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'{{short description|Outdoor football stadium located in Green Bay, Wisconsin}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox venue | stadium_name = Lambeau Field | nickname = ''The Frozen Tundra''<br>''Titletown USA''<br>''The Shrine of Pro Football''<br> | logo_image = Lambeau Field logo.svg | logo_size = 200 | image = Packers_vs_Patriots.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Lambeau Field in 2023 | address = 1265 Lombardi Avenue | location = [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]], U.S. | coordinates = {{coord|44|30|5|N|88|3|44|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}} | publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} [[Green Bay Metro]] | pushpin_map = Wisconsin#USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Wisconsin]]##Location in the [[United States]] | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_label = Lambeau Field | pushpin_relief = yes | broke_ground = October 11, 1956<ref>{{cite news |title=Green Bay Bowl Digging Started| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wlcaAAAAIBAJ&pg=7288,326132&dq=en| newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel|The Milwaukee Journal]]| date=October 11, 1956| access-date=September 23, 2011}}</ref> | opened = {{start date and age|1957|9|29|br=yes}}<ref name=cofgbcs>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4swiAAAAIBAJ&pg=7313%2C5872701 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Crowd of 32,132 fills Green Bay's new City Stadium, sees Packers upset Bears| date=September 30, 1957 |page=7–part 2 }}</ref> | renovated = 2001–2003, 2012–2015, 2023 | expanded = 1961, 1963, 1965, 1970, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2003, 2013, 2023 | owner = City of Green Bay, WI, | operator = | surface = [[GrassMaster]] | construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]960,000<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|960000|1957}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}<!-- dollars-->{{inflation-fn|US}})<br>$295 million (2003 renovation)<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|295000000|2003}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}<!-- dollars-->{{inflation-fn|US}}) | architect = Somerville Associates<br>[[Ellerbe Becket]] (2003&nbsp;renovation) | general_contractor = Geo. M. Hougard & Sons<ref>. Miron Construction, Inc. [http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/99999999/PKR04/707120717/Lambeau-Field-timeline Green Bay Packers news | Lambeau Field timeline] {{webarchive| url=https://archive.today/20120712205318/http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/99999999/PKR04/707120717/Lambeau-Field-timeline |date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref> | former_names = City Stadium (1957–1964)<br>(renamed August&nbsp;3, [[1965 Green Bay Packers season|1965]])<ref name=pbblfid>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yQYjAAAAIBAJ&pg=6617%2C1788411 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Packer board backs Lambeau Field idea |agency=UPI |date=August 3, 1965 |page=18–part 2 }}</ref><ref name=lfvbc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O5hRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5537%2C542445| newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel|agency=Associated Press |title='Lambeau Field' voted by council| date=August 5, 1965|page=3–part 2}}</ref> | tenants = [[Green Bay Packers]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (1957–present) | seating_capacity = 81,441<ref name="2017gbpmg"/> | suites = 168<ref>{{cite web|title=Packers.com {{!}} Suites| url=http://www.packers.com/tickets/suites-and-club-seats/suites-exclusive-opportunities.html| publisher=Green Bay Packers, Inc.| access-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017215554/http://www.packers.com/tickets/suites-and-club-seats/suites-exclusive-opportunities.html|archive-date=October 17, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | record_attendance = 79,704 (January 11, 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers – Box Score |date=January 11, 2015 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=400749518|publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 11, 2015}}</ref>| | website = {{URL|https://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/|packers.com/lambeau-field}} }} '''Lambeau Field''' is an outdoor athletic stadium in the [[East North Central states|north central]] United States, located in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], [[Wisconsin]], owned by Kerby Joseph. The home field of the [[Green Bay Packers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), it opened in [[1957 Green Bay Packers season|1957]] as '''City Stadium''', replacing the original [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]] at [[Green Bay East High School]] as the Packers' home field. Informally known as '''New City Stadium''' for its first eight seasons, it was renamed in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, [[Curly Lambeau|Earl “Curly” Lambeau]],<ref name=pbblfid/><ref name=lfvbc/><ref name=ctribnch>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1965/08/05/page/112/article/its-official-lambeau-field-packers-home |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=It's official, Lambeau Field Packers' home |date=August 5, 1965 |page=4, section 3}}</ref> who had died two months earlier.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19650528&id=Lk0yAAAAIBAJ&pg=7115,6292233| title=Curly Lambeau is stricken and dies of a heart attack |newspaper=Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Journal World| agency=Associated Press |date=June 2, 1965|page=18}}</ref><ref name=lpfdlc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hAIqAAAAIBAJ&pg=5753%2C620555 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Lambeau, Packer founder, dies; led club to 6 pro league titles |date=June 2, 1965|page=19}}</ref> With a seating capacity of 81,441, Lambeau Field is the [[List of current National Football League stadiums|second-largest stadium]] in the NFL.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranking the Biggest & Smallest NFL Stadiums by Capacity |url=https://sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/nfl-largest-stadiums/ |website=BetMGM |access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref> It is now the largest venue in the State of Wisconsin, edging out [[Camp Randall Stadium]] (75,822) at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]. The playing field at the stadium has a conventional north–south alignment, at an elevation of {{convert|640|ft|0}} above sea level.<ref>[http://msrmaps.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=11&Z=16&X=1039&Y=12319&W=3&qs=%7cGreen+Bay%7cWI%7c Topographic map] from [[USGS]] via [[Microsoft Research Maps]]</ref> Lambeau Field is the oldest continually operating NFL stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Expansion Planned for Lambeau|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/sports/football/green-bay-packers-announce-expansion-plan-for-lambeau-field.html?_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=August 26, 2011|access-date=June 28, 2013}}</ref> In [[2007 NFL season|2007]], the Packers completed their 51st season at Lambeau, breaking the all-time NFL record set by the [[Chicago Bears]] at [[Wrigley Field]] ([[1921 Chicago Bears season|1921]]–[[1970 Chicago Bears season|70]]). While [[Soldier Field]] in Chicago is older, the Bears did not play their home games there until [[1971 Chicago Bears season|1971]] and the team did not play there during stadium renovations in 2002. Only the [[Boston Red Sox]] at [[Fenway Park]] and the [[Chicago Cubs]] at [[Wrigley Field]] have longer active home-field tenures in American professional sports. The stadium's street address has been 1265 Lombardi Avenue since August 1968, when Highland Avenue was renamed in honor of former head coach [[Vince Lombardi]], namesake of [[Vince Lombardi Trophy|the Super Bowl championship trophy]].