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| Address | 1001 Rose Bowl Drive |
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| Location | Pasadena, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°09′40″N118°10′05″W / 34.161°N 118.168°W /34.161; -118.168 |
| Elevation | 830 feet (255 m) |
| Public transit |   Memorial Park (via shuttle bus) |
| Owner | City of Pasadena |
| Operator | Rose Bowl Operating Company |
| Capacity | 89,702[1] |
| Record attendance | 106,869[2] (1973 Rose Bowl) |
| Field size | 109.75 m × 48.75 m (360.1 ft × 159.9 ft)[3] |
| Surface | Bermuda grass[4] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1922[5] |
| Opened | October 28, 1922 first Rose Bowl game: January 1,1923 |
| Construction cost | $272,198 ($5.11 million in 2024[6]) |
| Architect | Myron Hunt[7] |
| Tenants | |
| Rose Bowl Game (NCAA) 1923–present Caltech Beavers (NCAA) 1923–1976 Loyola Lions (NCAA) 1951 CSULA Diablos 1957–1960, 1963–1969 Los Angeles Wolves (NASL) 1968 Pasadena Bowl 1946–1966, 1969–1971 Los Angeles Aztecs (NASL) 1978–1979 UCLA Bruins (NCAA) 1982–present Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 1996–2002, 2023, 2024 | |
| Website | |
| rosebowlstadium.com | |
The Rose Bowl | |
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| NRHP reference No. | 87000755[8] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987 |
| Designated NHL | February 27, 1987[9] |
TheRose Bowl[a] is an outdoor athleticstadium located inPasadena, California, United States. Opened in October 1922, the stadium is recognized as aNational Historic Landmark and a California Historic Civil Engineering landmark.[9] With a modern all-seated capacity of 89,702,[1] the Rose Bowl is the20th-largest stadium in the world, the11th-largest stadium in the United States, and the10th-largest NCAA stadium.[13] The stadium is 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of downtownLos Angeles.
The Rose Bowl is best known as acollege football venue, specifically as the host of the annualRose Bowl Game. Since1982, it has served as the home stadium of theUCLA Bruins football team of theBig Ten Conference. FiveSuper Bowl games,third most of any venue, have been played in the stadium. The Rose Bowl is a notedsoccer venue, having hosted the1994 FIFA World Cup Final,1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, and the1984 Olympic Soccer Gold Medal Match, as well as numerousCONCACAF,Copa America, andUnited States Soccer Federation matches.[14]
The stadium and adjacentBrookside Golf and Country Club are owned by the city of Pasadena and managed by the Rose Bowl Operating Company, a non-profit organization whose board is selected by council members of the city of Pasadena. UCLA and thePasadena Tournament of Roses also have one member on the company board.
Through January1922, thebowl now known as the Rose Bowl Game was played atTournament Park, about three miles (5 km) southeast, adjacent to the campus of theCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech). ThePasadena Tournament of Roses Association, the game's organizer, realized the temporary stands were inadequate for a crowd of more than 40,000, and sought to build a better, permanent stadium.
The stadium was designed by architectMyron Hunt in 1921. His design was influenced by theYale Bowl inNew Haven, Connecticut, which opened in 1914. TheArroyo Seco was selected as the location for the stadium. The Rose Bowl was under construction from February 27, 1922, to October 1922.[15][16] The nearbyLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum also was under construction during this time and would be completed in May 1923, shortly after the Rose Bowl was completed. Originally built as a horseshoe, the stadium was expanded several times. The southern stands were completed in 1928, enclosing the stadium into a complete bowl. The stadium remains uncovered, with spectators having no protection from the elements.[17]
The field's alignment is nearly north–south, offset slightly northwest, and theelevation at street level is approximately 830 feet (255 m) abovesea level.
The stadium's name was alternatively "Tournament of Roses Stadium" or "Tournament of Roses Bowl", until being settled as "Rose Bowl" before the1923 Rose Bowl game,[18] in reference to the unusually named (at the time) Yale Bowl.
The stadium is in a residential area. Streets are converted to one lane by the Pasadena Police Department to ease ingress and egress during major events. When constructed, the majority of visitors arrived to the bowl via thePacific Electric interurban streetcar system; however, this service ended in 1958. Weather permitting, the 36 holes ofBrookside Golf Course are used for parking, providing 20,000 spaces. There are nine paved parking lots that provide spaces for another 6,000 vehicles. In 2016, Rose Bowl contractedParkJockey to streamline parking in and around the stadium. There is improved signage, a shuttle service to help visitors get to the stadium and mobile generator-powered lighting for visitors walking on the golf course at night.
The first game was a regular season contest in 1922, whenCalifornia defeatedUSC 12–0 on October 28. This was the only loss for USC and Cal finished the season undefeated. California declined the invitation to the1923 Rose Bowl game and USC went instead. The stadium was dedicated officially on January 1, 1923, when USC defeatedPenn State 14–3.
