Referred to in sports as the “Granddaddy of Them All” because of its prestige and tradition, the Rose Bowl stadium is most famously known for hosting the annual Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s Day. The Rose Bowl is among the most iconic and historic sports venues in the country. For almost 100 years, it has … Read More
Archives: Venues
Stanford Stadium
Stanford Stadium (capacity 50,000 as of 2006) is an outdoor athletic stadium on the Stanford University campus, the home of Stanford Cardinal college football team. It originally opened in 1921 as a football and track stadium, an earthen horseshoe with wooden bleacher seating and flooring upon a steel frame. Its original seating capacity was 60,000, … Read More
Avaya Stadium
Avaya Stadium is the name of a soccer stadium located in San Jose, California that is the home of Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes. The European-inspired building is the first cloud-enabled venue in Major League Soccer and is among the most technologically advanced stadiums in the world. The stadium features a canopy roof and the steepest-raked seating in Major League Soccer to provide … Read More
Red Bull Arena
Red Bull Arena is the “holy grail” soccer stadium in North America. It is the standard for other soccer (futbol) venues of its kind across the continent. The 25,000-seat state-of-the-art facility – 30 luxury Skyboxes and 1,000 Club Seats – is located in Harrison, New Jersey. The Stadium is the home of the New York … Read More
Citi Field
Fans can and should arrive at Citi Field early to watch players take batting practice. Entrance is gained via the Jackie Robinson Rotunda 2 hours (or 2 1/2 for season ticket holders) prior to the scheduled game time. Guests with a “VIP” gate indicated on their ticket may also enter the Hodges or Stengel entrances. … Read More
Barclays Center
The arrival of the Nets in Brooklyn in 2012 was heralded as the borough’s first major sports team since the Brooklyn Dodgers abandoned the borough for the West Coast in 1957 (breaking Brooklyn’s collective heart) to become the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Barclays Center is – think Madison Square Garden in Brooklyn – a huge venue for … Read More
Metlife Stadium
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., is the $1.6 billion state-of-the-art home for the Giants and Jets. The architectural masterpiece seats 82,500 and offers fans the chance to experience modern technology and amenities not seen at many other NFL venues. Unlike Giants Stadium in which the Jets were a junior partner, the new stadium is a 50/50 … Read More
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium has quickly become what the old Yankee Stadium was: The Cathedral of Baseball. Located at 161st and River Avenue in the Bronx, the stadium sits across the street from where the original once stood. With the look and feel of the original, the latest version of Yankee Stadium has taken the franchise’s rich … Read More
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden is one of the world’s most famous sports and entertainment stadiums. Dubbed the Garden, the 1960s-era indoor arena stands on the site of the much-lamented Beaux Arts Pennsylvania Station. The Garden hosts around 320 events a year, and is the home of the New York Rangers hockey, New York Knicks basketball, and … Read More
Bobby Dodd Stadium
Near the heart of college football’s biggest market in Atlanta stands Bobby Dodd Stadium. Opening its doors in September of 1913, Bobby Dodd is the oldest FBS stadium in the country and definitely has a classic college football feel to it. The historic stadium’s namesake served the university for 57 years as assistant coach, head … Read More