<ref name=vhgafe>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PuopAAAAIBAJ&pg=7075%2C1363838|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel | last = Lea | first = Bud | author-link = Bud Lea |title=Vince has gala festival |date=August 8, 1968 |page=1–part 2}}</ref><ref name=llloist>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3XUiAAAAIBAJ&pg=5215%2C561101 |newspaper=Owosso Argus-Press |location=[[Owosso, Michigan]] |last=Greene |first=Bob |agency=Associated Press |title=Lombardi legend lives on in stories |date=September 4, 1970 |page=10}}</ref> Lambeau sits on a block east of [[Titletown District]], a [[mixed-use development]] with a [[Destination Kohler]] luxury hotel, restaurants, a brewery, apartments, offices, and other entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |title=About - Titletown Near Lambeau Field |url=https://www.titletown.com/about |website=www.titletown.com |access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref> ==History== ===Packers seek a modern facility=== Since 1925, the Packers had played at 25,000-seat [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]], located behind [[Green Bay East High School]]. However, by the 1950s, it was considered inadequate for the times. It was built almost entirely of wood, and East High's locker room facilities were considered inadequate even in the 1920s; visiting teams often dressed before the game at the [[Hotel Northland]], where the Packers' opponents stayed at the time. The stadium could not be expanded. East High's location ruled out any expansion to the south, and it could not be expanded to the north or east due to its location along the [[East River (Wisconsin)|East River]]. Officials in [[Milwaukee]], {{convert|120|mi}} to the south, where the Packers had played a part of their schedule since [[1933 Green Bay Packers season|1933]], knew that City Stadium was less than ideal as an NFL venue. They built [[Milwaukee County Stadium]] in 1953 in hopes of luring the Packers there full-time. As originally built, County Stadium was double the size of City Stadium. Soon after County Stadium opened, the other NFL owners threatened to force the Packers to move to Milwaukee unless they built a new stadium. In August 1955, the Packers announced plans for a new stadium in Green Bay, with a seating capacity of 32,000.<ref name=ngspbpk>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SAkkAAAAIBAJ&pg=7079%2C4861047 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=United Press |title=New grid stadium planned by Packers |date=August 25, 1955 |page=18–part 2}}</ref> In April 1956, Green Bay voters responded by approving (70.3%) a bond issue to finance the new stadium.<ref name=bvabyos>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nAQqAAAAIBAJ&pg=5155%2C2261763 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=United Press |title=Bay votes a big 'yes' on stadium |date=April 4, 1956 |page=17–part 2}}</ref><ref name=gbdytns>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/04/04/page/53/article/green-bay-says-yes-to-new-stadium |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |title=Green Bay says yes to new stadium |date=April 4, 1956 |page=3, part 4 }}</ref> The original cost in 1957 was $960,000 (paid off in 1978), and its [[seating capacity]] was 32,500. The new stadium was the first modern stadium built specifically for an NFL franchise. At the time, the eleven other NFL teams were playing either in facilities shared with [[Major League Baseball|major league baseball]] teams or in other pre-existing shared facilities. The site, now bordered on three sides by the village of [[Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin|Ashwaubenon]], was selected because it had a natural slope, ideal for creating the bowl shape, along with expansive parking. The nearby outdoor practice fields ([[Clarke Hinkle Field]] and [[Ray Nitschke Field]]) and [[Don Hutson Center]] are in Ashwaubenon, as was the [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame|Packers Hall of Fame]] until 2003. The land had once been farmland belonging to [[Jacques Vieau]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2016/09/17/early-settler-finally-gets-his-due/90486264/ |work=Green Bay Press Gazette |last=Srubas |first=Paul |title=Early settler finally gets his due |date=September 17, 2016 }}</ref> The new stadium, originally known as "(New) City Stadium", was officially opened in week one of the [[1957 Green Bay Packers season|1957 season]] on September&nbsp;29,<ref name=cstpostad>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1957/09/29/page/43/article/packers-open-stadium-pro-race-against-bears-today |work=Chicago Sunday Tribune |last=Hollow |first=Cooper |title=Packers open stadium, pro race against Bears today |date=September 29, 1957 |page=3, sec. 2}}</ref> as the Packers upset the rival [[1957 Chicago Bears season|Bears]] 21–17 in front of a capacity crowd of 32,132.<ref name=pubcwn>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1957/09/30/page/65/article/packers-upset-bears-21-17-cards-win |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Hollow |first=Cooper |title=Packers upset Bears, 21-17; Cards win |date=September 30, 1957 |page=1, sec. 4 }}</ref> In a ceremony at halftime, the stadium was dedicated by Vice President [[Richard Nixon]]. Also in attendance on the platform were reigning [[Miss America]] [[Marilyn Van Derbur]], NFL commissioner [[Bert Bell]], and Bears' owner [[George Halas]],<ref name=cofgbcs/> on a brief leave from coaching. Although they now had a modern facility in Green Bay, the Packers continued to play two or three regular-season games in Milwaukee at County Stadium. Starting in [[1995 Green Bay Packers season|1995]], expansions to Lambeau Field (see below) made it financially realistic for the Packers to play their entire regular season in Green Bay for the first time in over 60 years. Former Milwaukee ticket holders receive tickets to a [[preseason]] game and games 2 and 5 of the regular season home schedule, in what is referred to as the "Gold package". Green Bay season ticket holders receive tickets to the remaining home games as part of their "Green package". ===Expansion, 1961–95=== Demand for tickets at the new stadium easily outstripped supply, not coincidentally after the arrival of coach [[Vince Lombardi]] in [[1959 Green Bay Packers season|1959]]. In [[1961 Green Bay Packers season|1961]], four years after it opened, the stadium's capacity was increased to 38,669.<ref name=ctbbagb>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SQIqAAAAIBAJ&pg=3216%2C5191380 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Capacity to be boosted at Green Bay stadium |date=March 9, 1961|page=10–part 2 }}</ref> Since then, the Packers have been regularly increasing the seating capacity. The bowl was increased to 42,327 in [[1963 Green Bay Packers season|1963]], to about 50,837 in [[1965 Green Bay Packers season|1965]] with the enclosure of the south end zone,<ref name=sgagby>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AFYaAAAAIBAJ&pg=7358%2C6135922|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Stadium grows at Green Bay |date=March 10, 1965 |page=18–part 2 }}</ref><ref name=pisfd>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PVYaAAAAIBAJ&pg=2839,885296| newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |last=Johnson |first=Chuck |title=Packers in shape for debut |date=August 12, 1965 |page=15 }}</ref><ref>O'Brien, 1987 pg. 213</ref><ref>Gruver, 1998 pg. 13</ref> and to 56,263 in [[1970 Green Bay Packers season|1970]], when the north end zone was enclosed to form a continuous oval bowl.