Lifetime" match whereThe Rock defeatedJohn Cena. The other most prominent match on the card was the "End of an Era"Hell in a Cell match, in whichThe Undertaker defeatedTriple H to extend his WrestleMania winning streak to 20–0.Shawn Michaels served as special guest referee for the match. With an attendance of 78,363, the event grossed $67 million, and was estimated to have generated $103 million in revenue for Miami.[46][47] The event is still the most purchased WWE PPV/PLE ever, garnering 1.217 Million buys.
TwoNational League Division Series have been played at Hard Rock Stadium:
TwoNational League Championship Series have been played at Hard Rock Stadium:
TwoWorld Series have been played at Hard Rock Stadium:
All those series have been played when the stadium went by the name Pro Player Stadium.
When the Marlins began play in 1993, the stadium's baseball capacity was initially reduced to 47,662, with most of the upper level covered with a tarp. In addition to Huizenga's desire to create a more intimate atmosphere for baseball, most of the seats in the upper level would have been too far from the field to be of any use during the regular season. The stadium's baseball capacity was further reduced over the years, and finally settled at 38,560 seats. However, the Marlins would usually open the entire upper level for the postseason. In the1997 World Series, the Marlins played before crowds of over 67,000 fans, some of the highest postseason attendance figures in MLB history, only exceeded byCleveland Stadium during the1948 and1954 World Series,old Yankee Stadium prior to its mid-1970s renovation, and theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the temporary home of theLos Angeles Dodgers, in the1959 World Series.
Although it was designed from the ground up to accommodate baseball, it was never a true multipurpose stadium. Rather, it was built as a football stadium that could convert into a baseball stadium. Most of the seats in the baseball configuration were pointed toward center field – where the 50-yard line would have been in the football configuration. As a result, even with the reduced capacity, the sight lines for baseball left much to be desired. This was particularly evident during the Marlins' World Series appearances in 1997 and 2003. Some portions of left and center field were not part of the football playing field, and fans sitting in the left field upper-deck seats were unable to see these areas except on the replay boards. Even with the reduced capacity, during years the Marlins were not contending, they often drew crowds of 5,000 or fewer—a total that looked even smaller due to the spacious environment.
The stadium was notorious for its poor playing conditions. The lights were not located in optimal positions for baseball visibility. During August and September, when the Dolphins (and later the Hurricanes) shared the stadium, the field conditions were among the worst in the majors, according to both Marlins players and visiting players. Indeed, several Marlins players said that at times, they "couldn't wait to go on the road." Visiting teams hated coming to the stadium as well. For instance, when theAtlanta Braves came to the stadium for the last time in 2011,Dan Uggla, who played for the Marlins from 2006 to 2010, said that he was probably the only Braves player that would miss it.[21][48][49] The stadium's problems as a baseball venue became even more stark as time wore on, as the Marlins' tenure in the stadium coincided with a wave of new, baseball-only parks. When the Marlins began play in 1993, the stadium was one of 14 that hosted both an MLB team and a professional football team. By the time the Marlins left the stadium, however, it was one of only three in the majors (and the only National League stadium) that played host to both a baseball team and an NFL orCFL team, the other two being theOakland Coliseum and Toronto'sRogers Centre.
For most of the Marlins' tenure at the stadium, it was the hottest stadium in the major leagues. The Marlins played nearly all of their home games from late May through mid-September at night due to South Florida's often oppressive heat and humidity. They also got waivers from MLB andESPN to play on Sunday nights.
The stadium was the venue whereMark McGwire hit his NL-record 57th home run to bestHack Wilson's 68-year-old record of 56 in 1998.Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th careerhome run offMark Hendrickson of the Marlins on June 9, 2008; and whereRoy Halladay of thePhiladelphia Phillies pitched the20thperfect game in Major League Baseball history on May 29, 2010, against the Marlins.
