SeatGeek Stadium

This article is about the soccer stadium near Chicago, Illinois, formerly known as Toyota Park. For the two soccer stadiums in Texas see Toyota Stadium and Toyota Field. For other uses, see Toyota Park (disambiguation).

SeatGeek Stadium

SeatGeek Stadium in March 2013
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Former names	Toyota Park (2006–2018)
Address	7000 South Harlem Avenue
Location	Bridgeview, Illinois
Coordinates	41°45′53″N 87°48′22″W / 41.76472°N 87.80611°W / 41.76472; -87.80611Coordinates: 41°45′53″N 87°48′22″W / 41.76472°N 87.80611°W / 41.76472; -87.80611
Owner	Village of Bridgeview
Operator	Spectra[1][2]
Capacity	Soccer: 20,000[3][4] Concerts: 28,000
Field size	120 x 75 yards
Surface	Kentucky Bluegrass[5]
Construction
Broke ground	November 30, 2004
Opened	June 11, 2006
Construction cost	$98 million ($122 million in 2018 dollars[6])
Architect	Rossetti Architects
Project manager	ICON Venue Group[7]
Structural engineer	John A. Martin & Associates[8]
Services engineer	A. Epstein & Sons International[8]
General contractor	Turner Construction[7] Harbour Contractors
Tenants
Chicago Fire (MLS) (2006–present) Chicago Red Stars (WPS, NWSL) (2009–2010, 2016–present) Chicago Bliss (LFL) (2011–2012, 2015–2017) Chicago Machine (MLL) (2007–2009) Roosevelt University Lakers men's and women's soccer (NAIA) (2010–present) Northwestern Wildcats men's and women's soccer (NCAA) (2015)

SeatGeek Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois, about twelve miles southwest of downtown Chicago. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club of Major League Soccer (MLS), the Chicago Red Stars^[9] of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and the Chicago Bliss of the Legends Football League (LFL). The stadium has also hosted the Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse. Originally named Toyota Park when it opened on June 11, 2006, the facility has a capacity of 20,000 and was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The naming rights agreement with SeatGeek went into effect following the Fire's 2018 season.^[10][11][2]

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  1 Stadium
  
  
  
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    1.1 Naming rights
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Major soccer events
  


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  3 Rugby union
  


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  4 Other sports events
  


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  5 Music events
  


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  6 Accessibility
  


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  7 Economic development
  


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  8 Public Art Murals
  


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  9 See also
  


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  10 References
  


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  11 External links
  

Stadium

Incorporating traditional stadium features from American and European facilities, SeatGeek Stadium includes predominantly covered seating, a brick facade and stone entry archway, and first rows placed fewer than three yards from the field. It includes forty two executive suites, six larger party suites, the Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame, and the Fire club offices, as well as a large stadium club/banquet room measuring over 9,000 square feet (840 m²).

A practice facility with two fields (one natural grass; the other artificial turf) for the Fire club and its youth programs lies next to the stadium. The stadium's design allows expansion of 50% more seating at negligible expense. Its 120-by-75-yard (110 by 69 m) natural grass field's $1.7 million turf management system comprises full heating, drainage, and aeration capabilities.

A permanent stage allows the stadium to host concerts and quickly change configurations. A typical conversion from soccer to stage takes no more than eighteen hours. The field accommodates 8,000 additional chairback seats for concerts and other stage events.

SeatGeek Stadium is currently operated by Spectra.^[1][2]

Naming rights

In 2006, Toyota entered into a ten-year naming rights agreement and renamed the new stadium Toyota Park.^[2] In 2016, it was reported that Toyota had opted against renewing their naming rights.^[12] Despite this, the stadium continued to be known as Toyota Park through the 2018 season. Afterwards, new sponsor SeatGeek assumed stadium naming rights starting with the 2019 Fire season.^[10]

The naming rights agreement that was signed in 2018 is the first such agreement that SeatGeek has ever entered into.^[1][2] It has been reported that, as part of the deal, SeatGeek will also serve as the venue's primary ticketing service, starting in 2019.^[1] SeatGeek has reportedly promised that they will work to, "bring more live programming, including premier concerts, music festivals and international sporting events" to the stadium.^[1][11]

Major soccer events

Date	Teams	Competition	Attendance
September 10, 2008[13]	United States  3–0  Trinidad and Tobago	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification–CONCACAF	11,452
October 11, 2016[14]	Mexico  1–0  Panama	Friendly	19,017

Panoramic view of SeatGeek Stadium on June 8, 2013 during the MLS regular season match between Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers. Downtown Chicago is visible on the horizon on the left.