<ref name=pssw70>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r34hAAAAIBAJ&pg=2931%2C1099940 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Packers start stadium work |date=January 23, 1970 |page=15–part 2}}</ref> In the early 1980s, the team considered placing a dome on the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.thepostgame.com/throwback/201511/green-bay-packers-dome-lambeau-field-cold-snow-weather-home-field-advantage |title = When Packers Considered Putting Dome on Lambeau|date = December 31, 1969}}</ref> Construction of 72 [[luxury boxes|private boxes]] in [[1985 Green Bay Packers season|1985]] increased the seating capacity to 56,926, and a [[1990 Green Bay Packers season|1990]] addition of 36 additional boxes and 1,920 theatre-style club seats brought the number to 59,543. In [[1995 Green Bay Packers season|1995]], a $4.7&nbsp;million project put 90 more private boxes in the previously open north end zone, again giving the stadium the feel of a complete bowl and increasing capacity to 60,890. ===Renovation, 2001–03=== [[Image:Lambeau-field.jpg|thumb|The West side of Lambeau Field in [[2005 Green Bay Packers season|2005]]]] By the end of 1999, the Packers believed that they needed to update the facility to remain financially competitive in the NFL. Rather than build a new stadium, Chairman/CEO [[Bob Harlan]] and President/COO John Jones unveiled a $295&nbsp;million plan to renovate Lambeau Field in January 2000. It was to be paid for partly by the team via the 1997–98 stock sale, which netted more than $20&nbsp;million. Most of the proceeds were to be paid through a 0.5% sales tax in [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown County]] and [[personal seat license]] fees on [[season ticket]] holders. After their plan won approval by the [[Wisconsin State Legislature]], it was ratified by Brown County voters on September 12, 2000, by a 53%–47% margin. Construction began early in 2001. The sales tax expired on September 30, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fox11online.com/news/local/green-bay/lambeau-field-sales-tax-ends-today|title=After 15 years, Brown County Lambeau Field sales tax expires tonight|last=Miston|first=William|date=September 30, 2015|publisher=[[WLUK-TV]], Green Bay|access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref> The massive redevelopment plan was designed to update the facilities, add more premium and suite seating, yet preserve the seating bowl, keeping the storied natural grass playing field of the "frozen tundra". The project was completed in time for the [[2003 Green Bay Packers season|2003 season]], bringing the capacity to 72,515.<ref>[http://www.lambeaufield.com/stadium_info/history/lambeau_field_expansions/ Expansions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705101346/http://www.lambeaufield.com/stadium_info/history/lambeau_field_expansions/ |date=July 5, 2009 }} ''Lambeau Field''</ref> Construction management was conducted by [[Turner Construction]] Sports, and proved to be of remarkably little disruption to the [[2001 Green Bay Packers season|2001]] and [[2002 Green Bay Packers season|2002 season]]s. {{wide image|Lambeau Field panorama.jpg|750px|Lambeau Field in October [[2004 Green Bay Packers season|2004]] during a game versus the [[2004 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]}} Although the capacity has more than doubled since Lambeau Field was opened, demand for tickets remains high. The Packers have sold out every game since [[1960 Green Bay Packers season|1960]], and at least 147,000 names are on the waiting list.<ref>{{cite news |title=Green Bay Packers ticket waitlist; what you need to know |url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/green-bay-packers-ticket-waitlist |date=February 9, 2023}}</ref> Between 40 and 500 names come off the list each year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Some Packers fans have waited almost 50 years for season tickets. That wait is now over. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2022/05/20/packers-season-tickets-fans-50-year-wait/9853572002/ |publisher=USA Today |date=May 20, 2022}}</ref> Because of the sell-out streak, the Packers have not had a home game [[National Football League on United States television|blacked out]] since a 1983 Wild Card Playoff game against the Cardinals.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://fox6now.com/2014/01/02/1983-was-the-last-time-packers-fans-had-to-deal-with-a-blackout/ | title=1983 was the last time Packers fans had to deal with a blackout| date=January 2, 2014|last=Handelman|first=Ben|access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref> During the {{nfly|2007}} season, Lambeau Field was voted the number one NFL stadium in game-day atmosphere and fan experience by a ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' online poll.<ref>{{cite news |title=SI.com – NFL Fan Value Experience| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/11/01/fvi.intro/index.html?bcnn=yes| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119110639/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/11/01/fvi.intro/index.html?bcnn=yes| url-status=dead| archive-date=January 19, 2013| work=CNN| date=November 7, 2007|access-date=May 7, 2010}}</ref> In 2009, The Sports Turf Managers Association named Lambeau Field the 2009 Field of the Year.<ref>[http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2009/12/02/1/ Lambeau Named 2009 'Field Of The Year'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206105003/http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2009/12/02/1 |date=December 6, 2009 }} Green Bay Packers</ref> ===South end zone expansion, 2012–13=== [[File:Lambeau South End Zone Expansion.jpg|thumb|A view of the 2013 Lambeau Field seating expansion in the south end zone and one of the new HD video boards]] In 2010, plans were announced by the Green Bay Packers to install new [[High-definition television|high definition]] scoreboards in place of their current scoreboards; plans for a new sound system were announced as well.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2010/12/07/packers-unveil-plans-for-new-scoreboards.html| title=Packers Unveil Plans for New Scoreboards|newspaper=[[American City Business Journals|Milwaukee Business Journal]]|date=December 7, 2010|access-date=December 7, 2010}}</ref> Later, the plans were expanded to include adding as many as 7,500 seats both inside and outside as well as viewing platforms and lounge areas. On May 5, 2011, the Packers sent out an online survey to 30,000 season-ticket holders, club-seat holders and individuals on the season-ticket waiting list to get feedback from the fans on several concepts being considered for the south end-zone development. On August 25, 2011, plans were officially announced to add 7,500 new seats to the south end zone. The new seats are outdoors with the exception of one indoor row. The seats include heated areas that melt snow as it falls (a concept tested on a small scale during winter 2010), intending to solve the logistical problem of shoveling snow from an "upper deck" seating area. The snow that falls into the original bowl area is shoveled by compensated volunteers from the community<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://fox6now.com/2016/12/22/fans-help-shovel-lambeau-field-before-packersvikings-game-saturday/ |title=Fans help shovel Lambeau Field before Packers/Vikings game Saturday|date=February 22, 2016|website=FOX6Now.com|access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> using a system of temporary chutes placed in the aisles and carts to remove the snow from the stadium. [[Image:LambeaufieldGreenbay.jpg|thumb|right|The renovated Lambeau Field in December 2003]] The new sound system was completed in time for the 2011 season. On August 25, 2011, Packers president Mark Murphy announced that the expansion of Lambeau would not be paid for by taxpayers but by the team itself. After construction was completed on the south end zone seating in the summer of 2013, Lambeau became the third-largest stadium in the NFL, with a capacity of 80,750. Additional construction included two new tower gates for the north and south end zone. Lambeau Field also installed [[Mitsubishi]] Diamond Vision Video Boards, as well as a rooftop viewing terrace in the north end zone for club seat holders during games. The rooftop viewing terrace and video boards were completed in time for the 2012 season.<ref>[http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article_spofford/article-1/Survey-seeks-input-on-south-end-zone/30e2147f-73c3-4904-a3ab-1e76c2cd8b1f Survey seeks input on south end zone] {{Webarchive| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508054727/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article_spofford/article-1/Survey-seeks-input-on-south-end-zone/30e2147f-73c3-4904-a3ab-1e76c2cd8b1f |date=May 8, 2011 }} Green Bay Packers</ref><ref>[https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-look-to-expand-lambeau-want-to-begin-work-in-2012-09000d5d81fb879e Packers look to expand Lambeau, want to begin work in 2012] National Football League</ref> On December 12, 2012, Lambeau Field was damaged by a minor fire when construction workers were cutting a metal beam near the fourth floor. The sparks from the cutting landed inside a wall and ignited the foam insulation. The area was temporarily evacuated and a minor back injury to one of the responding firefighters was reported. Green Bay Fire Lt. Nick Craig says the fire was small but in an unwieldy area. He says fire officials had to proceed slowly because they didn't want to open the wall and allow the flames an oxygen supply until they had enough water on hand. The fire damage cost $5,000 in repairs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lambeau Field Fire Causes $5,000 in Damage|first=Curtis| last=Crabtree|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/13/lambeau-field-fire-cause-5000-in-damage/|work=[[NBC Sports]]|date=December 13, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> ===Atrium Renovation, 2013–15=== In 2013, the Packers announced a new $140.5&nbsp;million renovation project for the Lambeau Atrium entrance, entirely paid by the Packers without public funding. The project began in March 2013 and was completed in June 2015.