| Date | Performer(s) | Opening act(s) | Tour/Event | Attendance | Revenue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 3, 1988 | Rod Stewart Hall & Oates Chicago | John Day and Full Circle | Happy Birthday America '88 | — | ||
| July 30, 1989 | The Who | — | The Who Tour 1989 | 54,339 / 54,339 | $1,222,628 | |
| April 14, 1990 | Paul McCartney | — | The Paul McCartney World Tour | 95,410 / 95,410 | $2,862,300 | |
| April 15, 1990 | ||||||
| August 12, 1990 | New Kids on the Block | The Magic Summer Tour | — | |||
| December 31, 1991 | Guns N' Roses | — | Use Your Illusion Tour | — | — | |
| May 16, 1992 | Genesis | — | We Can't Dance Tour | — | — | |
| July 4, 1992 | Chicago | — | — | — | — | |
| September 26, 1992 | Crosby, Stills & Nash | — | — | — | — | |
| October 3, 1992 | U2 | Big Audio Dynamite II Public Enemy | Zoo TV Tour | 45,244 / 46,000 | $1,289,454 | |
| March 30, 1994 | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell Tour | 54,738 / 54,738 | $1,975,665 | ||
| November 25, 1994 | The Rolling Stones | Bryan Adams Blind Melon Lenny Kravitz | Voodoo Lounge Tour | 55,935 / 55,935 | $2,574,810 | Special GuestMichael Hutchence. |
| April 13, 1995 | Billy Joel Elton John | — | Face to Face 1995 | 103,694 / 103,694 | $4,385,725 | |
| April 14, 1995 | ||||||
| March 8, 1997 | The Three Tenors | — | The Three Tenors World Tour | — | — | |
| November 14, 1997 | U2 | Smash Mouth | PopMart Tour | 42,778 / 44,500 | $2,158,988 | |
| July 10, 2007 | The Police | Maroon 5 Fiction Plane | The Police Reunion Tour | 46,105 / 46,105 | $5,094,870 | |
| November 26, 2008[50] | Madonna | Paul Oakenfold | Sticky & Sweet Tour | 47,998 / 47,998 | $6,137,030 | Timbaland andPharrell Williams were the special guests onstage. |
| April 3, 2010[51] | Paul McCartney | — | Up and Coming Tour | 35,784 / 35,784 | $4,325,859 | |
| June 29, 2011[52] | U2 | Florence and the Machine | U2 360° Tour | 72,569 / 72,569 | $6,799,670 | The concert was originally scheduled to take place on July 9, 2010, but then it was postponed due toBono's back surgery. |
| November 23, 2011 | The Black Eyed Peas | Sean Kingston Jason Derulo T-Pain CeeLo Green Queen Latifah | The Beginning | — | — | |
| August 16, 2013[53] | Justin Timberlake Jay-Z | DJ Cassidy | Legends of the Summer | 46,366 / 46,366 | $5,350,175 | |
| June 25, 2014 | Beyoncé Jay-Z | — | On the Run Tour | 49,980 / 49,980 | $5,450,026 | |
| October 5, 2014 | One Direction | 5 Seconds of Summer | Where We Are Tour | 53,914 / 53,914 | $4,303,749 | |
| June 11, 2017 | U2 | OneRepublic | The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 | 48,494 / 48,494 | $5,923,665 | |
| July 7, 2017 | Metallica | Avenged Sevenfold Volbeat | WorldWired Tour | 42,168 / 45,433 | $3,163,523 | |
| August 28, 2017 | Coldplay | AlunaGeorge Izzy Bizu | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | 47,866 / 47,866 | $6,446,966 | |
| April 21, 2018 | Eagles | Jimmy Buffett | North American Tour 2018 | |||
| August 18, 2018 | Taylor Swift | Camila Cabello Charli XCX | Reputation Stadium Tour | 47,818 / 47,818 | $7,072,164 | |
| August 30, 2018 | Beyoncé, Jay-Z | Chloe X Halle DJ Khaled | On the Run II Tour | 44,310 / 44,310 | $6,295,535 | |
| August 30, 2019 | The Rolling Stones | — | No Filter Tour | 40,768 / 40,768 | $9,762,771 | This concert was originally scheduled to take place on April 20, 2019, but was postponed due to Mick Jagger recovering from a heart procedure.[54] Ultimately, due to the weather forecast of the impendingHurricane Dorian, the scheduled August 31 concert was moved up one day.[55][56] The last tour concert ever to feature late drummerCharlie Watts. |
