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 Soldier Field in 2022 | |
| Former names | Municipal Grant Park Stadium (1924–1925) |
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| Address | 1410 Special Olympics Drive |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°51′44″N87°37′00″W / 41.8623°N 87.6167°W /41.8623; -87.6167[1] |
| Public transit | |
| Owner | Chicago Park District |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Executive suites | 133 |
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| Acreage | 7 acres (2.8 ha)[3] |
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 11, 1922 (1922-08-11) |
| Built | 1922–1924 |
| Opened | October 9, 1924; 101 years ago (1924-10-09) |
| Renovated | 2002–2003 |
| Closed | January 19, 2002 (2002-01-19)–September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) (renovations) |
| Reopened | September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29) (renovations) |
| Construction cost | US$13 million (original;[3] $239 million in 2015 dollars)[4] US$632 million (renovations;[5] $1.08 billion in 2015 dollars[4]) |
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| Project manager | Hoffman Associates (renovations)[6] |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti (renovations) |
| Services engineer | Ellerbe Becket (renovations)[6] |
| General contractor | Turner/Barton Malow/Kenny (renovations)[6] |
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| Designated | February 27, 1987 |
| Delisted | February 17, 2006 |
Soldier Field (historically often referred to asSoldiers' Field[11]) is amulti-purpose stadium on theNear South Side ofChicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924 and reconstructed in 2003, the stadium has served as the home of theChicago Bears from theNational Football League (NFL) since 1971,[a] as well asChicago Fire FC ofMajor League Soccer (MLS) from 1998 to 2006 and since 2020.[b] It also regularly hosts stadium concerts and other large crowd events. The stadium has a football capacity of 62,500, making it thesmallest stadium in the NFL.[12] Soldier Field is also the oldest stadium established in the NFL and 3rd oldest in MLS.[13]
The stadium's interior was rebuilt as part of a major renovation project in 2002, which modernized the facility but lowered its seating capacity, eventually causing it to be delisted as aNational Historic Landmark in 2006. Soldier Field has served as the home venue for a number of other sports teams in its history, including theChicago Cardinals of the NFL andUniversity of Notre Dame football. It hosted the1994 FIFA World Cup, the1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, and multipleCONCACAF Gold Cup championships. In1968, it hosted the inauguralWorld Games of theSpecial Olympics, as well as its second World Games in 1970. Other historic events have included large rallies with speeches, including byAmelia Earhart,Franklin D. Roosevelt, andMartin Luther King Jr.
On December 3, 1919, Chicago-based architectural firmHolabird & Roche was chosen to design the stadium,[14] which broke ground on August 11, 1922.[15] The stadium cost $13 million to construct (equivalent to $240 million in 2024), a large sum for a sporting venue at that time (in comparison, theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum had cost less than US$1 million in 1923 dollars). On October 9, 1924, the 53rd anniversary of theGreat Chicago Fire, the stadium was officially dedicated as "Grant Park Stadium",[16] although it had hosted a few events before then, including a field day forChicago police officers on September 6, and the stadium's first football game, betweenLouisville Male High School andAustin Community Academy High School, on October 4.[14] On November 22, the stadium hosted its firstcollege football game, in whichNotre Dame defeatedNorthwestern University 13–6.[14]
On November 11, 1925, the stadium's name was changed toSoldier Field, in dedication to U.S. soldiers who had died in combat duringWorld War I. Its formal rededication as Soldier Field was held during the 29th annual playing of theArmy–Navy Game on November 27, 1926.[17][18] Several months earlier, in June 1926, the stadium hosted several events during the28th International Eucharistic Congress, the first held in the United States. During theCentury of Progress World's Fair in 1933, it served as the main stage.[19]
The stadium's design is in theNeoclassical style, withDoric columns rising above the East and West entrances.[20] In its earliest configuration, Soldier Field was capable of seating 74,280 spectators, and was in the shape of a U. Additional seating could be added along the interior field, upper promenades, and on the large, open field and terrace beyond the north endzone,[21] bringing theseating capacity to over 100,000.[22]
Before they moved into the stadium, theChicago Bears had played select charity games at Soldier Field as early as1926, when they played their former crosstown rivals, theChicago Cardinals.[14] The Cardinals also used the stadium as their home field for their final season in the city in1959.
