Soccer in Nashville

[DDIG]

12 hours ago, nashvylle said:

Nashville has the best overall attraction, IMO, of the cities not a shoe-in. 

We shall see. 

I imagine if major upgrades to Nissan will be complete by 2026 is a big factor. I'd guess they'd show them off if so and that would help.

[markhollin]

Of the 17 cities still in the running to be one of the ten or eleven hosts, Nashville is officially the smallest. But there's no question, it would be a massive opportunity. "It is arguably the biggest sporting event in the world," said Butch Spyridon, CEO of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation.

FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, is sending a few executives to Nashville next Thursday to see all of the venues in person. It could be Nashville's last chance to sell them on Music City. "Obviously they want a detailed tour of Nissan Stadium, they want to know about the pitch, they wanna know about the hospitality, they wanna know about technical requirements," said Spyridon.

In addition to showing off potential practice facilities at nearby universities, Spyridon plans to show off the crown jewel in Nashville's party crown -- Lower Broadway.

More at NewsChannel5 here:

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/fifa-executives-to-visit-nashville-as-they-choose-host-cities-for-the-2026-world-cup

[markhollin]

Seat installation on south end nearly complete.

[TheRaglander]

22 hours ago, markhollin said:

Seat installation on south end nearly complete.

Looks like some great leg space!

 

[donNdonelson2]

52 minutes ago, TheRaglander said:

Looks like some great leg space!

 

Good space for mediocre legs, too! All legs welcome.

[nashvylle]

18 hours ago, TheRaglander said:

Looks like some great leg space!

 

I think there is hardly any leg room on the upper deck. Looks steep from the photos I have seen. 

[markhollin]

[nashvylle]

Wowzer. 

[DDIG]

That place packed is going to be LOUD. Can't wait!

[nashvylle]

I still am not sure how 30K will be able to get into that stadium. Not because of lack of demand, just infrastructure. I don't think Nashvillians will be cool with driving to Nissan Stadium and taking a bus to this stadium. Hopefully there will be more parking garages built within Wedgewood Houston. 

Edited September 14, 2021 by nashvylle

[PaulChinetti]

There will have to be some serious work done to the infrastructure around the stadium to get people in and out and I worry that it's not being done at all. 

The only road work that seems to be ongoing is the bridge connecting Wedgewood to Craighead. Hopefully the team understands what is coming and are preparing for it.

 

I could see them (HOPEFULLY) doing some smaller, welcome to the stadium parties/concerts before the season starts to start working out flow and all of that. I wasn't able to go to the Titans game this weekend but from what I heard the concessions where even more of a cluster than normal, and they've been doing it for 20+ years. 

[nashvylle]

14 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

There will have to be some serious work done to the infrastructure around the stadium to get people in and out and I worry that it's not being done at all. 

The only road work that seems to be ongoing is the bridge connecting Wedgewood to Craighead. Hopefully the team understands what is coming and are preparing for it.

 

I could see them (HOPEFULLY) doing some smaller, welcome to the stadium parties/concerts before the season starts to start working out flow and all of that. I wasn't able to go to the Titans game this weekend but from what I heard the concessions where even more of a cluster than normal, and they've been doing it for 20+ years. 

I read somewhere that this stadium will have many more concessions than the average MLS stadium. 

Titans need to add tons of concessions in their renovation overhaul, among many other things. 

[Bos2Nash]

1 hour ago, PaulChinetti said:

There will have to be some serious work done to the infrastructure around the stadium to get people in and out and I worry that it's not being done at all. 

Sadly hasn't this been a concern right along? People have mentioned this for the Speedway renovation as if the Speedway needs to shoulder the burden. Lucky for the Soccer that there is such a push for the Speedway in which they could potentially share the burden. I also hope that the city gets with Soccer and the Speedway (or at least some of the ticket sales revenue) to improve Craighead street for sidewalks to be built, and gameday traffic management where the two outer lanes on either side of the street can be converted to parking for the event and then traffic is managed from Bransford to Nolensville. Personally I feel like it should be on the soccer and racing operations to improve Craighead because their impact is what would drive the city for the improvements.

