NRG Stadium

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NRG Stadium
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Aerial view of the NRG Stadium with its old name
Aerial view of the NRG Stadium with its old name
Earlier names

Reliant Stadium (until 2014)

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place One Reliant Park Houston , Texas 77054
United StatesUnited States
Coordinates 29 ° 41 '4 "  N , 95 ° 24' 38"  W Coordinates: 29 ° 41 '4 "  N , 95 ° 24' 38"  W.
owner Harris County
start of building 9th of March 2000
opening August 24, 2002
surface Artificial turf (AstroTurf, NFL)
costs 352 million US dollars
architect Populous
capacity 71,500 seats ( football )
80,000 seats (concerts)
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Events

The NRG Stadium is a stadium in the US city ​​of Houston in the state of Texas with 71,500 seats. In NRG Stadium deny that American football team the Houston Texans play their home games in the National Football League (NFL). The stadium has a closable roof structure.

history

Construction work began on March 9, 2000 and around two and a half years later on August 24, 2002, the inauguration was celebrated. Until March 2014, the arena was called Reliant Stadium . Reliant belongs to the energy supplier NRG Energy , the new namesake. In addition to the NRG Astrodome , the NRG Stadium is part of the NRG Park .

The Super Bowl XXXVIII took place here on February 1, 2004 , in which the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers with 32:29. However, this game was best known for the " Nipplegate scandal", when an outrageously revealing view of Janet Jackson's right breast was possible during the half-time break .

Linkin Park Live's live CD / DVD in Texas was recorded at this stadium.

On April 5, 2009, WrestleMania 25 took place in front of 72,744 spectators at Reliant Stadium. On April 4, 2011, the NCAA Basketball Championship Game took place at Reliant Stadium.

In 2017, the Super Bowl ( Super Bowl LI ) was held for the second time in the Houston Texans stadium. The New England Patriots won against the Atlanta Falcons after a 28:28 in regular time in overtime with 34:28.

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  • Houston Texans Game with the Roof Open (2006)

  • Interior (2007)

  • One of the two large video walls in the stadium (2015)

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The closed roof NRG Stadium at a 2006 rodeo event

See also

Web links

Commons : NRG Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Reliant Park, Stadium changing names to NRG Park, NRG Stadium after vote . In: click2houston.com , March 19, 2014 (English)
2020 National Football League stadiums
AFC

Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas Raiders) | Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs) | Empower Field at Mile High (Denver Broncos) | FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland Browns) | Gillette Stadium (New England Patriots) | Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Dolphins) | Heinz Field (Pittsburgh Steelers) | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis Colts) | MetLife Stadium (New York Jets) | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore Ravens) | New Era Field (Buffalo Bills) | Nissan Stadium (Tennessee Titans) | NRG Stadium (Houston Texans) | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals) | SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles Chargers) | TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville Jaguars)

NFC

AT&T Stadium (Dallas Cowboys) | Bank of America Stadium (Carolina Panthers) | CenturyLink Field (Seattle Seahawks) | FedExField (Washington Football Team) | Ford Field (Detroit Lions) | Lambeau Field (Green Bay Packers) | Levi's Stadium (San Francisco 49ers) | Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta Falcons) | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans Saints) | MetLife Stadium (New York Giants) | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) | SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles Rams) | Soldier Field (Chicago Bears) | State Farm Stadium (Arizona Cardinals) | US Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)

Others

Wembley Stadium , Tottenham Hotspur Stadium , Twickenham Stadium , Aztec Stadium ( NFL International Series ) | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium ( Pro Football Hall of Fame Game ) | Allegiant Stadium ( Pro Bowl )