Hersheypark Stadium
| Former names | Hershey Sports Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Owner | Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company |
| Operator | Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company |
| Capacity |
15,641 Soccer & Football 30,000 Concerts |
| Surface | Artificial Turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1937 |
| Built | 1937-1939 |
| Opened | May 18, 1939[1] |
| Expanded | 1940 |
| Construction cost | $1,500,000[1] |
| Tenants | |
|
Hershey High School Lower Dauphin High School PIAA Soccer Championship PIAA Football Championship BIG 33 Football Classic Hershey Wildcats (A-League) 1997-2001 Cavalcade of Bands Championships Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships 2013 AHL Outdoor Classic Hershey FC (NPSL) 2013–present | |
Hersheypark Stadium is a stadium, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., on the grounds of Hersheypark. It opened on May 18, 1939.
It is used as a sporting facility, concert venue and location for various other large functions (including a birthday gala for President Dwight D. Eisenhower). In addition, it hosted the 2004 Presidential Race Campaign stop for President George W. Bush.
It also hosts the Cavalcade of Bands and Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship marching band competitions, every November.
The stadium hosted the CONCACAF nations qualifying tournament in men's soccer for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[2] Two berths were afforded for the Olympics for CONCACAF members, and the United States and Honduras qualified by winning their semifinal matches in the qualification tournament.[3]
2013 AHL Outdoor Classic
Hersheypark Stadium hosted the fourth annual AHL Outdoor Classic in 2013, with the local Hershey Bears facing the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The "Baby Pens" defeated the Bears in front of a capacity crowd of 17,311 fans by a score of 2-1.[4]
Events
| List of events held at the Stadium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Event | Date | Opening Act(s) | |
| 10,000 Maniacs | Our Time in Eden Tour | June 29, 1993 | World Party | |
| Aerosmith | Back in the Saddle Tour | January 3, 1985 | Poison Dollies | |
| Done with Mirrors Tour | April 10, 1986 | Ted Nugent | ||
| Pump Tour | January 28, 1990 | Skid Row | ||
| Get a Grip Tour | August 10, 1994 | Jackyl | ||
| Nine Lives Tour | July 31, 1997 | Jonny Lang | ||
| Just Push Play Tour | June 22, 2001 | Fuel | ||
| Girls of Summer Tour | August 17, 2002 | Kid Rock & Run–D.M.C. | ||
| Honkin' on Bobo Tour | June 26, 2004 | Cheap Trick | ||
| Alabama | Farewell Tour | August 15, 2003 | N/A | |
| Alanis Morissette | Can't Not Tour | August 26, 1996 | Radiohead | |
| All That! Music and More Festival | — | August 20, 2000 | N/A | |
| Backstreet Boys | Black & Blue Tour | July 5, 2001 | Shaggy & Krystal Harris | |
| Barry Manilow | Big Fun Tour de Force | August 12, 1988 | N/A | |
| The Beach Boys | Love You Tour | August 30, 1977 | Ricci Martin | |
| The Beach Boys Tour | July 29, 1985 | John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | ||
| 1991 Tour | July 28, 1991 | The Everly Brothers | ||
| Big Time Rush & Victoria Justice | Summer Break Tour | July 19, 2013 | Jackson Guthy & Olivia Somerlyn | |
| Billy Joel | 2008 Tour | July 10, 2008 | N/A | |
| Black Sabbath | 1999 Reunion Tour | August 12, 1999 | Godsmack & Drain STH | |
| Blink-182 | Blink-182 in Concert | August 12, 2009 | Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco & Chester French | |
| Bon Jovi | New Jersey Syndicate Tour | June 17, 1989 | Skid Row | |
| One Wild Night Tour | July 22, 2001 | Eve 6 | ||
| The Circle Tour | May 19, 2010 | Fuel & Charm City Devils | ||
| Britney Spears | Oops!... I Did It Again Tour | June 24, 2000 | A-Teens, BBMak & Innosense | |
| Brooks & Dunn | Waitin' on Sundown Tour | July 5, 1994 | Faith Hill & Wade Hayes | |
| Tight Rope Tour | July 28, 2000 | Lonestar & Andy Griggs | ||
