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| Former names | Adelphia Coliseum (1999–2002) The Coliseum (2002–2006) LP Field (2006–2015) |
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| Address | 1 Titans Way |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 36°9′59″N86°46′17″W / 36.16639°N 86.77139°W /36.16639; -86.77139 |
| Owner | Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County |
| Operator | Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County |
| Executive suites | 177 |
| Capacity | 69,143 (2006–present)[1] Former capacity: |
| Record attendance | Overall: 73,874 (Ed Sheeran,+–=÷× Tour, July 22, 2023)[9] List
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| Surface | Matrix Helix Turf[10] (2023–present) Natural grass (1999–2022) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 3, 1997[11] |
| Opened | August 27, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-08-27) |
| Construction cost | $290 million |
| Architect | HOK Sport[12] McKissack & McKissack[12] Moody Nolan[12] |
| Project manager | The Larkin Group[12] |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti[13] |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc.[12] |
| General contractor | The Stadium Group, comprisingBovis, Jones & Jones Construction andBeers Construction[14] |
| Tenants | |
| Tennessee Titans (NFL) (1999–present) Tennessee State Tigers (NCAA) (1999–present) Nashville SC (MLS) (2020–2021) Music City Bowl (NCAA) (1999–present) | |
| Website | |
| nissanstadium.com | |
Nissan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium inNashville, Tennessee, United States. Owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, it is primarily used forfootball and is the home field of theTennessee Titans of theNational Football League (NFL) and theTigers ofTennessee State University.[15] The stadium is the site of the TransPerfectMusic City Bowl, a postseason college footballbowl game played each December, and from 2020 until 2021 the home field ofNashville SC ofMajor League Soccer (MLS). It is used for concerts such as those affiliated with theCMA Music Festival each June. The stadium also has facilities to host public events, meetings, and parties.[16]
Nissan Stadium is located on the east bank of theCumberland River, across the river from downtown Nashville and has aseating capacity of 69,143.[17] Its first regular-season game was a 36–35 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on September 12, 1999.[18] Nissan Stadium has been known byAdelphia Coliseum (1999–2002),The Coliseum (2002–2006), andLP Field (2006–2015).[19]
The stadium features three levels of seating. The lower bowl encompasses the field and the club and upper levels form the stadium's dual towers, rising above the lower bowl along each sideline. The stadium's luxury suites are located within the towers. Three levels of suites are located in the stadium's eastern tower, one between the lower and club levels, and two between the club and upper levels. The western tower has two levels of suites between the club and upper levels. The press box is located between the lower and club levels in the western tower. Nissan Stadium's dual video boards are behind the lower bowl in each end zone.
As of the 2023 season, the playing surface of the stadium is Matrix Helix Turf with an organic infill. Prior to 2023, the playing surface was TifsportBermuda Sod, a natural grass. The climate of Nashville and the wear of hosting a game nearly every weekend often required the field to beresodded in the area between the hashes in November, and the stadium had amongst the highest lower body injuries of any in the NFL during the 2018–2021 seasons.[20]
On the stadium's eastern side is the Titans Pro Shop, a retail store that sells team merchandise.[21]
With Tennessee State being tenants, Nissan Stadium is the largest stadium in theFootball Championship Subdivision (FCS and formerly known as I-AA).
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During the 1995 NFL Preseason, theHouston Oilers faced theWashington Redskins in an exhibition game atNeyland Stadium inKnoxville, Tennessee. At the game, Oilers ownerBud Adams metNashville MayorPhil Bredesen and began discussing the possibility of moving the team toMiddle Tennessee[citation needed] due to Adams' discontent with the team's lease at theAstrodome and unwillingness of the City ofHouston to build a new football-only stadium. Later that year, Adams and Bredesen announced the team's intent to move to Nashville. The city and team decided to locate a stadium on the eastern bank of theCumberland River across from downtown Nashville, in what had been a declining industrial/warehousing area.
In a special referendum on May 7, 1996, voters in Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County voted to approve partial funding of the proposed stadium. The vote, which allocated $144 million of public money to the project, passed with a 59 percent majority.[22] The pro-stadium organization, known as "NFL Yes!", outspent the anti-stadium group by a ratio of 16:1 during the campaign.
The funds would initially be raised through an increase in the Metro water tax. Much of the remaining construction costs were funded through the sale ofpersonal seat licenses. Some money from the State of Tennessee was allocated to the project, on the condition that theTennessee State University football team move its home games there, and with the request that the incoming NFL team be named Tennessee instead of Nashville.[citation needed]
The stadium's construction was delayed when the construction site was hit bya tornado that struck downtown Nashville on April 16, 1998, and destroyed several cranes, but the stadium opened in time for the first scheduled event.