In1971, the Bears moved into Soldier Field full-time, originally with a three-year commitment.[23][24] The team previously played home games atWrigley Field, the home stadium of theChicago Cubs ofMajor League Baseball (MLB), but were forced to move to a larger venue due to post-AFL–NFL merger policies requiring that stadium capacities seat at least 50,000 spectators as well as lighting for potential night games. The Bears had initially intended to build a stadium inArlington Heights, but the property did not fit the league's specifications.[25]
On September 19, 1971, the Bears played their first home game at Soldier Field, in which they defeated thePittsburgh Steelers 17–15. In 1978, the Bears and theChicago Park District agreed to a 20-year lease and renovation of the stadium; both parties pooled their resources for the renovation.[26] The playing surface wasAstroTurf from 1971 until 1987, and was replaced with natural grass in 1988.[27] On February 27, 1987, Soldier Field was designated aNational Historic Landmark.[28]
In 1989, Soldier Field's future was in jeopardy after a proposal was created for a "McDome", which was intended to be a domed stadium for the Bears, but was rejected by theIllinois Legislature in 1990. Because of this, Bears presidentMichael McCaskey considered relocation as a possible factor for a new stadium. The Bears had also purchased options inHoffman Estates,Elk Grove Village andAurora. In 1995, McCaskey announced that he andNorthwest Indiana developers agreed to construction of anentertainment complex called "Planet Park", which would also include a new stadium. However, the plan was rejected by the Lake County Council, and in 1998, then-Chicago mayorRichard M. Daley proposed that the Bears shareComiskey Park with theChicago White Sox.[29]
Beginning in 1978, the plank seating was replaced by individual seats with backs and armrests. In 1982, a new press box, as well as 60 skyboxes, were added to the stadium, boosting its capacity to 66,030. In 1988, 56 more skyboxes were added, increasing capacity to 66,946. Capacity was slightly increased to 66,950 in 1992. By 1994, however, capacity was slightly reduced to 66,944. During the renovation, seating capacity was reduced to 55,701 by building a grandstand in the open end of the U shape. This moved the field closer to both ends in order to move the fans closer to the field, at the expense of seating capacity.[17] The front row 50-yard line seats were only 55 feet (17 m) away from the sidelines, the shortest distance of all NFL stadiums untilMetLife Stadium opened in 2010 with a distance of 46 feet (14 m).[citation needed]
In 2001, theChicago Park District, which owns the structure, faced substantial criticism when it announced plans to alter the stadium with a design byBenjamin T. Wood andCarlos Zapata of Wood + Zapata inBoston. The stadium grounds were reconfigured by local architecture firm Lohan Associate, led by architectDirk Lohan, grandson ofLudwig Mies van der Rohe. The stadium's interior would be demolished, with a new seating bowl built within the existing walls in an example offacadism. A similar endeavor of constructing a new stadium within the confines of a historic stadium's exterior was done withLeipzig'sRed Bull Arena, which similarly built a modern stadium while preserving the exterior of the originalZentralstadion. Fans and radio hosts, such asWSCR'sMike North, criticized the small seating capacity of the new venue, and others have criticized the Park District's lack of care to the field surface after the first seasonal freeze and a refusal to consider a new-generation artificial surface, leaving the Bears to play on dead grass.
On January 19, 2002, the night of the Bears' playoff loss to thePhiladelphia Eagles, demolition began as tailgate fires still burned in trash cans in the parking lots. The removal of 24,000 stadium seats in 36 hours by Archer Seating Clearinghouse, a speed record never exceeded since,[citation needed] was the first step in building the new Soldier Field. Nostalgic Bears fans recalling the team's glory seasons (especially1985), as well as some retired players, picked up their seats in the South parking lot. The foremen on the job were Grant Wedding, who installed the seats himself in 1979, and Mark Wretschko, an executive for the factory who made the new seats. As Soldier Field underwent renovation, the Bears spent the2002 NFL season playing their home games atMemorial Stadium at theUniversity of Illinois. On September 29,2003, the Bears played their first game at the renovated Soldier Field, in which they were defeated by theGreen Bay Packers, 38–23. The total funding for the renovation cost $632 million; taxpayers were responsible for $432 million while the Chicago Bears and the NFL contributed $200 million.[30][31]