The stadium seating has been reconfigured several times since its construction in 1922. The South end was filled in to complete the bowl and more seats have been added. The original wooden benches were replaced by aluminum benches in 1969. New grandstand and loge seats were installed in 1971.[19] New red seat backs were added to 22,000 seats prior to the1980 Rose Bowl.[19] A Rose Bowl improvement was conducted because of UCLA's 1982 move and the1984 Summer Olympics. This resulted in new seat backs for 50,000 seats.[19]
For many years, the Rose Bowl had the largest football stadium capacity in the United States, eventually being surpassed byMichigan Stadium (107,601).[20][21] The Rose Bowl's maximum statedseating capacity was 104,091 from 1972 to 1997.[19] Some of the seats closest to the field were never used during this time for UCLA regular season games, and were covered bytarps. Official capacity was lowered following the1998 Rose Bowl. Slightly different figures are given for the current capacity because the lower-level seats behind the team benches are not used for some events since the spectators can not see through the standing players or others on the field. UCLA reports the capacity at 91,136.[22] The Tournament of Roses reports the capacity at 92,542.[23] The2006 Rose Bowl game, which was also the BCS championship game, had a crowd of 93,986.[24] In the 2011 contest between TCU and Wisconsin, the listed attendance was 94,118. As of 2008, the Rose Bowl is the 11thlargest football stadium, and is still the largest stadium that hosts post-season bowl games.[25] For concerts held there, the Rose Bowl holds almost 60,000 people. The stadium's 2014 remodeling removed the lower "lettered row" seats on each side behind the players' benches and provided access in and out of the stadium for the lower sections of the Rose Bowl, restoring its original design.
For the 2021 season, UCLA began using a tarp to decrease capacity and cover the north upper end zone, the tarp spells out U-C-L-A with advertisements on the side. This brought official capacity down to 69,747 seats.[26]
The press box was updated before the1962 Rose Bowl with an elevator and two rows. The cost was $356,000. The Press Box was refurbished for UCLA's move in 1982 and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[19] In 2011 and 2012, the press box was undergoing renovation as part of the larger renovation originally budgeted at $152 million in 2010.[27] Costs had increased to $170 million during construction.[28] Work proceeded during the 2011 football season, and was expected to be completed before the UCLA Bruins' first home game in 2012.[28] Some unforeseen problems had been encountered due to the stadium's age and some renovations done in the early 1990s.[28] Most of the planned renovations were completed in 2013. Because of the increased construction cost, items deferred for the future are additional new restrooms, the historic field hedge, new entry-gate structures, ribbon boards and additional new concession stands. The stadium started "The Brick Campaign" to help pay for some of the cost of the renovations.[29] The Brick Campaign, completed in 2014, features a large logo of thePasadena Tournament of Roses and the donor bricks arranged by universities in front of the south main entrance to the stadium. A large 30 feet (9.1 m) tall by 77 feet (23 m) wideLED video display board was added to the north end of the stadium as a part of the renovation.
The Court of Champions is at the stadium's south end. Rose Bowl game records along with the names of the coaches and the MVP players, are shown on the plaques attached to the exterior wall. The Hall of Fame statue is also at the Court of Champions. The 2014 renovation allows more plaques to be placed on the wall and floor for future games. The statue ofJackie Robinson, who played football withPasadena City College, was dedicated in 2017. In 2019,Brandi Chastain's statue was added outside of the south gate. The statue portrays Brandi in her celebration of her winning penalty kick in the1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final, where she exposed hersports bra after removing her jersey.[30] The image of her celebration was described inThe New York Times as "most iconic photograph ever taken of a female athlete",[31] and it has been considered one of the more famous photographs of a woman celebrating an athletic victory.[32][33] A statue to honorKeith Jackson, the longtimeABC broadcaster who had called many games from the Rose Bowl, was unveiled on December 14, 2019, at the stadium's Rose Plaza. The commemorative bricks are located in front of Gate A. There are sections reserved for the City of Pasadena, Tournament of Roses, Rose Bowl, and each school of the Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences.
The seven-storyTerry Donahue Pavilion is named for the former UCLA football head coach, who was the winningest coach in UCLA and Pac-12 history. It houses the press boxes, broadcast booths, premium seating, boxes and suites. There are 54 luxury suites, 48 loge boxes, 1,200 club seats, state-of-the-art press boxes and a new broadcast center. The previous press box was replaced by a new self-contained media area capable of accommodating 318 credentialed working press, along with a separate level dedicated to game day operations, including TV and radio broadcasting, instant replay booths, coaching staffs and an emergency command center.[34] The radio and TV booths were renamed "TheKeith Jackson Broadcast Center" in December 2015. Jackson, the formerABC-TV sportscaster, coined the phrase "TheGranddaddy of Them All" for theRose Bowl game.[35]
The old 1922 Rose Bowl locker room was restored in 2017 and converted into a little museum. Sections are dedicated to the construction of the Rose Bowl, the Rose Bowl games, UCLA football, and the NFLSuper Bowl games played at the Rose Bowl.