On May 3, 2010, the stadium's playing surface was filled with 6 feet (1.8 m) of water due to theheavy rains and flooding from the Cumberland River. The flood also reached down to the locker rooms of the stadium.[23][24]
The stadium received upgrades during mid-2012. Among the improvements are a new sound system, high-speed elevators to the upper levels, and LED ribbon boards mounted on the faces of the upper mezzanines. Two newHD Lighthouse brand LED video displays measuring 157 feet (48 m) by 54 feet (16 m) were installed, replacing the entire end zone scoreboard apparatuses. At the time of installation, the two boards became the second-largest displays in the National Football League (trailing onlyAT&T Stadium).[25]
In 2014 and 2015, the stadium hosted the Nashville Kickoff Game, a college football game featuring major NCAA teams for Tennessee.
During the 2018 season, two 20th anniversary logos were put in each of the end zones to help celebrate the Titans' 20th year in Nashville. The yard line numbers were also changed to match the number style on the new uniforms.
From 2021 to 2023,IndyCar ran theMusic City Grand Prix which used a street track that used streets in Downtown Nashville and around the stadium. The stadium facilities were used for Club seats for the races.[26]
The stadium was the site of the2022 NHL Stadium Series between theNashville Predators and theTampa Bay Lightning.
In February 2022, the Titans paused ongoing renovations to the stadium, citing the rising costs and the structure,[27] to explore the possibility of replacing the facility in the near future.[28] They would later commit to a full replacement in late 2022, releasing renderings for theirnew stadium, which will possibly open in 2027.[citation needed]
On July 1, 2023, the stadium hosted the Monster Jam World Finals 22.[29]
During its construction, the stadium had no official name, though it was generally referred to as "The East Bank Stadium", a reference to the stadium's location on the eastern bank of the Cumberland River. Upon its completion, it was given the name "Adelphia Coliseum" in a 15-year, $30 millionnaming rights arrangement with Adelphia Business Solutions, a subsidiary of the largerAdelphia telecommunications company. However, after Adelphia missed a required payment and subsequently filed for bankruptcy in 2002, the agreement was abandoned and the stadium became known simply as "The Coliseum" for four years (Adelphia itself was dissolved in 2006).
A naming rights deal with Nashville-basedLouisiana-Pacific was inked on June 6, 2006. Louisiana-Pacific, which markets itself as "LP Building Products", paid $30 million over 10 years for naming rights.[30] LP's influence inside the stadium led to the creation of the LP Building Zones in 2007, located beneath the giant scoreboards fromDaktronics at the north and south ends of the stadium. The concession stands and restrooms in these two areas were decorated to look like suburban homes using LP products.
On June 24, 2015, car manufacturerNissan, which has its North American headquarters just south of Nashville inFranklin and operates a large manufacturing plant in nearbySmyrna, and headquartered inNishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, bought the naming rights for the stadium in a 20-year contract, rebranding the stadium asNissan Stadium.[31][32] As part of the sponsor agreement, a 2016Nissan Titan pickup truck was placed next to the stadium scoreboard.[33]
TheTennessee Titans began playing at Nissan Stadium in 1999, winning their first 13 games before losing to theBaltimore Ravens on November 12, 2000.[34]
On January 8, 2000, one of the most memorable and debated plays inNFL history took place at then-Adelphia Coliseum. The "Music City Miracle" (as it has come to be known) was a last-minute trick play on a kickoff return that resulted in a touchdown and catapulted the Titans past theBuffalo Bills to the Divisional Playoffs. It also ensured that the Titans would go undefeated in the first season in the team's new home. The victory was seen in front of a franchise-record crowd.[35]
Nissan Stadium regularly hosts soccer matches featuring theUnited States men's national team as well as by thewomen's national team and visiting professional clubs. The venue was first used for soccer on April 20, 2004, in an exhibition game between theLos Angeles Galaxy ofMajor League Soccer andTecos UAG of the MexicanPrimera División.[36] Since then Nissan Stadium has been used forfriendly matches by the U.S. women versusCanada in 2004, a return of Tecos against rivalF.C. Atlas in 2005, and the U.S. men versusMorocco in 2006.[37] The stadium helped host theCONCACAF men's2008 and2012 qualifying tournaments for the2008 and2012 Summer Olympics.[38][39]
On April 1, 2009, the U.S. men's national team played aWorld Cup qualifier beatingTrinidad and Tobago, 3–0. The match sawJozy Altidore become the youngest American to score ahat trick for the national team.[40][41] The U.S. men returned March 29, 2011 falling toParaguay in a friendly before a record crowd of 29,059 – the largest to attend a soccer game in the state of Tennessee.[42]
Nissan Stadium was chosen for two games of the Group Stage for the2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The record crowd for a soccer game played in Tennessee is 56,232 and was set on July 29, 2017, when English Premier League clubsManchester City andTottenham played an exhibition match at Nissan Stadium.[43]
Major League Soccer clubNashville SC began temporarily playing at the stadium in 2020, their first game on February 29 being a 1–2 loss againstAtlanta United FC in front of 59,069 fans. Their final game there was on November 23, 2021 during the first round of playoffs, where they won 3–1 againstOrlando City SC in front of 26,043 fans.[44] Afterwards, the team moved toGeodis Park at theNashville Fairgrounds.
