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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. [ 12 ] The stadium was constructed to allow the removal of the RCA Dome and expansion of the Indiana Convention Center ...
- Seating Capacity
- Field
- Roof & Operable Window
- Suites
- Press Box
- Video Boards
- Exhibit Halls, Meeting Rooms & Convention Space
Lucas Oil Stadium seats approximately 67,000 for football and can be expandable to over 70,000 for basketball and other major conventions and events.East and West sideline and North End Zone seating areas are retractable. The North End Zone seating is also removable to create a larger show floor for other events held at Lucas Oil Stadium.Field is 93,900 square feet and sits 25’ below Street Level, 120 yds x 53.5 yds.The artificial field surface is a combination of sand & rubber infill weighing over 820,000 pounds which can also be covered for concerts, tradeshows and other events.The roof is the first of its kind with 2 retractable roof panels and can be opened in approximately 11 minutes. Each roof panel weighs approximately 2.5 million pounds.Each of the two roof panels measure approximately 160 feet (east – west) by 600 feet (north-south); Roof Opening Size: Over 176,000 sq. ft.Operable Window consists of six (6) panels (three (3) panels to the East, three (3) panels to the West), measuring 88’H x 244’ W (first in the NFL). It takes approx. 11 minutes to open.There are 139 suites in Lucas Oil Stadium including 8 Field Suites – 10’ from the field.Quarterback Suite is located on Upper Suite level and accommodates 200 guests.The Press Box houses game operations, radio broadcast, coaches booths, print media, video board production and stadium operations booths.Press Box also has seating and dining available for up to 200 members of the media.Approximately 1,550 linear feet of ribbon boards are located on the façade of Loge Level. An additional 660 feet are located in the 4 corner sections of Upper Suite Level.Two main video boards – One in the Northwest and one in the Southeast quadrants. Each board is 37’ x 97’ with 16mm pixel size.Four auxiliary boards, 2 located above each of the main video boards.Exterior marquees with video capabilities are also located at the NE & SW corners of Lucas Oil Stadium.The floor of Lucas Oil Stadium offers nearly 135,000 square feet of space when the seats are retracted and can be combined with 43,000 square feet of Exhibit Hall space and ancillary space for a gr...In addition, two (2) Exhibit Halls and twelve (12) Meeting Rooms are located on Event Level.Guests can quickly access the Indiana Convention Center through an underground pedestrian connector, which is in turn linked to Circle Centre Mall. Visitors can access over 4,700 downtown hotel roo...A Colts game day at the Lucas Oil Stadium, ca. 2010s Credit: Indianapolis Colts View Source. The stadium’s development was tied to the fourth expansion of the Indiana Convention Center. In order to expand this facility, the Colts’ then-current home, the RCA Dome (originally known as the Hoosier Dome), had to be demolished. This work would ...
The stadium was built to lure a National Football League team to Indianapolis, and as the stadium was being completed, the Baltimore Colts relocated to Indianapolis on March 29, 1984. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The Dome was officially dedicated on August 11, 1984, as a sellout crowd watched the Indianapolis Colts defeat the New York Giants in an NFL preseason game.
After 24 years of playing at the RCA Dome, the Colts moved to their new home, Lucas Oil Stadium. The Colts began playing in Lucas Oil Stadium in the fall of 2008. In December 2004, the City of Indianapolis and Jim Irsay agreed to a new stadium deal that would benefit both the city and the team at an estimated cost of $675 million.
Sep 7, 2008 · Located in downtown Indianapolis, the stadium features a retractable roof that allows the Colts to play outside for the first time since the team moved to Indianapolis from Baltimore. On the outside, the stadium has a facade of brick and glass allowing it to blend with the surrounding buildings. Lucas Oil Stadium has seating for 63,000 fans ...
Today, the home of the Indianapolis Colts is Lucas Oil Stadium. In the early 1980s, city officials led by Mayor William Hudnut hoped to attract a football team to the city and built a stadium to further their chances. The Hoosier Dome (renamed the RCA Dome in 1994), opened to the public for the first time to welcome the Colts to the city.
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