In 1999,Sports Illustrated listed the Rose Bowl at number 20 in the Top 20 Venues of the 20th Century.[36] In 2007, Sports Illustrated named the Rose Bowl the number one venue in college sports.[37]
The Rose Bowl stadium is best known in the U.S. for its hosting of theRose Bowl, apostseasoncollege football game. The game is played after theTournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day, or, if January 1 is a Sunday, on Monday, January 2. The stadium's name has given rise to the term "bowl game" for postseason football games, regardless of whether they are played in a bowl-shaped or "Bowl"-named stadium. The Rose Bowl Game is commonly referred to as "The Granddaddy of Them All" because of its stature as the oldest of all the bowl games. The visual of the afternoon sun setting on theSan Gabriel Mountains on New Year's Day is recognized as an important part of the tradition of the game.[38][39][40] Since 1945, the Rose Bowl has been the highest attended college football bowl game.[41]
Since its opening, the Rose Bowl stadium has hosted the bowl game every year except in 1942 and 2021. The1942 Rose Bowl was moved toDurham, North Carolina, at the campus ofDuke University. Duke, which played in the game on January 1, volunteered to host the contest because of security concerns on the West Coast in the weeks following theattack on Pearl Harbor.[42][43] The2021 Rose Bowl was played atAT&T Stadium inArlington, Texas due to capacity restrictions in place in California due to theCOVID-19 Pandemic.
Starting with the1998 season, the Rose Bowl became part of theBowl Championship Series (BCS). The2002 and2006 games also were the BCS Championship games, matching the #1 and #2 BCS teams in the nation. The2010 BCS National Championship Game was played six days after theRose Bowl game as a completely separate event from the Tournament of Roses, though it managed the event. The stadium hosted the2014 BCS National Championship Game, the final game before the BCS was replaced by the currentCollege Football Playoff, when it celebrated its 100th anniversary of the Rose Bowl game.[44]
| Season | Game | Date | Visiting team | Points | Home team | Points | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2002 | January 3 | Nebraska | 14 | Miami | 37 | 93,781 |
| 2005 | 2006 | January 4 | Texas | 41 | USC* | 38 | 93,986 |
| 2009 | 2010 | January 7 | Texas | 21 | Alabama | 37 | 94,906 |
| 2013 | 2014 | January 6 | Auburn | 31 | Florida State | 34 | 94,208 |
Note: *USC later vacated all wins during the season.
The Rose Bowl Game is one of the six primary bowls of theCollege Football Playoff (CFP), which replaced the BCS effective with the2014 season. Every three years, the Rose Bowl will match two of the top four teams selected by the system'sselection committee to compete for a spot at thenational championship game. The first CFP semifinal game at the Rose Bowl was the2015 Rose Bowl, whose winner advanced to thechampionship game on January 12 atAT&T Stadium inTexas. AT&T Stadium later hosted the2021 Rose Bowl, also a CFP semifinal, with limited attendance due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
| Season | Rose Bowl | Date | Visiting team | Points | Home team | Points | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | January 1 | #3Florida State | 20 | #2Oregon | 59 | 91,322 |
| 2017 | 2018 | January 1 | #3Georgia | 54 (2OT) | #2Oklahoma | 48 | 80,072[45] |
| 2020 | 2021 | January 1 | #4Notre Dame | 14 | #1Alabama | 31 | 18,373 |
| 2023 | 2024 | January 1 | #4Alabama | 20 | #1Michigan | 27 (OT) | 83,928[46] |
Though the Rose Bowl is eligible to bid on hosting theCollege Football PlayoffChampionship Game in years it is not hosting a semifinal, it has no plans to do so. The first championship game held inSouthern California was atSoFi Stadium inInglewood in January2023.[47]
| Season | Rose Bowl | Date | Visiting team | Points | Home team | Points | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | January 1 | #8Ohio State | 41 | #1Oregon | 21 | 90,732 |
The Rose Bowl stadium has been the home football field forUCLA since1982.[22] The UCLA Bruins had played their home games at theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum since1928. There was an attempt to build a 44,000-seat stadium on campus, at the site whereDrake Stadium eventually was built. However, the proposal was blocked by influential area residents, as well as some politicians.[48][49]