| Neon Circus & Wild West Show Tour | July 27, 2002 | Dwight Yoakam, Gary Allan, Chris Cagle & Trick Pony | ||
| July 11, 2003 | Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Aaron Lines & Jeff Bates | |||
| September 24, 2005 | Big & Rich, The Warren Brothers & Cowboy Troy | |||
| Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | Magic Tour | August 19, 2008 | N/A | |
| Working on a Dream Tour | May 15, 2009 | |||
| High Hopes Tour | May 14, 2014 | |||
| Bruno Mars & The Hooligans | The Moonshine Jungle Tour | July 12, 2014 | Aloe Blacc | |
| Bush | Razorblade Suitcase Tour | July 4, 1997 | Veruca Salt, The Jesus Lizard & Souls | |
| Coldplay | Viva la Vida Tour | May 24, 2009 | Pete Yorn & Howling Bells | |
| Counting Crows | Recovering the Satellites Tour | July 15, 1997 | The Wallflowers | |
| Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings Tour | August 5, 2008 | Maroon 5 & Sara Bareilles | ||
| August 6, 2008 | ||||
| Creed | Human Clay Tour | May 21, 2000 | Sevendust & Finger Eleven | |
| Weathered Tour | August 24, 2002 | Jerry Cantrell & 12 Stones | ||
| Full Circle Reunion Tour | August 9, 2009 | Skillet & Like a Storm | ||
| Crosby, Stills & Nash | Daylight Again Tour | August 10, 1982 | Kansas | |
| 1987 Tour | July 3, 1987 | N/A | ||
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Freedom of Speech Tour | August 25, 2006 | N/A | |
| Dave Matthews Band | Crash Tour | September 29, 1996 | Soul Coughing | |
| Before These Crowded Streets Tour | July 29, 1998 | Agents of Good Roots | ||
| 1999 Tour | August 4, 1999 | Boy Wonder | ||
| 2000 Tour | August 23, 2000 | The Getaway People | ||
| Everyday Tour | August 1, 2001 | Corey Harris & The 5x5 | ||
| Busted Stuff Tour | July 21, 2002 | Norah Jones | ||
| 2003 Tour | September 11, 2003 | North Mississippi Allstars | ||
| 2004 Tour | July 10, 2004 | Galactic | ||
| Stand Up Tour | June 25, 2005 | Blue Merle | ||
| 2006 Tour | June 23, 2006 | O.A.R. | ||
| 2008 Tour | June 27, 2008 | The Black Crowes | ||
| Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King Tour | July 24, 2009 | Jason Mraz | ||
| 2010 Tour | July 9, 2010 | Zac Brown Band | ||
| Away from the World Tour | June 29, 2012 | The Head and the Heart | ||
| 2013 Tour | July 13, 2013 | Kool & the Gang | ||
| David Bowie | Serious Moonlight Tour | August 29, 1983 | N/A | |
| David Bowie & Nine Inch Nails | Dissonance/Outside Tour Tour | September 17, 1995 | Prick | |
| Def Leppard | Yeah! Tour | July 3, 2006 | Journey & Stoll Vaughan | |
| Downstage Thrust Tour | August 12, 2007 | Styx & Foreigner | ||
| Mirrorball Tour | July 3, 2011 | Heart & Evan Watson | ||
| Rock of Ages Tour | August 15, 2012 | Poison & Lita Ford | ||
| Destiny's Child | Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It Farewell Tour | August 7, 2005 | Mario, Amerie & Tyra Bolling | |
| Eagles | Hell Freezes Over Reunion Tour | September 14, 1994 | N/A | |
| Emerson, Lake & Powell | Emerson, Lake & Powell Tour | September 25, 1986 | N/A | |
| Fall Out Boy & Paramore | Monumentour | July 19, 2014 | New Politics | |
| Farm Aid | — | September 22, 2012 | N/A | |
| Fleetwood Mac | Say You Will Tour | June 12, 2004 | N/A | |
| Furthur Festival | — | July 11, 1997 | N/A | |
| George Strait | It Just Comes Natural Tour | January 18, 2007 | Ronnie Milsap & Taylor Swift | |
| George Thorogood & The Destroyers | Maverick Tour | August 2, 1985 | Johnny Winter | |
| George Thorogood and The Destroyers & Little Feat | 1992 Tour | August 11, 1992 | N/A | |
| Gin Blossoms | 1994 Tour | July 18, 1994 | Cracker & Vinx | |
| Gloria Estefan | Into the Light Tour | September 8, 1991 | N/A | |
| Grateful Dead | 1985 Tour | June 28, 1985 | N/A | |
| Guns N' Roses | Use Your Illusion Tour | June 11, 1991 | Skid Row | |
| H.O.R.D.E. Festival | — | August 23, 1996 | N/A | |
| Hanson | Albertane Tour | August 15, 1998 | Admiral Twin | |
| Honda Civic Tour | 10th Annual Honda Civic Tour Blink-182&My Chemical Romance |
August 13, 2011 | Manchester Orchestra | |
| Janet Jackson | Janet World Tour | July 3, 1994 | N/A | |