Several writers and columnists attacked the Soldier Field renovation project as anaesthetic, political and financial nightmare. The project received mixed reviews within the architecture community, with criticism from civic and preservation groups.[32] Prominent architect and native ChicagoanStanley Tigerman called it "a fiasco.[33]Chicago Tribune architecture criticBlair Kamin dubbed it the "Eyesore on theLake Shore,"[34][35][36] while others called it "Monstrosity on the Midway" or "Mistake by the Lake".[37] The renovation was described by some as if "a spaceship landed on the stadium".[38][39] Lohan responded:
“It’s going to be an ultramodern stadium within the walls of the traditional structure, Why is that so bad? Why does that upset people? … We brainstormed this whole thing and decided to do a contemporary stadium that has all the features and qualities of a new stadium but retains the old façade and colonnades. The fact that the seating bowl is so high and reaches over the colonnades is something that is the direct result of the geometry of the sightlines that are now required for stadiums. That makes the slope of the seating shell the way it is.”[33]
Proponents of the renovation argued it was badly needed because of aging and cramped facilities.The New York Times named the renovated Soldier Field one of the five best new buildings of 2003.[40] Soldier Field was given an award in design excellence by theAmerican Institute of Architects in 2004.[41]
On September 23, 2004, as a result of the renovation, a 10-member federal advisory committee unanimously recommended that Soldier Field be delisted as aNational Historic Landmark.[42][43] The recommendation to delist was prepared by Carol Ahlgren, an architectural historian at theNational Park Service's Midwest Regional Office inOmaha, Nebraska, who was quoted in Preservation Online stating, "if we had let this stand, I believe it would have lowered the standard of National Historic Landmarks throughout the country. ... If we want to keep the integrity of the program, let alone the landmarks, we really had no other recourse." The stadium lost the landmark designation on February 17, 2006.[44]
In May 2012, Soldier Field became the first NFL stadium to achieveLEED status, a program intended to award environmentally sustainable buildings.[45]
On July 9, 2019, theChicago Fire ofMajor League Soccer (MLS) announced an agreement with theVillage of Bridgeview to release the team from their lease withSeatGeek Stadium, where they had played since 2006. As a result, the Fire returned to Soldier Field for the2020 MLS season.[46]
On June 17, 2021, the Chicago Bears submitted a bid for theArlington Park Racetrack property, making a move from Soldier Field to a new venue more possible.[47] On September 29, the Bears andChurchill Downs Incorporated announced that they had reached an agreement for the property.[48]
On September 5, 2022, theKentucky bluegrass was replaced withBermuda grass after poor field conditions were noted in an August 13 preseason game.[49]
The closestChicago 'L' station to Soldier Field is theRoosevelt station on theOrange,Green andRed lines. TheChicago Transit Authority also operates the #128 Soldier Field Express bus route to the stadium fromOgilvie Transportation Center andUnion Station. There are also twoMetra stations close by: theMuseum Campus/11th Street station on theMetra Electric Line, which also is used bySouth Shore Line trains, and18th Street, which is only served by the Metra Electric Line. Pace also provides access from the Northwest, West and Southwest suburbs to the stadium with four express routes fromSchaumburg, Lombard, Bolingbrook, Burr Ridge, Palos Heights and Oak Lawn.
