Lucas Oil Stadium Explained
Stadium Name: | Lucas Oil Stadium |
Logo Image: | Lucas_Oil_Stadium_logo.svg |
Address: | 500 South Capitol Avenue |
Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indianapolis#USA Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Indianapolis##Location in Indiana##Location in the United States |
Owner: | Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority (State of Indiana)[1] |
Operator: | Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County, Indiana |
Surface: | FieldTurf (2008–2018) Shaw Sports Momentum Pro (2018–2024) Hellas Matrix Turf (2024-Present) |
Construction Cost: | US$720 million ($ in dollars) |
Architect: | HKS, Inc. A2so4 Architecture[2] Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf, Inc.[3] |
Project Manager: | John Klipsch Consulting LLC[4] |
Structural Engineer: | Walter P Moore/Fink Roberts & Petrie[5] |
Services Engineer: | Moore Engineers PC[6] [7] |
General Contractor: | Hunt/Smoot/Mezzetta |
Tenants: | Indianapolis Colts (NFL) (2008–present) Indy Eleven (USLC) (2018–2020) NFL Scouting Combine (2008–present) |
Suites: | 139 |
Seating Capacity: | American football 63,000 (expandable to 70,000)[8] [9] Basketball: 70,000 (approx) Marching band: 24,000 (approx)
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Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the National Football League (NFL)'s Indianapolis Colts and opened on August 16, 2008.[10] The stadium was constructed to allow the removal of the RCA Dome and expansion of the Indiana Convention Center on its site. It is located on the south side of South Street, a block south of the former site of the RCA Dome. The stadium's naming rights belong to the Lucas Oil corporation.
Architectural firm HKS, Inc. was responsible for the stadium's design, with Walter P Moore working as the Structural Engineer of Record. The stadium features a retractable roof and a large retractable window on one end, allowing the Colts to play both indoors and outdoors. The field surface was originally FieldTurf, was replaced with Shaw Sports Momentum Pro in 2018,[11] and in 2024 became the first indoor NFL venue to use geofill when they installed Hellas Matrix Turf.[12] The exterior of the stadium is faced with a reddish-brown brick trimmed with Indiana limestone, similar to several other sports venues in the area, including Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse and Indiana Farmers Coliseum.[13]
Name
The home field of the Indianapolis Colts for their first 24 seasons in the city (1984–2007) was the RCA Dome (formerly the Hoosier Dome), which was part of the Indiana Convention Center. In 2006, prior to the new stadium's construction, Lucas Oil, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive oil, additives and lubricants headquartered in Indianapolis, secured the naming rights for the stadium at a cost of $122 million over the next 20 years.[14]
Features
Lucas Oil Stadium has a seating capacity of 63,000,[15] and covers approximately 1.8e6sqft. The stadium offers 139 suites, two club lounges, two exhibit halls and 12 meeting rooms. There are also 360-degree ribbon boards and two 53abbr=NaNabbr= tall HD video boards.[16] An underground walkway directly connects the stadium to the Indiana Convention Center.[13]
Other features include:
- 183000square feet of exhibit space
- 7 locker rooms
- 11 indoor truck docks
- 14 escalators
- 11 passenger elevators
- 2 accessible pedestrian ramps
Retractable roof
The stadium's retractable roof can open or close in about 11 minutes. It is composed of two panels that each weigh 2.5e6lb.[17] [18] The home team determines if the roof is to be opened or closed 90 minutes before kickoff.[18]
Retractable window
The retractable north window offers a view of downtown Indianapolis during games, concerts and other events due to the stadium's angled position on the city block.[19] [17]
Gate sponsorship
The four gates leading into Lucas Oil Stadium are each named for a sponsoring corporation, with the exception of the South Gate, which is named after the team:
The ground-level concourses of their respective gates feature banners and floor coverings with the corporations' logos, advertisements and merchandise displays.[24]
Events
Annual events include:
Upcoming events include:
Significant past events included:
- Super Bowl XLVI (February 5, 2012)[39]
- Kenny Chesney concerts (2008, 2009, 2012, 2015)[40] [41]
- Chelsea vs. Inter Milan (International Champions Cup) (August 1, 2013)[42]
- NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four (2010, 2015,[43] 2021)
- One Direction – On The Road Again Tour (July 31, 2015)[44]
- Gen Con 50 (August 2017)[45]
- North American Youth Congress 2017 (July–August 2017)
- U2 – The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 (September 10, 2017)[46]
- Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour (September 15, 2018)[47]
- 2021 Big Ten men's basketball tournament (March 10–14, 2021)[48]
- NCAA men's basketball tournament, including the Final Four (March–April 2021)[49]
- Guns N' Roses – Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour (September 8, 2021)[50]
- College Football Playoff National Championship (January 10, 2022)[51]
- 2024 United States Olympic Trials, Swimming (June 15–23, 2024)[52]
Football
The first games played at Lucas Oil Stadium occurred on August 22, 2008, and were part of the PeyBack Classic, featuring Indiana high school football games between Noblesville High School and Fishers High School in Game 1, followed by New Palestine High School and Whiteland Community High School in Game 2.[53]
The first Colts game at the stadium was a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills on August 24, 2008, which ended in 20-7 loss.[54] The Colts faced the Chicago Bears in a rematch of Super Bowl XLI in their first regular season game in the stadium on September 7, which ended in a 29-13 defeat.[55] [56]
Soccer
The stadium hosted its first soccer game on August 1, 2013, when Chelsea played Inter Milan in a first-round game of the International Champions Cup, drawing 41,983 fans.[57]
From 2018 to 2020, Lucas Oil Stadium served as the home field of the United Soccer League's Indy Eleven, replacing the venue the team used while in the North American Soccer League, Carroll Stadium.[58]
Basketball
In March 2021, various rounds of the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament were moved to Lucas Oil Stadium as part of the NCAA's decision to consolidate the tournament into sites in Indiana as it could not be held across the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucas Oil hosted games in all rounds (except the "First Four"), including the Final Four and championship game every 5 years up to 2040.[59]
In June 2023, Lucas Oil Stadium was announced to host all Saturday night events as part of the 2024 NBA All-Star Game festivities that occurred in February 2024.[60]
Entertainment
On August 9, 2006, Drum Corps International (DCI) announced that it would move its corporate offices to Indianapolis and that the DCI World Championships would be the inaugural event for the stadium and would be held at Lucas Oil Stadium every year through 2018.[61] In 2015, Drum Corps International and the city of Indianapolis announced a 10-year contract extension, allowing the World Championships to continue through 2028.[62] The competition was held for the first time at Lucas Oil Stadium in 2009.[63]
Other regular events include the Bands of America Grand National Championships[64] and the Indiana Marching Band State Finals,[65] both major events for the city in marching band competitions.