| August 1, 2021 | Green Day Fall Out Boy Weezer | The Interrupters | Hella Mega Tour | 24,102 / 24,102 | $2,093,855 | Rescheduled from August 5, 2020 |
| August 14, 2021 | Aventura | Inmortal Stadium Tour | 40,538 / 40,538 | $6,017,014 | The first Latin act to sell out in this stadium.[57] | |
| June 18, 2022 | Def Leppard Mötley Crüe | Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Poison | The Stadium Tour | 40,250 / 43,960 | $3,348,674 | |
| August 6, 2022 | The Weeknd | Kaytranada Mike Dean | After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour | 45,142 / 45,142 | $6,470,071 | [58][59] |
| August 12, 2022 | Bad Bunny | Alesso | World's Hottest Tour | 97,655 / 97,655 | $21,900,878 | |
| August 13, 2022 | ||||||
| August 30, 2022 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Strokes Thundercat | 2022 Global Stadium Tour | 42,572 / 42,572 | $5,536,614 | [60] |
| September 17, 2022 | Lady Gaga | — | The Chromatica Ball | 44,298 / 44,298 | $5,878,508 | |
| August 18, 2023 | Beyoncé | — | Renaissance World Tour | 47,487 / 47,487 | $14,362,704 | [61] |
| August 25, 2023 | Karol G | Agudelo Bad Gyal | Mañana Será Bonito Tour | 89,814 / 89,814 | $18,578,460 | |
| August 26, 2023 | ||||||
| July 6, 2024 | Feid | Ferxxocalipsis Tour | [62] | |||
| October 18, 2024 | Taylor Swift | Gracie Abrams | The Eras Tour | TBA | TBA | First act to perform three shows on a single tour.[63] |
| October 19, 2024 | ||||||
| October 20, 2024 | ||||||
| June 6, 2025 | Shakira | TBA | Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour | TBA | TBA | |
| June 8, 2025 | Post Malone | Big Ass Stadium Tour | ||||
| July 11, 2025 | Morgan Wallen | Miranda Lambert Gavin Adcock | I'm The Problem Tour | TBA | TBA | |
| July 12, 2025 | Brooks & Dunn Gavin Adcock | |||||
| July 26, 2025 | Coldplay | Ayra Starr Elyanna | Music of the Spheres World Tour | TBA | TBA | First group to schedule two shows on a single tour.[64] |
| July 27, 2025 | ||||||
| August 15, 2025 | The Weeknd | Playboi Carti Mike Dean | After Hours til Dawn Tour | TBA | TBA |
A number of soccer matches have been held at the stadium, including a number of international friendlies featuring Central or South American sides. This is due to South Florida being home to one of the largest populations of Central and South Americans in the United States.
The stadium hosted a match betweenFC Barcelona andC.D. Guadalajara on August 3, 2011, as part of the2011 World Football Challenge. Guadalajara won the match 4–1 in front of 70,080 attendees.[65]
Colombia beatMexico 2–0 in a friendly international in front of 51,615 spectators at the stadium on February 29, 2012. A year later, they beatGuatemala 4–1.
Milan andChelsea faced each other at the stadium on July 28, 2012. Milan won the match 1–0 in front of 57,748 fans.[66]
Brazil beatHonduras 5–0 in a friendly match in front of 71,124 spectators on November 16, 2013. The attendance was the highest for a soccer match at the stadium.[67]
England playedEcuador andHonduras at the New Miami Stadium on June 4 and 7, 2014, respectively.[68]
South Korea played againstGhana on June 9, 2014.
On September 5, 2014, two months after aheavy defeat toGermany in theWorld Cup,Brazil beatColombia 1–0 in front of an announced attendance of 73,429 fans, a new attendance record for a soccer match at the stadium.
The2014 International Champions Cup preseason final was held at New Miami Stadium on August 4, 2014, withManchester United defeatingrivalLiverpool 3–1 to claim the tournament's second title.