The pouring rights of non-alcoholic beverages at Soldier Field were held byThe Coca-Cola Company from at least 1992 until 2012, when the Bears signed a contract withDr Pepper Snapple Group (laterKeurig Dr Pepper), making it the only stadium in the NFL then (withCleveland Browns Stadium striking a similar deal in 2018) to have such rights held by the company.[50][51] With the 2003 renovation, the Bears gained power in striking sponsorship deals at Soldier Field; theMiller Brewing Company was given the pouring rights of alcoholic beverages, whileDelaware North Sportservice was named the food and beverage service provider.[52][53]Aramark took over service operations at the stadium when the latter contract expired in 2013.[54]
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Northern Illinois Huskies play select games at Soldier Field, all of which have featured them hosting a team from theBig Ten Conference.Northern Illinois University (NIU) is located inDeKalb, 65 miles (105 km) to the west onInterstate 88.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football used the stadium as home field for the 1929 season whileNotre Dame Stadium was being constructed. The school has used Soldier Field for single games on occasion both prior to and since the 1929 season, and boasts an undefeated 10–0–2 record there. At Soldier Field, Notre Dame has played Northwestern four times, USC and Wisconsin twice, and Army, Drake, Great Lakes Naval Base, Navy, and Miami once each.[58]
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Beginning in the 1940s and through the late-1960s (except for duringWorld War II),motorsport races regularly were held on ashort track at the stadium. In 1956 and 1957,NASCAR held races at the stadium, includinga NASCAR Cup race.[59][60]
In the early-to-mid 1980s saw the US Hot Rod Association host Truck and Tractor Sled Pull Competitions and Monster Truck exhibitions here. The engines on some of the vehicles would echo through the skyscrapers in downtown Chicago as they made their pull. Damage to the stadium turf on a few of the event occasion's led USHRA to move events to the Rosemont Horizon (known today asAllstate Arena).[citation needed]
On February 7, 2013, the stadium hosted a high school hockey game betweenSt. Rita High School from the city's Southwest side andFenwick High School from suburbanOak Park.[61]
TheNotre Dame Fighting Irish andMiami RedHawks played a doubleheader on February 17, 2013, with theWisconsin Badgers andMinnesota Golden Gophers in the Hockey City Classic, the first outdoor hockey game in the history of the stadium.[62] A Chicago Gay Hockey Association intra-squad game was held in affiliation with the Hockey City Classic.[63]
On March 1, 2014, theChicago Blackhawks played against thePittsburgh Penguins as part of theNHLStadium Series. The Blackhawks defeated the Penguins 5–1 before a sold-out crowd of 62,921.[64] The team also held its2015 Stanley Cup Championship celebration at the stadium instead ofGrant Park, where other city championships have typically been held, due to recent rains.[65]
On February 7, 2015, Soldier Field hosted another edition of the Hockey City Classic. The event had been delayed due to unusually warm weather (42 °F (6 °C)) and complications with the quality of the ice. The 2015 edition of the Hockey City Classic featured a match betweenMiami University andWestern Michigan, followed by a match between theBig Ten'sMichigan andMichigan State[66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73] On February 5, the organizers of the Hockey City Classic organized theUnite on the Ice event benefitingSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event was centered upon a celebrity hockey game with former NHL andAHL players, as well as a public free skate at Soldier Field. Participants in the celebrity game includedÉric Dazé,Jamal Mayers andGino Cavallini.Denis Savard was in attendance, serving as an honorary coach during the game.[74] On February 15, 2015, Soldier Field hosted another Chicago Gay Hockey Association intra-league match in association with the Hockey City Classic.[63]
| Date | Away Team | Result | Home Team | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2013 | St. Rita High School | 0–3 | Fenwick High School | unknown |
| February 17, 2013 | Miami (OH) | 1–2 | Notre Dame | 52,051 |
| Minnesota | 2–3 | Wisconsin | 52,051 | |