At the start of the1982 NFL season, with theOakland Raiders scheduled to move into the Coliseum, UCLA decided to relocate its home games to the Rose Bowl Stadium.[50] The Bruins went on to play two straight Rose Bowl games in their new home stadium, the1983 Rose Bowl and the1984 Rose Bowl. UCLA has participated in five Rose Bowl games since moving to the stadium. The stadium is the host of theUCLA–USC rivalry football game on even numbered years, alternating with the Coliseum. In the first rivalry game at the stadium between UCLA and USC in 1982, USC fans sat on the west side of the stadium and UCLA fans sat on the east side of the stadium, mirroring an arrangement that existed when the teams shared the Coliseum. Both teams also wore their home uniforms. In 1984, USC fans were moved to the end zone seats, which ended the tradition of shared stadium. Because of the shared arrangement, and the participation of USC in a number of Rose Bowl games, both schools have winning records in each other's home stadium. The Bruins travel 26 miles from campus to Pasadena to play home games, but only 14 miles to their biggest road game at USC every other year.[48] The Bruins have played 12 Rose Bowl games in the stadium. The attendance of 105,464 for the1976 Rose Bowl is the largest crowd to ever watch a UCLA football game in the stadium. It is a record that is not likely to be broken, as the Rose Bowl seating has been reduced to 91,136 for UCLA Bruins Football[22] and 92,542 for the Rose Bowl Game.[23]
In November 2025, it was reported that the Bruins were planning on breaking their lease with the Rose Bowl to move toSoFi Stadium inInglewood, the current home of theLos Angeles Rams andLos Angeles Chargers. The move has been met with negative reception from fans and analysts as well as a lawsuit from the city of Pasadena.[51]
Caltech, a university located in Pasadena, played most home games in the Rose Bowl from the time of its construction until the school dropped football in1993. Caltech jovially claimed to play before the greatest number of empty seats in the nation.[52]
The stadium hosted theJunior Rose Bowl from 1946 to 1971 and 1976 to 1977. Between 1946 and 1966 and 1976 and 1977, the game pitted theCalifornia Junior College football champions against theNJCAA football champions for the national championship. It was organized by the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Junior Rose Bowl became thePasadena Bowl from 1967 to 1971; it was billed as the Junior Rose Bowl the first two years, but instead two teams from theNCAA College Division competed (then later the University Division, usually featuring teams that were not invited to other major bowls).
The Turkey Tussle is a football game that takes place at the Rose Bowl Stadium between the two rival schools in thePasadena Unified School District. The yearly competition between John Muir High School and what is now Pasadena High School began in the 1940s. Before switching to the current games within Pasadena High School and John Muir High School, the event initially featured Pasadena Community College and John Muir Junior College (CBS News). The stadium usually gets hundreds of fans, students, alumni, and parents/families from both sides filling the seats at the Rose Bowl Stadium. The winner of the football matchup takes home the iconic Victory Bell, which is then displayed in the halls of either school.
The Rose Bowl stadium is the only site west of the Mississippi River to host anArmy–Navy Game (1983). The city of Pasadena paid for the traveling expenses of all the students and supporters of both theU.S. Naval Academy andU.S. Military Academy.[53] The attendance was 81,000.[54][55] The game was brought to the Rose Bowl as there are a large number of military installations and servicemen and women, along with many retired military personnel, on the West Coast.[53] While the game has been held in multiple locations, only the 1926 game inChicago, this 1983 game, and the 2023 game inBoston have been played outside theMid-Atlantic region. The game is most frequently played inPhiladelphia, followed by theNew York area and theBaltimore–Washington area.
The stadium has hosted theSuper Bowl five times. The first wasSuper Bowl XI in January 1977, when theOakland Raiders beat theMinnesota Vikings 32–14. The game was also played there in 1980 (XIV), 1983 (XVII), 1987 (XXI) and 1993 (XXVII). The Rose Bowl is one of two venues (withStanford Stadium) to host a Super Bowl though having never served as the full-time home stadium for an NFL or AFL team (Stanford Stadium hosted oneSan Francisco 49ers game after the1989 Loma Prieta earthquake).
| Season | Date | Super Bowl | Visiting team | Points | Home team | Points | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | January 9,1977 | XI | Oakland Raiders | 32 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 103,438 |
| 1979 | January 20,1980 | XIV | Los Angeles Rams | 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31 | 103,985 |
| 1982 | January 30,1983 | XVII | Miami Dolphins | 17 | Washington Redskins | 27 | 103,667 |
| 1986 | January 25,1987 | XXI | Denver Broncos | 20 | New York Giants | 39 | 101,063 |
| 1992 | January 31,1993 | XXVII | Buffalo Bills | 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 52 | 98,374 |
The NFL has a policy limiting the hosting of a Super Bowl to metropolitan areas with NFL teams. The Rose Bowl was not considered as a Super Bowl site after theRams andRaiders departed the Los Angeles area in1995. The most recent Super Bowl held in Southern California was Super Bowl (LVI) in February 2022 at the Rams' andChargers'SoFi Stadium inInglewood (the Rams returned to Los Angeles in2016, the Chargers thefollowing year).