Two2017 International Champions Cup preseason matches were played at the stadium, one of them being theEl Clásico betweenBarcelona andReal Madrid. Barcelona won 3–2 in the second El Clásico to take place outside of Spain. 66,014 people, above current capacity, attended the match.[69]
On March 23, 2018, the international friendlyPeru–Croatia was played at the stadium, which Peru won 2–0.[70]
| Date | Team (Visitor) | Goals | Team (Home) | Goals | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 1994 |  Colombia | 0 |  Sweden | 0 | 15,676 |
 Bolivia | 1 |  United States | 1 | ||
| February 20, 1994 | Bolivia | 0 | Colombia | 2 | 20,171 |
| Sweden | 3 | United States | 1 | ||
| February 21, 1998 |  Netherlands | 2 | United States | 0 | 15,000 |
| February 24, 1998 |  Mexico | 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 7,077 |
| August 3, 2011 |  Barcelona | 1 | Guadalajara | 4 | 70,080 |
| October 8, 2011 |  Honduras | 0 | United States | 1 | 21,900 |
| February 29, 2012 | Colombia | 2 | Mexico | 0 | 51,615 |
| July 28, 2012 |  Milan | 1 |  Chelsea | 0 | 57,748 |
| February 6, 2013 |  Guatemala | 1 | Colombia | 4 | 25,000 |
| June 8, 2013 |  Haiti | 1 | Spain | 2 | 36,535 |
| July 12, 2013 | Haiti | 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 28,713 |
 El Salvador | 0 | Honduras | 1 | ||
| August 6, 2013 | Juventus | 1 | Inter Milan | 1 | 38,513 |
| Everton | 0 | Valencia | 1 | ||
| August 7, 2013 | Milan | 2 | LA Galaxy | 0 | 67,273 |
| Chelsea | 1 | Real Madrid | 3 | ||
| November 16, 2013 |  Brazil | 5 | Honduras | 0 | 71,124 |
| June 4, 2014 | England | 2 |  Ecuador | 2 | 21,534 |
| June 7, 2014 | Honduras | 0 | England | 0 | 45,379 |
| June 9, 2014 |  Ghana | 4 |  South Korea | 0 | 7,000 |
| August 4, 2014 | Manchester United | 3 | Liverpool | 1 | 51,014 |
| September 5, 2014 | Brazil | 1 | Colombia | 0 | 73,429 |
| July 26, 2017 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | Juventus | 3 | 44,444 |
| July 29, 2017 | Barcelona | 3 | Real Madrid | 2 | 66,014 |
| March 23, 2018 |  Croatia | 0 |  Peru | 2 | 60,000 |
| July 28, 2018 |  Bayern Munich | 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 29,195 |
| July 31, 2018 | Manchester United | 2 | Real Madrid | 1 | 64,141 |
| September 7, 2018 | Colombia | 2 |  Venezuela | 1 | 34,048 |
| October 12, 2018 |  Chile | 0 | Peru | 3 | 34,016 |
| August 7, 2019 | Barcelona | 2 | Napoli | 1 | 57,062 |
| September 6, 2019 | Colombia | 2 | Brazil | 2 | 65,232 |
| November 15, 2019 | Peru | 0 | Colombia | 1 | 36,063 |
| September 23, 2022 |  Argentina | 3 |  Honduras | 0 | 64,420 |
The stadium hosted several matches during the2024 Copa América, including thefinal match of the tournament.[71]
| Date | Team | Goals | Team | Goals | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2024 |  Uruguay | 3 |  Panama | 1 | 33,425 |
| June 29, 2024 | Peru | 0 | Argentina | 2 | 64,972 |
| July 14, 2024 | Argentina | 1 | Colombia | 0 | 65,300 |
The stadium will host several matches during the2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
| Date | Time (UTC−4) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2025 | 20:00 | Al Ahly | – | Inter Miami CF | Group A | |
| June 16, 2025 | 18:00 | Boca Juniors | – |  Benfica | Group C | |
| June 18, 2025 | 15:00 | Real Madrid | – |  Al Hilal | Group H | |
| June 20, 2025 | 21:00 | Bayern Munich | – | Boca Juniors | Group C | |
| June 23, 2025 | 21:00 | Inter Miami CF | – | Palmeiras | Group A | |
| June 26, 2025 | 15:00 | Mamelodi Sundowns | – | Fluminense | Group F | |
| June 29, 2025 | 16:00 | Winner Group D | – | Runner-up Group C | Round of 16 | |
| July 1, 2025 | 15:00 | Winner Group H | – | Runner-up Group G | Round of 16 |
The stadium will host several matches during the2026 FIFA World Cup. During the event, the stadium will be temporarily renamed to "Miami Stadium" in accordance with FIFA's policy on corporate-sponsored names.[72] The stadium will host seven matches: four group stage matches, one Round of 32 match, one quarterfinal match, and the third place match.[73]
| Date | Time (UTC−4) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | --:-- | TBD | – | TBD | Group H | |
| June 21, 2026 | --:-- | TBD | – | TBD | Group H | |
| June 24, 2026 | --:-- | TBD | – | TBD | Group C | |
| June 27, 2026 | --:-- | TBD | – | TBD | Group K | |
| July 3, 2026 | --:-- | Winner Group J | – | Runner-up Group H | Round of 32 | |
| July 11, 2026 | --:-- | Winner Match 91 | – | Winner Match 92 | Quarter-finals | |
| July 18, 2026 | --:-- | Loser Match 101 | – | Loser Match 102 | 3rd place playoff |
The monster truck touring seriesMonster Jam used to take place at the stadium every year. The last show performed there was in 2015, and the shows moved to Marlins Park (nowLoanDepot Park) in 2018.
