New Nissan Stadium – construction description

Why are the Tennessee Titans building a new stadium?

The current facility of the NFL team Tennessee Titans, Nissan Stadium, was built between 1997 and 1999, when the team moved from Houston to Nashville. Prior to the stadium's construction, a lease agreement was signed with the city, requiring the local authority to bear the costs of maintaining and renovating the arena.

With the cost of upgrades rising, in early 2022 the Titans, together with local authorities, began to question the economic sense of keeping things as they were. A subsequent study by Venue Solutions Group showed that the continued cost of maintaining the facility until the end of the contract (2039) would total between $1.75 and $1.95 billion.

The calculations showed that in this situation it would make financial sense to build a new stadium. Thus, initial tentative preparations have begun for the possible construction of a new facility (the possibility of rebuilding Nissan Stadium had previously been rejected). On October 25, 2022, the first renderings of the new stadium, prepared by the Manica Architecture, were published.

What will the new Tennessee Titans stadium be like?

The architectural concept of the new Tennessee Titans stadium can be seen on a separate subpage

The new stadium will be built right next to Nissan Stadium, to the east of it, on the site previously occupied by parking lots. The new ground lease is to run for a period of 30 years.

The facility is expected to hold about 60,000 spectators, nearly 10,000 fewer than the existing stadium, making it the smallest venue in the NFL in terms of capacity, though at the same time the stadium will rank among the most modern.

The stadium is to be fully covered (including the field). The roof will be permanently installed, with no possibility of opening, and its sheathing will be largely made of light-permeable ETFE material.

What will the new Tennessee Titans stadium be called?

In November 2023, it was announced that a sponsorship agreement had been reached, according to which the new facility will be called Nissan Stadium (the working name Tennessee Stadium was initially used). The agreement is expected to run for 20 years. This is a continuation of the partnership, as the name Nissan Stadium has been carried by the existing Tennessee Titans facility since 2015.

How much is it expected to cost to build a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans?

The cost of building the stadium is expected to be $2.1 billion, of which $840 million is to be put up by the Tennessee Titans (support in financing the team's contribution is to be provided by the NFL), $500 million is to be contributed by the state of Tennessee, and $760 million is to come from the metropolitan authorities. The total contribution of public finance will be $1.26 billion, which will be the largest public contribution to the construction of an NFL stadium in history.

When will the new Tennessee Titans stadium be built?

On August 17, 2023, the main contractor for the new stadium was announced. Four companies were awarded the role: ICF Builders, Polk & Associates, Turner Construction Company and AECOM Hunt, which together formed a consortium called the Tennessee Builders Alliance (TBA). The groundbreaking ceremony took place on February 29, 2024, and according to the schedule, the facility should be ready in spring 2027.