What i forsee happening is places nearby (like the Coca-Cola building, O'Reily Distribution, etc) opening up for parking and charging $20/$30 per spot. They are close enough to walk to the stadium where they will surely get that money. I can also already see residents along Bransford and Benton Ave having some very serious issues with parking.

[PaulChinetti]

1 hour ago, Bos2Nash said:

What i forsee happening is places nearby (like the Coca-Cola building, O'Reily Distribution, etc) opening up for parking and charging $20/$30 per spot. They are close enough to walk to the stadium where they will surely get that money. I can also already see residents along Bransford and Benton Ave having some very serious issues with parking.

yeah I think those places will for sure do parking or let different groups do the same. I imagine a lot of people will also be ride sharing, so that needs to be sorted, where and how it will be done so it doesn't cause a traffic jam. 

I've always thought sidewalks improvements were on the table but it's hard to tell with Covid what has happened to initial plans ya know. 

[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning from Tennessean. 
https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2021/09/15/questions-nashville-answer-during-fifa-world-cup-host-city-visit/8274178002/

If Nashville win? 

[nashvylle]

Different views of NashvilleSC's fantastic soccer specific stadium from the team website and Sky5. 

I really hope Bransford Avenue becomes another 12South with restaurants, retail, and low scale apartments. 

Edited September 16, 2021 by nashvylle

[andywildman]

22 hours ago, nashvylle said:

Different views of NashvilleSC's fantastic soccer specific stadium from the team website and Sky5. 

I really hope Bransford Avenue becomes another 12South with restaurants, retail, and low scale apartments. 

Didn't realize how much the stadium dwarfs the surrounding area... it'is going to be a huge catalyst for a ton of change in the next decade.

Metro should be really intentional about tying the Fairgrounds into 8th South / Melrose area and even upzoning the other side of Craighead to try to extend the development pattern we've seen in Wedgewood-Houston.

[andywildman]

14 minutes ago, andywildman said:

Didn't realize how much the stadium dwarfs the surrounding area... it'is going to be a huge catalyst for a ton of change in the next decade.

Metro should be really intentional about tying the Fairgrounds into 8th South / Melrose area and even upzoning the other side of Craighead to try to extend the development pattern we've seen in Wedgewood-Houston.

Some quick searching shows that a chunk of that area opposite Craighead to the south and southwest of the stadium are part of Berry Hill, and zoning would already permit a 4-story version of what 8th South is turning into, which I would absolutely expect to see in parcels like this one.

[smeagolsfree]

Great job researching Berry Hill zoning. Some of you may know and some of you may not know is that Berry Hill has their own zoning, permits, etc. I am unsure how much they have to adhere to any base zoning from Metro if any. I always forget to go and check the minutes of their meetings and is really bad right now as I had it bookmarked on my computer and I am without it.

[markhollin]

A 24 member FIFA delegation visited Music City on Thursday to tour facilities, etc.   The looked at Nissan Stadium and viewing potential FanFest sites downtown. They also took a look at training facilities, including fields at Lipscomb University, Lipscomb Academy, Vanderbilt University, Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville SC Stadium, Brentwood Academy and Currey Ingram Academy. Ingram and other business leaders hsoted them and made the push for World Cup bid in Nashville.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/09/17/fifa-world-cup-bid-concacaf-soccer-nissan-stadium.html?ana=TRUEANTHEMTWT_NA&csrc=6398&taid=6144f3cdad296e0001f92e54&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

[markhollin]

[markhollin]

From Nashville SC website:
 

[markhollin]

Stairway up to concourse on SE quadrant underway (Courtesy of Colby Sledge):

[markhollin]

Courtesy of Nashville SC:

[Sean blackdog]

Here we go. 
https://share.earthcam.net/tJ90CoLmq7TzrY396Yd88PDmcRAEEEL0vm6paTUp56Y!/nashville_major_league_soccer_stadium/camera_1/live