| March 1, 2014 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–5 | Chicago Blackhawks | 62,921 |
| February 7, 2015 | Miami (OH) | 4–3 | Western Michigan | 22,751 |
| Michigan State | 1–4 | Michigan | 22,751 |
| Date | Time (CDT) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 17, 1994 | 2:00PM |  Germany | 1–0 |  Bolivia | Group C (opening match) | 63,117 |
| June 21, 1994 | 3:00PM | Germany | 1–1 |  Spain | Group C | 63,113 |
| June 26, 1994 | 11:30AM |  Greece | 0–4 |  Bulgaria | Group D | 63,160 |
| June 27, 1994 | 3:00PM | Bolivia | 1–3 | Spain | Group C | 63,089 |
| July 2, 1994 | 11:00AM | Germany | 3–2 |  Belgium | Round of 16 | 60,246 |
| Date | Time (CDT) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 1999 | 17.00 |  Brazil | 2–0 |  Italy | Group B | 65,080 |
| 19.00 |  United States | 7–1 |  Nigeria | Group A | 65,080 | |
| June 26, 1999 | 16.00 |  Ghana | 0–2 |  Sweden | Group D | 34,256 |
| 18.30 |  Norway | 4–0 |  Japan | Group C | 34,256 |
| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2007 |  Canada | 1–2 | United States | Semifinals | 50,760 |
 Mexico | 1–0 |  Guadeloupe | |||
| June 24, 2007 | United States | 2–1 | Mexico | Final | 60,000 |
| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2009 |  Honduras | 1–2 | United States | Semifinals | 55,173 |
 Costa Rica | 1–1 (3–5 pen) | Mexico |
| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2011 |  El Salvador | 6–1 |  Cuba | Group A | 62,000 |
| Mexico | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2013 | United States | 1–0 |  Panama | Final | 57,920 |
| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2015 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3–1 |  Guatemala | Group C | 54,126 |
| Mexico | 6–0 | Cuba |
| Date | Time (CDT) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2019 | 8:15 PM | Mexico | 1–0 | United States | Final | 62,493 |
| Date | Time (CDT) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2023 | 9:06 PM | United States | 1–1 |  Jamaica | Group A | 36,666 |
| Date | Time (CDT) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2016 | 4:00PM | Jamaica | 0–1 |  Venezuela | Group C | 25,560 |
| June 7, 2016 | 7:00PM | United States | 4–0 | Costa Rica | Group A | 39,642 |
| June 10, 2016 | 8:30PM |  Argentina | 5–0 | Panama | Group D | 53,885 |
| June 22, 2016 | 7:00PM |  Colombia | 0–2 |  Chile | Semi-finals | 55,423 |
The firstSpecial Olympics games were held at Soldier Field onJuly 20, 1968. The games involved over 1,000 people with intellectual disabilities from 26 U.S. states and Canada competing in track and field and swimming. In 1970, the second international games occurred, when Special Olympics returned to Soldier Field.[76][77]
On November 1, 2014, the stadium hosted its first internationalrugby uniontest match between theUnited States Eagles andNew Zealand All Blacks as part of the2014 end-of-year rugby union tests.[78] Over half of the 61,500 tickets were sold within two days.[79] The All Blacks beat the Eagles 74–6.[80] The stadium hosted its second international rugby union match on September 5, 2015, with the United States hostingAustralia as part of the2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches shortly before both teams were due to travel to England for the2015 Rugby World Cup.[81] The Eagles were defeated 47–10. On November 5, 2016,Ireland beatNew Zealand 40–29 at Soldier Field as part of the2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals – the very first time Ireland had beaten the All Blacks in a test match in 111 years of play.[82]
| Date | Winner | Score | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2014 | New Zealand  | 74–6 | United States | 61,500 |
| September 5, 2015 | Australia  | 47–10 | United States | 23,212 |
| November 5, 2016 | Ireland  | 40–29 | New Zealand | 60,000 |
| November 3, 2018 | New Zealand women's team | 67–6 | United States women's team | 30,051 |
| Ireland | 54–7 | Italy | ||
| Māori All Blacks | 59–22 | United States | ||
| November 1, 2025 | Ireland | – | New Zealand |
| Date | Artist | Opening act(s) | Tour / concert name | Attendance / Capacity | Revenue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 21, 1937 | Lily Pons Rudy Vallee Jascha Heifetz Bobby Breen | — | Chicagoland Music Festival | — | — | |
| August 15, 1964 | Johnny Cash June Carter | — | — | — | ||
