ATLANTA (AP) – Mercedes-Benz Stadium is about to be on perhaps its largest national stage – Monday night’s College Football Playoff title game – and fans say Atlanta’s new $1.5 billion facility is living up to the hype despite a series of construction setbacks that delayed its opening.
The game at the glitzy stadium features two teams that already have played there: rivals Georgia and Alabama.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium drew record-breaking crowds for a number of major sporting events, including the Atlanta Falcons NFL games and United MLS matches. Some of music’s top performers from Garth Brooks to Trisha Yearwood had a packed concert at the state-of-the-art facility.
FILE – This Nov. 1, 2017, file photo shows the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta. Atlanta’s new $1.5 billion stadium is about to be on perhaps its largest national stage for the Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, College Football Playoff title game, fans say the glitzy facility is living up to the hype despite a series of construction setbacks that delayed its opening. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
Some fans are calling the stadium “beautiful” and a “great central location” in downtown Atlanta. The stadium is located near Centennial Olympic Park, where Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar will perform a free show during halftime.
FILE – In this Sept. 17, 2017, file photo, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, left, speaks with Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank under the open roof, before the first of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers, in Atlanta. Atlanta’s new $1.5 billion stadium is about to be on perhaps its largest national stage for the Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, College Football Playoff title game, fans say the glitzy facility is living up to the hype despite a series of construction setbacks that delayed its opening. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
FILE – In this Dec. 31, 2017, file photo, the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers huddle during the first half of an NFL football game, in Atlanta. Atlanta’s new $1.5 billion stadium is about to be on perhaps its largest national stage for the Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, College Football Playoff title game, fans say the glitzy facility is living up to the hype despite a series of construction setbacks that delayed its opening. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
FILE – In this Sept. 17, 2017, file photo, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) warms up before the first of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers, in Atlanta. Atlanta’s new $1.5 billion stadium is about to be on perhaps its largest national stage for the Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, College Football Playoff title game, fans say the glitzy facility is living up to the hype despite a series of construction setbacks that delayed its opening. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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