Although proposed, no NFL team has called the Rose Bowl a regular season home. After losing both its local teams in the Los Angeles market in 1995, theNational Football League began looking to either start or relocate a franchise to the Los Angeles area. The closest the Rose Bowl came to being the home of an NFL team was in 1996 when theSeattle Seahawks announced a relocation to Los Angeles with the Rose Bowl as their planned stadium but the move was blocked by the NFL.[56] After many years of varying offers, no deal could be struck between the NFL owners, the stadium's owner, and the City of Pasadena, following a vote of disapproval by its residents in November 2006.[57]
On November 19, 2012, Pasadena officials approved a proposal which could have allowed an NFL team to temporarily play in the Rose Bowl.[58][59] The Rose Bowl, however, never ended up acting as a home field for an NFL team. When theLos Angeles Rams moved fromSt. Louis prior to the 2016 NFL season, the Rose Bowl was considered as a temporary home before the Rams ultimately settled on playing in USC'sLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Rams' home from 1946 to 1979. TheLos Angeles Chargers went toDignity Health Sports Park as their temporary venue in 2017.
Though best known as an American football stadium, the Rose Bowl is also one of the most decoratedsoccer (association football) venues in the world. The stadium hosted the prestigious1994 FIFA World Cup Final (an event watched by over 700 million people worldwide), the1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final (at the time the most attended women's soccer match in history), and the1984 Olympic Gold Medal Match, making it the only venue in the world to host all three of international soccer's major championship matches.[60] It has also hostedMLS Cup 1998, the2002 and2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals, and theCONCACAF Cup in 2015.
TheUnited States men's national soccer team has played 17 games in the Rose Bowl, thefourth most of any venue. It has hosted 5U.S. women's national team matches.Mexico has played a number of friendlies in the stadium against nations other than the United States.
In the past, it was also the home ground of twoNorth American Soccer League clubs, theLos Angeles Wolves in 1968 and theLos Angeles Aztecs in 1978 and 1979. From 1996 through 2002, the stadium was the home ground ofMajor League Soccer clubLos Angeles Galaxy.[61] The stadium once again hosted the Galaxy on July 4, 2023, in a one-off game (nicknamedEl Tráfico) withcity rivalsLos Angeles FC, being previously delayed from its original date of February 25, 2023.[62][63] The match set a new MLS attendance record for a standalone match, with 82,110 spectators.[64]
On July 27, 2016, the Rose Bowl hosted a2016 International Champions Cup match betweenChelsea andLiverpool. Chelsea won the match 1–0. The Rose Bowl also hosted a2018 International Champions Cup match betweenF.C. Barcelona andTottenham Hotspur where Barcelona won 5–3 in penalty kicks after a 2–2 draw.
The Rose Bowl is one of two stadiums to have hosted theFIFA World Cup finals for both men and women. The Rose Bowl hosted the men's final in1994 and the women's final in1999. (The only other stadium with this honor is theRåsunda Stadium nearStockholm, Sweden, which hosted the men's final in1958 and the women's final in1995.) Both Rose Bowl finals were scoreless after doubleextra time and decided onpenalty shootouts;Brazil beatingItaly in the1994 FIFA World Cup Final 3–2, and theUnited States beatingChina in the1999 women's final 5–4.[65][66]
The Rose Bowl also hosted group stage matches of theCopa América Centenario in 2016.[67] It also hosted several matches including the final of the1984 Olympics men's soccer tournament. It has also regularly featuredCONCACAF Gold Cup matches including two finals.
The Rose Bowl was a candidate to host matches during the2026 FIFA World Cup, butFIFA selectedSoFi Stadium instead. The Rose Bowl will be a venue during the2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the2028 Summer Olympics.[68]
| Date | Time[1] | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29 | 19:30 |  Italy | 1–0 |  Egypt | Group D | 37,430 |
| July 30 | 19:00 |  Brazil | 3–1 |  Saudi Arabia | Group C | 40,799 |
| July 31 | 19:00 | Italy | 1–0 |  United States | Group D | 63,624 |
| August 1 | 19:00 |  Morocco | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Group C | 36,909 |
| August 2 | 19:00 |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | Italy | Group D | 41,291 |
| August 3 | 19:00 | Morocco | 0–2 | Brazil | Group C | 49,355 |
| August 5 | 19:00 |  France | 2–0 | Egypt | Quarter-finals | 66,228 |
| August 6 | 19:00 |  Yugoslavia | 5–2 |  West Germany | Quarter-finals | 58,439 |
| August 8 | 18:15 | France | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia | Semi-finals | 97,451 |
| August 10 | 19:00 | Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Italy | Bronze | 100,374 |
