What is the seating capacity of Nissan Stadium?

Nissan Stadium seats 69,143 for NFL games. The stadium has hosted crowds of over 69,000 for Titans games and major concerts.

Where is Nissan Stadium located?

Nissan Stadium is at 1 Titans Way on the east bank of the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee 37213. It sits directly across the river from downtown Nashville and the Broadway entertainment district.

How do I get to Nissan Stadium by public transit?

WeGo Public Transit makes all bus rides in Nashville free on Titans home game days. Routes 56, 23, 14, and 4 drop off at South 1st Street and Woodland, near the stadium. The John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge connects downtown directly to the east bank, about a 10-minute walk from Broadway.

Is there parking at Nissan Stadium?

Stadium parking lots A, B, and D are available with pre-purchased passes at $30–$50 on game days. Additional lots on the east bank run $20–$40. Many fans park downtown or in the Gulch and walk across the Pedestrian Bridge. Pre-purchase through the Titans website or SpotHero.

What is the Music City Miracle?

On January 8, 2000, in an AFC Wild Card game, the Titans executed a last-second lateral play on a kickoff return, Kevin Dyson took a cross-field lateral from Frank Wycheck and ran 75 yards for a touchdown as time expired, beating the Buffalo Bills 22–16. It remains one of the most-replayed plays in NFL history.

How far is the airport from Nissan Stadium?

Nashville International Airport (BNA) is 6.3 miles east of the stadium, about 10–15 minutes by car. Rideshare runs $15–$25. WeGo Route 18 provides express bus service between the airport and downtown.

What major events has Nissan Stadium hosted?

The 2000 Music City Miracle, 2003 and 2019 NFL Drafts, 2022 NHL Stadium Series (Predators vs. Lightning), CMA Music Festival concerts, the annual Music City Bowl, and major tours from The Rolling Stones, Kenny Chesney, and Taylor Swift.

Nissan Stadium, Nashville: Capacity & Visitor Guide

About Nissan Stadium

On the east bank of the Cumberland River, across the water from downtown Nashville, a 69,143-seat open-air stadium is playing out its final act. Nissan Stadium has been the Tennessee Titans’ home since 1999, the skyline and the glow of Broadway behind the end zone, and it is one of the most scenically placed venues in the NFL. It is also on borrowed time.

The Titans have called this place home since 1999, after relocating from Houston. On fall Sundays, fans stream across the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge from downtown, past the honky-tonks of Broadway, to a stadium set in a city that never needed an excuse to celebrate. The venue also hosts Tennessee State University football, the annual Music City Bowl, and major concerts.

Designed by HOK Sport, now Populous, and built for $292 million, the stadium opened on August 27, 1999. It has cycled through names, Adelphia Coliseum, then The Coliseum, then LP Field, before Nissan bought the rights in 2015. For most of its life it played on natural grass, but in 2023 the Titans switched to a Matrix Helix artificial surface.

A new $2.2 billion enclosed Nissan Stadium is rising next door, on track to open for the 2027 season. Once the Titans move in, the current stadium comes down, ending a run that began with the Music City Miracle and closes with Nashville’s sports profile higher than it has ever been.

Getting to Nissan Stadium

Public Transit

Nissan Stadium is walkable from downtown Nashville, and WeGo makes all bus rides free on Titans game days.

→ Via WeGo Bus (Free on Game Days): Routes 56, 23, 14, and 4 drop off at South 1st Street and Woodland, near the stadium entrance. All WeGo buses are free on Titans home game days.

→ Via Pedestrian Bridge: The John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge connects downtown (1st Avenue near Broadway) directly to the east bank, about a 10-minute walk to the stadium. This is the most popular route for fans coming from downtown hotels and Broadway.

Walking across the Pedestrian Bridge from Broadway on game day, with the river below and the stadium ahead, is one of the great pregame experiences in the NFL.

Driving + Parking

The stadium address is 1 Titans Way, Nashville, TN 37213. I-24 and I-65 are the primary approaches.

→ From Memphis (~210 mi): I-40 East directly to Nashville. About 3 hours.

→ From Knoxville (~180 mi): I-40 West to Nashville. About 2 hours 40 minutes.

→ From Atlanta (~250 mi): I-24 West to Nashville. About 3 hours 45 minutes.

Stadium parking lots A, B, and D are available with pre-purchased passes at $30–$50. Additional east bank lots run $20–$40. Many fans park downtown or in the Gulch ($15–$25) and walk across the Pedestrian Bridge. Tailgating is permitted in stadium lots. Pre-purchase through the Titans website or SpotHero.

