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{{Short description|Stadium in Detroit}}
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|stadium_name = Ford Field
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| stadium_name = Ford Field
|image = [[Image:Fflogo.png]]<br />[[Image:Ford-Field-September-10-2006.jpg|250px|Ford Field]]
| nickname =
|location = 2000 Brush Street <br /> [[Detroit, Michigan]] 48226
| logo_image = Ford field stadium logo.svg
|broke_ground = [[November 16]] [[1999]]
| logo_size = 200
|opened = [[August 24]] [[2002]]
|owner = Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority
| image = Detroit December 2015 09 (Ford Field).jpg
| image_size = 250
|operator = [[Detroit Lions]]
| caption = Ford Field's Brush Street atrium in 2015
|surface = [[FieldTurf]]
| address = 2000 Brush Street<ref name="Ford Field">{{cite web|title=About Ford Field|url=https://www.fordfield.com/stadium-info/about-ford-field|website=Ford Field|access-date=September 11, 2017|archive-date=October 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010152616/https://www.fordfield.com/stadium-info/about-ford-field|url-status=live}}</ref>
|construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]430 million
| location = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]<ref name="Ford Field"/>
|architect = SHG, Inc. <br /> Rossetti Architects <br /> Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc.
| coordinates = {{coord|42|20|24|N|83|2|44|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}
|tenants = [[Detroit Lions]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) ([[2002]]-present) [[Team Michigan]] ([[All American Football League|AAFL]]) ([[2008]]-present)
| pushpin_map = USA Michigan Wayne County#Michigan#USA#North America
|seating_capacity = 65,000 (for football) <br> 78,000 (for basketball)|
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Wayne County##Location within Michigan##Location within the United States##Location within North America
| broke_ground = {{start date and age|1999|11|16}}<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| opened = {{start date and age|2002|8|24}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Lions have new home, same losing result|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/220824008|website=ESPN.com|date=August 24, 2002|access-date=February 16, 2024|archive-date=February 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216095529/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/220824008|url-status=live}}</ref>
| owner = Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Shea|title=10 years later, innovative Ford Field still scores|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120819/FREE/308199953/10-years-later-innovative-ford-field-still-scores|website=Crain's Detroit Business|date=August 19, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108060925/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120819/FREE/308199953/10-years-later-innovative-ford-field-still-scores|archivedate=November 8, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref>
| renovated = 2017<ref name=Renovation>{{cite web|first=Carlos|last=Monarrez|title=Ford Field's $100-million renovation includes massive video boards, drops playoff banners|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/07/19/ford-field-renovation-video-board/492739001/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=July 19, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111043246/http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/07/19/ford-field-renovation-video-board/492739001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| operator = [[Detroit Lions]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit Lions Terms and Conditions|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/about-us/terms-and-conditions|website=Detroit Lions|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230035502/https://www.detroitlions.com/about-us/terms-and-conditions|url-status=live}}</ref>
| surface = [[FieldTurf]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Dejanay|last=Booth|title=Detroit Lions to install new artificial turf at Ford Field, Allen Park facility|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-lions-to-install-new-artificial-turf-at-ford-field-allen-park-facility/|website=CBS Detroit|date=January 26, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-date=April 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220254/https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-lions-to-install-new-artificial-turf-at-ford-field-allen-park-facility/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| construction_cost = US$500 million (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|500000000|2002}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Rossetti Architects]]<br />Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc.<br /> Kaplan, McLaughlin, Diaz Architects<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| project manager = [[Hammes Company]]<ref name="Detroit Lions">{{cite news|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/ford-field/facts-history.html|publisher=Detroit Lions|title=Ford Field Facts & History|access-date=April 5, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082512/https://www.detroitlions.com/ford-field/facts-history.html|archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>
| structural engineer = [[Thornton Tomasetti]]<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| services engineer = [[SmithGroup]]<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| general_contractor = Hunt/Jenkins/White/Olson JV<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| website = {{Official URL}}
| tenants = [[Detroit Lions]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (2002–present)<br />[[Little Caesars Pizza Bowl]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (2002–2013)<br />[[Quick Lane Bowl]] (NCAA) (2014–present)<br />[[Michigan High School Athletic Association|MHSAA]] Football Finals (2005–present)<br />[[Michigan High School Athletic Association|MHSAA]] Wrestling Individual States (2017–present)<br />[[Michigan Panthers (2022)|Michigan Panthers]] ([[United States Football League (2022)|USFL]], [[United Football League (2024)|UFL]]) (2023–present)<br/>[[Philadelphia Stars (2022)|Philadelphia Stars]] (USFL) (2023)
| publictransit = {{rint|detroit|dpm}} {{rint|detroit|m-1}} [[Grand Circus Park Station|Grand Circus Park]]
| seating_capacity = [[American football|Football]]: 65,000 (expandable to 70,000)<br />Basketball: 78,000
| record_attendance = [[WrestleMania 23]]: 80,103 (April 1, 2007)<ref name="Record Attendance">{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=Motown mad for WrestleMania|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/ENT0101/704020386/1003/METRO|website=The Detroit News|date=April 2, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121105013/http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/ENT0101/704020386/1003/METRO|archive-date=January 21, 2013|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times">{{cite web|first=Seth|last=Schiesel|title=Flashy Wrestling Shows Grab the World by the Neck and Flex|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/arts/television/04mania.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print|website=The New York Times|date=April 4, 2007|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=August 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023029/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/arts/television/04mania.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''Ford Field''' is an indoor [[American football|football]] [[stadium]] located in [[Detroit, Michigan]] that is the home of the [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]. It is across the street from [[Comerica Park]]. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for [[basketball]]. The [[naming rights]] were paid for by [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] at $40&nbsp;million over 20&nbsp;years; the Ford family (including Lions owner [[William Clay Ford, Sr.]]) holds a controlling interest in the company.
'''Ford Field''' is a domed [[American football]] stadium located in [[Downtown Detroit]]. It primarily serves as the home of the [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), the [[Michigan Panthers (2022)|Michigan Panthers]] of the [[United Football League (2024)|United Football League]] (UFL), the [[Mid-American Conference]] championship game, and the annual [[Quick Lane Bowl]] college football [[bowl game]], state championship football games for the [[Michigan High School Athletic Association|MHSAA]], the MHSAA State Wrestling Championships, and the [[Michigan Competing Band Association|MCBA]] Marching Band State Finals, among other events. The regular seating capacity is approximately 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for basketball.

The [[naming rights]] were purchased by the [[Ford Motor Company]] for $40&nbsp;million over 20&nbsp;years; the [[Ford family (Michigan)|Ford family]] holds a [[controlling interest]] in the company, and they have controlled ownership of the Lions franchise since 1963.

==History==

===Planning and construction===
In 1975, the Lions moved to the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] after playing at [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] from 1938 to 1939 and 1941 to 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ballparks|url=https://www.mlb.com/tigers/history/ballparks|website=MLB.com|access-date=December 22, 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724093122/https://www.mlb.com/tigers/history/ballparks|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Dow|title=The Detroit Lions' Last Game at Tiger Stadium|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2010/12/10/the-detroit-lions-last-game-at-tiger-stadium/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=December 10, 2010|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824221633/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2010/12/10/the-detroit-lions-last-game-at-tiger-stadium/|url-status=live}}</ref> By the mid-1990s, they began exploring the possibility of returning to the city of Detroit in order to build a new stadium.<ref name=Stadiums>{{cite web|title=Ford Field, Detroit Lions football stadium|url=https://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/ford-field/|website=Stadiums of Pro Football|access-date=December 22, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042834/http://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/ford-field/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 20, 1996, the Lions announced their intention to build a new stadium in Downtown Detroit. On November 5, 1996, voters approved a referendum for the stadium.<ref name="Ford Field"/><ref name=Stadiums/>

Groundbreaking for the stadium occurred on November 16, 1999, as part of a downtown revitalization plan for the city of Detroit, which included [[Comerica Park]].<ref name="Ford Field"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Nichole M.|last=Christian|title=Detroit Sees Park as Star Player in Redevelopment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/11/us/detroit-sees-park-as-star-player-in-redevelopment.html|website=The New York Times|date=April 11, 2000|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007022401/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/11/us/detroit-sees-park-as-star-player-in-redevelopment.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
The stadium's design incorporates a former [[Hudson's]] warehouse, which was constructed in the 1920s.<ref name=SBJ>{{cite web|first=Don|last=Muret|title=Ford Field one of NFL's most versatile stadiums|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/08/06/In-Depth/Ford-Field.aspx|website=SportsBusiness Daily|date=August 6, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223043656/http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/08/06/In-Depth/Ford-Field.aspx|archivedate=December 23, 2017|access-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref> The warehouse was converted to office space and currently has [[Campbell Ewald]] and [[Bodman PLC|Bodman]] as tenants.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Campbell Ewald to move headquarters to Hudson's warehouse at Ford Field| website = Friedman Real Estate| date = March 5, 2013| access-date = May 22, 2019| url = https://www.friedmanrealestate.com/campbell-ewald-to-move-headquarters-to-hudsons-warehouse-at-ford-field/| archive-date = August 3, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210803210725/https://www.friedmanrealestate.com/campbell-ewald-to-move-headquarters-to-hudsons-warehouse-at-ford-field/| url-status = live}}</ref>
Ford Field(outdoor) was planned simultaneously with [[Comerica Park]], which opened in [[April 2000]], as part of a public project to replace [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] and the [[Pontiac Silverdome]]. Ford Field was constructed after Comerica Park, opening in 2002. It cost an estimated $430&nbsp;million to build, financed largely through public money and the sale of the naming rights.


The presence of the warehouse allows for a seating arrangement that is unique among professional American football stadiums. The majority of suites are located in the warehouse along the stadium's southern sideline, as are the lounges that serve the premium club seats on that side of the field.<ref name="Ford Field"/><ref name=SBJ/> The bulk of the grandstand seats are located along the northern sideline and both end-lines, with gaps in the stadium's upper half at the southwest and southeast corners. The upper deck on the stadium's northern sideline also contains one level of suites and a smaller section of club seating. A similar design was implemented at the renovated [[Soldier Field]], albeit with the use of a new structure (as opposed to an existing building) to house four levels of suites.<ref name=SBJ/>
The stadium's design incorporates a six-story former [[Hudson's]] warehouse, which had stood since the 1920s. Architecturally, the stadium shares a likeness with its sister stadium [[Ford Center]], a multipurpose sports/concert arena located in downtown [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]].


Unlike most prior domed stadiums, Ford Field allows a large amount of natural light to reach the field, thanks to immense skylights and large glass windows at the open corners.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ford Field <nowiki>|</nowiki> Detroit Historical Society|url=https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/ford-field|website=Detroit Historical Society|access-date=December 22, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102946/https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/ford-field|url-status=live}}</ref> The windows along the ceiling are frosted to mimic the automotive factories that are prevalent in Metro Detroit. The south entrance provides the seating bowl and concourse with sunlight year-round and also offers fans a view of downtown Detroit.<ref name=Stadiums/><ref>{{cite web|title=Ford Field|url=http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/DetroitLions/newindex.htm|website=Ballparks.com|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=December 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224195330/http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/DetroitLions/newindex.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> To prevent the stadium from becoming an overly imposing presence in the Detroit skyline, the playing field is {{convert|45|ft}} below street level, similar to the design at adjacent Comerica Park.<ref name=Stadiums/><ref>{{cite web|first=Marty|last=Mulcahy|title=Trades establish rushing game to build Ford Field by next year|url=http://www.michiganbuildingtrades.org/newspaper/trades-establish-rushing-game-to-build-ford-field-by-next-year|website=Michigan Building Trades|date=December 8, 2000|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=December 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234503/http://www.michiganbuildingtrades.org/newspaper/trades-establish-rushing-game-to-build-ford-field-by-next-year|url-status=live}}</ref>
The presence of the warehouse allows for a seating arrangement that was unique among professional American football stadiums at the time of Ford Field's opening. The majority of suites at Ford Field are located in the Hudson Warehouse along the stadium's southern sideline, as are the lounges that serve the premium club seats on that side of the field. The bulk of the grandstand seats are located along the northern sideline and both endlines, with gaps in the stadium's upper half at the southwest and southeast corners. The upper deck on the stadium's northern sideline also contains one level of suites and a smaller section of club seating. A similar design was implemented at the renovated [[Soldier Field]], albeit with the use of a new structure (as opposed to an existing building) to house four levels of suites.


