LP Field Information

LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee is home to the Tennessee Titans, a team in the National Football League. The 68,798-seat stadium has been a somewhat successful venue for the Titans, who have made the playoffs in six of the 10 seasons they have played there. In addition to the Titans, the stadium is also host to the Tennessee State University football team and to the annual Music City Bowl. LP Field is located on the banks of the Cumberland River outside downtown Nashville.

  1. History

    • After the 1996 NFL season, Houston Oilers owner Bud Adams moved his team to Nashville. Around the same time, the city of Nashville voted to build what became LP Field, using mostly public money and the sale of personal seat licenses. While the team waited for the stadium to be built, the Tennessee Oilers, as they were then known, played at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis for the 1997 season and at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville for the 1998 season.

      In 1999, the rechristened Tennessee Titans moved into their new stadium, which was first named Adelphia Coliseum after Adelphia Communications purchased the naming rights. The Titans went undefeated at the Coliseum for nearly two years before losing their first game to the Baltimore Ravens late in the 2000 season. After Adelphia filed for bankruptcy in 2002, the stadium became known simply as The Coliseum until 2006, when Nashville-based Louisiana-Pacific, also known as LP Building Products, bought the naming rights for 10 years. The name has been LP Field ever since.

    Features

    • LP Field was built by the well-known sports architecture firm Populous, formerly known as HOK Sport. The firm is responsible for a revolution in stadium design, having built the trendsetting Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore and many others like it. The stadium is open-air with a natural grass playing surface. Like many newer stadiums, club level seating is abundant: 12,000 club seats, 175 corporate suites and two 25,000 square foot lounges with food and beverage service, closed circuit TVs and a picnic area. There are 7,500 parking spaces on site with 20,000 more spaces around the stadium. Both ends of the end zone have state-of-the-art video screens and scoreboards.

    Tailgating

    • Tailgating is allowed at LP Field for Titans and Tennessee State football games, although not for concerts. Because of space concerns, fans are only allowed to tailgate behind their cars. Fans cannot block parking access and must use trash bins. Vehicles are not allowed to block the roadway. Fans can bring portable gas grills as well as coal-burning grills.

    Unusual Events

    • Two unusual weather events, 12 years apart, have hit LP Field. During construction in 1998, a series of tornadoes hit the Nashville area. Luckily, the tornadoes only destroyed several construction cranes and the stadium was able to be completed on time. The stadium was not so lucky in May 2010 when torrential rains poured down on Nashville. LP Field and Bridgestone Arena, home of the NHL's Nashville Predators, flooded, with water covering the playing surface and nearly coming up to the first row of seats. However, according to Titans team officials, the damage was minor and the Titans were expected to play the 2010 season at LP Field.

    Field Rental

    • Besides hosting football games and the occasional concert, LP Field can be rented out for wedding receptions, trade shows, parties and corporate events. Groups of 50 or more can use the stadium's LP Club, a 13,000 square foot dining space with its own bars, buffet lines, microphones, TV monitors and PA system. The space is flexible but does come at a price: $4,000 (as of 2010) for four hours and free parking.