| August 11 | 19:00 | France | 2–0 | Brazil | Final | 101,799 |
| Date | Time[2] | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18 | 16:30 |  Colombia | 1–3 |  Romania | Group A | 91,856 |
| June 19 | 16:30 |  Cameroon | 2–2 |  Sweden | Group B | 93,194 |
| June 22 | 16:30 | United States | 2–1 | Colombia | Group A | 93,469 |
| June 26 | 16:30 | United States | 0–1 | Romania | Group A | 93,869 |
| July 3 | 13:30 | Romania | 3–2 |  Argentina | Round of 16 | 90,469 |
| July 13 | 16:30 | Brazil | 1–0 | Sweden | Semi-final | 91,856 |
| July 16 | 12:30 | Sweden | 4–0 |  Bulgaria | 3rd place match | 91,500 |
| July 17 | 12:30 | Brazil | 0–0 (3–2 on pen.) | Italy | Final | 94,194 |
| Date | Time[3] | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 20 | 16:00 | Italy | 1–1 | Germany | Group B | 17,100 |
| June 20 | 18:30 |  North Korea | 1–2 |  Nigeria | Group A | 17,100 |
| July 10 | 10:15 |  Norway | 0–0 (4–5 on pen.) | Brazil | 3rd place match | 90,185 |
| July 10 | 12:30 | United States | 0–0 (5–4 on pen.) |  China | Final | 90,185 |
| Date | Time (UTC−8) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15 | 12:00 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 |  Atlético Madrid | Group B | 80,619 |
| June 17 | 18:00 | Monterrey | 1–1 | Inter Milan | Group E | 40,311 |
| June 19 | 18:00 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–1 | Botafogo | Group B | 53,699 |
| June 21 | 18:00 | River Plate | 0–0 | Monterrey | Group E | 57,393 |
| June 23 | 12:00 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Botafogo | Group B | 22,992 |
| June 25 | 18:00 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–4 | Monterrey | Group E | 14,312 |
The Rose Bowl has hosted the Pasadena "Americafest"Independence Day celebration annually since 1927.[69] The annual fireworks show is considered one of the top fireworks shows in the nation. In 2023, AmericaFest did not take place, being replaced by a rescheduledEl Tráfico (originally scheduled for February 25), however a firework show did occur after the game.[70] In 2025 the annual fireworks show was replaced by a drone show, due to concerns about fireworks being fire hazards, these concerns likely triggered by theEaton Fire, which had happened earlier in the year.[71] Another local event is the Rose Bowl Flea Market held the second Sunday of each month, on the stadium parking lots. Hosted by promoter R.G. Canning, it claims to be the largestFlea market on the West Coast.[72] The stadium hosts the annual "Turkey Tussle" homecoming football game betweenJohn Muir High School andPasadena High School, in late October. The Rose Bowl hosted its annual graduation ceremonies for Blair High School, John Muir High School and Pasadena High School until 1984, before staging it at the individual schools until 1998. Currently all three high schools along with John Marshall Fundamental Secondary School hold their graduation ceremonies at thePasadena Civic Auditorium in early June until 2019. On June 4, 2021, thePasadena Unified School District used the Rose Bowl to hold their high school graduation ceremonies for all four high schools, along with Rose City High School and Center for Independent Studies.
The Rose Bowl was thetrack cycling venue for the1932 Summer Olympics.[73]
| Date | Performer(s) | Opening act(s) | Tour/Event | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15, 1968[74] | Big Brother and the Holding Company | — | — | — | — |
| June 6, 1982[75][76] | — | Peace Sunday: We Have a Dream | — | — | |
| July 2, 1982[77] | Journey | Blue Öyster Cult Triumph Aldo Nova | Escape Tour | 83,214 | — |
| August 1, 1982[78] | Performers | — | Budweiser Superfest 1982 | — | — |
| June 18, 1988[79] | Depeche Mode | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Thomas Dolby Wire Pet Shop Boys | Music for the Masses Tour | 60,000[80] - 80,000[81] | The concert was filmed and recorded for the group's documentary-concert film and live album101. |
| June 27, 1992[82] | The Cure | Cranes Dinosaur Jr. | Wish Tour | 35,000 | The show attracted the lowest attendance for a single concert in the history of the stadium. |
| October 3, 1992[83] | Metallica Guns N' Roses | Motörhead | Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour | 68,639 | ComedianAndrew Dice Clay opened for Guns N' Roses and introduced the band when they came onstage. |
| January 31, 1993 | Michael Jackson | — | Super Bowl XXVII halftime show | — | — |
| July 31, 1993 | Juan Gabriel | — | — | — | Becomes the first Latin American singer to perform at the Rose Bowl. |
| April 16, 1994[84] | Pink Floyd | — | The Division Bell Tour | 129,060 | The band became the first ever act to perform two consecutive nights at the stadium. |
| April 17, 1994[84] | |||||
| July 17, 1994[85] | Kenny G Whitney Houston | — | 1994 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony | — | — |
| October 19, 1994[86] | The Rolling Stones | Red Hot Chili Peppers Buddy Guy | Voodoo Lounge Tour | 119,140 | |