Ford Field is one of the few venues in the NFL that has end zones in the east and the west. There is no NFL rule for field construction in roofed venues regarding sunlight distracting players on the field.<ref name="NoNFLRule">{{cite web|title=Why do football fields run north to south?|url=https://www.reference.com/world-view/football-fields-run-north-south-82a88c5f05b0a59e|website=Reference.com|date=August 4, 2015|publisher=IAC Publishing, LLC|access-date=January 2, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811152237/https://www.reference.com/world-view/football-fields-run-north-south-82a88c5f05b0a59e|url-status=live}}</ref> The east–west end zone design accommodated the Hudson warehouse location. The natural light is not a distraction to the players in a day game, because the light only reaches as far as the sidelines, leaving the field still properly lit with the combination of artificial stadium lighting and sunlight.
Unlike most indoor stadiums, Ford Field allows a large amount of natural light to reach the playing field, thanks to immense skylights and large glass windows at the open corners. The southwest corner provides the seating bowl and concourse with sunlight year-round and also offers fans a view of downtown Detroit. To prevent the stadium from becoming an overly imposing presence in the Detroit skyline, the playing field and lower bowl (100 level) were set below street level, similar to the design at adjacent Comerica Park.


In 2017, Ford Field underwent its first major renovation. The $100 million renovation included new video boards, a new sound system, updated suites, and the renovation of multiple restaurants, clubs, and bars on the property.<ref name=Renovation/>
Ford Field is one of the only venues in the NFL that has end zones in the east and the west, the others being Dolphin Stadium, the Georgia Dome and Cleveland Browns Stadium. (The RCA Dome also had end zones running in the west and east, but this problem has been corrected with the construction of Lucas Oil Stadium). The NFL has a rule against this type of construction, due to the sunlight which can be a major distraction to the players on the field. The NFL had to give permission for the east/west end-zone construction, because the Hudson's warehouse would have had to been altered otherwise. The natural light is not a distraction to the players in a day game, because the light only reaches as far as the sidelines, leaving the field still properly lit with the combination of artificial stadium lighting and sunlight.


==Major events==
==Major events==
On [[April 1]], [[2007]], Ford Field hosted [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'s extravaganza [[WrestleMania 23]]. The event set a Ford Field attendance record of 80,103. It was the first [[WrestleMania]] held in the Detroit area since 93,173 fans set a world indoor attendance record at the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] for [[WrestleMania III]] in 1987.


===Football===
[[Image:FordField-2008NCAAtournament-MidwestRegional.jpg|thumb|right|Ford Field transformed into a basketball arena in preparation for the [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]]]]
Ford Field hosted [[Super Bowl XL]] on [[February 5]], [[2006]] as The [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] defeated the [[Seattle Seahawks]], 21&ndash;10 to win their fifth [[Super Bowl]] championship. It also marked the final game in the 13-year career of [[Detroit]] native and 10-year Steelers [[running back]], [[Jerome Bettis]].
Ford Field hosted [[Super Bowl XL]] on February 5, 2006, as the [[2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] defeated the [[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], 21–10 to win their fifth [[Super Bowl]] championship in front of 68,206 in attendance. It also marked the final game in the 13-year career for Steelers [[running back]], and Detroit native, [[Jerome Bettis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Bowl XL Game Recap|url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/recap/sbxl|website=NFL.com|date=February 6, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024035602/http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/recap/sbxl|archive-date=October 24, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Garber|title=Steelers get past Seahawks for fifth Super Bowl win in club history|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260205023|website=ESPN.com|date=February 6, 2006|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref>


The stadium was home to the [[Little Caesars Pizza Bowl]] sponsored by Detroit-based [[Little Caesars]] (previously known as the Motor City Bowl and jointly sponsored by the [[Big Three (automobile manufacturers)#United States|Big Three]] automakers headquartered in Detroit – [[Chrysler]], Ford, and [[General Motors]]) from 2002 until 2013. It featured a top [[Mid-American Conference]] team and a [[Big Ten Conference]] team.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Shea|title=Pizza Bowl canceled as Lions back new Ford Field game|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140819/NEWS/140819815/little-caesars-pizza-bowl-at-ford-field-canceled|website=Crain's Detroit Business|date=August 19, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125031138/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140819/NEWS/140819815/little-caesars-pizza-bowl-at-ford-field-canceled|archivedate=November 25, 2020|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl was replaced by the [[Quick Lane Bowl]], featuring teams from the Big Ten Conference and [[Atlantic Coast Conference]], and backed by the Lions and Ford.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quick Lane Bowl Announced|url=https://bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082614aaa.html|website=Big Ten Conference|date=August 26, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021151/https://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082614aaa.html|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has also hosted the annual [[MAC Football Championship Game]] since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tony|last=Paul|title=Ford Field construction boots MAC football media day|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2017/03/15/ford-field-construction-boots-mac-football-media-day/99231404/|website=The Detroit News|date=August 19, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111104617/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2017/03/15/ford-field-construction-boots-mac-football-media-day/99231404/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The stadium is home to the [[Motor City Bowl]] featuring a top [[Mid-American Conference]] team and a [[Big Ten Conference]] team. It has also hosted the annual [[MAC Championship Game|Mid-American Conference Championship Game]] since [[2004]]. On [[December 13]], [[2003]], Ford Field hosted the largest crowd ever to attend a basketball game, as 78,129 people packed the stadium for the [[Basketbowl]], where the [[University of Kentucky]] defeated [[Michigan State University]], 79&ndash;74. The MHSAA Football Finals also take place on Thanksgiving weekend, drawing over 60,000 fans.


Ford Field has been the site of several neutral site regular season college football games, including [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]] vs. [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]] in 2008 and [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] vs. [[Florida Atlantic Owls|Florida Atlantic]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|first=Carlos|last=Osorio|title=WMU stuns Illini at Ford Field|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2008/11/wmu_stuns_illini_at_ford_field.html|website=MLive|agency=Associated Press|date=November 8, 2008|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805205743/https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2008/11/wmu_stuns_illini_at_ford_field.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Johnson|title=Spartans sloppy in defeat of Florida Atlantic at Ford Field; showdown with Notre Dame up next|url=https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2010/09/spartans_sloppy_in_defeat_of_f.html|website=MLive|date=September 11, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805205917/https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2010/09/spartans_sloppy_in_defeat_of_f.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]] was set to play Western Michigan at Ford Field on October 17, 2020, before the football season for the conference were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Aaron|last=McCann|title=Mid-American Conference cancels football for fall 2020|url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2020/08/mid-american-conference-cancels-football-for-fall-2020.html|website=MLive|date=August 8, 2020|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808202222/https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2020/08/mid-american-conference-cancels-football-for-fall-2020.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] and [[2023 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] played a neutral field regular season game on November 24, 2023, a [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]] game televised by [[NBC]] in primetime.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-24 |title=Michigan State-Penn State Football Moves To Black Friday At Ford Field |url=https://msuspartans.com/news/2023/5/24/michigan-state-penn-state-football-moves-to-black-friday-at-ford-field.aspx |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Michigan State University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524171231/https://msuspartans.com/news/2023/5/24/michigan-state-penn-state-football-moves-to-black-friday-at-ford-field.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Penn State won the game 42–0.<ref>{{cite web|first=Madeline|last=Kenney|title=Michigan State (4-8) wraps up forgettable season with 42-0 loss vs. Penn State|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2023/11/24/michigan-state-4-8-wraps-up-forgettable-season-with-42-0-loss-vs-penn-state/71691360007/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 24, 2023|access-date=November 25, 2023|archive-date=November 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125042856/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2023/11/24/michigan-state-4-8-wraps-up-forgettable-season-with-42-0-loss-vs-penn-state/71691360007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The [[University of Detroit Mercy]] and Ford Field hosted the [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2008 NCAA Basketball Tournament]] regional semifinal and final games ([[March 28]] and [[March 30|30]], [[2008]]), will host the [[2009]] [[Final Four]] ([[April 4]] and [[April 6|6]], [[2009]]), hosted by University of Detroit Mercy, and the [[2010]] [[Frozen Four]] ([[April 8]] and [[April 10|10]], [[2010]]). For the 2008 NCAA Basketball tournament, the court was placed in the center of the football field rather than in an end of the stadium. This was the first time this configuration was used for NCAA Tournament play.<ref>http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/172176</ref>


On December 13, 2010, the [[Minnesota Vikings]] played a home game at Ford Field against the [[New York Giants]] after the [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]]'s inflatable roof collapsed due to a rip in the roofing material caused by heavy snow accumulation.<ref name=Vikings>{{cite web|first=Ohm|last=Youngmisuk|title=Giants-Vikings game moved to Monday|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5909288|website=ESPN.com|date=December 12, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042235/http://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5909288|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings - December 13th, 2010|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201012130min.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094619/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201012130min.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brett Favre sits out as Vikings can't stop Giants in Detroit home game|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301213016|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=December 14, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042250/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301213016|url-status=live}}</ref> The roof failure forced the already postponed game to be moved elsewhere, and after deliberations, the NFL chose Ford Field.<ref name=Vikings/> It was the first ever regular season Monday night game played at Ford Field, and one of the few instances where a team played an unofficial home game at another (rival) team's home field.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael David|last=Smith|title=Vikings "host" Giants at Ford Field|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/12/vikings-host-giants-at-ford-field/|website=Pro Football Talk|date=December 12, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042422/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/12/vikings-host-giants-at-ford-field/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lions hosted their first ever ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game in Ford Field on October 10, 2011, against the [[Chicago Bears]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Record Crowd and Big Plays Help Lions Improve to 5-0|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/sports/football/nfl-football-roundup.html|website=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=October 10, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094846/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/sports/football/nfl-football-roundup.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s 2008 [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]] will stop here on [[November 18]].


A [[Buffalo Bills]] home game against the [[New York Jets]] was played at Ford Field on November 24, 2014, after [[November 13–21, 2014 North American winter storm|a major lake effect snowstorm]] hit western New York, causing the game to be moved from [[Ralph Wilson Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Matt|last1=Higgins|first2=Ken|last2=Belson|title=Amid Snowstorm, Bills Shrug, Bundle Up and Make Their Way to Detroit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/sports/football/proximity-and-fairness-nudged-jets-bills-game-to-detroit.html|website=The New York Times|date=November 21, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094745/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/sports/football/proximity-and-fairness-nudged-jets-bills-game-to-detroit.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Bills won the game 38–3.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - November 24th, 2014|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201411240buf.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111113241/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201411240buf.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bills blow out Jets after week marred by snow, relocated game|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400607990|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=November 25, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042204/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400607990|url-status=live}}</ref> A similar scenario also took place on November 20, 2022, when the Bills' home game against the [[Cleveland Browns]] was also moved to Ford Field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browns-Bills Week 11 game moved to Detroit's Ford Field due to snowstorm|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-bills-week-11-game-moved-to-detroit-s-ford-field-due-to-snowstorm|website=NFL.com|date=November 17, 2022|access-date=November 17, 2022|archive-date=November 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117213156/https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-bills-week-11-game-moved-to-detroit-s-ford-field-due-to-snowstorm|url-status=live}}</ref> The Bills won the game 31–23.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nolan|last=Bianchi|title=Bills overcome slow start, beat Browns at Ford Field in Detroit, 31-23|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2022/11/20/bills-overcome-slow-start-rout-browns-at-ford-field-in-detroit-xx-xx/69664995007/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 20, 2022|access-date=November 20, 2022|archive-date=November 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120214339/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2022/11/20/bills-overcome-slow-start-rout-browns-at-ford-field-in-detroit-xx-xx/69664995007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Photo gallery==


