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Lambeau Field (/ ˈ l æ m b oʊ / ⓘ) is an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at Green Bay East High School as the Packers' home field.
It is customary that after the uniform number is retired, it is no longer worn by future players with that team. These uniform numbers are usually prominently displayed within the team's arena or stadium. In the case of the Packers, the retired numbers are displayed above the box seats in the north end zone of Lambeau Field. [4]
Over 7,000 more seats were added to the south endzone in 2013 and the Lambeau Field Atrium was expanded in 2015. [11] These renovations increased the stadium's capacity to 81,441, making it one of the largest football stadiums by capacity in the United States. [12] Lambeau Field has been continuously ranked as one of the best stadiums in the NFL.
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The drawing started after the county agreed to pay a 0.5% sales tax to help fund the renovation of Lambeau Field in 2003. The drawing will include 2,000 seats per home game.
Lambeau Field parking lots open four hours before game time, which for Sunday's game will be 8 a.m. More: Film review: Jordan Love is right, the Packers offense needs to keep taking shots downfield
The smallest stadium is Soldier Field with a capacity of 61,500. In their normal configurations, all of the league's 30 stadiums have a seating capacity of at least 60,000 spectators; of those, a majority (17) have fewer than 70,000 seats, while 8 have between 70,000 and 80,000, and 5 can seat 80,000 or more.
For context, the Kenny Chesney concert at Lambeau Field in 2015 had 53,363 in attendance, and between 250 and 300 attendees were kicked out of the stadium. Contact Richard Ryman at rryman@gannett ...