| October 21, 1994[86] | |||||
| January 21, 1995[87] | Eagles | Sheryl Crow | Hell Freezes Over Tour | 60,000 | — |
| June 27, 1998 | Lilith Fair | — | 1998 Tour | — | — |
| July 10, 1999 | Jennifer Lopez | — | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup closing ceremony | — | — |
| July 17, 1999[88] | Lilith Fair | — | 1999 Tour | — | — |
| June 9, 2000[89] | 'N Sync | Pink | No Strings Attached Tour | — | — |
| July 24, 2001[90] | Eden's Crush Samantha Mumba | PopOdyssey | 62,196 | — | |
| June 15, 2002[91] | Various artists | — | Wango Tango | — | — |
| May 17, 2003[91] | |||||
| May 15, 2004[91] | |||||
| October 25, 2009[92] | U2 | The Black Eyed Peas | U2 360° Tour | 97,014 | The concert was streamed on the group's officialYouTube channel, and also filmed for the band's concert filmU2360° at the Rose Bowl. The show also attracted the highest attendance for a single concert in the history of the stadium. |
| July 28, 2013[93] | Justin Timberlake Jay-Z | DJ Cassidy | Legends of the Summer | 63,162 | — |
| August 2, 2014 | Beyoncé Jay-Z | — | On the Run Tour | 96,994 | — |
| August 3, 2014 | |||||
| August 7, 2014 | Eminem Rihanna | — | The Monster Tour | 110,346 | — |
| August 8, 2014 | |||||
| September 11, 2014 | One Direction | 5 Seconds of Summer Jamie Scott | Where We Are Tour | 165,170 | During the performance on September 13, the band performed a cover of "Happy Birthday" byMildred J. Hill dedicated to Niall; and also of "I Gotta Feeling" byThe Black Eyed Peas, "Beautiful Girls" bySean Kingston, "Stand by Me" byBen E. King and "Rock Your Body" byJustin Timberlake, along with a snippet of "I Want". The band also became the first ever act to perform three consecutive nights at the stadium. |
| September 12, 2014 | |||||
| September 13, 2014 | |||||
| July 25, 2015 | Kenny Chesney Jason Aldean | Brantley Gilbert Cole Swindell Old Dominion | The Big Revival Tour Burn It Down Tour | 53,864 | — |
| May 14, 2016 | Beyoncé | DJ Khaled | The Formation World Tour | 55,736 | Big Sean,Yo Gotti,Ne-Yo,Ty Dolla Sign,Fat Joe,Remy Ma,Trey Songz, andSnoop Dogg joined DJ Khaled during the opening act. Beyoncé becomes the first female headliner at the stadium.[94] |
| August 20, 2016 | Coldplay | Bishop Briggs Alessia Cara Stargate | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | 120,062 | The concert was streamed in China and the Philippines.[95] |
| August 21, 2016 | Bishop Briggs Alessia Cara | — | |||
| May 20, 2017 | U2 | The Lumineers | The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 | 123,164 | — |
| May 21, 2017 | — | ||||
| July 29, 2017 | Metallica | Avenged Sevenfold Gojira | WorldWired Tour | 60,509 | — |
| September 16, 2017[96] | Green Day | Catfish and the Bottlemen | Revolution Radio Tour | 36,912 | [97] |
| October 6, 2017[98] | Coldplay | Tove Lo Alina Baraz | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | 64,442 | The proceeds from these shows went towards the relief efforts for theCentral Mexico earthquake.[99] |
| May 18, 2018[100] | Taylor Swift | Camila Cabello Charli XCX | Reputation Stadium Tour | 118,084 | Shawn Mendes was the surprise guest. Swift performed "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" with Shawn. |
| May 19, 2018 | Troye Sivan andSelena Gomez were the surprise guests. Swift performed "My My My!" with Troye and "Hands To Myself" with Selena. | ||||
| August 18, 2018[101] | Ed Sheeran | Snow Patrol Anne-Marie | ÷ Tour | 62,321 | — |
| September 22, 2018 | Beyoncé Jay-Z | Chloe X Halle andDJ Khaled | On the Run II Tour | 106,550 | — |
| September 23, 2018 | — | ||||
| May 4, 2019[102] | BTS | — | BTS World Tour Love Yourself: Speak Yourself | 113,040 | Becomes the first South Korean act to perform at The Rose Bowl.[103] |
| May 5, 2019[104] | |||||
| August 22, 2019 | The Rolling Stones | Kaleo | No Filter Tour | 56,974 | This concert was originally scheduled to take place on May 11, 2019. |
| November 15, 2020 | For King & Country | — | A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour | — | — |
| August 18, 2023 | Karol G | Agudelo Young Miko | Mañana Será Bonito Tour | 115,703 / 115,703 | $25,446,544 |
| August 19, 2023 | Agudelo | ||||
| September 30, 2023 | Coldplay | H.E.R. 070 Shake | Music of the Spheres World Tour | 136,043 / 136,043 | TwoLos Angeles shows were originally going to be played atSoFi Stadium inInglewood, but were cancelled due to production issues and were eventually rescheduled for the Rose Bowl over a year later.[105] |
| October 1, 2023 | |||||
| April 18, 2025 | AC/DC | The Pretty Reckless | Power Up Tour | ||
| September 6, 2025 | Oasis | Cage the Elephant | Oasis Live '25 Tour | — | — |
| September 7, 2025 |
The stadium was used formidget car racing in the 1940s and early 1950s.[106][107]
The stadium held its first country music festival in June 1981, named A Day in the Country.The event was produced by Richard Flanzer of AtlanticPacific Music.
