NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The project started as a parking lot; a little over one year into construction, it is starting to look a lot more like the new home for the Tennessee Titans.
The original Nissan Stadium opened in 1999 and the Tennessee Titans have played there since then. The new Nissan Stadium is on schedule to be completed by Feb. 2027. As of publication, the stadium’s structure, built with a hybrid of concrete and steel, is up.
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On the outside, passersby can see the different levels of stadium seating. There will be 60,000 seats — 10,000 fewer than the current Nissan stadium — but Project Executive Kellen DeCoursey said those seats will be lower and closer to the field.
“We really focused on the seating bowl structure,” DeCoursey said. “[There are] not many changes in the football field; the dimensions are the dimensions. But we were intentional about how close we could [be] to the playing field. Ultimately, that’s how we were able to improve the seating experience.”
At last check-in, the stadium was 100 feet tall. Eventually, it will be 235 feet tall with exterior porches featuring panoramic views of Nashville.
A giant window will be built into the stadium, giving fans a glimpse of Nashville’s skyline throughout the game. The translucent roof will bring in natural lighting and keep extreme weather out.
“[One of the] features that we are really excited about is our ring of fire LED video board,” DeCoursey said. “You can see this band of LEDs runs [throughout] the whole roof level. It is 360 degrees [and] connected. We have large LED boards on each end. Then, I have another version on this end zone, which is our east end zone, and it’s going to be the largest board.”
Along with football, the stadium will also house an anticipated 40 to 50 major events and concerts annually.
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DeCoursey also told News 2 that construction is picking up, with an additional 20 to 30 workers added every week to the 850 workers already on site.
“[You] will start to really see by May we’ll have that level of the roof done on this west end of the building,” DeCoursey said. “The sequence of all of the construction paths has been to move clockwise on the north and counterclockwise on the south.”