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-announce-140-million-atrium-renovation-plan-np8a6vu-186096071.html|title=Packers plan $140 million Lambeau atrium upgrade|access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> [[File:Statues at Lambeau Field.jpg|thumb|Statues of Vince Lombardi and Curly Lambeau outside the [[Miller Lite]] Gate at Lambeau Field]] The Packers removed ground between Bob Harlan Plaza and Lombardi Avenue, which is now the basement of the atrium. The Pro Shop has been moved to the new ground level, and a set of escalators were installed on the western side, leading to the atrium and the entrance of the Miller Gate. The Packers Hall of Fame moved to the second floor of the atrium where Curly's Pub was originally located. Curly's moved to the main floor where the Pro Shop was previously held and was renamed 1919 Kitchen & Tap. This renovation project was referred to as "Phase II", with the first phase considered as the 7,500 seats that were installed previously. The new setup was made to be easier for fans as it was difficult for fans in the past. Phase II also included the following: *The [[Oneida Nation of Wisconsin|Oneida Nation]] gate was given an expanded plaza extending into the east parking lot. A tunnel under the plaza leads to a player parking area immediately east of the player facilities. Permanent restrooms were installed under the plaza. *A new entrance called the [[American Family Insurance]] gate was added at parking lot level on the east side, with an escalator providing access to the main floor of the atrium. The Pro Shop is also accessible here. *Harlan Plaza in front of the Miller Gate facing Lombardi Avenue will remain, but its front now lines up with the North face of the atrium tower where the Pro Shop is situated. The Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi statues were repositioned and remain in the plaza. *New player facilities in the lower level of the stadium, including strength and conditioning rooms and a 35-by-50-yard practice walk-through area. At the time of the proposed renovation, the project was expected to create approximately 1,500 jobs and pay more than $60&nbsp;million in wages. Team president and CEO [[Mark Murphy (American football executive)|Mark Murphy]] also committed at the time that 95% of spending on the project would be done in Wisconsin and 69% in northeastern Wisconsin.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2013/01/09/lambeau-field-renovation-underground/1819917/ | title=Packers plan to renovate the Lambeau Atrium | website=USAToday.com | date=January 9, 2013 | access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref> A 50-foot-tall replica [[Lombardi Trophy]] was unveiled on November 14, 2014, on the east side of the stadium.<ref>[http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2014/11/12/packers-unveiling-foot-tall-trophy-lambeau/18948423/ "Packers unveil 50-foot Lombardi Trophy at Lambeau Field"]. ''Green Bay Press Gazette''</ref> The stadium's [[floodlight]]ing system was upgraded to a new instant on-off [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] system in May 2018, with the stadium's LCD play clocks and east/west scoreboards also being converted to LED-lighted systems.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.buildings.com/news/industry-news/articleid/21548/title/led-lighting-packers-stadium|title=New LED Lighting is a Touchdown for Packers Stadium|last=Penny|first=Janelle|date=May 24, 2018|work=Buildings|publisher=Statmats Communications|access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref> In the last game of the 2019 preseason, the Packers added a flashing stadium light celebration for each Packers touchdown as part of the upgrade, to some traditionalist fan criticism (a [[foghorn]] addition earlier in the preseason had been criticized for its resemblance to the Vikings' "[[Gjallarhorn]]", and was removed for the other preseason home game); it was retained for regular season games.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2019/08/29/packers-try-out-flickering-lights-lambeau-touchdown-celebration/2158724001/|title=Packers introduce flickering lights at Lambeau as new touchdown celebration technique|last=Radcliffe|first=JR|date=August 29, 2019| work=PackersNews.com|publisher=[[Gannett|USA Today Network Wisconsin]]|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref> ===Lambeau Field Atrium=== The Lambeau Field Atrium houses the Green Bay Packers Pro Shop, the Packers Hall of Fame, Lambeau Field Stadium Tours, and the 1919 Kitchen & Tap. It also hosts special events, such as meetings, weddings, receptions, and social gatherings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/atrium.html|title=Packers.com {{!}} Lambeau Field Atrium|access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> ===Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame=== {{Main|Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame}} The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame is on the first level of the Atrium. The Hall of Fame is an independent, charitable association that promotes the history of the Green Bay Packers. Since 1970, 170 Packers have been inducted into the Hall, which attracts over 170,000 visitors annually.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/halloffamemuseum00dani|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/halloffamemuseum00dani/page/114 114]|quote=the green bay packers hall of fame attendance.|title=Hall of Fame Museums: A Reference Guide|last=Danilov|first=Victor J.| date=January 1, 1997|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780313300004}}</ref> ===Titletown District=== {{Main|Titletown District}} On August 20, 2015, the Green Bay Packers presented the master plan for the Titletown District, an area that will be constructed on approximately {{convert|34|acre}} of land just west of Lambeau Field. Titletown will consist of three tenants including [[Destination Kohler#Lodge Kohler|Lodge Kohler]], a hotel built and managed by the [[Kohler Company]]; a Bellin Health Sports Medicine Clinic; and Hinterland Restaurant and Brewery. Development on the remaining {{convert|16|acre}} calls for commercial, retail, and residential elements. The Titletown District was opened in the Summer of 2017.<ref name="packers.com">[http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/titletown-district.html "Titletown District"] {{Webarchive| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108045115/http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/titletown-district.html |date=November 8, 2015 }}. Packers.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015.</ref> ===Packers home record at Lambeau=== [[File:View of Lambeau Field.jpg|thumb|right|View of Lambeau Field from the South end zone]] As of the end of the 2022 season, the Packers have compiled a 253–126–6 regular-season mark at Lambeau Field. The Packers playoff record at home as of the 2022 season is 18–7.