| August 9, 1966 | Barbra Streisand | — | An Evening with Barbra Streisand Tour | — | — | First solo headliner |
| July 18, 1970 | Performers
| — | WCFL's Big Ten Summer Music Festival | — | — | |
| June 4, 1977 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Foghat The J. Geils Band Climax Blues Band | ELP Works/Super Bowl of Rock #1 | 63,848 / 65,000 | $647,172 | |
| June 19, 1977 | Pink Floyd | In the Flesh Tour | 67,000 / 67,000 | $670,000[83] | ||
| July 9, 1977 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Point Blank | 77,197 | — | ||
| July 10, 1977 | Ted Nugent | Lynyrd Skynyrd REO Speedwagon Journey .38 Special | Super Bowl of Rock #3 | 63,870 / 65,000 | $627,995 | First solo male headliner |
| August 13, 1977 | Peter Frampton | Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band Rick Derringer UFO | Super Bowl of Rock #4 | 47,365 / 65,000 | $476,007 | |
| September 24, 1977 | Chicago | — | Lincoln Park Zoo Benefit | — | — | |
| July 8, 1978 | The Rolling Stones | Journey Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes Peter Tosh | The Rolling Stones US Tour 1978 | 70,725 / 70,725 | $919,425[84] | |
| August 26, 1978 | Parliament-Funkadelic | The Bar-Kays Con Funk Shun A Taste of Honey | Funk Fest | — | — | |
| July 19, 1980 | Smokey Robinson | The O'Jays | Budweiser Superfest | 41,322 / 58,000 | $702,474 | |
| August 10–18, 1983 | — | ChicagoFest | — | — | ||
| August 9, 1985 | Bruce Springsteen and theE Street Band | — | Born in the U.S.A. Tour | 71,222 / 71,222 | $1,228,500 | |
| July 31, 1987 | Madonna | Level 42 | Who's That Girl World Tour | 47,407 / 47,407 | $1,066,658 | |
| July 29, 1990 | Paul McCartney | — | The Paul McCartney World Tour | 55,630 / 55,630 | $1,807,975 | |
| June 22, 1991 | Grateful Dead | — | Summer Tour 1991 | 58,416 / 58,416 | $1,573,891 | |
| June 25, 1992 | Grateful Dead | Steve Miller Band | Summer Tour 1992 | 110,670 / 118,394 | $3,116,492 | |
| June 26, 1992 | ||||||
| June 18, 1993 | Grateful Dead | Sting | Summer Tour 1993 | 115,239 / 115,239 | $3,041,690 | |
| June 19, 1993 | ||||||
| July 12, 1994 | Pink Floyd | — | The Division Bell Tour | 51,981 / 51,981 | $2,056,105 | |
| July 23, 1994 | Grateful Dead | Traffic | Summer Tour 1994 | 111,002 / 111,002 | $3,546,758 | |
| July 24, 1994 | ||||||
| September 11, 1994 | The Rolling Stones | Lenny Kravitz | Voodoo Lounge Tour | 90,303 / 90,303 | $4,194,320 | |
| September 12, 1994 | ||||||
| July 8, 1995 | Grateful Dead | The Band | Summer Tour 1995 | 113,327 / 113,327 | $3,694,431 | |
| July 9, 1995 | Final concert by the band.[85] | |||||
| July 11, 1995 | Pearl Jam | Bad Religion Otis Rush | Vitalogy Tour | 47,824 / 47,824 | $1,028,216 | Played on the Grateful Dead's stage |
| September 14, 1996 | Little Feat | Taj Mahal | — | — | ||
| June 27, 1997 | U2 | Fun Lovin' Criminals | PopMart Tour | 116,912 / 127,500 | $5,956,587 | |
| June 28, 1997 | ||||||
| June 29, 1997 | ||||||
| July 18, 1997 | — | Vans Warped Tour | — | — | ||
| September 23, 1997 | The Rolling Stones | Blues Traveler | Bridges to Babylon Tour | 107,186 / 107,186 | $6,260,000 | |
| September 25, 1997 | ||||||
| May 10, 1998 | George Strait | — | Country Music Festival Tour | 45,486 / 45,486 | $1,813,825 | |
| April 25, 1999 | George Strait | — | Country Music Festival Tour | 36,022 / 36,022 | $1,402,194 | |
| May 13, 2000 | Wilco | — | — | — | ||
| June 29, 2000 | Dave Matthews Band | Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Ozomatli | The Summer 2000 Tour | 115,006 / 115,006 | $5,175,270 | |
| June 30, 2000 | ||||||
| June 16, 2001 | NSYNC | BBMak 3LW Dream | PopOdyssey | 85,650 / 103,903 | $4,739,359 | |
| June 17, 2001 | ||||||
| July 6, 2001 | Dave Matthews Band | Buddy Guy Angélique Kidjo | The Summer 2001 Tour | 103,675 / 103,675 | $4,834,864 | |
| July 7, 2001 | ||||||
| September 10, 2005 | The Rolling Stones | Los Lonely Boys | A Bigger Bang | 55,046 / 55,046 | $7,231,427 | |
| July 21, 2006 | Bon Jovi | Nickelback | Have a Nice Day Tour | 52,612 / 52,612 | $3,988,455 | |
| October 11, 2006 | The Rolling Stones | Elvis Costello and the Imposters | A Bigger Bang | 33,296 / 33,296 | $4,020,721 | |
| June 21, 2008 | Kenny Chesney | Keith Urban LeAnn Rimes Luke Bryan Gary Allan | The Poets and Pirates Tour | 46,463 / 48,585 | $4,063,663 | |