| Year | Date | Racing Winner | Freestyle Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | January 29 | Gunslinger | Gunslinger |
| 2001 | January 27 | BearFoot | Bulldozer |
| 2002 | January 26 | Gunslinger | El Toro Loco |
| 2003 | January 25 | El Toro Loco | Grave Digger |
| 2004 | January 24 | MADUSA | Grave Digger |
| 2005 | February 5 | Grave Digger | El Toro Loco/Grave Digger (tie) |
| 2006 | February 4 | Gunslinger | Blue Thunder |
| 2007 | February 17 | El Toro Loco | Grave Digger |
| 2008 | February 2 | Blue Thunder | Grave Digger |
| 2009 | January 31 | Stone Crusher | Grave Digger |
| 2010 | February 20 | Gunslinger | Maximum Destruction |
| 2011 | February 12 | Mohawk Warrior | Grave Digger |
| 2012 | February 11 | Bounty Hunter | Advance Auto Parts Grinder |
| 2013 | February 9 | Bounty Hunter | Grave Digger |
| 2014 | February 8 | Grave Digger The Legend | El Toro Loco |
| 2015 | January 3 | Grave Digger The Legend | |
| 2016 | No Show (Stadium Renovations) | ||
| 2017 | No Show (Unknown Reasoning) | ||
| 2018 | No Show (Moved to Marlins Park) | ||
On February 27, 2021,four-division boxing world championCanelo Álvarez beatAvni Yildirim at Hard Rock Stadium to defend hisWBA (Super),WBC andThe Ringsuper-middleweight titles.[74]
On June 6, 2021, the stadium hosted the boxing eventBragging Rights betweenFloyd Mayweather Jr. andYouTube personalityLogan Paul.[75]
On June 12, 2021, the stadium hosted the Social Gloves boxing eventYouTubers vs. TikTokers, with Austin McBroom andBryce Hall headlining the event.[76]
Other events held at the stadium have included international soccer games, Hoop-It-Up Basketball, RV and boat shows, the UniverSoul Circus, numerous trade shows, and religious gatherings. The stadium has also hostedAustralian rules football exhibition matches (including twoVictorian Football League (VFL) post-season exhibitions). For the 1988 exhibition betweenCollingwood andGeelong, the game was played on the diagonal to compensate for the stadium not being an oval.[77]
In 2006, it hosted the High School State Football Championships, sanctioned by theFlorida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA).
In 2020, during theCOVID-19 pandemic, the stadium began temporarily hosting an outdoor movie theater at the tennis campus and adrive-in theater in the stadium itself.[78] Additionally, the East Lot of the venue has been used as a COVID-19 testing site, drawing hundreds of cars every day at the peak of the pandemic.[79]
On April 18, 2021,Formula 1 announced a 10-year deal to hostraces in the area around the stadium.[80]
Since 2018, the stadium has hosted the large hip-hop music festivalRolling Loud. The festival was held for its fourth consecutive year at the stadium from July 22 to July 24, 2022, and featured headliners includingYe,Future, andKendrick Lamar.[81]
Three films have been shot at the stadium:
The stadium has gone through many name changes, bringing up a question of the value of corporatenaming rights.[82]
During the planning and building phase of the stadium, the stadium was referred to as Dolphin Stadium.Joe Robbie, the original and then-owner of the Miami Dolphins and the new stadium, did not want the stadium named after himself, saying, "I didn't want them to name it after me. But they insisted, and I guess I'm only human."[10] The stadium opened on August 16, 1987, as Joe Robbie Stadium.
