LP Field

LP Field is a football stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, used primarily as the home stadium of the NFL's Tennessee Titans, but also used by Tennessee State University. It is also the site of the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, a postseason college football game played each December, and has occassionally been used as a venue for soccer matches. LP Field is located on the east bank of the Cumberland River, directly across the river from downtown Nashville. Its seating capacity is slightly under 69,000. Its first event was a preseason game between the Titans and the Atlanta Falcons on August 27, 1999.

LP Field also doubles as a large concert venue, although very few concerts are scheduled there due to attendance at some previously scheduled shows that did not approach capacity and the site's operating arrangements, which make it difficult for concert promoters to make their usual profit margins on events held there. The main stage for the annual CMA Music Festival, held every June, is located in the stadium. A large Billy Graham Crusade was held at the stadium in the summer of 2000.

LP was previously named Adelphia Coliseum from 1999 to 2002 and The Coliseum from 2002 until 2006 (see below).

History

1998 Tornado

The stadium's construction was delayed when the construction site was hit by a tornado that struck downtown Nashville on April 16, 1998 and destroyed several cranes, but the stadium opened in time for the first scheduled event.

Naming rights

During its construction, the stadium had no official name, though it was generally referred to as "The East Bank Stadium." Upon its completion, it was given the name Adelphia Coliseum in a 15-year, $30 million naming rights arrangement with Adelphia Business Solutions. However, after Adelphia missed a required payment and subsequently filed for bankruptcy in 2002, this name was dropped and the stadium became known simply as The Coliseum for four years. The current naming rights deal with Nashville-based Louisiana-Pacific was inked on June 6, 2006. Louisiana-Pacific, which markets itself as "LP Building Products", is paying $30 million over ten years for naming rights ^*. Several fans have even now taken to a new nickname for the facility: "The Woodshed," as per LP's wooden building products.

Music City Miracle

On January 8, 2000, one of the most memorable plays in NFL history took place at Adelphia Coliseum. The Music City Miracle, as it has come to be known, was a last-minute trick play on a kickoff return that resulted in a touchdown and catapulted the Titans to the Divisional Playoffs. It also ensured that the Titans' would go undefeated in the first season in their new home (aside from a loss in the preseason).

Titans record

The Titans have posted an impressive record at LP Field since moving there in 1999, including winning their first 13 games before losing to the Baltimore Ravens on November 12, 2000. In fact, the Titans first three losses at the stadium were all to the Ravens. Overall, the Titans are 36-20 in the regular season and 2-1 in playoff games at LP Field.

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