The Lions hosted their first playoff game at Ford Field against the [[Los Angeles Rams]] on January 14, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Rogers|title=Sunday-night showdown: Lions to host Rams, Stafford in wild-card round of the playoffs|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/07/lions-will-host-rams-former-qb-stafford-in-wild-card-round/72143938007/|website=The Detroit News|date=January 7, 2024|access-date=January 7, 2024|archive-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108030026/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/07/lions-will-host-rams-former-qb-stafford-in-wild-card-round/72143938007/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lions won the game 24–23.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Birkett|title=Detroit Lions beat L.A. Rams, 24-23, for first playoff win in 32 years|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/14/detroit-lions-game-recap-nfl-playoffs-los-angeles-rams-matthew-stafford/72224096007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=January 14, 2024|access-date=January 15, 2024|archive-date=January 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115040859/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/14/detroit-lions-game-recap-nfl-playoffs-los-angeles-rams-matthew-stafford/72224096007/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lions hosted their second playoff game at Ford Field against the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] on January 21, 2024. The Lions won the game 31–23.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lions have 2 home playoff games for 1st time in a season, hosting Bucs in matchup of division champs|url=https://apnews.com/article/lions-vs-buccaneers-preview-nfl-playoffs-a10b1ac81b31f83874b3f3813df3dd0e|website=Associated Press|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126154124/https://apnews.com/article/lions-vs-buccaneers-preview-nfl-playoffs-a10b1ac81b31f83874b3f3813df3dd0e|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Eric|last1=Woodyard|first2=Jenna|last2=Laine|title=Lions hold on vs. Bucs, advance to NFC Championship Game|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39356853/detroit-lions-beat-buccaneers-reach-nfc-championship-gamed|website=ESPN.com|date=January 21, 2024|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126152618/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39356853/detroit-lions-beat-buccaneers-reach-nfc-championship-gamed|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Basketball===
[[Image:FordField-2008NCAAtournament-MidwestRegional.jpg|thumb|right|Ford Field is transformed into a basketball arena in preparation for the [[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2008 Midwest Regional Finals]].]]

On December 13, 2003, Ford Field hosted the then largest crowd ever to attend a basketball game, as 78,129 people packed the stadium for the [[Basketbowl]], where the [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky Wildcats]] defeated the [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State Spartans]], 79–74.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan State To Play Kentucky In 'The BasketBowl' At Detroit's Ford Field|url=http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052903aaa.html|website=MSUSpartans.com|date=May 29, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042342/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052903aaa.html|archive-date=November 11, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kentucky never trails in 'BasketBowl'|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=233470127|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=December 14, 2003|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420102448/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=233470127|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[University of Detroit Mercy]] and Ford Field hosted the [[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2008 NCAA basketball tournament]] regional semifinal and final games (March 28 and 30).<ref>{{multiref2
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|2={{cite web|title=Curry continues hot streak as Davidson bounces Wisconsin|url=https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20080328_DAVID@WI|website=CBS Sports|date=March 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021232/https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20080328_DAVID@WI|archive-date=November 12, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}
|3={{cite web|title=Villanova vs. Kansas Box Score, March 28, 2008|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2008-03-28-kansas.html|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205223/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2008-03-28-kansas.html|url-status=live}}
|4={{cite web|title=Kansas vs. Davidson Box Score, March 30, 2008|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2008-03-30-davidson.html|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021329/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2008-03-30-davidson.html|url-status=live}}
|5={{cite web|title=Goliath slays Davidson, Curry as Kansas holds on|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000015|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=March 30, 2008|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=April 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411021550/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=284000015|url-status=live}}
}}</ref> Ford Field was the site of the [[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2009 Final Four]] (April 4 and 6).<ref>{{multiref2
|1={{cite web|first=Thayer|last=Evans|title=Swarming Spartans Frustrate Thabeet|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/sports/ncaabasketball/05sidebar.html|website=The New York Times|date=April 4, 2009|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112131933/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/sports/ncaabasketball/05sidebar.html|url-status=live}}
|2={{cite web|title=Villanova vs. North Carolina Box Score, April 4, 2009|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2009-04-04-north-carolina.html|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223132445/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2009-04-04-north-carolina.html|url-status=live}}
|3={{cite web|title=North Carolina proves too much for Villanova in Final Four|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000062|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=April 5, 2009|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=April 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417011210/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000062|url-status=live}}
|4={{cite web|title=North Carolina vs. Michigan State Box Score, April 6, 2009|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2009-04-06-michigan-state.html|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222112900/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2009-04-06-michigan-state.html|url-status=live}}
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}}</ref> For the 2008 NCAA basketball tournament, the court was placed in the center of the football field rather than in an end of the stadium. This was the first time this configuration was used for NCAA Tournament play with the new 70,000-seat capacity rule in effect.<ref>{{cite web|first=Stewart|last=Mandel|title=Mandel: The Ford Field Experiment|url=http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/172176|website=SI.com|date=March 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603145642/http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/172176|archive-date=June 3, 2008|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> Ford Field will host the Final Four again in 2027 (April 3 and 5).<ref>{{cite web|first=Kirkland|last=Crawford|title=Final Four coming to back to Ford Field in Detroit in 2027|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2022/11/22/final-four-detroit-ford-field-2027-ncaa-tournament/69671068007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=November 22, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122174505/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2022/11/22/final-four-detroit-ford-field-2027-ncaa-tournament/69671068007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===College hockey===
The [[2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2010 Frozen Four]] was held on April 8 and 10 with [[Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|Boston College]] defeating [[Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey|Wisconsin]] to win the championship. This has been the only time NCAA hockey has used a football stadium for the championship (inspired in part by their [[Final Four|college basketball counterparts]]) and resulted in the largest attendance (37,592) at a Frozen Four event.<ref name="Frozen Four Sites">{{cite web|last=NCAA|title=Attendance Records and Sites|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2010-11/2011f4att.pdf|work=pages 46–47|access-date=August 7, 2011|archive-date=March 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312020801/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2010-11/2011f4att.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

===High school competitions===
Ford Field has hosted the [[Michigan High School Athletic Association|MHSAA]] football state championships since 2005. It also hosted the MHSAA individual wrestling state finals in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit's Ford Field to host MHSAA individual wrestling state finals|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/05/09/individual-wrestling-ford-field/101473054/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=May 9, 2017|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112192455/http://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/05/09/individual-wrestling-ford-field/101473054/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The stadium also hosts the [[Michigan Competing Band Association|MCBA]] finals, where Michigan high school marching bands compete to be the best in the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=About MCBA|url=https://www.themcba.org/~themcbao/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=182|website=TheMCBA.org|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222022459/http://www.themcba.org/~themcbao/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=182|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Soccer===
Ford Field hosted two group stage matches of the [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] soccer tournament on June 7, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tavio|last=Palazzolo|title=2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup coming to Ford Field in Detroit|url=https://www.mlive.com/soccer/2010/12/2011_concacaf_gold_cup_in_detroit.html|website=MLive|date=December 16, 2010|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805194354/https://www.mlive.com/soccer/2010/12/2011_concacaf_gold_cup_in_detroit.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Panama national football team|Panama]] played [[Guadeloupe national football team|Guadeloupe]] in the first match, while the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] played [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] in the second match.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Gold Cup: Panama hangs on to beat Guadeloupe 3-2 in Ford Field opener|url=https://www.mlive.com/soccer/2011/06/2011_gold_cup_panama_hangs_on_to_beat_guadeloupe_3-2_in_ford_field_opener.html|website=MLive|agency=Associated Press|date=June 7, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805201855/https://www.mlive.com/soccer/2011/06/2011_gold_cup_panama_hangs_on_to_beat_guadeloupe_3-2_in_ford_field_opener.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Opens 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup with Win against Canada|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/20/us-opens-gold-cup-with-2-0-win-against-canada|website=US Soccer|date=June 7, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715183340/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/20/us-opens-gold-cup-with-2-0-win-against-canada|archivedate=July 15, 2018|access-date=November 12, 2017}}</ref>

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|style="text-align:center;"|December 17, 2008||'''{{fbw|USA}} women'''||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fbw|CHN}} women||style="text-align:center;|Women’s International Friendly||style="text-align:center;|11,933
|-
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|June 7, 2011||'''{{fb|PAN}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|3–2||{{fb|GPE|local}}||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|[[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Group C ||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|28,209
|-
|'''{{fb|USA}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|CAN}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|December 8, 2012||'''{{fbw|USA}} women'''||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fbw|CHN}} women||style="text-align:center;|Women’s International Friendly||style="text-align:center;|17,371
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|September 17, 2015||'''{{fbw|USA}} women'''||style="text-align:center;"|5–0||{{fbw|HAI}} women||style="text-align:center;|Women’s International Friendly||style="text-align:center;|34,538
|-
|}

In 2016, [[Dan Gilbert]] and [[Tom Gores]] announced a bid for a [[Expansion of Major League Soccer#Detroit (2016–2020)|Major League Soccer expansion franchise]], first looking at building a new open-air stadium in downtown Detroit, then focusing on playing at Ford Field, which would be retrofitted with a retractable roof. However, in 2018, Gilbert and Gores and the Ford family would "not move forward with this proposed retrofit, because the risks that would inhere to such an undertaking would substantially outweigh the rewards".<ref>{{cite web|first=Vince|last=Ellis|title=Detroit MLS expansion group: Ford Field retractable roof is no-go|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/2018/10/18/detroit-mls-expansion-ford-field-roof/1681151002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=October 18, 2018|access-date=March 29, 2022|archive-date=March 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329003024/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/2018/10/18/detroit-mls-expansion-ford-field-roof/1681151002/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Other competitions===
The [[Professional Bull Riders]] brought their [[Built Ford Tough Series]] tour to Ford Field for the first time ever on March 10, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Broun|title=PBR announces 2012 Built Ford Tough Series schedule|url=https://pbr.com/news/2011/11/pbr-announces-2012-built-ford-tough-series-schedule/|website=Professional Bull Riders|date=November 9, 2011|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728140112/https://pbr.com/news/2011/11/pbr-announces-2012-built-ford-tough-series-schedule/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ford Field is the second Detroit area venue the BFTS has visited; they had visited [[The Palace of Auburn Hills]] in 2001, 2006 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web|first=Neil|last=Wilkes|title=TNN premieres new extreme sport|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a3160/tnn-premieres-new-extreme-sport/|website=Digital Spy|date=June 27, 2001|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216163629/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a3160/tnn-premieres-new-extreme-sport/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Professional Bull Riders' Built Ford Tough Invitational Rides into Detroit!|url=https://pbr.com/news/2006/04/professional-bull-riders-built-ford-tough-invitational-rides-into-detroit/|website=Professional Bull Riders|date=April 10, 2006|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728132347/https://pbr.com/news/2006/04/professional-bull-riders-built-ford-tough-invitational-rides-into-detroit/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=THE PBR POWERS INTO MOTOR CITY|url=https://pbr.com/news/2007/04/the-pbr-powers-into-motor-city/|website=Professional Bull Riders|date=April 9, 2007|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728133132/https://pbr.com/news/2007/04/the-pbr-powers-into-motor-city/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[United States Hot Rod Association]] (USHRA) holds multiple [[Monster Jam]] Monster Truck races at Ford Field. These races were previously held in the Pontiac Silverdome until it was closed. [[AMA Supercross Championship]], also a Feld Entertainment competition, has competed at Ford Field from 2006 to 2008 and 2014 to 2017.

