Acrisure Stadium

Not to be confused with Acrisure Arena.

Acrisure Stadium
Acrisure Stadium pictured in 2024
Acrisure Stadium is located in Downtown Pittsburgh
Acrisure Stadium
Acrisure Stadium
Location in Pittsburgh
Acrisure Stadium is located in Pennsylvania
Acrisure Stadium
Acrisure Stadium
Location in Pennsylvania
Acrisure Stadium is located in the United States
Acrisure Stadium
Acrisure Stadium
Location in the United States
Former namesHeinz Field (2001–2022)
Address100 Art Rooney Avenue
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°26′48″N 80°0′57″W / 40.44667°N 80.01583°W / 40.44667; -80.01583
Public transitPittsburgh Light Rail Allegheny
OwnerSports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
OperatorPittsburgh Steelers
University of Pittsburgh
Executive suites129
Capacity68,400 (2015–present)[1]

Former capacity:

List
    • 65,500 (2011–2014)[2]
    • 65,050 (2006–2010)[3]
    • 64,450 (2001–2006)[4]
Record attendance73,117 (Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, June 17, 2023)[5]
SurfaceKentucky bluegrass (2009–present)[6]
Construction
Broke groundJune 18, 1999 (1999-06-18)
OpenedAugust 18, 2001 (2001-08-18)
Renovated2007
Expanded2015
Construction costUS$281 million
($484 million in 2023 dollars[7])
ArchitectPopulous (then Bortles Sport Architecture)
WTW Architects[8]
Project managerNW Getz & Associates, Inc.[9]
Structural engineerBliss & Nyitray, Inc
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.[8]
General contractorHunt Construction Group/Mascaro Construction Company, LP[8]
Tenants
Pittsburgh Panthers (NCAA) (2001–present)
Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) (2001–present)
Website
acrisurestadium.com

Acrisure Stadium, formerly (and still colloquially) known as Heinz Field, is a football stadium located in the North Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It primarily serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Pittsburgh Panthers of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The stadium opened in 2001 as Heinz Field, following the controlled implosion of the teams' previous home, Three Rivers Stadium. In 2021, the owners of the Heinz name, now owned by Kraft Heinz declined to renew the stadium's naming rights. The City of Pittsburgh green-lit Acrisure's bid to purchase the rights in 2022.

Funded in conjunction with PNC Park and the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the $281 million (equivalent to $483.52 million in 2023) stadium stands along the Ohio River, on the North Side of Pittsburgh in the North Shore neighborhood. The stadium was designed with the city of Pittsburgh's history of steel production in mind, which led to the inclusion of 12,000 tons of steel into construction.[10] Ground for the stadium was broken in June 1999, and the first football game was hosted in September 2001. The stadium's natural-grass surface has been criticized throughout its history, but Steelers owners have kept the grass after lobbying from players and coaches. The 68,400-seat stadium has sold out for most Steelers home games, a streak that dates to 1972. A collection of Steelers and Panthers memorabilia is in the Great Hall.

The stadium has hosted two outdoor hockey games: the 2011 NHL Winter Classic between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, and the 2017 NHL Stadium Series game between the Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers. The venue has also hosted numerous concerts; on June 17, 2023, Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour performance was attended by 73,117 people, the highest-ticketed event in Pittsburgh history.[5]

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