Matthew Stafford, Rams offense suffer a drop-off The first phase of all that is scheduled to open before the stadium hosts Super Bowl LV in February 2022. The rest of the so-called Hollywood Park development is to feature 2,500 residences and a hotel, more than 20 acres of parks, as well as retail and office space. SoFi Stadium, expected to seat 70,000 for football and up to 100,000 for concerts, will have a 2 1/2-acre open-air plaza and an adjacent 6,000-seat performance venue.
“You’ll see better replays here than you’ll see at home (watching a game on TV),” he said.īecause digital displays will dominate the stadium, it could have entirely different appearances for Rams and Chargers games, Demoff said.
Hedinsson said the next challenge for the Rams and Chargers staffs will be to create video content to take advantage of the unique video display. Unlike other stadiums, the teams at SoFi Stadium won’t rely on TV network cameras for video content, Demoff said. “No matter where you sit, you will have a video surface in front of you,” said Skarpi Hedinsson, chief technology officer for the development, calling that essential for fans accustomed to watching football with the aid of the latest visual aids in hand and on-screen. The frame now rests on the field, awaiting installation of the video technology.Īn artist’s rendering of the ‘Level 2 Midfield’ seating at the new football stadium under construction at the former site of Hollywood Park in Inglewood. It’s a double-sided version of the video screens in the Atlanta Falcons’ Mercedes-Benz Stadium. More eye-catching will be the “Oculus” video board and speaker system that will hang high above the field. More than 120 have been installed so far. The frames are being put together outside the building and then hoisted into place by cranes. Those include the assembly of the translucent roof using panels held in place by 302 “picture frames,” weighing 30,000 to 70,000 pounds each, suspended by a double-level cable-net, itself weighing 1,450 tons. What stadium project managers really wanted to talk about Wednesday was the features of SoFi Stadium that they say will redefine a modern sports venue. He also wouldn’t get into specifics about a lawsuit filed by Kroenke seeking a payout by Chubb Custom Insurance Company for the cost of cleaning up arsenic-contaminated soil on the northeast corner of the land.īut Gannon said the environmental problem has been successfully “remediated.”ĭemoff acknowledged the cost overrun and spun it as evidence that Kroenke “has spared no expense” on the privately financed building.ĭemoff said the added costs won’t be passed along to fans. Gannon declined to comment on reports that the cost of the stadium has ballooned to about $5 billion from its original price tag of $1.86 billion, which was later revised to $2.4 billion.