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/stadiums/GNB00.htm|publisher=pro-football-reference.com|title=Lambeau Field History|access-date=January 20, 2023|date=January 20, 2023}}</ref> The [[Denver Broncos]] (0–5) are the only NFL team that has never won a regular-season game at Lambeau Field as of 2022. No team has an undefeated record at Lambeau Field. The last remaining team with an undefeated record, the [[Houston Texans]], were beaten by the Packers in [[2016 Green Bay Packers season|Week 13]] of the [[2016 NFL season]]. ==Name and nickname== ===New City Stadium=== {{Main|City Stadium (Green Bay)}} The original name of Lambeau Field lasted through the [[1964 Green Bay Packers season|1964 season]]. Officially "City Stadium", the name "New City Stadium" was used informally to distinguish it from its predecessor at [[Green Bay East High School|East High School]]. ===Lambeau Field=== [[File:2009-0620-WI010-GB-Lambeau.jpg|thumb|right|A statue of Curly Lambeau stands near the main entrance]] Two months after the death of Packers founder [[Curly Lambeau]], New City Stadium was renamed "Lambeau Field" by the Green Bay city council on August 3, [[1965 Green Bay Packers season|1965]].<ref name=pbblfid/><ref name=lfvbc/><ref>Maraniss, 1999 pg. 388</ref> Besides founding the team in 1919, Lambeau played for the Packers in their early years and was the team's coach for 31 seasons through [[1949 Green Bay Packers season|1949]]. He shares the distinction with rival coach [[George Halas]] of the [[Chicago Bears]] and [[Bill Belichick]] of the [[New England Patriots]] of coaching his team to the most [[NFL championships]], with six. Lambeau was inducted as a charter member of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in Canton, Ohio in 1963. ===Corporate naming rights=== On November 7, 2000, two months after Brown County voters approved a sales tax to fund Lambeau Field's renovation, a second referendum was presented to the same Brown County voters. This referendum asked whether naming rights to the renovated stadium should be sold in order to retire earlier the 0.5% sales tax created to cover construction costs. The referendum passed 53%-47%, the exact percentage by which voters approved the sales tax.<ref>[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=149148 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "Packers, Green Bay to discuss Lambeau naming rights" June 19, 2003.]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="namingrightsvote">{{cite news| title=Packers to Start Shopping Lambeau Name Around| first=Don| last=Walker| url=http://www2.jsonline.com/packer/news/nov00/lambeau09110800.asp|newspaper=[[The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=November 8, 2000|access-date=August 9, 2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227024751/http://www2.jsonline.com/packer/news/nov00/lambeau09110800.asp|archive-date=February 27, 2009}}</ref> After the vote passed, the Packers entered talks with the city of Green Bay, which owns the stadium, to further explore the options. The city and team agreed to sell the rights if a price of $100&nbsp;million could be realized, although no buyer has been found. The Packers, although agreeing to be bound by the will of the voters, have consistently stressed that they would prefer Lambeau Field keep its traditional name, honoring the club's founder.<ref name="namingrightsvote"/> The Packers have sold naming rights to the eight entrance gates. From the north going clockwise, they are: [[Bellin Health]] (north gate), [[Miller Brewing]] (atrium gate), [[American Family Insurance]] (northeast gate at parking lot level), the [[Oneida Nation of Wisconsin|Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin]] (east gate on elevated plaza facing Oneida Street), [[Fleet Farm]] stores (southwest gate), [[Associated Bank]] (west gate and private box entrance), and [[Kwik Trip]] (northwest gate). [[Verizon Communications Inc.|Verizon]] was the previous sponsor of the northwest gate (2003–2017). Miller Brewing is also a sponsor of the atrium and has a section in one end zone called the "Miller Lite End Zone", giving away tickets in that area with various beer promotions. [[Shopko]] was the former sponsor of the south gate until its bankruptcy and liquidation in June 2019, and that gate is currently unbranded.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Shopko-signage-removed-from-south-end-gate-at-Lambeau-Field-511647642.html|title=Shopko signage removed from south end gate at Lambeau Field|date=June 21, 2019|newspaper=Action 2 News|publisher=[[WBAY-TV]]|access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref> At the 2015 Packers shareholders meeting President Mark Murphy said "We will not sell the naming rights to the stadium. ... We will never do that. It will always be Lambeau Field".<ref>[http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2015-07-29/packers-lambeau-field-naming-rights-mark-murphy-london "Packers will 'never' sell naming rights to Lambeau Field, CEO says"]{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Sporting News. Retrieved December 24, 2016</ref> ==="The Frozen Tundra"=== [[Image:Lambeau Field bowl.jpg|thumb|right|An empty Lambeau Field.]] The stadium's nickname was spawned by the [[1967 NFL Championship Game|Ice Bowl]] game between the Packers and the [[1967 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]], played on December 31, 1967. The game was played in temperatures of {{convert|-15|F}} with sharp winds. Journalist [[Tex Maule]] associated Lambeau Field with the term ''[[tundra]]'' in his article summarizing the game in ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.<ref name="The Old Pro">{{cite magazine|title=The old pro goes in for six |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1968/01/08/542925/the-old-pro-goes-in-for-six|magazine=Sports Illustrated|last=Maule |first=Tex |author-link=Tex Maule |date=January 8, 1968|page=10}}</ref> The nickname "the frozen tundra" is believed to originate from ''The Greatest Challenge'', the Packers' authorized version of the highlight film written by [[Steve Sabol]].<ref name="Davis, 2008, p. 159.">Davis, 2008, p. 159.</ref> In the Cowboys' authorized version of the highlight film, ''A Chilling Championship'', also written by Sabol, [[Bill Woodson]] used the term "the frozen tundra" when narrating the film to describe Lambeau Field.<ref name="Davis, 2008, p. 159." /><ref name="Woodson Was First With 'Frozen Tundra'">{{cite web |title=Woodson Was First With 'Frozen Tundra'|url=http://www.pressboxonline.com/story.cfm?id=6428|work=Press Box Online| access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref> Prior to the [[1967 Green Bay Packers season|1967 season]], an [[under-soil heating|underground electric heating]] system had been installed, but it was not able to counter the effects of the cold front that hit Green Bay at the onset of the Ice Bowl game. The field had been covered overnight with the heater on, but when the cover was removed in the sub-zero cold, the moisture atop the grass flash-froze.<ref name="Branch, John">{{cite news |title=Tenderizing the Tundra With Some Light and Heat| first=John| last=Branch| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/14/sports/football/tenderizing-the-packers-tundra-with-light-and-heat.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 13, 2012| access-date=January 13, 2012}}</ref> The underground heating and drainage system was redone in [[1997 Green Bay Packers season|1997]], with a system of pipes filled with a solution including antifreeze replacing the electric coils. After the [[2006 Green Bay Packers season|2006 season]], the surface, heating, and drainage system was replaced. From 2007 until 2018, the playing surface used the [[Desso GrassMaster]] system, which has synthetic fibers woven into the traditional [[Kentucky bluegrass]] sod.<ref name=thnwgisk>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tuQcAAAAIBAJ&pg=6137%2C5377136|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |last=McGinn |first=Bob |title=Team hopes new ground isn't shaky |date=March 18, 2007 |page=12C }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lambeau Field Updates Include a New Surface|agency=Associated Press| url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2690426|work=[[ESPN]]|date=December 7, 2006| access-date=August 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/29409724.html|title=Grass is greener: Lambeau surface bounces back|last=Nickel|first=Lori|date=June 2, 2008|work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel| access-date=October 3, 2015|url-status=dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151005003742/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/29409724.html|archive-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> In 2018, the Grassmaster surface was replaced with polyethylene-based SIS Grass.