Nissan Stadium can also serve as a large concert venue. The main stage for the annualCMA Music Festival, held every June, is located in the stadium.[45]
| Date | Artist | Opening act(s) | Tour / Concert name | Attendance | Revenue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2000 | George Strait | Tim McGraw Martina McBride Kenny Chesney Mark Chestnut Asleep at the Wheel | Nokia Presents The Chevy Truck Country Music Festival | — | — | First concert to be held at the stadium. |
| May 14, 2000 | NSYNC | P!nk Sisqo | No Strings Attached Tour | — | — | - |
| July 8, 2006 | Kenny Chesney | Dierks Bentley Big & Rich Little Big Town Gretchen Wilson | The Road and the Radio Tour | 47,699 / 47,699 | $2,681,562 | Guest appearances byKeith Urban &Uncle Kracker. |
| July 5, 2008 | Kenny Chesney | Keith Urban Sammy Hagar LeAnn Rimes Gary Allan | The Poets and Pirates Tour | 50,422 / 50,422 | $3,251,084 | - |
| June 23, 2012 | Kenny Chesney Tim McGraw | Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Jake Owen | Brothers of the Sun Tour | 49,869 / 52,332 | $3,622,116 | - |
| August 19, 2014 | One Direction | 5 Seconds of Summer | Where We Are Tour | 53,472 / 53,472 | $4,286,308 | - |
| June 17, 2015 | The Rolling Stones | Brad Paisley | Zip Code Tour | 47,242 / 47,242 | $8,416,049 | - |
| July 9, 2016 | Guns N' Roses | Chris Stapleton | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | 41,580 / 51,889 | $4,385,263 | Guest appearance by original drummerSteven Adler, for songsMy Michelle &Out Ta Get Me. |
| October 2, 2016 | Beyoncé | DJ Khaled | The Formation World Tour | 43,013 / 43,013 | $5,182,345 | Originally scheduled to take place on May 5, 2016, but was rescheduled for unknown reasons. First female to headline Nissan Stadium. |
| August 11, 2018 | Kenny Chesney | Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay | Trip Around the Sun Tour | 55,182 / 55,182 | $5,471,438 | Guest appearance byDavid Lee Murphy. |
| August 25, 2018 | Taylor Swift | Camila Cabello Charli XCX | Reputation Stadium Tour | 56,112 / 56,112 | $9,007,179 | Guest appearances byTim McGraw &Faith Hill. |
| October 6, 2018 | Ed Sheeran | Snow Patrol Lauv | ÷ Tour | 45,888 / 45,888 | $3,954,931 | - |
| May 25, 2019 | Eric Church | — | Double Down Tour | 56,521 / 56,521 | $5,800,000 | - |
| October 9, 2021 | The Rolling Stones | Ghost Hounds | No Filter Tour | 42,964 / 42,964 | $8,947,952 | First concert to be held at the stadium since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled to take place on May 20, 2020, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was dedicated toCharlie Watts, who died August 24, 2021. |
| April 15, 2022 | Garth Brooks | — | The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour | 74,536 / 104,000 | $6,457,378 | Billed as "A brand-new opening night". Second show added to allow those who had good seats at the July 31, 2021 show to have another chance to get good seats. |
| April 16, 2022 | Grand Ole Opry | Originally scheduled to take place on July 31, 2021, but was postponed due to severe weather then later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. First artist to perform two consecutive shows at Nissan Stadium. | ||||
| May 28, 2022 | Kenny Chesney | Dan + Shay Old Dominion Carly Pearce | Here and Now Tour | 57,211 / 57,211 | $6,833,834 | Originally scheduled as the Chillaxification Tour with openers,Florida Georgia Line,Old Dominion,Michael Franti & Spearhead. The show was set to take place on June 27, 2020, then was rescheduled to May 15, 2021, and was again rescheduled to May 28, 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Guest appearance by atKelsea Ballerini. |
| June 30, 2022 | Mötley Crüe Def Leppard | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Classless Act | The Stadium Tour | 42,215 / 42,215 | $5,424,623 | Originally scheduled to take place on June 29, 2020, rescheduled to June 19, 2021, but was again rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Poison was forced to cancel their performance due to frontmanBret Michaels' hospitalization. |
