The stadium hosted its first soccer game on August 1, 2013, when Chelsea played Inter Milan in a first-round game of the International Champions Cup, drawing 41,983 fans. The Colts faced the Chicago Bears in a rematch of Super Bowl XLI in their first regular season game in the stadium on September 7, which ended in a 29-13 defeat. The first Colts game at the stadium was a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills on August 24, 2008, which ended in 20-7 loss. On November 26, 2008, Cardinal Ritter High School became the first high school to win a state championship on the field, beating Sheridan High School 34–27 for the class A state title. The first games played at Lucas Oil Stadium occurred on August 22, 2008, and were part of the PeyBack Classic, featuring Indiana high school football games between Noblesville High School and Fishers High School in Game 1, followed by New Palestine High School and Whiteland Community High School in Game 2. College Football Playoff National Championship (January 10, 2022).Guns N' Roses – Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour (September 8, 2021).NCAA men's basketball tournament, including the Final Four (March–April 2021).2021 Big Ten men's basketball tournament (March 10–14, 2021).Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour (September 15, 2018).U2 – The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 (September 10, 2017).
North American Youth Congress 2017 (July–August 2017).One Direction – On The Road Again Tour (July 31, 2015).Inter Milan (International Champions Cup) (August 1, 2013) 2024 United States Swimming Olympic Trials.NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four (April 2026 & April 2029).IHSAA Indiana State Football Championships.FDIC International (Firefighting Convention).Drum Corps International World Championships.Bands of America Grand National Championships and Indianapolis Super Regionals.Lucas Oil Stadium configured to host the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four In 2006, prior to the new stadium's construction, Lucas Oil, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive oil, additives and lubricants, secured the naming rights for the stadium at a cost of $122 million over the next 20 years.
The home field of the Indianapolis Colts for their first 24 seasons in the city ( 1984– 2007) was the RCA Dome (formerly the Hoosier Dome), which was part of the Indiana Convention Center. The exterior of the new stadium is faced with a reddish-brown brick trimmed with Indiana limestone, similar to several other sports venues in the area, including Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse and Fairgrounds Coliseum.
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The field surface was originally FieldTurf, but was replaced with Shaw Sports Momentum Pro in 2018. The stadium features a retractable roof and a large retractable window on one end, allowing the Colts to play both indoors and outdoors. was responsible for the stadium's design, with Walter P Moore working as the Structural Engineer of Record. The venue also serves as the home for the Drum Corps International Championships.Īrchitectural firm HKS, Inc. The stadium's naming rights belong to the Lucas Oil corporation.
It is located on the south side of South Street, a block south of the former site of the RCA Dome. The stadium was constructed to allow the removal of the RCA Dome and expansion of the Indiana Convention Center on its site. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the National Football League (NFL)'s Indianapolis Colts and opened on August 16, 2008. Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Indiana Stadium and Convention Building AuthorityĬapital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County, IndianaĪmerican football: 67,000 (expandable to 70,000)
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