U.S. Bank Stadium

Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Capacity: 66,860 (expandable to 73,000)
Record Crowd: 72,711 – 2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four
Home Teams:

• Minnesota Vikings
• Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA)

U.S. Bank Stadium is an enclosed stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built on the former site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the indoor stadium opened in 2016 and is the home of the Minnesota Vikings (NFL); it also hosts early season college baseball games of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA).

The Vikings played at the Metrodome from 1982 until its closure in 2013; during construction, the Vikings played two seasons (2014, 2015) at the open-air TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The team’s first home was Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington (1961–1981), now the site of the Mall of America.

On June 17, 2016, U.S. Bank Stadium was deemed substantially complete by contractor Mortenson Construction, six weeks before the ribbon-cutting ceremony and official grand opening on July 22. Authority to use and occupy the stadium was handed over to the Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. The Vikings played their first pre-season game at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 28; the home opener of the regular season was in week two against the Green Bay Packers on September 18, a 17–14 victory.

Before each game, a giant Gjallarhorn is sounded, signaling an awakening of the gods in Norse mythology. This has been a Vikings pregame tradition since 2007.

U.S. Bank Stadium hosted Super Bowl LII won by the Philadelphia Eagles on February 4, 2018, the ESPN X Games on July 19–22, 2018, and the NCAA Final Four won by the Virginia Cavaliers on April 6–8, 2019. The stadium was to host the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The stadium has also hosted an exhibition soccer match between Chelsea and AC Milan. Other than sport, it has also hosted concerts for Coldplay, Garth Brooks, Metallica and Taylor Swift.