===Other events===
On April 1, 2007, Ford Field hosted [[WWE]]'s [[WrestleMania 23]].<ref name="The New York Times"/> This event set a Ford Field attendance record of 80,103.<ref name="Record Attendance"/> It was the first [[WrestleMania]] held in the Detroit area since 93,173&nbsp;fans set a world indoor attendance record at the Pontiac Silverdome for [[WrestleMania III]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Adam|last1=Graham|first2=Tony|last2=Paul|title=Larger than life: An oral history of WrestleMania III|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2017/03/29/wrestlemania-iii-oral-history-30-years/99729286/|website=The Detroit News|date=March 29, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115090438/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2017/03/29/wrestlemania-iii-oral-history-30-years/99729286/|url-status=live}}</ref> WWE returned to the venue for [[SummerSlam (2023)|SummerSlam]] on August 5, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Jeremy |title=WWE SumerSlam 2023 To Take Place On August 5 At Ford Field |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-sumerslam-2023-take-place-august-5-ford-field |access-date=February 7, 2023 |work=Fightful |date=February 7, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207173446/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-sumerslam-2023-take-place-august-5-ford-field |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Shakiel|last=Mahjouri|title=2023 WWE SummerSlam results, recap, grades: Roman Reigns retains his title as Jimmy Uso turns on Jey Uso|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2023-wwe-summerslam-results-recap-grades-roman-reigns-retains-his-title-as-jimmy-uso-turns-on-jey-uso/live/|website=CBS Sports|date=August 6, 2023|access-date=August 6, 2023|archive-date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111222727/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2023-wwe-summerslam-results-recap-grades-roman-reigns-retains-his-title-as-jimmy-uso-turns-on-jey-uso/live/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ford Field hosted the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Midwest Regional in 2007 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=July-August 2007 by Society for Academic Emergency Medicine|url=https://issuu.com/saemonline/docs/julyaugust2007newsletter|website=Issuu|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415063017/https://issuu.com/saemonline/docs/julyaugust2007newsletter|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit – Society for Academic Emergency Medicine|url=https://www.saem.org/docs/default-source/saem-documents/regional-meetings/detroitsaem_brochure.pdf?sfvrsn=4&sfvrsn=4|format=PDF|website=Society for Academic Emergency Medicine|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831085329/https://www.saem.org/docs/default-source/saem-documents/regional-meetings/detroitsaem_brochure.pdf?sfvrsn=4&sfvrsn=4|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Ford Field housed the large group gatherings of the [[ELCA Youth Gathering]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Francis X.|last=Donnelly|title=Lutheran event brings 30K to city for Youth Gathering|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/religion/2015/07/15/lutheran-event-brings-city-youth-gathering/30219053/|website=The Detroit News|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115145009/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/religion/2015/07/15/lutheran-event-brings-city-youth-gathering/30219053/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 18, 2017, Ford Field hosted the Beatification Mass of [[Solanus Casey|Fr. Solanus Casey]], a Capuchin Franciscan Friar who ministered at the nearby [[St. Bonaventure Monastery]] on Mt. Elliott. The near-capacity crowd was one of the largest Catholic masses in Detroit history.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Patricia|last1=Montemurri|first2=Niraj|last2=Warikoo|first3=Ann|last3=Zaniewski|first4=Hasan|last4=Dudar|title=Father Solanus Casey declared 'Blessed Solanus' at Detroit beatification|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/2017/11/18/father-solanus-casey-declared-blessed-solanus-detroit-beatification/872947001/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=November 18, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119175103/http://www.freep.com/story/news/2017/11/18/father-solanus-casey-declared-blessed-solanus-detroit-beatification/872947001/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ford Field hosted the [[FIRST Championship]] in 2018 and 2019 along with the nearby [[Cobo Center]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephanie|last=Shenouda|title=International FIRST Robotics Competition Coming to Detroit's Cobo Center and Ford Field in April 2018|url=https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/international-first-robotics-competition-coming-to-detroits-cobo-center-and-ford-field-in-april-2018/|website=DBusiness|date=January 11, 2017|access-date=March 29, 2022|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527184350/https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/international-first-robotics-competition-coming-to-detroits-cobo-center-and-ford-field-in-april-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Lori|last=Higgins|title=Michigan teams dominate at FIRST robotics competition|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2018/04/28/first-world-robotics-kalamazoo-clarkston-win/561597002/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=April 28, 2018|access-date=October 13, 2019|archive-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013193231/https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2018/04/28/first-world-robotics-kalamazoo-clarkston-win/561597002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Wisely|title=FIRST Robotics championship invades Detroit|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2019/04/24/first-robotics-championship-detroit/3485938002/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=April 24, 2019|access-date=October 13, 2019|archive-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013193234/https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2019/04/24/first-robotics-championship-detroit/3485938002/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Event Information - FIRST Championship - Detroit - FIRST Robotics Competition (Cancelled)|url=https://frc-events.firstinspires.org/2020/CMPMI|website=firstinspires.org|access-date=April 24, 2018|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014112116/https://frc-events.firstinspires.org/2020/CMPMI|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Concerts===
{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:100% style="text-align:center"
! width=12% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|border=2}};|Date
! width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|border=2}};|Artist(s)
! width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|border=2}};|Supporting act(s)
! width=16% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|border=2}};|Tour
! width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|border=2}};|Attendance
! width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|border=2}};|Revenue
! width=20% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|border=2}};|Note(s)
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|border=2}};|Reference(s)
|-
| {{dts|October 12, 2002}} || [[The Rolling Stones]] || [[No Doubt]] || [[Licks Tour]] || || || This was the first concert at the stadium. || <ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Manzullo|title=Here's who performed the first concert at each Detroit sports venue|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/01/19/detroit-concerts/96770998/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013235501/http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/01/19/detroit-concerts/96770998/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| July 12, 2003
| rowspan="2" | [[Eminem]]
| rowspan="2" | [[50 Cent]]<br />[[Missy Elliott]]
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | 95,709 / 96,707
| rowspan="2" | $5,257,000
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Eminem Said to Plan One U.S. Show in 2003|url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Eminem-Said-to-Plan-One-U-S-Show-in-2003-7073718.php|website=Midland Daily News|date=February 7, 2003|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215054028/http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Eminem-Said-to-Plan-One-U-S-Show-in-2003-7073718.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|title=Eminem Gets Some Hometown Love, 50 Cent Makes Em Fans Believers At Rare Show|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1473771/eminem-gets-some-hometown-love-50-cent-makes-em-fans-believers-at-rare-show/|website=MTV.com|date=July 14, 2003|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215053457/http://www.mtv.com/news/1473771/eminem-gets-some-hometown-love-50-cent-makes-em-fans-believers-at-rare-show/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|July 13, 2003
|-
| {{dts|February 5, 2006}} || The Rolling Stones || || [[A Bigger Bang (concert tour)|A Bigger Bang]] || 68,206 || || This concert was a part of [[Super Bowl XL]]. || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4688278.stm|title=Stones angry at 'ridiculous' cuts|date=February 8, 2006|access-date=July 15, 2010|publisher=BBC|archive-date=December 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209064036/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4688278.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|April 7, 2006|format=hide}}{{nowrap|April 7–8, 2006}} || [[Delirious?]] || [[Tim Hughes]]<br />[[Reuben Morgan]] || The Mission Bell Tour || || || The band used Paul Evans as a stand-in drummer instead of regular drummer Stew Smith who stayed at home to be with his family. || <ref>{{cite web|title=Tours – The Mission Bell US Tour|url=http://www.delirious.org.uk/document.php?id=1305|website=Delirious.org.uk|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215053635/http://www.delirious.org.uk/document.php?id=1305|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tour Dates Archive - 2006 Tour Dates|url=http://www.delirious.org.uk/document.php?id=1321|website=Delirious.org.uk|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211233647/http://delirious.org.uk/document.php?id=1321|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|August 26, 2006}} || rowspan="3"| [[Kenny Chesney]] || [[Dierks Bentley]]<br />[[Carrie Underwood]] || The Road & The Radio Tour || 44,836 / 44,836 || $3,408,357 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Jarrod|last=Vrazel|title=Kenny Chesney : The Road & The Radio Tour|url=https://www.acountry.com/kenny-chesney-the-road-amp-the-radio-tour/|website=ACountry|date=March 20, 2006|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201138/https://www.acountry.com/kenny-chesney-the-road-amp-the-radio-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|August 18, 2007}} || [[Brooks & Dunn]] || Flip Flop Summer 2007 Tour || 47,470 / 47,470 || $4,112,541 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Kenny Chesney Sets Stadium Tour With Brooks & Dunn|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1549817/kenny-chesney-sets-stadium-tour-with-brooks-dunn/|website=CMT.com|date=January 11, 2007|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201053/http://www.cmt.com/news/1549817/kenny-chesney-sets-stadium-tour-with-brooks-dunn/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ken|last=Tucker|title=Chesney taking summer tour to football stadiums|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/music-chesney-dc/chesney-taking-summer-tour-to-football-stadiums-idUSN1146048320070111|website=Reuters|date=January 21, 2007|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034829/https://www.reuters.com/article/music-chesney-dc/chesney-taking-summer-tour-to-football-stadiums-idUSN1146048320070111|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|August 2, 2008}} || [[Keith Urban]]<br />[[LeAnn Rimes]]<br />[[Gary Allan]]<br />[[Luke Bryan]] || Poets & Pirates Tour || 46,871 / 48,194 || $3,931,995 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Kenny Chesney Goes NFL In A BIG Way; Ford Field among 13 stadiums to host 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Kenny-Chesney-Goes-NFL-In-A-BIG-Way-Ford-Field-among-13-stadiums-to-host-2008-Poets--Pirates-Tour/663479ca-8d24-442e-aca6-e1295d66817c|website=Detroit Lions|date=January 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034724/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Kenny-Chesney-Goes-NFL-In-A-BIG-Way-Ford-Field-among-13-stadiums-to-host-2008-Poets--Pirates-Tour/663479ca-8d24-442e-aca6-e1295d66817c|archive-date=December 16, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|November 18, 2008}} || [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] || || [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]] || 30,119 / 30,119 || $2,395,900 || || <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045476/madonna-announces-sticky-and-sweet-tour|title=Madonna Announces 'Sticky and Sweet' Tour|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=May 8, 2008|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329124608/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045476/madonna-announces-sticky-and-sweet-tour|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|August 22, 2009}} || Kenny Chesney || [[Miranda Lambert]]<br />[[Lady Antebellum]]<br />[[Sugarland]]<br />[[Montgomery Gentry]] || [[Sun City Carnival Tour]] || 49,215 / 49,215 || $3,843,639 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Jarrod|last=Vrazel|title=Kenny Chesney : Sun City Carnival Tour|url=https://www.acountry.com/kenny-chesney-sun-city-carnival-tour/|website=ACountry|date=March 11, 2009|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201154/https://www.acountry.com/kenny-chesney-sun-city-carnival-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{dts|January 15, 2011}} || [[Kid Rock]] || Ty Stone<br />[[Jamey Johnson]] || Born Free Tour || || || This concert was part of his 40th birthday party. Among the guests were [[Uncle Kracker]], [[Peter Wolfe (musician)|Peter Wolfe]], [[Reverend Run]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Cindy Crawford]], [[Jimmie Johnson]], and [[Anita Baker]]. ||<ref>{{cite web|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|title=Kid Rock Announces Born Free Tour|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1652440/kid-rock-announces-born-free-tour/|website=MTV.com|date=November 16, 2010|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100022/http://www.mtv.com/news/1652440/kid-rock-announces-born-free-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Sinkevics|title=Ty Stone to open Kid Rock's Ford Field show on Saturday; Jamey Johnson joins tour in Saginaw|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2011/01/ty_stone_to_open_kid_rocks_for.html|website=MLive|date=January 13, 2011|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805200050/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2011/01/ty_stone_to_open_kid_rocks_for.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Khalida|last=Cook|title=With video: Kid Rock's 40th birthday bash in Detroit includes surprise guests Sheryl Crow, Martina McBride, J. Geils Band singer and more|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2011/01/kid_rocks_birthday_bash.html|website=MLive|date=January 16, 2011|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805220604/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2011/01/kid_rocks_birthday_bash.