| Jason Aldean | Night Train Tour | August 10, 2013 | Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett & DeeJay Silver | |
| Burn It Down Tour | May 30, 2015 | Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr & DeeJay Silver | ||
| Jay Z & Justin Timberlake | Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour | August 4, 2013 | DJ Cassidy | |
| John Denver | Autograph Tour | June 20, 1980 | N/A | |
| John Mayer | Continuum Tour | July 21, 2007 | Ben Folds & James Morrison | |
| Battle Studies World Tour | August 5, 2010 | Train | ||
| John Mellencamp | Cuttin' Heads Tour | September 15, 2001 | The Wallflowers | |
| Jonas Brothers | 2010 World Tour | August 14, 2010 | Demi Lovato | |
| Journey | Classic Rock's Main Event Tour | August 1, 2003 | Styx & REO Speedwagon | |
| Revelation Tour | August 28, 2008 | Cheap Trick & Heart | ||
| Eclipse Tour | August 16, 2011 | Foreigner & Night Ranger | ||
| Judas Priest | Mercenaries of Metal Tour | August 10, 1988 | Cinderella | |
| Kenny Chesney | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Tour | June 21, 2002 | Montgomery Gentry, Jamie O'Neal & Phil Vassar | |
| The Road and the Radio Tour | May 28, 2006 | Uncle Kracker, Sugarland & Jake Owen | ||
| Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker | Rock 'n' Rebels II Tour | July 31, 2009 | Lynyrd Skynyrd & Black Stone Cherry | |
| Born Free Part II Tour | July 10, 2011 | Sheryl Crow | ||
| KISS | Kiss Farewell Tour | July 5, 2000 | Ted Nugent & Skid Row | |
| Rock the Nation Tour | July 18, 2004 | Poison & ZO2 | ||
| The Hottest Show on Earth Tour | July 31, 2010 | The Academy Is... & The Feens | ||
| KISS & Aerosmith | AeroKiss Tour | August 31, 2003 | Saliva | |
| Lilith Fair | — | August 10, 1998 | N/A | |
| July 31, 1999 | ||||
| Live | Throwing Copper Tour | July 21, 1995 | Catherine Wheel & Buffalo Tom | |
| Secret Samadhi Tour | July 25, 1997 | Luscious Jackson & The Jellybricks | ||
| The Distance to Here Tour | August 26, 2000 | Counting Crows & Galactic | ||
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | 2006 Tour | July 16, 2006 | 3 Doors Down & Shooter Jennings | |
| Matchbox 20 | Mad Season Tour | August 15, 2001 | Train & Seven Mary Three | |
| Megadeth | Cryptic Writings Tour | March 16, 1998 | Life of Agony & Coal Chamber | |
| Michael Bolton | My Secret Passion: The Arias Tour | June 12, 1998 | Wynonna Judd | |
| The Moody Blues | Octave Tour | November 24, 1978 | Jimmie Spheeris | |
| Sur la Mer Tour | August 5, 1988 | John Kilzer Band | ||
| *NSYNC | Boys of Summer Tour | July 23, 1999 | Jordan Knight & The Sugarhill Gang | |
| No Strings Attached Tour | July 30, 2000 | Sisqó & P!nk | ||
| PopOdyssey Tour | May 26, 2002 | 3LW, BBMak & Tonya Mitchell | ||
| May 28, 2002 | ||||
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Broken Arrow Tour | August 23, 1996 | N/A | |
| Neil Young & The Friends and Relatives | Silver & Gold Tour | August 11, 2000 | The Pretenders & Tegan and Sara | |
| Nickelback | All the Right Reasons Tour | July 14, 2007 | Staind & Daughtry | |
| Dark Horse Tour | July 17, 2009 | Hinder, Papa Roach & Saving Abel | ||
| September 25, 2010 | Three Days Grace & Buckcherry | |||
| Here and Now Tour | July 14, 2012 | Bush, Seether & My Darkest Days | ||
| NKOTBSB | NKOTBSB Tour | July 30, 2011 | Matthew Morrison | |
| One Direction | Take Me Home Tour | July 5, 2013 | 5 Seconds of Summer | |
| July 6, 2013 | ||||
| Pearl Jam | Riot Act Tour | July 12, 2003 | Sleater-Kinney | |
| Phil Collins | Both Sides of the World Tour | July 9, 1994 | N/A | |
| Phish | Billy Breathes Tour | August 14, 1996 | N/A | |
| Farmhouse Tour | September 15, 2000 | |||
| Joy Tour | June 13, 2010 | |||
| Poison | Flesh & Blood Tour | June 7, 1991 | Slaughter & BulletBoys | |
| 20th Anniversary Tour | July 20, 2006 | Cinderella & Endeverafter | ||
| The Police | The Police Reunion Tour | July 20, 2007 | Fiction Plane | |
| R.E.M. | Monster Tour | September 30, 1995 | Radiohead | |
| Rascal Flatts | American Living Unstoppable Tour | August 29, 2009 | Darius Rucker | |
