Ford Field home of the National Football League's Detroit Lions was opened in August of 2002. This unique indoor stadium, located in the heart of Downtown Detroit, was designed to incorporate the old Hudson's warehouse (built in the 1920's) to make it one of the industries leading sports and entertainment development. This 1.85 million square foot building includes banquet facilities, restaurants, office space, retail food, food courts, lounge areas and private suites. There are a total of 65,000 seats, including 8,500 club seats that are featured for the wide padded seats and are offered private lounges, upscale food service and preferred parking.
Unlike most indoor stadiums, Ford Field allows a large amount of natural light in because of the huge skylights and large glass windows at the open corners. The windows are frosted to mimic the automotive factories that are located here in Metro Detroit. The playing field and lower bowl were set below street level as to prevent the stadium from becoming overly imposing to the Detroit skyline.
On February 5, 2006, Ford Field hosted the Super Bowl XL as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks. Despite hosting the Super Bowl, Ford Field has yet to host an NFL playoff game. Besides football Ford Field has hosted many other events. Some concerts that held here were Madonna in 2008, Kid Rock's 40th birthday party on January 5, 2011, Taylor Swift on June 11, 2011 and Kenny Chesney. On December 13, 2003, Ford Field hosted the then largest crowd ever to attend a basketball game. 78,129 people packed into the stadium for the Basketbowl, where the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Michigan State Spartans. The 2010 Frozen Four was held on April 8th and 10th with Boston College defeating Wisconsin to win the championship. This was the only time NCAA hockey has used a football stadium for the championship.
The University of Detroit Mercy and Ford Field hosted the 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournament regional semifinals and final games on March 28th and 30th. Ford Field was also the site of the 2009 Final Four on April 4th and 6th. Ford Field has been the site of several neutral-site regular season college football games, including Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic in 2010 and Western Michigan vs. Illinois in 2008.
A tradition since 1934, that no other team in professional sports can claim to be apart of, celebrating an American holiday with the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving. When you think of Thanksgiving you think of football and the Lions. Year after year dedicated Lions fans look forward to not only spending time with their families, but they also enjoy sharing that time with the Lions. The game is Nationally televised and the special halftime show is produced annually by sports/entertainment company e2k and funded by United Way. The ten-minute performance features recording artists and local dancers from around the Metro Detroit area.
For tickets and more information on Ford Field or the Detroit Lions visit: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/index.html
Ford Field
2000 Brush St.Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 262-2000
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