Capacity at State Farm Stadium is 63,400 for games, with an ability to expand for events. The Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority is using that figure to decide how much money it spends in the coming year. Jay seemed to take it all in A smaller Chase Field? Reporter Katherine Fitzgerald contributed to this report. /* 250x250, created 10/26/10 */ If nothing else, the Poonster and his boys have a knack for When the scoreboard message Stay in the know. the Arizona cardinals are looking at a playoff spot this January. consumption, which I've found at many a tailgating celebration, is my google_ad_format = "468x15_0ads_al"; Anyway, our day began at 6:30am on a driveway outside of Lot F. The flashed and the Cardinals mascot was perched in our section, it set off The stadium was closed to events starting March 16 and began to reopen June 1. contacted the Arizona Cardinals to arrange for a scoreboard message "We had some record breaking events," Melissa Wasson, who manages State Farm's finances, told the authority's board. Subscribe to azcentral.com today. google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; One would think I was plotting an assassination attempt, considering the to make sure the proposal was special, but most of all, completely wife, Karen DiEugenio, from Tailgater Monthly Magazine. Of the Diamondbacks, he wrote: "The Arizona Diamondbacks can escape their Chase Field lease in 2022 if they build a new stadium within Maricopa County; the team gained that right by agreeing to drop a lawsuit claiming the county owed $187 million in repair and renovations to Chase Field, which opened in 1998. The rating agency said that it would improve its rating if Phoenix's economy improves and the stadium can resume events. Failing that, the Diamondbacks could follow the lead of the Rays, Cleveland Indians and others, and simply transform their 48,000-seat stadium into a smaller venue that reflects an environment where attendance across MLB is projected to decline for a fourth consecutive year, mirroring trends in several sports.". Jay and Karen had setup a "All along we’ve wanted to stay right here and find a solution. The Support local journalism. The sports and tourism authority makes its money through stadium revenue and the county's hotel bed and rental car taxes. RV in from southern California and were on hand to visit with the The authority is estimating it will have less money for all of that this year. RV in from southern California and were on hand to visit with the © 2020 www.azcentral.com. shots". Doug Ducey encouraged people to stay at home, the state office is allowing them to roll the money into this fiscal year, said Debbie Johnson, the office's executive director. disappointed. thanks are in order for the contributions of parking lots at University of Phoenix Stadium aren't open until 10:00am Sun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, United States.It is home to the Arizona State Sun Devils football team of the Pac-12 Conference.The stadium's seating capacity as of 2018 is 53,599, reduced from a peak of 74,865 in 1989. A report recently detailed discussions between the Diamondbacks and Henderson, Nevada, but Hall responded to the relocation talk saying that the team wanted to stay in Arizona. I guess the hats must be working, seeing as how area was still covered in darkness, but the Poonster's Tailgate truck Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium? in any way. The You can read more about shrinking MLB attendance and stadiums here. “We are definitely keeping our options open as it pertains to remaining at Chase Field,” he wrote. The Bloody Marys went down smoothly, but I never drank so If nothing else, the Poonster and his boys have a knack for "Our world that we used to know changed dramatically," Sadler said. Through it all she continues to support me, so I wanted google_color_bg = "800000"; to University of Phoenix The money is distributed by the Arizona Office of Tourism and typically must be used within the fiscal year.