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|June 11, 2011}} || [[Taylor Swift]] || [[Needtobreathe]]<br />[[Frankie Ballard]]<br />[[Randy Montana]] || [[Speak Now World Tour]] || 47,992 / 47,992 || $3,453,549 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Taylor Swift Announces Speak Now World Tour 2011|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Taylor-Swift-Announces-Speak-Now-World-Tour-2011/b928b6af-77ab-41d7-ae48-0392e5214c98|website=Detroit Lions|date=November 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015405/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Taylor-Swift-Announces-Speak-Now-World-Tour-2011/b928b6af-77ab-41d7-ae48-0392e5214c98|archive-date=November 15, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gary|last=Graff|title=In Concert: Taylor Swift loves a BIG show|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20110610/in-concert-taylor-swift-loves-a-big-show/|website= The Oakland Press|date=June 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115082843/http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20110610/in-concert-taylor-swift-loves-a-big-show|archive-date=November 15, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|August 20, 2011}} || Kenny Chesney<br />[[Zac Brown Band]] || [[Billy Currington]]<br /> [[Uncle Kracker]] || [[Goin' Coastal Tour]] || 48,225 / 48,225 || $4,169,719 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=DLI Entertainment presents Kenny Chesney at Ford Field|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/DLI-Entertainment-presents-Kenny-Chesney-at-Ford-Field-/da2c47ff-6392-4409-8e80-7dbcc2bebf36|website=Detroit Lions|date=November 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015539/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/DLI-Entertainment-presents-Kenny-Chesney-at-Ford-Field-/da2c47ff-6392-4409-8e80-7dbcc2bebf36|archive-date=November 15, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|August 18, 2012}} || Kenny Chesney<br />[[Tim McGraw]] || [[Jake Owen]]<br />[[Grace Potter & The Nocturnals]] || [[Brothers of the Sun Tour]] || 48,943 / 48,943 || $4,560,108 || || <ref>{{cite magazine|first=Ray|last=Waddell|title=Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw Reunite for Stadium Tour|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/465157/kenny-chesney-tim-mcgraw-reunite-for-stadium-tour|magazine=Billboard|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423010855/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/465157/kenny-chesney-tim-mcgraw-reunite-for-stadium-tour|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|May 4, 2013}} || Taylor Swift || [[Ed Sheeran]]<br />[[Austin Mahone]]<br />[[Brett Eldredge]] || [[The Red Tour]] || 48,265 / 48,265 || $3,969,059 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Ford Field will host Taylor Swift's Red Tour in 2013|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Ford-Field-will-host-Taylor-Swifts-Red-Tour-in-2013/bffacf6d-0f17-4bcd-861f-a917625dfae9|website=Detroit Lions|date=October 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115214124/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Ford-Field-will-host-Taylor-Swifts-Red-Tour-in-2013/bffacf6d-0f17-4bcd-861f-a917625dfae9|archive-date=November 15, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dustin|last=Block|title=Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Austin Mahone bring 'Red' hot tour to Detroit|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2013/05/taylor_swift_ed_sheeran_and_au.html|website=MLive|date=May 4, 2013|access-date=November 15, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805213449/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2013/05/taylor_swift_ed_sheeran_and_au.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brett Eldredge Talks About His Experience On Taylor Swift's RED Tour|url=https://countrymusicrocks.net/2013/06/brett-eldredge-talks-about-his-experience-on-taylor-swifts-red-tour.html/|website=Country Music Rocks|date=June 3, 2013|access-date=November 15, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115211640/https://countrymusicrocks.net/2013/06/brett-eldredge-talks-about-his-experience-on-taylor-swifts-red-tour.html/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|July 18, 2013}} || [[Bon Jovi]] || [[The J. Geils Band]] || [[Because We Can (concert tour)|Because We Can]] || 43,142 / 43,142 || $2,638,975 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Bon Jovi Because We Can tour announces the J. Geils Band will perform at Detroit show|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Bon-Jovi-Because-We-Can-tour-announces-the-J-Geils-Band-will-perform-at-Detroit-show/ff422a7d-6c60-41a8-8e7e-56e5eefa7f32|website=Detroit Lions|date=April 23, 2013|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622153633/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Bon-Jovi-Because-We-Can-tour-announces-the-J-Geils-Band-will-perform-at-Detroit-show/ff422a7d-6c60-41a8-8e7e-56e5eefa7f32|archive-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 6, 2013}} || [[Justin Timberlake]]<br />[[Jay-Z]] || [[DJ Cassidy]] || [[Legends of the Summer|Legend of the Summer Stadium Tour]] || 42,035 / 42,035 || $3,968,119 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Kyle|last=McGovern|title=Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z Confirm 'Legends of the Summer' Stadium Tour|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/02/legends-of-the-summer-justin-timberlake-jay-z-stadium-tour/|website=Spin|date=February 22, 2013|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117065601/https://www.spin.com/2013/02/legends-of-the-summer-justin-timberlake-jay-z-stadium-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Karen|last=Bliss|title=Jay Z & Justin Timberlake In Playful Mood As 'Legends of the Summer' Tour Kicks Off in Toronto|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/2544136/jay-z-justin-timberlake-in-playful-mood-as-legends-of-the-summer|magazine=Billboard|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809135046/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/2544136/jay-z-justin-timberlake-in-playful-mood-as-legends-of-the-summer|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 17, 2013}} || Kenny Chesney<br />[[Eric Church]] || [[Eli Young Band]]<br />[[Kacey Musgraves]] || [[No Shoes Nation Tour]] || 45,839 / 45,839 || $3,733,711 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Gonzalez|title=Kenny Chesney will return to Ford Field on 'No Shoes Nation' tour|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2012/11/kenny_chesney_will_return_to_f.html|website=MLive|date=November 8, 2012|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805205655/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2012/11/kenny_chesney_will_return_to_f.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 16, 2014|format=hide}}{{nowrap|August 16–17, 2014}} || [[One Direction]] || [[5 Seconds of Summer]] || [[Where We Are Tour (One Direction)|Where We Are Tour]] || 92,428 / 92,428 || $8,304,416 || During the August 16 performance, the band performed a cover of "[[Teenage Dirtbag]]" by [[Wheatus]]. || <ref>{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Lacy|title=One Direction books Detroit's Ford Field for second 'Where We Are Tour' show; first one sold out|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2014/01/one_direction_books_detroits_f.html|website=MLive|date=January 27, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805211937/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2014/01/one_direction_books_detroits_f.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Wangberg|title=One Direction Sings 'Teenage Dirtbag' Live, Fans Demand Studio Version|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/1416279/one-direction-sings-teenage-dirtbag-live-fans-demand-studio-version/|website=Inquisitr|date=August 17, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117122031/https://www.inquisitr.com/1416279/one-direction-sings-teenage-dirtbag-live-fans-demand-studio-version/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|May 30, 2015}} || Taylor Swift || [[Vance Joy]]<br />[[Shawn Mendes]] || [[The 1989 World Tour]] || 50,703 / 50,703 || $5,999,690 || [[Dan Reynolds (musician)|Dan Reynolds]] of [[Imagine Dragons]], [[Martha Hunt]] & [[Gigi Hadid]] were special guests. || <ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |title=Billboard Boxscore 0️⃣ Current Scores |date=June 10, 2015 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529175051/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Graff|first=Gary|title=Taylor Swift Brings Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons Out for 'Radioactive' in Detroit|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6583020/taylor-swift-dan-reynolds-imagine-dragons-radioactive|magazine=Billboard|date=May 31, 2015|access-date=June 5, 2015|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918160931/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6583020/taylor-swift-dan-reynolds-imagine-dragons-radioactive|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Heller|first=Corinne|title=Taylor Swift Brings 'Bad Blood' Co-Stars Gigi Hadid & Martha Hunt Onstage at Concert—See Their Fierce Looks!|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/661645/taylor-swift-brings-bad-blood-co-stars-gigi-hadid-martha-hunt-onstage-at-concert-see-their-fierce-looks|publisher=E!|date=May 31, 2015|access-date=June 13, 2015|archive-date=June 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613055402/http://www.eonline.com/news/661645/taylor-swift-brings-bad-blood-co-stars-gigi-hadid-martha-hunt-onstage-at-concert-see-their-fierce-looks|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 22, 2015}} || Kenny Chesney<br />Eric Church || [[Brantley Gilbert]]<br />[[Chase Rice]]<br />[[Old Dominion (band)|Old Dominion]] || [[The Big Revival Tour]] || 49,285 / 49,285 || $4,903,524 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Shelburne|title=Kenny Chesney, Eric Church Confirm Stadium Dates|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1732506/kenny-chesney-eric-church-confirm-stadium-dates/|website=CMT|date=November 10, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117064749/http://www.cmt.com/news/1732506/kenny-chesney-eric-church-confirm-stadium-dates/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 29, 2015}} || One Direction || [[Icona Pop]] || [[On The Road Again Tour]] || 42,767 / 42,767 || $2,700,684 || This concert took place on [[Liam Payne]]'s 22nd birthday. || <ref>{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Cage|title=One Direction announce U.S. 2015 'On The Road Again Tour' dates|url=https://www.axs.com/one-direction-announce-u-s-2015-on-the-road-again-tour-dates-24753|website=AXS.com|date=October 23, 2014|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209152101/https://www.axs.com/one-direction-announce-u-s-2015-on-the-road-again-tour-dates-24753|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=William|last=Pankey|title=Icona Pop to open for One Direction on North American leg of tour|url=https://www.axs.com/news/icona-pop-to-open-for-one-direction-on-north-american-leg-of-tour-56180|website=AXS.com|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209152104/https://www.axs.com/news/icona-pop-to-open-for-one-direction-on-north-american-leg-of-tour-56180|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=Birthday bash overtakes One Direction's Ford Field concert|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/adam-graham/2015/08/30/one-direction-ford-field-detroit-concert/71412854/|website=The Detroit News|date=August 30, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209101608/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/adam-graham/2015/08/30/one-direction-ford-field-detroit-concert/71412854/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|September 8, 2015}} || [[AC/DC]] || Vintage Trouble || [[Rock or Bust World Tour|Rock Or Bust World Tour]] || 43,000 / 43,000 || || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Ferro|title=AC/DC to rock Ford Field for their first ever stadium concert in Detroit|url=https://www.axs.com/news/ac-dc-to-rock-ford-field-for-their-first-ever-stadium-concert-in-detro-40310|website=AXS.com|date=February 11, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015240/https://www.axs.com/news/ac-dc-to-rock-ford-field-for-their-first-ever-stadium-concert-in-detro-40310|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gary|last=Graff|title=Review: Familiarty {{sic|hide=y}} breeds contentment for AC/DC fans at Ford Field|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/nation-world-news/review-familiarty-breeds-contentment-for-ac-dc-fans-at-ford-field/article_612ac34d-4f61-5588-b56b-f255fc11e705.html|website=The Oakland Press|date=September 9, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref>
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| {{dts|October 30, 2015}} || [[Luke Bryan]] || [[Florida Georgia Line]]<br />[[Randy Houser]]<br />[[Thomas Rhett]]<br />[[Dustin Lynch]] || [[Kick the Dust Up Tour]] || 44,004 / 44,004 || $3,760,515 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Billy|last=Dukes|title=Luke Bryan Announces Kick the Dust Up Tour Dates, Calls in Big Help|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/luke-bryan-kick-the-dust-up-tour-dates-2015/|website=Taste of Country|date=January 21, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413231422/http://tasteofcountry.com/luke-bryan-kick-the-dust-up-tour-dates-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Shelburne|title=Luke Bryan Reveals Kick the Dust Up Tour|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1748220/luke-bryan-reveals-kick-the-dust-up-tour/|website=CMT.com|date=January 21, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015843/http://www.cmt.com/news/1748220/luke-bryan-reveals-kick-the-dust-up-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=Luke Bryan kicks the dust up at raucous Ford Field show|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/10/31/luke-bryan-kicks-dust-raucous-ford-field-show/74927966/|website=The Detroit News|date=October 31, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608062817/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/10/31/luke-bryan-kicks-dust-raucous-ford-field-show/74927966/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|June 14, 2016}} || [[Beyoncé]] || [[DJ Khaled]] || [[The Formation World Tour]] || 41,524 / 41,524 || $5,471,395 || This concert was originally scheduled to take place on May 29, 2016, but was rescheduled due to "scheduling changes". During the show, she dedicated "Halo" to the victims affected by the [[Orlando nightclub shooting]]. || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/02/12/beyonce-ford-field-show-new-date-june-14/80303334/|title=Beyoncé show at Ford Field bumped to June 14.|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|first=Brian|last=McCollum|date=February 12, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2016|archive-date=February 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213104849/http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/02/12/beyonce-ford-field-show-new-date-june-14/80303334/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7407974/beyonce-halo-detroit-concert-orlando-shooting|title=Beyoncé Dedicates 'Halo' to Victims of Orlando Shooting|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gary|last=Graff|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616054721/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7407974/beyonce-halo-detroit-concert-orlando-shooting|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|June 23, 2016}} || [[Guns N' Roses]] || [[Alice in Chains]] || [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]] || 44,439 / 44,439 || $4,776,766 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Guns N' Roses Detroit: What happened at their first reunion tour concert|url=https://www.mlive.com/music/2016/06/guns_n_roses_detroit_what_happ.html|website=MLive|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207100505/https://www.mlive.com/music/2016/06/guns_n_roses_detroit_what_happ.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|October 29, 2016}} || Luke Bryan || [[Little Big Town]]<br />Dustin Lynch || [[Kill the Lights Tour]] || 39,573 / 45,000 || $3,418,006 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=Luke Bryan returning to Ford Field for Oct. 29 show|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/01/13/luke-bryan-detroit-ford-field-concert-2016/78733112/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=January 13, 2016|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=July 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713123917/http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/01/13/luke-bryan-detroit-ford-field-concert-2016/78733112/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|September 3, 2017}} || [[U2]] || [[Beck]] || [[The Joshua Tree Tour 2017]] || 42,905 / 42,905 || $4,936,605 ||Special appearance by [[Patti Smith]] at the end of the Joshua Tree portion of the set during "Mothers of the Disappeared." ||<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=U2 bringing Joshua Tree Tour to Ford Field in September|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/06/06/bringing-joshua-tree-tour-ford-field-september/102542440/|website=The Detroit News|date=June 6, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115023607/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/06/06/bringing-joshua-tree-tour-ford-field-september/102542440/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gary|last=Graff|title=U2 Welcomes Patti Smith on Stage, Praises Detroit as 'Joshua Tree' Tour Returns to U.S.