Allegiant Stadium is a global events destination and home to the Las Vegas Raiders. This year, it will host Super Bowl 58 between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.
Allegiant Stadium Location
Located adjacent to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium is conveniently located for both visitors and locals and boasts a fully enclosed, climate-controlled setting with a seating capacity of 65,000.
Allegiant Stadium is strategically positioned at 3333 Al Davis Way, right in the heart of Las Vegas. If you’re arriving by car, the stadium is easily accessible via Interstate 15.
It’s also close to Harry Reid International Airport. A mere two-mile drive separates the stadium from the airport, making it incredibly convenient for visitors arriving by air.
Opened in 2020, it is the home field of both the Raiders and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebels college football team. The stadium also hosts the Vegas Kickoff Classic in early September and the Las Vegas Bowl in December.
Clark County officials declared that the stadium met its substantial completion date on July 31, 2020, meaning it could issue a certificate of occupancy and officially begin leasing the venue to the Raiders. Work would continue, with the project closeout scheduled for October 2020. The team held its first closed-door practice in the stadium on Aug. 21, with Mark Davis nicknaming his team’s new home “The Death Star.”
The opening of the stadium was complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The original opening event at the stadium was scheduled to be a Garth Brooks concert, but the event was postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic.
At $1.9 billion, it is the second-most expensive stadium in the world.
Allegiant Stadium is a 10-level domed stadium featuring an ETFE roof, silver-and-black exterior with light-up strips installed by YESCO, a 275-foot (84-meter) media mesh video screen facing Interstate 15, and large retractable curtain-like side windows facing the Las Vegas Strip.
The north end-zone area in front of the retractable windows contains a large 85-foot (26-meter) torch that houses a flame in honor of Al Davis, the late longtime owner of the Raiders.
There are 2,700 parking spots surrounding the stadium and 6,000 in proximity to it. More than 35,000 parking spaces are located within a mile of Allegiant Stadium.
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The first event at the stadium was a Monday Night Football game on Sept. 21, 2020, where the Raiders defeated the New Orleans Saints, 34–24. The first Rebels game at the stadium was on Oct. 31, 2020, a UNLV loss to the Nevada Wolf Pack, 37–19, in the Battle for Nevada. The game was the first event in the stadium to have fans in attendance.
The Super Bowl’s location this year has drawn in plenty of spectators throughout the week, and Allegiant Stadium will host one of the biggest sporting events in the world as the Chiefs face off with the 49ers in Super Bowl 58.
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