Neyland Stadium Renovation Update (Fulmer Updates Seating Capacity)

[Sara Clark]

Fulmer Provides Update on Neyland Stadium Renovation Plans - University of Tennessee Athletics

For additional info, you will want to read article. Pretty good read, if you have a few minutes.

This fall, fans visiting Neyland Stadium have experienced a new, 360-degree LED ribbon board, as well as the opportunity to purchase alcoholic beverages. Another fan enhancement this season was the replacement of all cushioned seats for the more than 15,000 ticket holders who take advantage of that opportunity.

Next, the stadium's sound system will be replaced and significantly upgraded prior to the 2020 football season.

"After addressing what we identified as immediate and key enhancements for all of our fans stadium-wide, the renovations then transition to other important features that will positively impact program recruiting and fan comfort and enjoyment," Fulmer said.

Upgrades for the fall of 2021—the stadium's centennial—include a renovation of The Lauricella Center for Letter Winners and Wolf-Kaplan Hospitality Center, and the conversion of fifth-level media facilities on the stadium's west side into a unique, open-air donor lounge. As a result, facilities for working press on gamedays will be relocated to the stadium's east side, in closer proximity to the Stokely Family Media Center. Broadcast media—TV and radio crews—will remain in the current west-side location.

By the fall of 2022, the updated plans enable the completion of main level-one south concourse renovations, the addition of a north-side videoboard and the rebuilding of the lower-west-side seating deck.

This phase of substantial renovations concludes in the fall of 2023 when Tennessee unveils two redefining and fan-engaging plazas at Gate 4 and Gate 10. The latter will feature a signature indoor/outdoor gathering space and amenity area serving select food and beverages.

Update:
Fulmer discusses Neyland renovations, six-figure capacity

 

[dduncan4163]

Very nice

 

[FrankenVol54]

Updated or not she's still a grand venue.

 

[05_never_again]

Need to keep capacity over 100k with any renovations.

 

[OleRockyTop]

 

[TNHopeful505]

What?! We don't get the fancy new lights like Bama has?!

 

[USCGVOL]

Need to keep capacity over 100k with any renovations.

Why cant we figure out a way to add seats?

 

[TNHopeful505]

Need to keep capacity over 100k with any renovations.

Looking like more seats will be taken out to put that other videoboard up there.

 

[USMC-TNVOL]

Why cant we figure out a way to add seats?

How about more comfortable seats rather than adding more?

 

[harbourvol]

with the loss of seats for the north video board, the (I assume) all chairbacked replacement of the original stadium on the lower west side, and loss of at least a few seats with the relocation of the print press to the east skybox, looks like a loss of thousands of seats. at this point, though, I'm looking forward to quality over quantity

 

[FrankenVol54]

What?! We don't get the fancy new lights like Bama has?!

Thought I was back in the Red Light District in Amsterdam watching that game.

 

[TNHopeful505]

Why cant we figure out a way to add seats?

Umm....we need to fill the ones we have before we talk about adding more.

 

[lukeneyland]

I completely hate the idea of taking seats out of our stadium. Neyland is about noise and passion I don't want it to become a sterile modern NFL type facility.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Fulmer Provides Update on Neyland Stadium Renovation Plans - University of Tennessee Athletics

For additional info, you will want to read article. Pretty good read, if you have a few minutes.

This fall, fans visiting Neyland Stadium have experienced a new, 360-degree LED ribbon board, as well as the opportunity to purchase alcoholic beverages. Another fan enhancement this season was the replacement of all cushioned seats for the more than 15,000 ticket holders who take advantage of that opportunity.

Next, the stadium's sound system will be replaced and significantly upgraded prior to the 2020 football season.

"After addressing what we identified as immediate and key enhancements for all of our fans stadium-wide, the renovations then transition to other important features that will positively impact program recruiting and fan comfort and enjoyment," Fulmer said.

Upgrades for the fall of 2021—the stadium's centennial—include a renovation of The Lauricella Center for Letter Winners and Wolf-Kaplan Hospitality Center, and the conversion of fifth-level media facilities on the stadium's west side into a unique, open-air donor lounge. As a result, facilities for working press on gamedays will be relocated to the stadium's east side, in closer proximity to the Stokely Family Media Center. Broadcast media—TV and radio crews—will remain in the current west-side location.

By the fall of 2022, the updated plans enable the completion of main level-one south concourse renovations, the addition of a north-side videoboard and the rebuilding of the lower-west-side seating deck.

This phase of substantial renovations concludes in the fall of 2023 when Tennessee unveils two redefining and fan-engaging plazas at Gate 4 and Gate 10. The latter will feature a signature indoor/outdoor gathering space and amenity area serving select food and beverages.

That article talks about the exterior and plazas, but are they going to fix the councourses on the South and East sides? They're dungeons.

 

[USCGVOL]

Umm....we need to fill the ones we have before we talk about adding more.

If you win... they will come.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

What?! We don't get the fancy new lights like Bama has?!

Neyland Stadium needs orange lights

 

[Special Ed]

If you win... they will come.

Then they'll smoke a cigarette.

 

[VolDave53]

with the loss of seats for the north video board, the (I assume) all chairbacked replacement of the original stadium on the lower west side, and loss of at least a few seats with the relocation of the print press to the east skybox, looks like a loss of thousands of seats. at this point, though, I'm looking forward to quality over quantity

Perhaps something like Nebraska is going towards. Proper seats so the Obese don't squeeze into your space.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Need to keep capacity over 100k with any renovations.

With lack of attendance Neyland seating capacity could be dropped to 90,000-95,000 if things don't improve attendance wise.

 

[jpope9]

With lack of attendance Neyland seating capacity could be dropped to 90,000-95,000 if things don't improve attendance wise.

the days of 100k stadiums are over, too many options now days.

 

[zjcvols]

Where do I put my hot take about just building a different stadium?

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Where do I put my hot take about just building a different stadium?

Where in Knoxville would you build Neyland Stadium ll?

 

[NighthawkVol]

Perhaps something like Nebraska is going towards. Proper seats so the Obese don't squeeze into your space.

This. If you can't fit into one space and you're not going to stop downing pizza, hot dogs, Twinkies, and soft drinks while never exercising, buy 2 tickets.

 

[VolFan4life24]

Looking like more seats will be taken out to put that other videoboard up there.

Noticed that as well. Also noticed concessions under the new video board? Either way wish they didn have to take out that many seats to put the new video board up

 

[TNHopeful505]

Noticed that as well. Also noticed concessions under the new video board? Either way wish they didn have to take out that many seats to put the new video board up

It'll probably be a hangout party area like what AT&T Stadium has. In fact they even sell standing room only seats for that area. They may try to make some of the money back by doing that. Not sure.