| August 12, 2022 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Strokes Thundercat | Red Hot Chili Peppers 2022 Global Stadium Tour | 41,639 / 41,639 | $5,463,821 | - |
| October 2, 2022 | Elton John | — | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 48,368 / 48,368 | $7,700,419 | - |
| April 14, 2023 | Luke Combs | Riley Green Mitchell Tenpenny Flatland Country Brent Cobb | Luke Combs World Tour | 95,031 / 118,389 | $9,187,136 | Second show added. |
| April 15, 2023 | Riley Green Lainey Wilson Flatland Country Brent Cobb | - | ||||
| May 5, 2023 | Taylor Swift | Phoebe Bridgers Gracie Abrams | The Eras Tour | 211,924 / 211,924 | — | Second show added. |
| May 6, 2023 | Phoebe Bridgers Gayle | - | ||||
| May 7, 2023 | — | Third show added due to "unprecedented demand". First artist to perform three consecutive shows at Nissan Stadium. The May 7th show set the single day attendance record at the time.[46] Opening acts were cut due to rain delay. | ||||
| May 19, 2023 | Billy Joel Stevie Nicks | — | Two Icons, One Night | 49,944 / 49,944 | $11,281,469 | Highest-grossing boxscore report in the stadium's history. |
| July 15, 2023 | Beyoncé | — | Renaissance World Tour | 44,742 / 44,742 | $9,412,176 | - |
| July 22, 2023 | Ed Sheeran | Khalid Cat Burns | +–=÷x Tour | 73,874 / 73,874 | $6,227,586 | Single day attendance record. |
| July 28, 2023 | George Strait | Chris Stapleton Little Big Town | Stadium Tour | 103,053 / 103,053 | $31,692,656 | - |
| July 29, 2023 | Second show added due to overwhelming demand in presale for the first show. The show was cut short after an hour due to severe weather. | |||||
| May 2, 2024 | Morgan Wallen | Bailey Zimmerman Nate Smith Lauren Watkins | One Night At A Time 2024 | 153,145 / 153,145 | — | - |
| May 3, 2024 | Two shows added. | |||||
| May 4, 2024 | ||||||
| June 29, 2024 | Zach Bryan | Turnpike Troubadours Levi Turner | Quittin' Time Tour | 49,479 / 49,479 | $8,752,402 | - |
| July 20, 2024 | Def Leppard Journey | Steve Miller Band | The Summer Stadium Tour | — | — | - |
| August 3, 2024 | Kenny Chesney | Zac Brown Band Megan Moroney Uncle Kracker | Sun Goes Down Tour | 57,523 / 57,523 | $7,289,069 | - |
| October 19, 2024 | Post Malone | — | F-1 Trillion Tour | 46,386 / 46,386 | $6,727,554 | - |
| May 1, 2025 | Metallica | Pantera Suicidal Tendencies | M72 World Tour | — | — | - |
| May 3, 2025 | Limp Bizkit Ice Nine Kills | The show was delayed due to heavy rain in the area. | ||||
| May 21, 2025 | AC/DC | The Pretty Reckless | PWR/UP Tour | — | — | Originally scheduled to take place on May 20, 2025, the show was postponed to May 21, 2025 due to inclement weather. |
| July 22, 2025 | Coldplay | Ayra Starr Elyanna | Music of the Spheres Tour | 55,663 / 55,663 | $6,514,557 | - |
| August 12, 2025 | The Weeknd | Playboi Carti Mike Dean | After Hours til Dawn Tour | 46,930 / 46,930 | $5,361,232 | - |
| June 20, 2026 | Ed Sheeran | Myles Smith Amble Aaron Rowe | Loop Tour | TBA | TBA | - |
| June 27, 2026 | Alan Jackson | — | One More for the Road... The Finale | TBA | TBA | - |
| August 13, 2026 | My Chemical Romance | Pierce the Veil | The Black Parade 2026 | TBA | TBA | - |
| August 15, 2026 | Foo Fighters | Queens of the Stone Age Mannequin Pussy | TAKE COVER TOUR 2026 | TBA | TBA | - |
Nissan Stadium hostedSummerSlam in 2022.
Sheeran had 73,874 fans attend his concert on Saturday night, breaking the previous record set by Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour concerts, according to Nissan Stadium representatives.
| Events and tenants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Home of the Tennessee Titans 1999 – present | Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by | Home of the Music City Bowl 1999 – present | Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by | Home of the Tennessee State Tigers 1999 – present | Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by first stadium | Home of Nashville SC 2020 – 2022 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Venues of theNFL Draft 2019 | Succeeded by |