<ref name=sisgrass>{{cite web |title=New turf ready to welcome Packers into 2018 season|url=https://www.packers.com/news/new-turf-ready-to-welcome-packers-into-2018-season|publisher=Green Bay Packers|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> Even the new video boards, installed in [[2004 NFL season|2004]], have been influenced by the field's nickname, being called "Tundra Vision". These video displays measure more than {{convert|25|ft|m}} high by {{convert|46|ft|m}} wide.<ref name=displays>{{cite web |title=Lambeau Field, Stadium Facts| url= http://www.lambeaufield.com/stadium_info/history/|publisher=Green Bay Packers|access-date=August 9, 2013}}</ref> An artificial lighting system, based on technology used in Dutch rose-growing greenhouses, was tested in [[2010 Green Bay Packers season|2010]] and purchased for use in the [[2011 Green Bay Packers season|2011 season]]. It operates 24 hours a day from October to early December to extend the growing season for the field's grass. The system is also used in some soccer stadiums where shade from stands and partial roofs are a problem for the turf, not the cold and short growing season found in Green Bay.<ref name="Branch, John"/> ===Titletown, USA=== More famously a nickname for the city than its football field, "Titletown, USA" became popularized in 1961, even before [[Vince Lombardi]] won any of his championships. At the [[1961 NFL Championship Game]] against the [[New York Giants]], which the Packers won 37–0, fans hung up signs around the stadium that read ''Welcome to Titletown, USA''. Then-Giants quarterback [[Y. A. Tittle]] joked that the honor was for him, just that his name was misspelled. By the mid-60s, Titletown, USA was registered as a trademark of the Green Bay Packers, Inc. Lambeau Field has been home to seven NFL world championship seasons, five under Lombardi, one under [[Mike Holmgren]] and one under [[Mike McCarthy]], surpassing the six world championship seasons witnessed by its predecessor, [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]], under Curly Lambeau. ==Postseason== [[Image:LambeauFieldAtriumInside.jpg|thumb|right|The Atrium inside Lambeau Field]] Lambeau Field has frequently given a significant postseason [[home-field advantage]] for the Packers. Playoff games at Lambeau Field typically feature cold Wisconsin winters. The most famous example is the aforementioned [[NFL Championship Game, 1967|Ice Bowl]]. More recently, in the [[1996–97 NFL playoffs]] both the [[1996 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in the divisional playoffs and the [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] in the [[1996–97 NFL playoffs#Conference championships|NFC Championship Game]] struggled to adapt to the muddy and the cold conditions respectively. The temperatures during the [[2007–08 NFL playoffs#NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)|2007]] [[NFC Championship Game]] (in which the Packers lost in OT, 23–20, to the [[New York Giants]]) reached as low as {{convert|-4|F}}, with a wind chill of {{convert|-24|F|}}. From its opening in [[1957 Green Bay Packers season|1957]] until January 2003, when they fell 27–7 to the [[2002 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], the Packers had never lost a postseason game at Lambeau Field. However, the Packers hosted just one postseason game (in the ad hoc round-of-16 in the strike-shortened [[1982 NFL season|1982 season]]) during a lean stretch of 27 years between the [[NFL Championship Game, 1967|Ice Bowl]] of [[1967 NFL season|1967]] and a wild-card game in December 1994. Although the Packers have won only six of their last ten playoff games at Lambeau Field, their overall home postseason record is an outstanding 17–5. The stadium has hosted six championship contests: three NFL title games in [[NFL Championship Game, 1961|1961]], [[NFL Championship Game, 1965|1965]] and [[NFL Championship Game, 1967|1967]] (the "Ice Bowl") as well as three NFC championships after the 1996, 2007 and 2020 seasons. ==Traditions== ===The Lambeau Leap=== {{Main|Lambeau Leap}} [[File:James Stark doing the Lambeau Leap (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[James Starks]] doing the "Lambeau Leap"]] Many Packer players will jump into the end zone stands after scoring a touchdown, in a celebration affectionately known as the [[Lambeau Leap]]. The Lambeau Leap was spontaneously created in [[1993 Green Bay Packers season|1993]] by safety [[LeRoy Butler]], who scored after a [[Reggie White]] fumble recovery and lateral against the [[1993 Los Angeles Raiders season|L.A. Raiders]] on December 26. It&nbsp;was later popularized by wide receiver [[Robert Brooks (American football)|Robert Brooks]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Traditions| url=http://uscsports.cstv.com/trads/scar-hof.html|publisher=University of South Carolina Athletics |access-date=August 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716190211/http://uscsports.cstv.com/trads/scar-hof.html |archive-date=July 16, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.packersnews.com/print/print_11238108.shtml Lambeau Field Timeline] Green Bay Packers news</ref> It's not known precisely when the celebration was first coined the "Lambeau Leap", but one of the first possible mentions was by broadcaster [[Al Michaels]] during a [[Monday Night Football|Monday night]] broadcast in September [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|1996]], "It's a new tradition in Green Bay, Robert Brooks ''leaping'' into the stands." When the NFL banned [[Touchdown celebration|excessive celebrations]] in 2000, the Lambeau Leap was [[Grandfather clause|grandfathered]] into the new rules, permitting it to continue.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10671807/nfl-penalize-goal-post-dunk-next-season "Goalpost dunks will draw flags"]. ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2016</ref> Occasionally, a visiting player will attempt a Lambeau Leap, only to be denied by Packers fans. This happened to then-[[Minnesota Vikings]] [[cornerback]] [[Fred Smoot]] when he intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown;<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n37qkcicW8E YouTube – Fred Smoot's Lambeau Leap!!!]</ref> Packers fans proceeded to throw their beverages on Smoot. During the [[2007–08 NFL playoffs#NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)|2007 NFC Championship game]], [[New York Giants]] [[running back]] [[Brandon Jacobs]] faked a Lambeau Leap after scoring a touchdown, angering many Green Bay faithful in the stands.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170331030742/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=280120009 Manning, Giants head to Super Bowl for rematch with Pats]</ref> Before a game against the Packers on September 20, 2009, [[Cincinnati Bengals]] wideout [[Chad Johnson (American football)|Chad Johnson]], then known as Chad Ochocinco, announced he would do a Lambeau Leap if he scored a touchdown, and then followed through by leaping into the arms of pre-arranged fans wearing Bengals jerseys.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4489691 ESPN – Ochocinco finds end zone in Green Bay] ''ESPN''</ref><ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4497498 Ochocinco had it planned out]</ref> In 2014, a statue was made outside of Lambeau Field commemorating the Leap. Featuring a shortened replica of the end zone wall and 4 random Packers fans, the statue allows visitors to pose for pictures doing their own Lambeau Leap.<ref>[http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/Lambeau-Leap-Statue-unveiled/abd0acab-08d5-457f-a955-c10ac3e3da08 "Lambeau Leap Statue unveiled"] {{Webarchive| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102083338/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/Lambeau-Leap-Statue-unveiled/abd0acab-08d5-457f-a955-c10ac3e3da08 |date=January 2, 2015 }}. Packers.com.</ref> The [[NFL Network]] countdown program, NFL Top 10, named the Lambeau Leap the 3rd greatest touchdown celebration of all time. ==Special events== ===Packers shareholders meeting=== With the 1997–98 sale of stock in the [[Green Bay Packers, Inc.