|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7950076/u2-patti-smith-detroit-joshua-tree-tour-2017|magazine=Billboard|date=September 4, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108074456/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7950076/u2-patti-smith-detroit-joshua-tree-tour-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 4, 2018}} || Kenny Chesney || [[Thomas Rhett]]<br />Old Dominion<br />Brandon Lay || The Trip Around the Sun Tour || 48,826 / 48,826 || $4,968,563 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Alison|last=Bonaguro|title=Kenny Chesney Plots Trip Around the Sun Tour|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1787682/kenny-chesney-plots-trip-around-the-sun-tour/|website=CMT.com|date=October 18, 2017|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213091306/http://www.cmt.com/news/1787682/kenny-chesney-plots-trip-around-the-sun-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=Kenny Chesney parties with 49,000 as he notches 10th Ford Field show|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2018/08/05/kenny-chesney-detroit-ford-field-review/909749002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=August 5, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2018|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202135753/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2018/08/05/kenny-chesney-detroit-ford-field-review/909749002/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 13, 2018}} || Beyoncé<br />Jay-Z || [[Chloe X Halle]] and [[DJ Khaled]] || [[On the Run II Tour]] || 43,699 / 43,699 || $5,310,376 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z concert to hit Detroit's Ford Field for On The Run II tour|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/03/12/beyonce-jay-z-detroit-concert/415858002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=March 12, 2018|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613000131/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/03/12/beyonce-jay-z-detroit-concert/415858002/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 28, 2018}} || Taylor Swift || [[Camila Cabello]]<br />[[Charli XCX]] || [[Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour]] || 49,464 / 49,464 || $6,597,852 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' tour headed to Detroit's Ford Field|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/11/13/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-detroit-ford-field/858056001/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113200813/http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/11/13/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-detroit-ford-field/858056001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|September 8, 2018}} || [[Ed Sheeran]] || [[Snow Patrol]]<br />[[Anne-Marie]] || [[÷ Tour]]{{efn|Pronounced The Divide Tour.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Beech|title=Ed Sheeran's Record-Breaking Divide Tour Totals $775.6 Million, Beating U2, Guns N' Roses|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2019/08/27/ed-sheerans-record-breaking-divide-tour-totals-7756-million-beating-u2-guns-n-roses/?sh=7b197b0436c2|website=Forbes|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=October 20, 2023|archive-date=November 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123112749/https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2019/08/27/ed-sheerans-record-breaking-divide-tour-totals-7756-million-beating-u2-guns-n-roses/?sh=7b197b0436c2|url-status=live}}</ref>}} || 47,804 / 47,804 || $4,481,290 || || <ref name="Pevos">{{cite web|first=Edward|last=Pevos|title=Ed Sheeran returning to Michigan to play stadium show at Ford Field|url=https://www.mlive.com/music/2018/02/ed_sheeran_returning_to_michig.html|website=MLive|date=February 6, 2018|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805200303/https://www.mlive.com/music/2018/02/ed_sheeran_returning_to_michig.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|October 26, 2018}} || Luke Bryan || [[Sam Hunt]]<br />[[Jon Pardi]]<br />[[Morgan Wallen]] || [[What Makes You Country Tour]] || || || || <ref name="Pevos"/>
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| {{dts|October 25, 2019}} || Luke Bryan || [[Cole Swindell]]<br />[[Jon Langston]]<br />DJ Rock || Sunset Repeat Tour || || || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=Luke Bryan keeps his Detroit party tradition rolling with another Ford Field show|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2019/05/10/luke-bryan-ford-field-detroit-tickets/1164618001/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511012234/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2019/05/10/luke-bryan-ford-field-detroit-tickets/1164618001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|February 22, 2020}} || [[Garth Brooks]] || [[Chase Rice]] || [[The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour]] || 70,000|| $6,193,800|| || <ref>{{cite web|first=Brendel|last=Hightower|title=Garth Brooks Stadium Tour is coming to Ford Field|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/13/garth-brooks-stadium-tour-detroit-ford-field/4176706002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=November 13, 2019|access-date=February 24, 2020|archive-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217062554/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/13/garth-brooks-stadium-tour-detroit-ford-field/4176706002/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|November 15, 2021
|The Rolling Stones
|[[Ayron Jones]]
|[[No Filter Tour]]
|40,250 / 40,250
|$8,289,779
|
| <ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=The Rolling Stones honor Detroit with spirited show at Ford Field|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/15/rolling-stones-concert-detroit/6385849001/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 15, 2021|access-date=November 17, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118023543/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/15/rolling-stones-concert-detroit/6385849001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| July 27, 2022
| [[The Weeknd]]
| [[Kaytranada]]<br>[[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]]
| [[After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour]]
| 45,609 / 45,609
| $4,985,501
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweeknd.com/tour|title=Tour|website=The Weeknd's Official Website|language=en|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128055515/https://www.theweeknd.com/tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/the-weeknd-announces-lineup-of-openers-on-stadium-tour|website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|title=The Weeknd Announces Lineup of Openers to Replace Doja Cat on Stadium Tour|access-date=June 30, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630153352/https://www.complex.com/music/the-weeknd-announces-lineup-of-openers-on-stadium-tour|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|August 20, 2022
| Kenny Chesney
| [[Dan + Shay]]<br>Old Dominion<br>[[Carly Pearce]]
| [[Here and Now Tour (Kenny Chesney)|Here and Now Tour]]
| 49,725 / 49,725
| $5,622,738
|
| <ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=After two postponements, Kenny Chesney announces Ford Field return|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/01/after-two-postponements-kenny-chesney-announces-ford-field-return/6230922001/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 1, 2021|access-date=July 24, 2023|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724104100/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/01/after-two-postponements-kenny-chesney-announces-ford-field-return/6230922001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| April 22, 2023
| [[Luke Combs]]
| [[Riley Green (singer)|Riley Green]]<br>[[Lainey Wilson]]<br>[[Flatland Cavalry]]<br>[[Brent Cobb]]
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| <ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=Luke Combs to play Ford Field in April as part of country star's 2023 world tour|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2022/09/08/luke-combs-tour-detroit-michigan-ford-field/66758658007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=September 8, 2022|access-date=December 6, 2022|archive-date=December 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207041429/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2022/09/08/luke-combs-tour-detroit-michigan-ford-field/66758658007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|June 9, 2023
| rowspan="2" |Taylor Swift
|[[Girl in Red]]<br />[[Gracie Abrams]]
| rowspan="2" |[[The Eras Tour]]
| rowspan="2" |
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| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|first=Edward|last=Pevos|title=One Michigan stadium isn't enough: Taylor Swift adds second Ford Field concert|url=https://www.mlive.com/life/2022/11/one-michigan-stadium-isnt-enough-taylor-swift-adds-second-ford-field-concert.html|website=MLive|date=November 11, 2022|access-date=November 17, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118023029/https://www.mlive.com/life/2022/11/one-michigan-stadium-isnt-enough-taylor-swift-adds-second-ford-field-concert.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|June 10, 2023
|Girl in Red<br>OWENN
|-
|June 29, 2023
| rowspan="2" |Morgan Wallen
| rowspan="2" |[[Bailey Zimmerman]]<br>ERNEST<br>HARDY
| rowspan="2" |One Night at a Time World Tour
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|first=Edward|last=Pevos|title=What attending our first Morgan Wallen concert was like, a huge Ford Field stadium show|url=https://www.mlive.com/life/2023/06/what-attending-our-first-morgan-wallen-concert-was-like-a-huge-ford-field-stadium-show.html|website=MLive|date=June 30, 2023|access-date=November 23, 2023|archive-date=November 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123111903/https://www.mlive.com/life/2023/06/what-attending-our-first-morgan-wallen-concert-was-like-a-huge-ford-field-stadium-show.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|June 30, 2023
|-
|July 15, 2023
|Ed Sheeran
|[[Khalid (singer)|Khalid]]
|[[+–=÷× Tour]]{{efn|Pronounced The Mathematics Tour.<ref>{{cite web|first=Alan|last=York|title=Ed Sheeran Announces The Mathematics Tour Of UK, Europe For 2022|url=https://www.thisisdig.com/ed-sheeran-mathematics-tour-2022/|website=Dig!|date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623201606/https://www.thisisdig.com/ed-sheeran-mathematics-tour-2022/|archivedate=June 23, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023}}</ref>}}
|70,372 / 70,372
|$7,126,417
|Eminem made a surprise appearance to perform "[[Lose Yourself]]" and "[[Stan (song)|Stan]]".
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=Eminem joins Ed Sheeran on stage at Ford Field concert, crowd loses itself|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/07/15/eminem-joins-ed-sheeran-on-stage-at-ford-field-concert/70417334007/|website=The Detroit News|date=July 15, 2023|access-date=July 24, 2023|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724104059/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/07/15/eminem-joins-ed-sheeran-on-stage-at-ford-field-concert/70417334007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|July 26, 2023
|Beyoncé
|
| [[Renaissance World Tour]]
|44,554 / 44,554
|$9,963,756
|Highest-grossing boxscore report in the stadium's history.
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Year-End Top 300 Concert Grosses |url=https://data.pollstar.com/Chart/2024/01/121123_ye.top300.concert.grosses_digital_1040.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226172312/https://data.pollstar.com/Chart/2024/01/121123_ye.top300.concert.grosses_digital_1040.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2024 |access-date=26 February 2024 |website=Pollstar}}</ref>
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|November 10, 2023
| rowspan="2" |[[Metallica]]
|[[Pantera]]<br />[[Mammoth WVH]]
| rowspan="2" |[[M72 World Tour]]
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| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=Metallica rides the lightning at Ford Field, finishes two-nighter with hits, favorites|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/11/13/metallica-finishes-out-ford-field-two-nighter-with-hits-favorites/71492291007/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 13, 2023|access-date=November 23, 2023|archive-date=November 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123111903/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/11/13/metallica-finishes-out-ford-field-two-nighter-with-hits-favorites/71492291007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|November 12, 2023
|[[Five Finger Death Punch]]<br>[[Ice Nine Kills]]
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|June 20, 2024
|[[Zach Bryan]]
|[[Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit]]<br>Levi Turner
|Quittin Time Tour
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|July 13, 2024
|[[George Strait]]
|[[Chris Stapleton]]<br>[[Little Big Town]]
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|August 10, 2024
|Kenny Chesney<br>Zac Brown Band
|[[Megan Moroney]]<br>Uncle Kracker
|Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour
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==Photo gallery==
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<gallery>
Image:Pano2_copy_filtered_copy.jpg|A Wide Angle View of Ford Field before a Detroit Lions game.
Image:Pano2_copy_filtered_copy.jpg|A wide angle view of Ford Field before a Detroit Lions game.
Image:Ford Field exterior.JPG|Ford Field allows natural light to penetrate through gray translucent roof panels.
Image:Ford Field exterior.JPG|Ford Field allows natural light to penetrate through gray translucent roof panels.
Image:FordFieldinsideMAC2006game.jpg|Before 2006 [[Mid-American Conference]] Championship game.
Image:FordFieldinsideMAC2006game.jpg|Before the 2006 [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] Championship game.
Image:Fordfield4.jpg|Looking from section 111 towards press box and club suites.
Image:Ford Field left view down Brush street.JPG|Old Hudson's warehouse exterior looking down Brush Street.
Image:Ford-Field-September-10-2006.jpg|Ford Field playing surface.
Image:Ford-Field-September-10-2006.jpg|Ford Field playing surface.
Image:FordFieldMAC2006.JPG|2006 MAC Championship: [[Central Michigan University]] vs. [[Ohio University]].
Image:FordFieldMAC2006.JPG|2006 MAC Championship: [[Central Michigan University|Central Michigan]] vs. [[Ohio University|Ohio]].
Image:FordField.jpg|Aerial view of Ford Field.
Image:FordField.jpg|Aerial view of Ford Field.
Image:Ford Field.jpg|Front of Ford Field on December 26, 2006.
Image:Ford Field 2007.JPG|Thousands wait to enter Ford Field for [[WrestleMania 23]] on April 1, 2007.
Image:Ford Field 2007.JPG|Thousands wait to enter Ford Field for [[WrestleMania 23]] on April 1, 2007.
Image:Wrestlemania23 17.jpg|An attendance record setting 80,103 fans at Ford Field for [[WrestleMania 23]].
Image:Wrestlemania23 17.jpg|An attendance record setting 80,103 fans at Ford Field for WrestleMania 23.
Image:Wrestlemania23_screen.jpg|[[WrestleMania 23]] stage at Ford Field.
Image:Wrestlemania23_screen.jpg|WrestleMania 23 stage at Ford Field.
Image:FordFieldsuperbowlXL.JPG|Ford Field on Super Bowl XL Sunday, countdown to kickoff on [[Comerica Park]]'s scoreboard.
Image:FordFieldsuperbowlXL.JPG|Ford Field on Super Bowl XL Sunday, countdown to kickoff on [[Comerica Park]]'s scoreboard.
Image:Detroit December 2015 09 (Ford Field).jpg|Exterior in 2015.
Image:Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions 2018 03.jpg|Before 2018 Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions game.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Notes==
==References and further reading==
{{Notelist}}
*{{Cite book|author=Fisher, Dale|title=Building Michigan: A Tribute to Michigan's Construction Industry|year=2003|publisher=Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing|id=ISBN 1891143247}}