The stadium hosted the 2007Drum Corps International World Championships August 7 through August 11, 2007. The Rose Bowl was the final stadium to host the championship before DCI moved their corporate offices toIndianapolis with the championships being held atLucas Oil Stadium until at least 2028. This was the first (and only) time the DCI championships had ever been held west ofDenver,Colorado in the 52-year history of DCI.
It hosted auditions for the top American television show,American Idol, on August 8, 2006. The stadium has also been used as part of the music video shoot for the song "The Last Song", the second single released by the American rock bandthe All-American Rejects, which features the band performing the song in the middle of the stadium to an empty crowd.
The stadium's Court of Champions was the site of a "Roadblock" fromseventeenth season of the CBS reality TV showThe Amazing Race where teams had to help decorate three sections of thetheme float for the 2011 New Year's DayRose Parade.[108]
In November 1997, theInternational Churches of Christ (Los Angeles) gathered at the Rose Bowl for their Worship Service, with an attendance of 17,000.[109]
TheBrookside Golf Course hosted theLos Angeles Open on thePGA Tour in1968, won byBilly Casper in late January.[110]
The Rose Bowl was used for high school graduation ceremonies for theAlhambra Unified School District's Alhambra High School, Mark Keppel High School and San Gabriel High School on May 27, 2021,La Cañada Unified School District's La Cañada High School on June 3, 2021, andGlendale Unified School District's Glendale High School and Herbert Hoover High School on June 10, 2021, and Crescenta Valley High School on June 11, 2021, instead of holding at their respective campuses due to the COVID-19 restrictions.
The Rose Bowl and adjacent golf course are managed by the Rose Bowl Operating Company, a non-profit organization whose board is selected by council members of the City of Pasadena. UCLA and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses also have one member on the company board. In 2007 it was reported that Rose Bowl stadium itself runs on a yearly operational loss.[57] While it generated funds with the annual lease with UCLA ($1.5 million), theTournament of Roses ($900,000), and a regularly hosted flea market ($900,000), it makes up the loss by relying on funds generated by the adjacent city-ownedgolf course ($2 million).[57] The stadium at the time was unable to finance many of the capital improvements it needed to be considered a modern facility, including new seats, wider aisles, additional exits, a wider concourse, a renovated press box, a state-of-the-art videoscoreboard, new field lighting, ribbon boards, extra suites and a club. The estimated cost for such improvements ranges from $250 million and $300 million.[57] The stadium had long-term leases with its two major tenants, thePasadena Tournament of Roses (2019) and UCLA (2023). In 2006, the Rose Bowl and the City of Pasadena launched a $16.3 million capital improvement program that benefited both UCLA and the Tournament of Roses. New locker rooms for both UCLA and visiting teams, as well as a new media interview area were constructed.[22] The USC Athletic department attempted to negotiate with the Rose Bowl to play games there in 2007, out of concerns that the Los Angeles Coliseum Commission would not negotiate, in a decade-long rent impasse between the commission and the university.[112]
In April 2009, The Rose Bowl Operating Company unveiled a Rose Bowl Strategic Plan, which addressed the objectives to improve public safety; enhance fan experience; maintain national historic landmark status; develop revenue sources to fund long-term improvements; and enhance facility operations. On October 11, 2010, the Pasadena City Council approved a $152 million financing plan for the major renovation of the stadium.[113] Groundbreaking ceremonies for the first of three phases of the project were held on January 25, 2011. The newly constructed video board was used for the June 25,2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final. The costs increased as the project went on, and by December 2012 were estimated at $194 million and the project to be completed by 2015.[114] The Rose Bowl and UCLA leases were extended to 2043 and 2044 respectively.[114][115] The renovations were completed in 2016.[34] In 2019, the Rose Bowl reported a profit of $335,000.[116] However, golf course usage has declined year after year, and UCLA football attendance has waned.[116] The stadium had reported $211.8 million in outstanding debt at the beginning of 2020.[116] The Rose Bowl is limited by law to 15 events per year with more than 20,000 in attendance.[117][118] But it can host an unlimited number of small events, such as weddings, for which it made $1.5 million in 2019.[116]
In 2024,Stephen A. Smith proposed moving The Rose Bowl Game from the Rose Bowl. His argument being traffic to and from the stadium was unacceptable, taking way too long for fans to arrive at the stadium and leave in a timely manner. His proposed alternative being newly builtSoFi Stadium for theLos Angeles Rams andLos Angeles Chargers as it has much better supporting infrastructure and location inInglewood. This was immediately slammed by college football fans calling it the worst take of all time, noting the Rose Bowl as an important site in the history of both college and professional sports.[119] In December 2024, it was announced that the Rose Bowl would be renovated to prepare for the2028 Summer Olympics by adding one of the largest video boards, field level clubs, improved seats, and add new field level clubs.[120]
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