Rideshare

Uber and Lyft have two designated pickup locations, Interstate Drive and South 2nd Street at Crutcher Street. From downtown Nashville hotels, expect $8–$12. From Broadway, $10–$15. Post-game surge pricing is significant, walk back across the Pedestrian Bridge to Broadway and wait 15–20 minutes for rates to settle.

From the Airport

→ Nashville International (BNA): 6.3 miles east of the stadium, about 10–15 minutes by car. Growing hub with extensive domestic service on Southwest, American, and Delta. Rideshare runs $15–$25. WeGo Route 18 provides express bus service between the airport and downtown for $2.

Construction & Design

Nashville got its NFL team before it had a stadium to put it in. When the Houston Oilers agreed to relocate in 1997, the city moved fast to build a home on the east bank of the Cumberland, directly across the water from downtown, and HOK Sport, now Populous, drew up a straightforward open-air bowl for the riverfront site, with McKissack & McKissack and Moody Nolan as associate architects. It opened in August 1999 at a cost of about $292 million, funded through city bonds and state money.

The best idea in the design was where they put it. Rather than a suburban parking sea, Nashville set the stadium where fans could walk to it from Broadway across the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, tying the building to the honky-tonks and the nightlife. The bowl is unfussy, open to the sky, seating 69,143. Pointed straight at the downtown skyline.

Time caught up with it. By the 2020s the stadium needed hundreds of millions in repairs to stay up to NFL standard, and the Titans and the city decided a new domed stadium next door made more sense than patching the old one. Natural grass gave way to Matrix Helix turf in 2023. A late-life change, on a building already counting down to demolition.

The New Nissan Stadium

The Tennessee Titans are building a $2.2 billion enclosed stadium adjacent to the current venue, one of the most ambitious stadium projects in NFL history. Construction began in early 2024, and the new Nissan Stadium is on track to open for the 2027 season.

The new stadium will seat 55,000–60,000 under a non-retractable translucent ETFE roof, similar to SoFi Stadium. It will feature 170 luxury suites, 77,000 square feet of videoboards (including a wraparound “Ring of Fire” screen), a 12,000-square-foot community space, and what the Titans have described as the largest rooftop bar in America.

Nashville’s ambitions for the new venue extend far beyond football, the Titans are positioning it to host Super Bowls, NCAA Final Fours, College Football Playoffs, WrestleManias, and year-round entertainment. For a city that has grown from a regional music capital to a national sports destination, the new Nissan Stadium is the next chapter.

History of Nissan Stadium

Nissan Stadium was built after the Houston Oilers relocated to Tennessee in 1997. The $292 million project was designed by HOK Sport (now Populous) and funded through a combination of city bonds and state contributions. The stadium was built on the east bank of the Cumberland River, directly across from downtown Nashville.

First Game (August 27, 1999): The Titans hosted the Atlanta Falcons in a preseason game before a sellout crowd. The first regular-season game came on September 12, 1999, a 36–35 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Music City Miracle (January 8, 2000): In an AFC Wild Card game, Frank Wycheck threw a cross-field lateral to Kevin Dyson, who ran 75 yards for a touchdown as time expired, giving the Titans a 22–16 win over the Buffalo Bills. It remains one of the most-replayed plays in NFL history.

NHL Stadium Series (February 26, 2022): The Nashville Predators hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning before 68,619 fans, the largest hockey crowd in Tennessee history.

NFL Draft (April 2019): Nashville hosted the NFL Draft with the main stage on Broadway and over 600,000 fans attending over three days, the largest Draft attendance at that time.

The stadium’s first season was almost its greatest. The 1999 Titans rode the Music City Miracle all the way to Super Bowl XXXIV, where they came up a single yard short of tying the St. Louis Rams as time expired, one of the most agonizing finishes in NFL history. That team, built around Steve McNair and Eddie George, and the contenders that followed through the early 2000s, packed the riverfront bowl and gave a young franchise its identity in a new city.

From the Music City Miracle to the arrival of a $2.2 billion replacement, Nissan Stadium has served as the stage where Nashville became a sports city, and where the next act is already under construction next door.

Sources & Further Reading

Stadiums of Pro Football, Nissan Stadium: stadiumsofprofootball.com. Capacity, cost, the design team, and history.
Metro Nashville Sports Authority: nashville.gov. Ownership, the venue, and the new-stadium deal.
Wikipedia, Nissan Stadium (Nashville): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Stadium_(Nashville). Naming history, the turf change, and the replacement stadium.