|Packers corporation]], swelling the number of owners to over 112,000, a large venue was needed for the annual shareholders meeting. The event returned to Lambeau Field in 2006 after several thousand people were turned away from the 2005 meeting at the nearby [[Resch Center]]. Average attendance at shareholders meetings varies between 8,000 and 10,000.<ref name="2022sharemeeting">{{cite news|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2022/05/24/green-bay-packers-nominate-four-election-annual-shareholders-meeting/9906719002/|work=Green Bay Press Gazette|title=Green Bay Packers nominate four new board members, set annual shareholders meeting|first=Richard|last=Ryman|date=May 24, 2022}}</ref> The [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] prevented the 2020 shareholders meeting from occurring as a large public gathering at Lambeau Field. For this reason, it was broadcast online in a virtual meeting format via live webcast.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Packers-shareholders-meeting-goes-virtual-571354231.html?ref=231 | website = wbay.com | title = Packers shareholders meeting goes virtual | date = June 18, 2020 | access-date = July 6, 2020 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200706182103/https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Packers-shareholders-meeting-goes-virtual-571354231.html?ref=231 | archive-date = July 6, 2020}}</ref> The pandemic also affected the 2021 meeting, resulting in only 3,900 owners attending in person.<ref name="2022sharemeeting"/> ===High school and college football=== When built, Lambeau Field was also slated to be used by schools of the [[Green Bay Area Public School District]], as old City Stadium had been. However, a key [[1962 NFL season|1962]] game between the [[1962 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] and [[1962 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] was affected when two high schools played in the rain the preceding Friday, damaging the field. After that, Lombardi asked the schools to avoid using Lambeau, though [[Green Bay Southwest High School|Southwest]] and [[Green Bay West High School|West]] continued to play there until a west side high school stadium was built in the late 1970s. In 1973, the championship game for the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association (until 2000, the [[Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association|WIAA]]-equivalent organization for the state's private and religious high schools) was played at Lambeau. The last high school game played at Lambeau was a WIAA semifinal between Green Bay West and [[Waukesha North High School|Waukesha North]], with the latter team the victor and going on to [[Camp Randall Stadium|Madison]] for the divisional championship game. In 1982 and 1983, [[St. Norbert College]] hosted [[Fordham University]] (Lombardi's alma mater) in two [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] tilts, benefitting the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.<ref name="nytcarmexclassic">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/sports/ncaafootball/lambeau-field-gives-college-football-a-try.html|title=Lambeau Field Gives Football the Old College Try| last=Sandomir| first=Richard| date=September 1, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 2, 2016}}</ref> The first was held on November 20, 1982, and the second was November 19, 1983. The first year, a 14-10 St. Norbert win, drew 5,119 people. The second year, a 18-9 St. Norbert win, drew 842 people. In 2016, Lambeau Field hosted its first major [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision]] game when [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] played [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] in the 2nd of a two-game series which started in 2014 at another NFL venue – [[Houston]]'s [[NRG Stadium]].<ref name="nytcarmexclassic" /> The Badgers won in what was called a "historic upset" by ESPN and Yahoo! Sports, as the unranked Badgers defeated the #5 ranked Tigers 16–14.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/135993/wisconsin-secures-historic-upset-as-lsu-sputters-in-season-opener "Opening ouch: LSU sputters as Wisconsin lands historic upset"]. ESPN.</ref><ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/video/wisconsin-shocks-lsu-historic-upset-034131978.html "Wisconsin shocks LSU in historic upset"]. Yahoo. Retrieved December 24, 2016</ref> ''[[College GameDay (football TV program)|ESPN College Gameday]]'' also visited Lambeau Field that day as a result, including Rodgers as a guest.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1sXsfmjMF8 ''ESPN College Gameday'' – September 3rd, 2016, Green Bay, WI – Saturday Selections (with guest Aaron Rodgers)] YouTube (originally broadcast by ESPN)</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Date !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Game !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Score !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Attendance !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Notes |- |November 20, 1982 |St. Norbert vs. Fordham University |14-10 |5,119 |First college football game |- |November 19, 1983 |St. Norbert vs. Fordham University |18-9 |842 | |- |September 3, 2016 |Wisconsin vs. <small>5</small> LSU |16-14 |77,823 |First Division I football game |- |September 5, 2026{{efn|Originally planned for October 3, 2020, but delayed to a future season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and the [[Big Ten Conference]] going to a conference competition-only format for the 2020 season.}} <ref>{{cite web |last1=Rittenberg |first1=Adam |title=Wisconsin, Notre Dame to open 2026 college football season at Lambeau Field |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/31585472/wisconsin-notre-dame-open-2026-college-football-season-lambeau-field |website=[[ESPN]] |date=June 7, 2021 |access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref> |Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame |TBD |TBD |[[Shamrock Series]] game with Notre Dame as home team |- |} ===Hockey=== [[File:Lambeau Field (Wisconsin Badgers vs Ohio State Buckeyes, February 2006).jpg|thumb|right|Lambeau Field hosting its first hockey game.]] Following the success of the "[[Cold War (ice hockey)|Cold War]]", collegiate ice hockey game held in 2001 at [[Michigan State University|Michigan State's]] [[Spartan Stadium (East Lansing)|Spartan Stadium]], [[ice hockey|hockey]] teams from [[Wisconsin Badgers|Wisconsin]] and [[Ohio State Buckeyes|Ohio State]] met in the [[Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic]], an outdoor game played on a temporary rink inside the stadium on February 11, 2006. The Badgers defeated the Buckeyes 4–2 before a capacity crowd of 40,890. There were some problems as the ice began to crack during play, but overall it was a success, ending with the Badgers doing the Lambeau Leap following their victory. ===Snowmobile racing=== In 2004 a snowmobile racing event was held in the parking lot due to a lack of snow. In 2005 the snowmobile racing event took place over the grass, with the right amount of snow cover. ===Concerts=== Due to the small size of the surrounding population, not many concerts are held at Lambeau Field because the primary use of the stadium is football. The Lambeau Field lease between the city of Green Bay and the Packers allows for one non-football event a month between February and June, with the Packers having veto power.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/opinion/editorials/2015/06/27/lambeau-field-host-concerts/29365127/|title=Lambeau Field should host more concerts|work=Press Gazette Media|access-date=May 1, 2017}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Date !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Artist !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Opening Act(s) !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Tour / Concert Names !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Attendance !