Lucas Oil Stadium

500 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46225, USA

Address:	500 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46225, USA
Phone:	+1 317-262-8600
Site:	lucasoilstadium.com
Rating:	4.7

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A Private User

Lucas Oil Stadium sits right across the street from the RCA Dome which is in the process of being demolished. The new stadium is huge. The footprint for the RCA Dome sits on seven acres. The footprint for Lucas Oil sits on 13 acres. Even from the outside, the stadium is impressive and a huge improvement. The RCA Dome looks like a generic basketball arena. Lucas Oil looks more like Conseco Fieldhouse. Once inside, I was taken to the field for a pregame meeting with the crew. We went right out on to the turf and just about everyone I was working said “Wow!” at the same time. Standing on the field and looking up at the rafter is impressive. I’ve never been to a football game indoors before. The only games I have been to have been at Soldier Field in Chicago…both the old and the current “alien invasion” incarnation, so it was a weird feeling. The seating area reminded me more of a basketball arena…just a little bigger. There are two really unique features to Lucas Oil Stadium. The roof and one of the end zone walls. The roof is retractable over the playing surface and they did eventually open it up for the game. The seating area is still covered in case of inclement weather. Even with the roof open, it still felt like it was indoors. They’re going for comfort, but still want the open-air feeling. I just didn’t get that because 3/4 of the stadium was still covered. The second feature is the move able glass wall. I think both end zones have the feeling of Conseco (where the Pacers play). The design of the glass on either end make it feel like that. The north end zone has glass that actually opens up. Again, this is done to give the stadium the feeling of being outside. My camera position was the high end zone camera and I was right in front of this wall. It is an interesting feature. It kind of felt like a baseball stadium with the railing and being able to look out back onto downtown Indy. A couple of the players we talked to said the roof and the wall give the stadium an interesting wind. If you look at the banners hanging from the rafters, they all blow in different directions depending on how the wind is coming in from that open wall. The food was…eh. Nothing but overpriced stadium food. There was nothing unique that I saw, but I stayed in the north half of the stadium. Just a bunch of concession stands and beer carts. I was in the Bud Lite Party Zone area, but again, there wasn’t anything that stood out when it comes to the food. Our meal was catered in house and it didn’t look very appetizing. I don’t even know what was in the trays, but none of it looked good, so I just grabbed a couple bottles of water and went back upstairs. For a new stadium, food was a pretty big disappointment. There were things that bothered me about the stadium that fans attending the game would never notice. There are too few staff elevators and the camera platforms are pretty shoddy…something you expect at an older stadium. The fan experience is great though. The stadium has great sight lines for the field. The sight lines of the jumbo trons I’m told are really bad though. You’re either looking directly into the lights and you cant’ see it because of the glare or there is an overhang that gets in your way. So far, that’s the only complaints I’ve heard. The fans seem to love it. If I was more of a football fan, I would definitely try to get tickets for a game. Lucas Oil Stadium is a huge improvement over the RCA Dome. It’s still not a Lambeau or old Soldier Field, but at least it’s not a sterile dome.

Erica Byers Pelton

I am in a wheelchair and from the minute we reached the stadium, we were very easily directed to every elevator and every place we needed to go to make sure I could access my seats. There is an attendant running the elevator in the stadium so it was made sure that the wheelchairs are first priority on there. The seating for handicap was very spacious and there was plenty of room for my husband sitting next to me to stretch out his feet. There were also plenty of ramps throughout the stadium so we never had to worry about any steps. The stadium was awesome. It was big and had bright colors and the field was amazing. The best part was that our hotel was connected by an indoor walkway straight to the stadium. We never had to go outside. It is also connected straight to the mall. There are numerous places to eat or get drinks. Obviously it is going to cost a lot of money to eat in the stadium but that is very typical of venues like this. Although the pizza was $8, it is Papa Johns and it actually is pretty good.. The staff is extremely friendly and very helpful. The experience for a Colts fan in that stadium is awesome. The ticket prices are obviously not cheap but there are stadiums with higher prices than theirs. We hope to return next year for another game.

A Private User

this is a great building, but as dorothy said, theres no place like home. much roomier than the rca (hoosier) dome. it is beginning to feel like a very intimidating place for visiting teams. it helps that we have had some big games held there. the rca dome was much smaller and very crowded. even more important, it was the loudest place you can go for people generated noise. not piped in, steelers fans. you could see every thing from a nice high seat. section 302, row 23 in the east end zone for me. the lucas oil stadium, as beautiful as it is, from section 627, south end zone, has blind spots which makes it very difficult to get a good wave started. the rca dome was THE place to get a wave started amongst the fans! note, the rca dome still shows in the satellite image. enjoy it while you can, as the place is long gone in real life. tomorrow is 1-24-10, colts vs jets afc championship. i will be there, GO COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cameron Lantz

It is apparently clear that this stadium rewards guest who disrupt, curse, sneak alcohol in, act inappropriately in front of children, and just have no decency. After talking with security about said guest in front of my group along with everyone else in the section complaining about said guest in the section they finally have security and guest services address the issue. Apparently the gentleman working and the unruly guest are friends and said unruly disruptive rude guest got upgraded to a second row field side seat with his nasty partner. It is clear being polite and having manners gets nothing at Lucas Oil Stadium and acting like a ignorant clown gets you upgraded. We wasted three quarters of a football game because of the stadiums inaction only to watch a the person who ruined my experience get rewarded. Lucas Oil Stadium you should be ashamed for the mamagenent of your facility and the staff you have working.

Alfonso Esquivel

Never have I or my Family have been to a Sports Venue like a Colts Game where We Were Yelled at profanity from the time We Parked in the lot to the time we walked to the Stadium From Colt Fans. I didnt See much Security knowing that it was going to be one of the biggest rivalries of the nfl. My Son was threatened to be punched in the face By a DRUNK COLT FAN BUYING BEER THAT COULDNT EVEN TALK BUT THEY WERE STILL SERVING HIM BEER!!! Another incident where we were thrown Cheese from someone in the upper seats & which our jerseys were white Not Cool at All!!! Another incident was were a drunk fan SLAPPED ANOTHER OF MY SONS IN THE BACK OF HIS HELMET SERIOUSLY HE IS ONLY 11. Disrespectful When I have my Family With Me & had to defend my kids from Adult Fans that CAN NOT HANDLE THEIR LIQUOR!! Stadium was Nice BUT NEVER WILL I RETURN TO LUCAS OIL STADIUM!!! GO PATRIOTS 2015...