In the early 1990s,Wayne Huizenga gained control of the stadium. Huizenga first sold the naming rights to Pro Player, the sports apparel division ofFruit of the Loom, and the stadium became Pro Player Park on August 26, 1996. After the Dolphins opened the 1996 season there, the stadium was renamed Pro Player Stadium before the team returned home in week 3. The Marlins' 1996 season was played when the stadium was known under three different names, having started the year under the Joe Robbie name.
Fruit of the Loom filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1999, and the Pro Player brand was ultimately liquidated in 2001, but the stadium name held for several more years. In January 2005, the stadium was renamed Dolphins Stadium, coinciding with a renovation of the stadium. In April 2006, it was renamed Dolphin Stadium in an update of graphics and logos.[83]
From February 2008 to January 2009,Stephen M. Ross gradually acquired 95% of the stadium and surrounding land. He then partnered withJimmy Buffett to change the name once more, this time toLand Shark Stadium after a beer brewed for Buffett'sMargaritaville restaurant chain. The renaming was announced on May 8, 2009, but would last less than a year as the deal did not include rights for the upcoming2010 Pro Bowl andSuper Bowl XLIV.[84]
On January 20, 2010, Canadian financial services companySun Life Financial announced that it had acquired the naming rights.[85] Sun Life Financial announced in 2012, that it will be exiting the U.S. annuity business and focusing on its employee benefits business in the U.S.[86] On August 14, 2015, the Dolphins told theMiami Herald that Sun Life's deal would expire in January 2016, and that the team had no plans to renew, wanting to position its renovated stadium as a brand new entity. The team also stated that it would remove Sun Life's signage upon expiration of the deal, regardless of its ability to find a replacement sponsor before then. During renovations, the stadium was known as New Miami Stadium.[87]
On August 17, 2016, the Dolphins announced that the naming rights had been sold toHard Rock Cafe International, and that the stadium would be renamed Hard Rock Stadium.[88][89][90] The new name was notably ridiculed by fans of theFlorida State Seminoles, as theSeminole Tribe of Florida are the owners of the Hard Rock Cafe chain, but the stadium is the host of theirrivals, theUniversity of Miami Hurricanes.[91]
| Name | Duration |
|---|---|
| Joe Robbie Stadium | August 16, 1987 – August 25, 1996 |
| Pro Player Park | August 26, 1996 – September 9, 1996 |
| Pro Player Stadium | September 10, 1996 – January 9, 2005 |
| Dolphins Stadium | January 10, 2005 – April 7, 2006 |
| Dolphin Stadium | April 8, 2006 – May 7, 2009 |
| Land Shark Stadium | May 8, 2009 – January 5, 2010 |
| Dolphin Stadium | January 6, 2010 – January 19, 2010 |
| Sun Life Stadium | January 20, 2010 – January 31, 2016 |
| New Miami Stadium | February 1, 2016 – August 16, 2016 |
| Hard Rock Stadium | August 17, 2016–present |
Sun Life Stadium's capacity will decrease from 76,018 to approximately 64,767 seats in 2017.
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| Events and tenants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Home of the Miami Dolphins 1987 – present | Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by | Home of the Miami Hurricanes 2008 – present | Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by | Host of theOrange Bowl 1996 – 1998 2000 – present | Succeeded by Orange Bowl Current |
| Preceded by first ballpark | Home of the Florida Marlins 1993–2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by first stadium | Host of theChamps Sports Bowl 1990–2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Host of theSuper Bowl XXIII 1989 XXIX 1995 XXXIII 1999 XLI 2007 XLIV 2010 LIV 2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Host of theBCS National Championship Game 2001 2005 2009 2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Host ofAFC Championship Game 1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Host of thePro Bowl 2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Host ofWrestleMania 2012 (XXVIII) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Host of theMiami Open 2019 – present | Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by | Copa América Final venue 2024 | Succeeded by TBD |
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