| October 11–12, 2008 | Performers | — | Chicago Country Music Festival | — | — | |
| June 13, 2009 | Kenny Chesney | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Montgomery Gentry Sugarland | Sun City Carnival Tour | 48,763 / 50,109 | $3,184,606 | |
| September 12, 2009 | U2 | Snow Patrol | U2 360° Tour | 135,872 / 135,872 | $13,860,480 | |
| September 13, 2009 | ||||||
| June 12, 2010 | — | The Bamboozle Roadshow 2010 | — | — | Event held in parking lot | |
| June 19, 2010 | Eagles | Dixie Chicks JD & the Straight Shot | Long Road Out of Eden Tour | 29,233 / 32,420 | $3,186,493 | |
| July 7, 2010 | deadmau5 | Rye Rye Brazilian Girls | — | — | ||
| July 30, 2010 | Bon Jovi | Kid Rock | The Circle Tour | 95,959 / 95,959 | $8,606,259 | |
| July 31, 2010 | ||||||
| July 5, 2011 | U2 | Interpol | U2 360° Tour | 64,297 / 64,297 | $5,786,335 | |
| August 23, 2011 | Wayne Baker Brooks | Sugar Blue | — | — | ||
| July 7, 2012 | Kenny Chesney Tim McGraw | Jake Owen Grace Potter and the Nocturnals | Brothers of the Sun Tour | 51,100 / 51,100 | $5,109,399 | |
| July 12, 2013 | Bon Jovi | The J. Geils Band | Because We Can | 45,178 / 45,178 | $4,690,204 | |
| July 22, 2013 | Jay-Z Justin Timberlake | DJ Cassidy | Legends of the Summer | 52,671 / 52,671 | $5,715,152 | |
| August 10, 2013 | Taylor Swift | Ed Sheeran Casey James Austin Mahone | The Red Tour | 50,809 / 50,809 | $4,149,148 | |
| July 24, 2014 | Beyoncé Jay-Z | — | On the Run Tour | 50,035 / 50,035 | $5,783,396 | |
| August 29, 2014 | One Direction | 5 Seconds of Summer | Where We Are Tour | 104,617 / 104,617 | $9,446,247 | During the August 29 show, the band performed a cover of "Happy Birthday" byMildred J. Hill dedicated to Liam, and "The Way You Make Me Feel" byMichael Jackson. |
| August 30, 2014 | ||||||
| August 31, 2014 | Luke Bryan | Dierks Bentley Lee Brice Cole Swindell DJ Rock | That's My Kind of Night Tour | 50,529 / 50,529 | $3,754,362 | |
| June 6, 2015 | Kenny Chesney Miranda Lambert | Brantley Gilbert Chase Rice Old Dominion | The Big Revival Tour | 43,630 / 48,278 | $3,776,207 | Chesney was the main headliner, and Lambert joined as the co-headliner only for the Chicago show. |
| July 3, 2015 | Fare Thee Well | — | Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead | 210,283 / 210,283 | $30,683,274 | 50th anniversary concerts[86] |
| July 4, 2015 | ||||||
| July 5, 2015 | ||||||
| July 18, 2015 | Taylor Swift | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes HAIM | The 1989 World Tour | 110,109 / 110,109 | $11,469,887 | Andy Grammer andSerayah were special guests. |
| July 19, 2015 | Sam Hunt,Andreja Pejić andLily Donaldson were special guests. | |||||
| August 23, 2015 | One Direction | Icona Pop | On the Road Again Tour | 41,527 / 41,527 | $3,382,655 | |
| May 27, 2016 | Beyoncé | Rae Sremmurd | The Formation World Tour | 89,270 / 89,270 | $11,279,890 | |
| May 28, 2016 | DJ Scratch | |||||
| July 1, 2016 | Guns N' Roses | Alice in Chains | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | 82,172 / 96,088 | $8,843,684 | |
| July 3, 2016 | ||||||
| July 23, 2016 | Coldplay | Alessia Cara Foxes | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | 95,323 / 95,323 | $10,215,572 | The July 23 show was cut short due to inclement weather.[87] |
| July 24, 2016 | ||||||
| June 3, 2017 | U2 | The Lumineers | The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 | 105,078 / 105,078 | $13,435,925 | |
| June 4, 2017 | ||||||
| June 18, 2017 | Metallica | Avenged Sevenfold Local H Mix Master Mike | WorldWired Tour | 51,041 / 51,041 | $6,093,976 | |
| August 17, 2017 | Coldplay | AlunaGeorge Izzy Bizu | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | 52,726 / 52,726 | $6,026,402 | |
| June 1, 2018 | Taylor Swift | Camila Cabello Charli XCX | Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour | 105,208 / 105,208 | $14,576,697 | |
| June 2, 2018 | ||||||
| July 28, 2018 | Kenny Chesney | Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay | Trip Around The Sun Tour | 52,189 / 52,189 | $5,751,195 | |
| August 10, 2018 | Beyoncé Jay-Z | Chloe X Halle andDJ Khaled | On the Run II Tour | 86,602 / 86,602 | $12,303,099 | During the second show, "Summer" was added to the setlist. "Apeshit" was also performed for the first time in its entirety with choreography and background dancers. |