The stadium will be the host of the 2025 Royal Rumble as well as a future SummerSlam and WrestleMania.[66]
Concerts
width=12% style="text-align:center;; | Date | width=10% style="text-align:center;; | Artist | width=10% style="text-align:center;; | Opening Act(s) | width=16% style="text-align:center;; | Tour / Concert Name | width=10% style="text-align:center;; | Attendance | width=10% style="text-align:center;; | Revenue | width=10% style="text-align:center;; | Notes |
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September 13, 2008 | | | The Poets and Pirates Tour | 50,528 / 50,528 | $3,835,609 | The stadium's first public concert.[67] |
September 19, 2009 | | | | 45,178 / 45,178 | $3,016,365 | |
February 5, 2012 | | | | | |
July 28, 2012 | | | | 41,671 / 43,864 | $3,509,151 | |
May 9, 2015 | | | | 43,675 / 44,872 | $4,064,335 | |
July 31, 2015 | | | | 42,196 / 42,196 | $3,426,589 | |
September 10, 2017 | | | | 51,731 / 51,731 | $5,970,055 | |
September 15, 2018 | | | | 55,729 / 55,729 | $6,531,245 | Highest attended concert at the stadium.[68] |
September 8, 2021 | | | | | | |
August 16, 2022 | Mötley Crüe Def Leppard[69] | Poison Joan Jett Classless Act | | - | - | An intoxicated fan was hospitalized after falling from a balcony during Mötley Crüe's set. |
September 9, 2022 | John Mellencamp[70] | | | | | |
April 4, 2024 | Morgan Wallen[71] | Bailey Zimmerman Nate Smith Lauren Watkins | One Night At a Time World Tour | | | |
April 5, 2024 |
October 12, 2024 | Pink[72] | Sheryl Crow KidCutUp The Script | P!NK: Summer Carnival | | | |
November 1, 2024 | Taylor Swift[73] | | | rowspan=3 | - | rowspan=3 | - | Swift is the first act to perform three shows at the stadium on a single tour. |
November 2, 2024 |
November 3, 2024 |
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Financing
The total cost of Lucas Oil Stadium was $720 million.[74] The stadium is being financed with funds raised by the State of Indiana and the City of Indianapolis, with the Indianapolis Colts providing $100 million. Marion County has raised taxes for food and beverage sales, auto rental taxes, innkeeper's taxes, and admission taxes for its share of the costs. Meanwhile, there has been an increase in food and beverage taxes in the eight surrounding doughnut counties (with the exception of Morgan County) and the sale of Colts license plates.[18]
The County Commissioners of each county voted whether to levy the 1% food and beverage tax proposed by Marion County. Sweetening the deal for those counties was that half of the revenue from the tax would stay in the respective county. Morgan County was the only county to turn down the offer, yet in a later vote, it levied its own 1% tax – thus keeping all of its additional generated revenue.
Budget shortfall
In August 2006, the Capital Improvement Board, which operates the stadium, estimated that operating expenses of the new stadium would be $10 million more per year than the RCA Dome. The board urged the Indiana General Assembly to authorize funding to cover the shortfall.[75] The Indiana Legislature considered a bill to raise sales taxes statewide to cover the shortfall; however, this plan faced stiff opposition from legislators outside the Indianapolis metro area.[76]
The assembly ultimately authorized a tax increase in Indianapolis-Marion County. In addition, the CIB trimmed staff and cut $10 million from its budget. Still, the agency anticipated a $20 million operating deficit for Lucas Oil Stadium in 2009. Anticipated expenses were $27.7 million—far outstripping the $7.7 million CIB expected to collect from its share of revenue from stadium events.[77] The Colts organization has been criticized for the favorable lease terms and the high percentage of revenue it can keep under the terms of its agreements with the stadium authorities and there have been calls for the team to cover the shortfalls of the CIB. The Colts responded to these criticisms in an open letter to fans on September 16, 2009.[78]
Complications
On September 8, 2013, after the Colts defeated the Oakland Raiders in the season opener, a rail over the opposing team tunnel collapsed, injuring two fans. One fan was transferred to the hospital for evaluation. No serious injuries were reported.[79] [80]
On September 3, 2015, three fans were injured by a bolt that fell from the roof of the stadium as it was being opened during an NFL preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals.[81] The stadium was pronounced safe by officials, but the roof remained closed for events until a final investigation was completed as to why the bolt fell.[82]
See also
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