| Rascal Flatts & Journey | Live & Loud Tour | August 1, 2013 | The Band Perry & Cassadee Pope | |
| Rascal Flatts & Rick Springfield | Riot Tour | August 22, 2015 | Ashley Monroe | |
| Reba McEntire & Martina McBride | Girl's Night Out Tour | August 6, 2001 | Sara Evans, Jamie O'Neal & Carolyn Dawn Johnson | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Californication Tour | July 17, 2000 | Foo Fighters & Blonde Redhead | |
| REO Speedwagon | Wheels Are Turnin' Tour | June 29, 1985 | Cheap Trick | |
| Rihanna | Last Girl on Earth Tour | August 21, 2010 | Kesha & Travie McCoy | |
| Rock Allegiance Festival | — | September 1, 2012 | N/A | |
| Rod Stewart | Out of Order Tour | June 9, 1989 | Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers | |
| A Night to Remember Tour | September 28, 1993 | Patti Smith | ||
| A Spanner in the Works Tour | May 18, 1996 | N/A | ||
| Human Tour | July 28, 2001 | |||
| The Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang Tour | October 1, 2005 | Beck | |
| Rush | Snakes & Arrows Tour | July 17, 2008 | N/A | |
| Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas | Heavyweight Champs of Rock 'n' Roll Tour | August 14, 2002 | David Lee Roth | |
| Shania Twain | Come on Over Tour | May 30, 1999 | Leahy | |
| Sheryl Crow | Sheryl Crow Tour | August 1, 1997 | Wilco | |
| Southern Ground Music Festival | — | August 30, 2014[5] | N/A | |
| August 31, 2014[6] | ||||
| Spin Doctors | 1993 Tour | July 16, 1993 | Soul Asylum & Screaming Trees | |
| Staind | Chapter V Tour | July 20, 2005 | 3 Doors Down, Breaking Benjamin & No Address | |
| The Illusion of Progress Tour | July 26, 2008 | 3 Doors Down, Hinder & Jet Black Stare | ||
| July 27, 2008 | ||||
| Sting | Brand New Day Tour | September 10, 2000 | Jonny Lang | |
| Sacred Love Tour | July 28, 2004 | Dominic Miller & Annie Lennox | ||
| Styx | Return to Paradise Tour | June 21, 1996 | Kansas | |
| Summer MixTape Festival | — | August 17, 2012 | N/A | |
| August 18, 2012 | ||||
| July 26, 2013 | ||||
| July 27, 2013 | ||||
| Three Days Grace & Breaking Benjamin | One-X Tour | September 22, 2007 | Live, Collective Soul & Seether | |
| Tina Turner | Private Dancer Tour | August 10, 1985 | Glenn Frey | |
| Toby Keith | Shock'n Y'all Tour | September 5, 2003 | Blake Shelton | |
| Big Throwdown Tour | September 3, 2004 | Terri Clark & Scotty Emerick | ||
| Big Throwdown II Tour | August 26, 2005 | Lee Ann Womack & Shooter Jennings | ||
| White Trash with Money Tour | August 27, 2006 | Joe Nichols & Rushlow Harris | ||
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Echo Tour | July 5, 1999 | Lucinda Williams | |
| The Last DJ Tour | July 14, 2002 | The Brian Setzer Orchestra | ||
| U2 | Outside Broadcast Rehearsal Show | August 7, 1992 | N/A | |
| Usher | 8701 Evolution Tour | June 28, 2002 | Nas, Faith Evans & Mr. Cheeks | |
| Van Halen | 2004 North American Tour | June 13, 2004 | Silvertide | |
| Whitney Houston | Moment of Truth World Tour | August 13, 1987 | Kenny G | |
| The Who | 2002 North American Tour | July 29, 2002 | Robert Plant | |
| ZZ Top | Recycler World Tour | February 7, 1991 | The Black Crowes | |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hershey Stadium To Be Opened Next Thursday". The Gettysburg Times. May 13, 1939. p. 5.
- ↑ "Hershey To Host Olympic Soccer Qualifying The Concacaf Region Tournament Will Be Played In April. The United States Is An Automatic Entry. - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ↑ "Olympic qualifying: U.S. advances to semis after tying Canada 0-0". Soccertimes.com. 2000-04-30. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ↑ Mace, Gregg. "Bears lose Outdoor Classic - abc27 WHTM". Abc27.com. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ↑ http://www.hersheyparkstadium.com/event_schedule_detail.php?id=13798
- ↑ http://www.hersheyparkstadium.com/event_schedule_detail.php?id=13799
External links
Coordinates: 40°17′24″N 76°39′29″W / 40.29012°N 76.658134°W
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