==External links==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.fordfield.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.motorcitybowl.com/ Motor City Bowl]
*[http://www.expotv.com/videos/reviews/21/188/Ford-Field/189492 Video Review of Ford Field with on-site footage]


==Further reading==
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*{{cite book|author=Fisher, Dale|title=Building Michigan: A Tribute to Michigan's Construction Industry|year=2003|publisher=Grass Lake, Michigan: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing|isbn=1-891143-24-7}}

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Ford Field's Brush Street atrium in 2015
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Address2000 Brush Street[1]
LocationDetroit, Michigan[1]
Coordinates42°20′24″N 83°2′44″W / 42.34000°N 83.04556°W / 42.34000; -83.04556
Public transit Grand Circus Park
OwnerDetroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority[2]
OperatorDetroit Lions[3]
CapacityFootball: 65,000 (expandable to 70,000)
Basketball: 78,000
Record attendanceWrestleMania 23: 80,103 (April 1, 2007)[4][5]
SurfaceFieldTurf[6]
Construction
Broke groundNovember 16, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-11-16)[1]
OpenedAugust 24, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-08-24)[10]
Renovated2017[7]
Construction costUS$500 million ($847 million in 2023 dollars[8])
ArchitectRossetti Architects
Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc.
Kaplan, McLaughlin, Diaz Architects[1]
Project managerHammes Company[9]
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti[1]
Services engineerSmithGroup[1]
General contractorHunt/Jenkins/White/Olson JV[1]
Tenants
Detroit Lions (NFL) (2002–present)
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (NCAA) (2002–2013)
Quick Lane Bowl (NCAA) (2014–present)
MHSAA Football Finals (2005–present)
MHSAA Wrestling Individual States (2017–present)
Michigan Panthers (USFL, UFL) (2023–present)
Philadelphia Stars (USFL) (2023)
Website
www.fordfield.com Edit this at Wikidata

Ford Field is a domed American football stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It primarily serves as the home of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL), the Mid-American Conference championship game, and the annual Quick Lane Bowl college football bowl game, state championship football games for the MHSAA, the MHSAA State Wrestling Championships, and the MCBA Marching Band State Finals, among other events. The regular seating capacity is approximately 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for basketball.

The naming rights were purchased by the Ford Motor Company for $40 million over 20 years; the Ford family holds a controlling interest in the company, and they have controlled ownership of the Lions franchise since 1963.

History[edit]

Planning and construction[edit]

In 1975, the Lions moved to the Pontiac Silverdome after playing at Tiger Stadium from 1938 to 1939 and 1941 to 1974.[11][12] By the mid-1990s, they began exploring the possibility of returning to the city of Detroit in order to build a new stadium.[13] On August 20, 1996, the Lions announced their intention to build a new stadium in Downtown Detroit. On November 5, 1996, voters approved a referendum for the stadium.[1][13]

Groundbreaking for the stadium occurred on November 16, 1999, as part of a downtown revitalization plan for the city of Detroit, which included Comerica Park.[1][14]

Design[edit]

The stadium's design incorporates a former Hudson's warehouse, which was constructed in the 1920s.[15] The warehouse was converted to office space and currently has Campbell Ewald and Bodman as tenants.[16]

The presence of the warehouse allows for a seating arrangement that is unique among professional American football stadiums. The majority of suites are located in the warehouse along the stadium's southern sideline, as are the lounges that serve the premium club seats on that side of the field.[1][15] The bulk of the grandstand seats are located along the northern sideline and both end-lines, with gaps in the stadium's upper half at the southwest and southeast corners. The upper deck on the stadium's northern sideline also contains one level of suites and a smaller section of club seating. A similar design was implemented at the renovated Soldier Field, albeit with the use of a new structure (as opposed to an existing building) to house four levels of suites.[15]

Unlike most prior domed stadiums, Ford Field allows a large amount of natural light to reach the field, thanks to immense skylights and large glass windows at the open corners.[17] The windows along the ceiling are frosted to mimic the automotive factories that are prevalent in Metro Detroit. The south entrance provides the seating bowl and concourse with sunlight year-round and also offers fans a view of downtown Detroit.[13][18] To prevent the stadium from becoming an overly imposing presence in the Detroit skyline, the playing field is 45 feet (14 m) below street level, similar to the design at adjacent Comerica Park.[13][19]

Ford Field is one of the few venues in the NFL that has end zones in the east and the west. There is no NFL rule for field construction in roofed venues regarding sunlight distracting players on the field.[20] The east–west end zone design accommodated the Hudson warehouse location. The natural light is not a distraction to the players in a day game, because the light only reaches as far as the sidelines, leaving the field still properly lit with the combination of artificial stadium lighting and sunlight.

In 2017, Ford Field underwent its first major renovation. The $100 million renovation included new video boards, a new sound system, updated suites, and the renovation of multiple restaurants, clubs, and bars on the property.[7]

Major events[edit]

Football[edit]

Ford Field hosted Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006, as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 21–10 to win their fifth Super Bowl championship in front of 68,206 in attendance. It also marked the final game in the 13-year career for Steelers running back, and Detroit native, Jerome Bettis.[21][22]

The stadium was home to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl sponsored by Detroit-based Little Caesars (previously known as the Motor City Bowl and jointly sponsored by the Big Three automakers headquartered in Detroit – Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors) from 2002 until 2013. It featured a top Mid-American Conference team and a Big Ten Conference team.[23] The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl was replaced by the Quick Lane Bowl, featuring teams from the Big Ten Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference, and backed by the Lions and Ford.[24] It has also hosted the annual MAC Football Championship Game since 2004.[25]

Ford Field has been the site of several neutral site regular season college football games, including Western Michigan vs. Illinois in 2008 and Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic in 2010.[26][27] Central Michigan was set to play Western Michigan at Ford Field on October 17, 2020, before the football season for the conference were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28] Penn State and Michigan State played a neutral field regular season game on November 24, 2023, a Black Friday game televised by NBC in primetime.[29] Penn State won the game 42–0.[30]

On December 13, 2010, the Minnesota Vikings played a home game at Ford Field against the New York Giants after the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome's inflatable roof collapsed due to a rip in the roofing material caused by heavy snow accumulation.[31][32][33] The roof failure forced the already postponed game to be moved elsewhere, and after deliberations, the NFL chose Ford Field.[31] It was the first ever regular season Monday night game played at Ford Field, and one of the few instances where a team played an unofficial home game at another (rival) team's home field.[34] The Lions hosted their first ever Monday Night Football game in Ford Field on October 10, 2011, against the Chicago Bears.[35]

A Buffalo Bills home game against the New York Jets was played at Ford Field on November 24, 2014, after a major lake effect snowstorm hit western New York, causing the game to be moved from Ralph Wilson Stadium.[36] The Bills won the game 38–3.[37][38] A similar scenario also took place on November 20, 2022, when the Bills' home game against the Cleveland Browns was also moved to Ford Field.[39] The Bills won the game 31–23.[40]

The Lions hosted their first playoff game at Ford Field against the Los Angeles Rams on January 14, 2024.[41] The Lions won the game 24–23.[42] The Lions hosted their second playoff game at Ford Field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 21, 2024. The Lions won the game 31–23.[43][44]

Basketball[edit]

Ford Field is transformed into a basketball arena in preparation for the 2008 Midwest Regional Finals.