On November 27, 2010, SeatGeek Stadium was the venue for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match between USA and Italy; USA defeated Italy 1–0 and advanced to the World Cup.^[15][16]

SeatGeek Stadium was the venue for the 2006 MLS All-Star Game in which the MLS side defeated Chelsea F.C. 1–0.^[17]

The stadium also hosted the 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup's final in which Chicago Fire defeated Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1.^[18]

SeatGeek Stadium hosts annual friendly matches between Chicago Fire and the popular European and Mexican clubs, which in the past included A.C. Milan, Everton, C.D. Guadalajara, Club America, Santos Laguna and others.

SeatGeek Stadium hosted four matches during the group stage of the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship.

Rugby union

SeatGeek Stadium hosted its first international rugby match in 2006, United States VS Munster. In June 2008 the stadium hosted three matches of the Churchill Cup, including United States VS Canada, England Saxons VS Scotland A, and Ireland Wolfhounds VS Argentina Jaguares. On June 6, 2009 the stadium hosted a 2009 mid-year rugby test series match between United States and Wales in a warmup match for the USA in its campaign to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.^[19]

Date	Winner	Score	Opponent	Competition	Attendance
June 21, 2008	Canada	26–10	United States	2008 Churchill Cup Bowl Final	–
June 21, 2008	Ireland A	33–8	Argentinian XV	2008 Churchill Cup Plate Final	-
June 21, 2008	England Saxons	36–19	Scotland A	2008 Churchill Cup Final	–
June 13, 2009	Wales	48–15	United States	June tests	6,264
November 04, 2016	Māori All Blacks	54–7	United States	end-of-year tests	18,700

Other sports events

SeatGeek Stadium also serves as the home site for Roosevelt University men's and women's soccer matches.^[20]

Music events

The concert stage at SeatGeek Stadium, as seen during the 2010 B96 Pepsi Summer Bash

Since 2006,^[21] SeatGeek Stadium has been the host venue for Chicago radio station B96's annual summer concert, The B96 Pepsi Summer Bash.^[22] The Crossroads Guitar Festival was held on July 28, 2007 and again on June 26, 2010. A three-day, all-electronic music festival, Future Sound Dance Music Festival, was hosted at SeatGeek Stadium May 24–26, 2013. The Chicago Open Air festival, a 3-day rock festival put on by Danny Wimmer Presents, was held there from July 15–17, 2016.

Date	Artist(s)	Opening act(s)	Tour	Tickets sold	Revenue	Additional notes
July 8, 2007	Dave Matthews Band	Guster	2007 Summer Tour	—	—	[23]
June 6, 2008	Dave Matthews Band	Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings	2008 Summer Tour	—	—	[24]
July 24, 2008	Jimmy Buffett	—	The Year of Still Here Tour	—	—
July 26, 2008
June 13, 2009	Kelly Clarkson	—	All I Ever Wanted Summer Fair Tour	—	—	This concert was a part of the "B96 Pepsi SummerBash"[25]
July 31, 2009	Korn	Powerman 5000 Filter	Escape from the Studio Tour	—	—
August 8, 2009	Jimmy Buffett	—	The Summerzcool Tour	—	—	Ilo Ferreria, Jake Shimabukuro and Joe Perry of Aerosmith were special guests.[26]
August 11, 2009	Phish	—	Late Summer Tour 2009	—	—
August 15, 2009	Jimmy Buffett	—	The Summerzcool Tour	—	—	Ilo Ferreria was the special guest. This show featured a unique medley of “Tryin’ to Reason with Hurricane Season” with a verse of “Banana Republics” in the middle before going back to “Tryin’ to Reason with Hurricane Season.”[27]
June 11, 2010	Phish	—	Early Summer Tour 2010	—	—
August 14, 2010	Jimmy Buffett	—	Under the Big Top Tour	—	—
June 9, 2011	Kenny Chesney	Billy Currington Uncle Kracker	Goin' Coastal Tour	—	—
July 23, 2011	Jimmy Buffett	Ilo Ferreira	Welcome to Fin Land Tour	—	—	This show was plagued by many technical issues before the power finally went out after Fins. Jimmy performed the first encore while they waited for power to be restored. Once restored, the band came back for the second encore.[28]
August 26, 2012	Evanescence Chevelle Halestorm Cavo New Medicine	—	Carnival of Madness	—	—	[29]
July 12, 2013	Bob Dylan	Wilco My Morning Jacket Richard Thompson Electric Trio	Americanarama Festival of Music	11,075 / 13,068	$689,308
July 14, 2017	Kiss	—	Kissworld Tour	—	—	This concert was part of Chicago Open Air.