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Revenue !style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Notes |- |June 21, 1985 |[[Survivor (band)|Survivor]] |— |— |13,000 |{{n/a}} |<ref name="rock">{{Cite news|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/packers/2007-03-10-lambeau-field_n.htm|author=Kendra Meinert |title=Ready to rock? Packers resist Lambeau reuse |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> |- |June 11, 2011 |[[Kenny Chesney]]<br>[[Zac Brown Band]] |[[Billy Currington]]<br>[[Uncle Kracker]] |[[Goin' Coastal Tour]] |45,446 / 45,446 |$4,948,817 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenny Chesney at Lambeau Field |url=https://www.packers.com/news/kenny-chesney-at-lambeau-field-5080744 |access-date=March 2, 2023 |website=www.packers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |June 20, 2015 |Kenny Chesney<br>[[Jason Aldean]] |[[Brantley Gilbert]]<br>[[Cole Swindell]]<br>[[Old Dominion (band)|Old Dominion]] |[[The Big Revival Tour]]<br>[[Burn It Down Tour]] |53,363 / 53,363 |$5,867,106 |<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/kenny-chesney-and-jason-aldean-at-lambeau-field-b99519979z1-308757231.html|title=Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean at Lambeau Field|access-date=May 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417110504/http://archive.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/kenny-chesney-and-jason-aldean-at-lambeau-field-b99519979z1-308757231.html |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |June 17, 2017 |[[Billy Joel]] |[[Andrew McMahon|Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness]] |[[Billy Joel in Concert]] |45,602 / 45,602 |$4,805,909 |<br><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/Tickets-on-sale-Friday-for-Billy-Joel-concert-at-Lambeau-Field/610f522e-e04f-4522-bdae-449d4ecbb52d|title=Tickets on sale Friday for Billy Joel concert at Lambeau Field|access-date=May 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524025626/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/Tickets-on-sale-Friday-for-Billy-Joel-concert-at-Lambeau-Field/610f522e-e04f-4522-bdae-449d4ecbb52d|archive-date=May 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/02/22/billy-joel-gets-opening-act-lambeau/98243944/|title=Billy Joel gets an opening act at Lambeau|work=Press Gazette Media|access-date=May 1, 2017}}</ref> |- |June 8, 2019 |[[Paul McCartney]] |— |[[Freshen Up (tour)|Freshen Up]] |49,416 / 49,416 |$6,529,928 |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.packers.com/news/paul-mccartney-to-play-lambeau-field-saturday-june-8?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|title=Paul McCartney to play Lambeau Field June 8| website=www.packers.com|language=en-US|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref> |} ===Other=== [[Bob Hope]] was the first major entertainment event at the venue, performing in front of 18,000 on May 31, 1976.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2022/07/19/lambeau-field-source-football-fun-over-years-but-also-concerts-events-green-bay-packers/10028111002/|work=Green Bay Gazette|title=Bayern Munich vs. Manchester City follows long list of major non-Packers events at Lambeau Field|date=July 19, 2022|first=Richard|last=Ryman}}</ref> ===Soccer=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Team #1 ! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Result ! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Team #2 ! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Tournament ! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|border=2}};|Spectators |- |July 23, 2022||{{fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1<ref>{{cite news |title=Bayern Munich vs. Manchester City - Football Match Report - July 23, 2022 |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=634865 |access-date=July 24, 2022 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref> || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||Friendly||78,128 |} ===Fireworks=== For many years, Lambeau hosted a popular annual [[Fourth of July]] [[fireworks]] display, sponsored by locally based retailer [[Shopko|Shopko Stores, Inc.]]{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} ==Seating capacity== Lambeau Field is the second largest stadium in the NFL [[List of current National Football League stadiums|by seating capacity]]. {{col-begin}}{{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Years ! scope="row" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Capacity |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|1957–1960 | <div style="text-align:center;">32,500</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|1961–1962 | <div style="text-align:center;">38,669</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|1963–1964 | <div style="text-align:center;">42,327</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|1965–1969 | <div style="text-align:center;">50,852</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|1970–1984 | <div style="text-align:center;">56,263</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|1985–1989 | <div style="text-align:center;">56,926</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|1990–1994 | <div style="text-align:center;">59,543</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|1995–2001 | <div style="text-align:center;">60,890</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|2002 | <div style="text-align:center;">65,290/66,110</div> |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Years ! scope="row" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|Capacity |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|2003 | <div style="text-align:center;">72,515</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|2004 | <div style="text-align:center;">72,569</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|2005 | <div style="text-align:center;">72,601</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|2006 | <div style="text-align:center;">72,922</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|2007–2010 | <div style="text-align:center;">72,928</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|2012 | <div style="text-align:center;">73,094</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|2013 | <div style="text-align:center;">80,750</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|2015–2016 | <div style="text-align:center;">81,435<ref name="2015gbpmg">{{cite web|title=Lambeau Field Expansions|url=http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/stadium-info/history/expansions.html|publisher=Green Bay Packers|year=2015|access-date=November 18, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706183608/http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/stadium-info/history/expansions.html|archive-date=July 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref></div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}};"|2017–present | <div style="text-align:center;">81,441<ref name="2017gbpmg">{{cite web |title=2017 Green Bay Packers Media Guide|url=http://prod.static.packers.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/media-guide/2017-packers-media-guide.pdf|publisher=Green Bay Packers|year=2017|access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref></div> |} {{col-end}} ==Sustainability== The Green Bay Packers have made efforts to make Lambeau Field more environmentally sustainable, including the increased use of recycling bins, biodegradable food-ware, and LED lighting upgrades. More than 500 induction lighting fixtures have been installed, as well as 11 high-efficiency condensing boilers for space heating in the stadium, melting snow, and heating the field. Also, two high-efficiency electric chillers have been installed for the air-conditioned regions of Lambeau Field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green Bay Packers, WPS focus on energy| url=http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/green-bay-packers-wps-focus-energy/2014-09-29}}</ref> ==Footnotes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Sources== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130904205327/http://www.audiobookscorner.com/Title.aspx?titleId=10459&srch=vince+lombardi ''When Pride Still Mattered, A Life of Vince Lombardi''], by David Maraniss, 1999, ({{ISBN|0-684-84418-4}}) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070716190211/http://uscsports.cstv.com/trads/scar-hof.html South Carolina Hall Of Fame: Robert Brooks] *Davis, Jeff (2008), ''Rozelle: Czar of the NFL''. New York:McGraw-Hill. 0-07-159352-7 *Gruver, Edward (1998). ''The Ice Bowl:The Cold Truth About Football's Most Unforgettable Game''. Ithaca, New York:McBooks Press, Inc. {{ISBN|1-59013-080-4}} *O'Brien, Michael (1987), ''Vince: A Personal Biography of Vince Lombardi''. 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