On December 13, 2003, Ford Field hosted the then largest crowd ever to attend a basketball game, as 78,129 people packed the stadium for the Basketbowl, where the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Michigan State Spartans, 79–74.[45][46]

The University of Detroit Mercy and Ford Field hosted the 2008 NCAA basketball tournament regional semifinal and final games (March 28 and 30).[47] Ford Field was the site of the 2009 Final Four (April 4 and 6).[48] For the 2008 NCAA basketball tournament, the court was placed in the center of the football field rather than in an end of the stadium. This was the first time this configuration was used for NCAA Tournament play with the new 70,000-seat capacity rule in effect.[49] Ford Field will host the Final Four again in 2027 (April 3 and 5).[50]

College hockey[edit]

The 2010 Frozen Four was held on April 8 and 10 with Boston College defeating Wisconsin to win the championship. This has been the only time NCAA hockey has used a football stadium for the championship (inspired in part by their college basketball counterparts) and resulted in the largest attendance (37,592) at a Frozen Four event.[51]

High school competitions[edit]

Ford Field has hosted the MHSAA football state championships since 2005. It also hosted the MHSAA individual wrestling state finals in 2018.[52]

The stadium also hosts the MCBA finals, where Michigan high school marching bands compete to be the best in the state.[53]

Soccer[edit]

Ford Field hosted two group stage matches of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer tournament on June 7, 2011.[54] Panama played Guadeloupe in the first match, while the United States played Canada in the second match.[55][56]

Date Winning Team Result Losing Team Tournament Spectators
December 17, 2008  United States women 1–0  China women Women’s International Friendly 11,933
June 7, 2011  Panama 3–2  Guadeloupe 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C 28,209
 United States 2–0  Canada
December 8, 2012  United States women 2–0  China women Women’s International Friendly 17,371
September 17, 2015  United States women 5–0  Haiti women Women’s International Friendly 34,538

In 2016, Dan Gilbert and Tom Gores announced a bid for a Major League Soccer expansion franchise, first looking at building a new open-air stadium in downtown Detroit, then focusing on playing at Ford Field, which would be retrofitted with a retractable roof. However, in 2018, Gilbert and Gores and the Ford family would "not move forward with this proposed retrofit, because the risks that would inhere to such an undertaking would substantially outweigh the rewards".[57]

Other competitions[edit]

The Professional Bull Riders brought their Built Ford Tough Series tour to Ford Field for the first time ever on March 10, 2012.[58] Ford Field is the second Detroit area venue the BFTS has visited; they had visited The Palace of Auburn Hills in 2001, 2006 and 2007.[59][60][61]

The United States Hot Rod Association (USHRA) holds multiple Monster Jam Monster Truck races at Ford Field. These races were previously held in the Pontiac Silverdome until it was closed. AMA Supercross Championship, also a Feld Entertainment competition, has competed at Ford Field from 2006 to 2008 and 2014 to 2017.

Other events[edit]

On April 1, 2007, Ford Field hosted WWE's WrestleMania 23.[5] This event set a Ford Field attendance record of 80,103.[4] It was the first WrestleMania held in the Detroit area since 93,173 fans set a world indoor attendance record at the Pontiac Silverdome for WrestleMania III in 1987.[62] WWE returned to the venue for SummerSlam on August 5, 2023.[63][64]

Ford Field hosted the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Midwest Regional in 2007 and 2014.[65][66]

In 2015, Ford Field housed the large group gatherings of the ELCA Youth Gathering.[67]

On November 18, 2017, Ford Field hosted the Beatification Mass of Fr. Solanus Casey, a Capuchin Franciscan Friar who ministered at the nearby St. Bonaventure Monastery on Mt. Elliott. The near-capacity crowd was one of the largest Catholic masses in Detroit history.[68]

Ford Field hosted the FIRST Championship in 2018 and 2019 along with the nearby Cobo Center.[69][70][71] The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72]

Concerts[edit]

Date Artist(s) Supporting act(s) Tour Attendance Revenue Note(s) Reference(s)
October 12, 2002 The Rolling Stones No Doubt Licks Tour This was the first concert at the stadium. [73]
July 12, 2003 Eminem 50 Cent
Missy Elliott 		95,709 / 96,707 $5,257,000 [74][75]
July 13, 2003
February 5, 2006 The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang 68,206 This concert was a part of Super Bowl XL. [76]
April 7–8, 2006 Delirious? Tim Hughes
Reuben Morgan		 The Mission Bell Tour The band used Paul Evans as a stand-in drummer instead of regular drummer Stew Smith who stayed at home to be with his family. [77][78]
August 26, 2006 Kenny Chesney Dierks Bentley
Carrie Underwood		 The Road & The Radio Tour 44,836 / 44,836 $3,408,357 [79]
August 18, 2007 Brooks & Dunn Flip Flop Summer 2007 Tour 47,470 / 47,470 $4,112,541 [80][81]
August 2, 2008 Keith Urban
LeAnn Rimes
Gary Allan
Luke Bryan		 Poets & Pirates Tour 46,871 / 48,194 $3,931,995 [82]
November 18, 2008 Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour 30,119 / 30,119 $2,395,900 [83]
August 22, 2009 Kenny Chesney Miranda Lambert
Lady Antebellum
Sugarland
Montgomery Gentry		 Sun City Carnival Tour 49,215 / 49,215 $3,843,639 [84]
January 15, 2011 Kid Rock Ty Stone
Jamey Johnson		 Born Free Tour This concert was part of his 40th birthday party. Among the guests were Uncle Kracker, Peter Wolfe, Reverend Run, Sheryl Crow, Cindy Crawford, Jimmie Johnson, and Anita Baker. [85][86][87]
June 11, 2011 Taylor Swift Needtobreathe
Frankie Ballard
Randy Montana		 Speak Now World Tour 47,992 / 47,992 $3,453,549 [88][89]
August 20, 2011 Kenny Chesney
Zac Brown Band		 Billy Currington
Uncle Kracker		 Goin' Coastal Tour 48,225 / 48,225 $4,169,719 [90]
August 18, 2012 Kenny Chesney
Tim McGraw		 Jake Owen
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals		 Brothers of the Sun Tour 48,943 / 48,943 $4,560,108 [91]
May 4, 2013 Taylor Swift Ed Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Brett Eldredge		 The Red Tour 48,265 / 48,265 $3,969,059 [92][93][94]
July 18, 2013 Bon Jovi The J. Geils Band Because We Can 43,142 / 43,142 $2,638,975 [95]
August 6, 2013 Justin Timberlake
Jay-Z		 DJ Cassidy Legend of the Summer Stadium Tour 42,035 / 42,035 $3,968,119 [96][97]
August 17, 2013 Kenny Chesney
Eric Church		 Eli Young Band
Kacey Musgraves		 No Shoes Nation Tour 45,839 / 45,839 $3,733,711 [98]
August 16–17, 2014 One Direction 5 Seconds of Summer Where We Are Tour 92,428 / 92,428 $8,304,416 During the August 16 performance, the band performed a cover of "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus. [99][100]
May 30, 2015 Taylor Swift Vance Joy
Shawn Mendes		 The 1989 World Tour 50,703 / 50,703 $5,999,690 Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, Martha Hunt & Gigi Hadid were special guests. [101][102][103]
August 22, 2015 Kenny Chesney
Eric Church		 Brantley Gilbert
Chase Rice
Old Dominion		 The Big Revival Tour 49,285 / 49,285 $4,903,524 [104]
August 29, 2015 One Direction Icona Pop On The Road Again Tour 42,767 / 42,767 $2,700,684 This concert took place on Liam Payne's 22nd birthday. [105][106][107]
September 8, 2015 AC/DC Vintage Trouble Rock Or Bust World Tour 43,000 / 43,000 [108][109]
October 30, 2015 Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line
Randy Houser
Thomas Rhett
Dustin Lynch		 Kick the Dust Up Tour 44,004 / 44,004 $3,760,515 [110][111][112]
June 14, 2016 Beyoncé DJ Khaled The Formation World Tour 41,524 / 41,524 $5,471,395 This concert was originally scheduled to take place on May 29, 2016, but was rescheduled due to "scheduling changes". During the show, she dedicated "Halo" to the victims affected by the Orlando nightclub shooting. [113][114]
June 23, 2016 Guns N' Roses Alice in Chains Not in This Lifetime... Tour 44,439 / 44,439 $4,776,766 [115]
October 29, 2016 Luke Bryan Little Big Town
Dustin Lynch		 Kill the Lights Tour 39,573 / 45,000 $3,418,006 [116]
September 3, 2017 U2 Beck The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 42,905 / 42,905 $4,936,605 Special appearance by Patti Smith at the end of the Joshua Tree portion of the set during "Mothers of the Disappeared." [117][118]
August 4, 2018 Kenny Chesney Thomas Rhett
Old Dominion
Brandon Lay		 The Trip Around the Sun Tour 48,826 / 48,826 $4,968,563 [119][120]
August 13, 2018 Beyoncé
Jay-Z		 Chloe X Halle and DJ Khaled On the Run II Tour 43,699 / 43,699 $5,310,376 [121]
August 28, 2018 Taylor Swift Camila Cabello
Charli XCX		 Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour 49,464 / 49,464 $6,597,852 [122]
September 8, 2018 Ed Sheeran Snow Patrol
Anne-Marie		 ÷ Tour[a] 47,804 / 47,804 $4,481,290 [124]
October 26, 2018 Luke Bryan Sam Hunt
Jon Pardi
Morgan Wallen		 What Makes You Country Tour [124]
October 25, 2019 Luke Bryan Cole Swindell
Jon Langston
DJ Rock		 Sunset Repeat Tour [125]
February 22, 2020 Garth Brooks Chase Rice The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour 70,000 $6,193,800 [126]
November 15, 2021 The Rolling Stones Ayron Jones No Filter Tour 40,250 / 40,250 $8,289,779 [127]
July 27, 2022 The Weeknd Kaytranada
Mike Dean 		After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour 45,609 / 45,609 $4,985,501 [128][129]
August 20, 2022 Kenny Chesney Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Carly Pearce 		Here and Now Tour 49,725 / 49,725 $5,622,738 [130]
April 22, 2023 Luke Combs Riley Green
Lainey Wilson
Flatland Cavalry
Brent Cobb 		[131]
June 9, 2023 Taylor Swift Girl in Red
Gracie Abrams 		The Eras Tour [132]
June 10, 2023 Girl in Red
OWENN
June 29, 2023 Morgan Wallen Bailey Zimmerman
ERNEST
HARDY 		One Night at a Time World Tour [133]
June 30, 2023
July 15, 2023 Ed Sheeran Khalid +–=÷× Tour[b] 70,372 / 70,372 $7,126,417 Eminem made a surprise appearance to perform "Lose Yourself" and "Stan". [135]
July 26, 2023 Beyoncé Renaissance World Tour 44,554 / 44,554 $9,963,756 Highest-grossing boxscore report in the stadium's history. [136]
November 10, 2023 Metallica Pantera
Mammoth WVH 		M72 World Tour [137]
November 12, 2023 Five Finger Death Punch
Ice Nine Kills
June 20, 2024 Zach Bryan Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
Levi Turner 		Quittin Time Tour
July 13, 2024 George Strait Chris Stapleton
Little Big Town
August 10, 2024 Kenny Chesney
Zac Brown Band 		Megan Moroney
Uncle Kracker 		Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour

Photo gallery[edit]

  • A wide angle view of Ford Field before a Detroit Lions game.
    A wide angle view of Ford Field before a Detroit Lions game.
  • Ford Field allows natural light to penetrate through gray translucent roof panels.
    Ford Field allows natural light to penetrate through gray translucent roof panels.
  • Before the 2006 MAC Championship game.
    Before the 2006 MAC Championship game.
  • Ford Field playing surface.
    Ford Field playing surface.
  • 2006 MAC Championship: Central Michigan vs. Ohio.
    2006 MAC Championship: Central Michigan vs. Ohio.
  • Aerial view of Ford Field.
    Aerial view of Ford Field.
  • Thousands wait to enter Ford Field for WrestleMania 23 on April 1, 2007.
    Thousands wait to enter Ford Field for WrestleMania 23 on April 1, 2007.
  • An attendance record setting 80,103 fans at Ford Field for WrestleMania 23.
    An attendance record setting 80,103 fans at Ford Field for WrestleMania 23.
  • WrestleMania 23 stage at Ford Field.
    WrestleMania 23 stage at Ford Field.
  • Ford Field on Super Bowl XL Sunday, countdown to kickoff on Comerica Park's scoreboard.
    Ford Field on Super Bowl XL Sunday, countdown to kickoff on Comerica Park's scoreboard.
  • Exterior in 2015.
    Exterior in 2015.
  • Before 2018 Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions game.
    Before 2018 Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions game.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Pronounced The Divide Tour.[123]
  2. ^ Pronounced The Mathematics Tour.[134]

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Further reading[edit]

  • Fisher, Dale (2003). Building Michigan: A Tribute to Michigan's Construction Industry. Grass Lake, Michigan: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 1-891143-24-7.

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