Accessibility

Pace operates the #387 SeatGeek Stadium Express nonstop from the Midway Orange Line Station for Chicago Fire matches and special events.^[30]

Chicago Fire provides bus transportation from nine different bar locations in the city to and from the games.^[31]

Economic development

In 2015, a Circle K convenience store and Shell gas station opened at the east end of the stadium's parking lot, accessible from Harlem Avenue.^[32] Additionally, a $2.475 million transit center operated by Pace is under construction at the east end of the stadium's parking lot.^[33][34]

Public Art Murals

In July 2016 two large scale murals where designed and painted by artist Tony Passero on the east and west walls of the stadiums stage suites. The murals measure 14 feet high by 27 feet in length and are named Offense and Defense.^[35]

See also

• List of sports venues with the name Toyota

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  Chicago portal
  

References

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    ^ "ATHLETIC FACILITIES". rooseveltlakers.com. Roosevelt University. Retrieved June 14, 2015. Men's and Women's Soccer Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL
    


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    ^ http://www.buffettworld.com/archives/2009-summerzcool/08-15/
    


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    ^ "2016 Chicago Fire Pub To Pitch Bus Schedule". chicago-fire.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
    


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    ^ "Circle K to arrive at Toyota Park". January 31, 2014.
    


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    ^ "Pace selects Toyota Park for new transit center" (PDF). October 2013.
    


34. 
    ^ "Lipinski announces construction of new transit center at Toyota Park". November 12, 2013.
    


35. 
    ^ "Mural installation brings abstract perspective to Chicago Fire matchday". September 26, 2016.
    

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toyota Park (Bridgeview).

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Preceded by Soldier Field

Home of Chicago Fire 2006 – present

Succeeded by current home

v t e Chicago Fire
Bridgeview, Illinois The club History Seasons Records Players Stadiums Soldier Field Cardinal Stadium SeatGeek Stadium Affiliated clubs Tulsa Roughnecks USL Chicago Fire U-23 PDL Chicago Fire Juniors Culture Brimstone Cup Section 8 Chicago Key personnel Owner Andell Holdings Chairman Andrew Hauptman Head Coach Veljko Paunović
Major honors (6) MLS Cup (1) 1998 Supporters' Shield (1) 2003 U.S. Open Cup (4) 1998 2000 2003 2006
Major League Soccer Seasons (22) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

v t e Bridgeview, Illinois
Education
Schools	Indian Springs SD 109 Cook County SD 104 North Palos SD 117 Ridgeland SD 122 Argo CCHSD 217 CHSD 230 Oak Lawn CHSD 229 Universal School Aqsa School
Other
Landmarks	Toyota Park
This list is incomplete.

v t e Stadiums of Major League Soccer
Primary	Eastern Conference Audi Field BMO Field Gillette Stadium Mapfre Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium Nippert Stadium Orlando City Stadium Red Bull Arena Saputo Stadium SeatGeek Stadium Talen Energy Stadium Yankee Stadium Western Conference Allianz Field Avaya Stadium Banc of California Stadium BBVA Compass Stadium BC Place CenturyLink Field Children's Mercy Park Dick's Sporting Goods Park Dignity Health Sports Park Providence Park Rio Tinto Stadium Toyota Stadium
Secondary	Levi's Stadium Olympic Stadium Stanford Stadium
Future	Austin MLS stadium Inter Miami CF stadium Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium West End Stadium

v t e National Women's Soccer League stadiums
Current	BBVA Compass Stadium Cheney Stadium Maryland SoccerPlex Orlando City Stadium Providence Park Rio Tinto Stadium SeatGeek Stadium WakeMed Soccer Park Yurcak Field
Former	Camping World Stadium Dilboy Stadium Durwood Soccer Stadium Harvard Stadium Rochester Rhinos Stadium Memorial Stadium Shawnee Mission District Stadium Sports Complex at Benedictine University Starfire Sports Swope Soccer Village Jordan Field

v t e Venues of the Legends Football League
Eastern Conference	Infinite Energy Arena Royal Farms Arena Huntington Center Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Ralston Arena
Western Conference	Citizens Business Bank Arena Orleans Arena accesso ShoWare Center Sears Centre Arena UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
LFL Canada	Abbotsford Centre Brandt Centre SaskTel Centre Stampede Corral
LFL Australia	AAMI Park nib Stadium Skilled Stadium Centrebet Stadium Penrith
Former venues	BB&T Center CFE Arena Citrus Bowl Cotton Bowl Dick's Sporting Goods Park FIU Stadium Hard Rock Live Hershey Centre Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Quicken Loans Arena QuikTrip Park Resch Center Ricoh Coliseum Sovereign Center Sun National Bank Center Tampa Bay Times Forum Target Center Thomas & Mack Center Toyota Park Valley View Casino Center

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