2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

‣ ¾ Aug.: Ford Field business and operations offices
opened on second level of warehouse. Stadium
exterior brick walkways paved. Final section of
field level poured. FieldTurf installed. Stadium
exterior landscaped.
‣ ¾ Sept. 15: Interfaith dedication of Ford Field.
2003
‣ ¾ July 1: NCAA announced that the city of Detroit
and Ford Field will host the Men’s Basketball
2009 Final Four, as well as 2008 NCAA tournament
games.
2005
‣ ¾ June 23: NCAA announced that the city of Detroit
and Ford Field will host the Men’s Hockey
2010 Frozen Four.
2006
‣ ¾ Apr. 3: World Wrestling Entertainment announced
that it will present its cornerstone
annual event, WrestleMania 23, on Sunday, April
1, 2007, at Ford Field.
2007
‣ ¾ Nov. 18: Ford Field welcomed its 5 millionth fan.
2008
‣ ¾ Mar. 28 and 30: Ford Field set new NCAA Men’s
Basketball preliminary rounds attendance
records with 57,028 for the first night of the
Midwest Regionals and then broke that mark
with 57,563 for the Midwest Regional Final. For
both sessions, a total of 114,591 attended that
games a Ford Field, also an NCAA record.
2009
‣ ¾ Apr. 3-6: Ford Field smashes several attendance
records when it hosted the 2009 Men’s
Basketball Final Four, including the following:
Final Four Friday (30,000), National Semifinals
(72,456), National Championship (72,992) and
Final Four (146,378).
2010
‣ ¾ Apr. 7-8: Ford Field established several new attendance
records during the 2010 Men’s Hockey
Frozen Four, including the following: National
Semifinals (34,954), National Championship
(37,592) and Frozen Four (72,546). It also marked
the first time that a venue has hosted the Final
Four and Frozen Four in back-to-back years.
2011
‣ ¾ June 7: Ford Field hosted the opening round of
the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup with two soccer
matches between Panama and Guadeloupe and
the United States and Canada. It was the first
time grass was installed at Ford Field for an
event. The games drew the largest crowd for
a U.S. match in the Gold Cup opening round
since 2003.
‣ ¾ Fall: As the Lions compiled a 10-6 record and
returned to the playoffs, the team established
the Top-5 largest Ford Field crowds for Lions
games since the stadium opened in 2002, including
a record crowd of 67,861 vs. Chicago
October 10, 2011.
2014
‣ ¾ August 26: The Detroit Lions announced a multiyear
agreement with Ford Motor Company's
Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center designating
Quick Lane as the title sponsor for the annual
bowl game, which will feature teams from the
Big Ten and ACC Conferences, held at Ford Field
in Detroit.
‣ ¾ December 26: Rutgers defeats North Carolina
40-21 in the inaugural Quick Lane Bowl.
FORD FIELD MAJOR CONCERTS
Date Concert
9/5/02 Impact
10/12/02 Rolling Stones
7/12/03 Eminem
7/13/03 Eminem
8/6/04 One in Worship
6/10/05 One in Worship
4/8/06 Aquire the Fire
8/26/06 Kenny Chesney
4/13/07 Acquire the Fire
8/18/07 Kenny Chesney
8/2/08 Kenny Chesney
11/18/08 Madonna
8/22/09 Kenny Chesney
1/15/11 Kid Rock
6/11/11 Taylor Swift
8/20/11 Kenny Chesney
8/18/12 Kenny Chesney
5/4/13 Taylor Swift
7/18/13 Bon Jovi
8/6/13 Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
8/17/13 Kenny Chesney
5/30/15 Taylor Swift
UPCOMING
8/22/15 Kenny Chesney
8/29/2015 One Direction
9/8/2015 ACDC
10/30/2015 Luke Bryan
FEATURES
Ford Field is nestled at the intersection of I-75
and I-375 in downtown Detroit. The 40-foot glass
wall entrance is located at the corner of Adams and
Brush Street. Brush Street runs between Ford Field
and Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers. St.
Antoine Street runs on the east side of the stadium
and Beacon St. borders Ford Field on the south side.
LUXURY SUITES
The luxury suite options are like no other in the
sports industry. Ford Field incorporates 129 luxury
suites, including 115 in the warehouse and 14 on
the north side of the stadium. The 115 suites in
the warehouse are located on four different levels.
The inspired design that integrates luxury suites
into the historic Hudson’s warehouse affords each
suite holder significant opportunities, including
optimum views, easy access and customized floor
plans. By eliminating end zone suites, Ford Field
luxury suites offer goal-line-to-goal-line, cornerto-corner
views of every play. Since suites are
centrally located, access is simple and direct, and
creative use of warehouse space provides flexibility
to create a wide selection of suite shapes and sizes.
Suites can accommodate from eight to 30
people, which allows for a wider variety of suites
than any other football stadium.
Suite holders receive amenity packages
consisting of tickets for all Lions’ home games,
tickets for most non-Lions events, first option
on additional tickets to non-Lions events, VIP
parking, private entrance, private concourse,
private bathroom access, premium catering, insuite
televisions to view additional NFL action,
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