| August 11, 2018 | ||||||
| October 4, 2018 | Ed Sheeran | Snow Patrol Lauv | ÷ Tour | 47,263 / 47,263 | $4,339,350 | |
| May 11, 2019 | BTS | — | Love Yourself World Tour | 88,156 / 88,156 | $13,345,795 | [88] |
| May 12, 2019 | ||||||
| June 21, 2019 | The Rolling Stones | St. Paul and the Broken Bones | No Filter Tour | 98,228 / 98,228 | $21,741,564 | |
| June 25, 2019 | Whiskey Myers | |||||
| August 26, 2021 | Kanye West | — | Kanye West Presents: The Donda Album Experience | Third listening event before the release of his albumDonda. | ||
| September 4, 2021 | Los Bukis | — | Una Historia Cantada | 80,335 / 80,335 | $9,356,386 | |
| September 5, 2021 | ||||||
| May 28, 2022 | Coldplay | H.E.R.Drama | Music of the Spheres World Tour | 107,072 / 107,072 | $10,969,930 | |
| May 29, 2022 | ||||||
| June 25, 2022 | Kenny Chesney | Florida Georgia Line | Here and Now Tour | 52,792 / 52,792 | $6,054,015 | |
| July 24, 2022 | The Weeknd | Kaytranada Mike Dean | After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour | 48,887 / 48,887 | $7,961,796 | [89][90] |
| August 5, 2022 | Elton John | N/A | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 48,813 / 48,813 | $7,118,811 | |
| August 19, 2022 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Strokes Thundercat | 2022 Global Stadium Tour | 47,019 / 47,019 | $7,500,942 | [91] |
| August 20, 2022 | Bad Bunny | N/A | World's Hottest Tour | 50,854 / 50,854 | $14,109,590 | |
| September 3, 2022 | Rammstein | Duo Abélard | Rammstein Stadium Tour | 47,263 / 48,000 | $9,051,337 | |
| May 6 2023 | Luke Combs | 55,047 / 55,047 | $5,713,363 | |||
| June 2, 2023 | Taylor Swift | Girl in Red Owenn | The Eras Tour | First female act in history to sell out three shows on a single tour.[92] | ||
| June 3, 2023 | ||||||
| June 4, 2023 | Muna Gracie Abrams | |||||
| July 22, 2023 | Beyoncé | Renaissance World Tour | 97,686 / 97,686 | $30,115,863 | [93] | |
| July 23, 2023 | ||||||
| July 29, 2023 | Ed Sheeran | Khalid Cat Burns | +-=÷× Tour | 73,015 / 73,015 | $8,054,888 | |
| September 15, 2023 | Karol G | Agudelo Young Miko | Mañana Será Bonito Tour | 52,505 / 52,505 | $10,028,807 | |
| June 15, 2024 | Kenny Chesney Zac Brown Band | Megan Moroney Uncle Kracker | Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour | |||
| June 27, 2024 | The Rolling Stones | Bettye LaVette | Hackney Diamonds Tour | |||
| June 30, 2024 | Lainey Wilson | |||||
| July 20, 2024 | George Strait | Little Big Town | [94] | |||
| August 9, 2024 | Metallica | Pantera Mammoth WVH | M72 World Tour | 134,400 / 134,400 | $16,328,255 | |
| August 11, 2024 | Five Finger Death Punch Ice Nine Kills | |||||
| August 24, 2024 | Pink | Sheryl Crow KidCutUp The Script | P!NK: Summer Carnival | |||
| May 15, 2025 | Beyoncé | Cowboy Carter Tour | ||||
| May 17, 2025 | ||||||
| May 18, 2025 | ||||||
| May 24, 2025 | AC/DC | The Pretty Reckless | Power Up Tour | |||
| May 30, 2025 | The Weeknd | Playboi Carti Mike Dean | After Hours til Dawn Tour | |||
| May 31, 2025 | ||||||
| June 6, 2025 | Kendrick Lamar SZA | Mustard | Grand National Tour | [95] | ||
| July 18, 2025 | Blackpink | Deadline World Tour | The first K-Pop girl group to hold a concert at this venue.[96] | |||
| August 28, 2025 | Oasis | Cage the Elephant | Oasis Live '25 Tour | |||
| August 29, 2025 | My Chemical Romance | Devo | Long Live The Black Parade | |||
| August 30, 2025 | The Lumineers | St. Vincent | Automatic World Tour | |||
| August 31, 2025 | System of a Down | Avenged Sevenfold | ||||
| September 1, 2025 | ||||||
| June 27, 2026 | Ed Sheeran | Myles Smith Ellie Banke | Loop Tour |
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In 1929 a new stadium was under construction at Notre Dame, and the team played its entire home season at Soldier Field
UIC started playing football at Soldier Field in 1966
their last home game at Soldier Field, on November 3, 1973
The zoom-out continues, to a view of 100 meters (10^2 m), then 1 kilometer (10^3 m), and so on, increasing the perspective. The picnic is revealed to be taking place near Soldier Field on Chicago's waterfront, and continuing to zoom out to a field of view of 10^24 meters, or the size of the observable universe.
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