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22-408: Designed by Looney Ricks Kiss Architects of Memphis with Kansas City-based HOK Sport (now Populous ), AutoZone Park cost $ 80.5 million to build. This is by far the most money ever spent on a structure dedicated to a minor league baseball team. AutoZone Park was built to " MLB standards ", but with the absence of outfield seats or food vendors far down the foul lines, making it, for comparison purposes,

44-507: A stadium that seats hundreds of thousands of people. The largest sporting venue in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway , has a permanent seating capacity for more than 235,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000. Safety is a primary concern in determining the seating capacity of a venue: "Seating capacity, seating layouts and densities are largely dictated by legal requirements for

66-604: A major league stadium with only the 'good' seats". It opened in 2000, replacing Tim McCarver Stadium . The stadium also hosts some games for the University of Memphis baseball team, and most notably, the annual game with Ole Miss . The Redbirds had been unique in baseball until recently, in that they were owned by a non-profit community foundation, the Memphis Redbirds Foundation ; the Green Bay Packers of

88-453: A regional, national and international practice that is based on corporate/office, banking/financial, healthcare, hospitality, and residential projects. Seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space , in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law . Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to

110-532: A variety of viewing options. AutoZone Park's single-game attendance record was set on August 31, 2008, for a game between the Redbirds and the Oklahoma RedHawks in front of a sellout crowd of 18,620 people. The park's season attendance record of 887,976 and average attendance record of 12,507 were both set in 2001. Attendance records through the completion of the 2019 season are as follows. Bold indicates

132-423: A venue for a particular event, seating capacity, which reflects the possible number of tickets that can be sold for the event, is an important consideration. Seating capacity differs from total capacity (sometimes called public capacity ), which describes the total number of people who can fit in a venue or in a vehicle either sitting or standing. Where seating capacity is a legal requirement, however, as it

154-465: Is expanded to accommodate more distant viewers. Seating capacity of venues also plays a role in what media they are able to provide and how they are able to provide it. In contracting to permit performers to use a theatre or other performing space, the "seating capacity of the performance facility must be disclosed". Seating capacity may influence the kind of contract to be used and the royalties to be given. The seating capacity must also be disclosed to

176-586: Is located 127 feet (39 m) above the play field, giving a view of the board to many areas of downtown Memphis. On January 10, 2012 the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that the Redbirds planned to install a 60-by-60-foot (18 by 18 m) full HD video display, replacing the old video screen. The new video board will be the largest in Minor League Baseball. AutoZone Park contains several special seating sections designed to give patrons

198-714: The International League All-Stars defeated the Pacific Coast League All-Stars, 13–9. In October 2004 and 2005 AutoZone Park was home to the Greater Mid-South Jaycees Field of Screams Haunted House. In October 2005, AutoZone Park became the first venue outside of New Orleans to host the Voodoo Music Experience . One day of this music festival was moved to Memphis due to Hurricane Katrina . On December 4, 2006, at

220-772: The Major League Baseball Winter Meetings , MLB announced that an exhibition game to be called the Civil Rights Game would be held at AutoZone Park, with the first game on March 31, 2007. The game featured the Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians , with the Cardinals winning, 5–1. The second game was played on March 29, 2008, between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets . The Mets defeated

242-547: The NFL have a similar ownership structure. However, the Foundation defaulted on its bond payment in 2010. On November 15, 2013, the Foundation announced that the default would be remedied by the St. Louis Cardinals paying off the bonds at a discount and acquiring the Redbirds, while the city of Memphis resumes ownership of the stadium. The stadium hosted the 2003 Triple-A All-Star Game in which

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264-727: The White Sox, 3–2. On August 31, 2008, the ballpark's largest crowd to date witnessed the Redbirds lose to the Oklahoma RedHawks , 10–7, in front of 18,620 fans. AutoZone Park was the site of the 2016 Triple-A National Championship Game in which the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders , champions of the International League , defeated the PCL-champion El Paso Chihuahuas , 3–1, before a crowd of 9,471 people on September 20. The stadium once again hosted

286-690: The championship game on September 17, 2019, in which the PCL's Sacramento River Cats defeated the Columbus Clippers , 4–0, with 9,123 on hand. Memphis 901 FC , a USL Championship soccer team, played at AutoZone Park from 2019 to 2024. They made their league debut at the stadium on March 9, 2019, and lost 1–0 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in front of a sellout crowd of 8,062. It was the first professional soccer match played in Memphis since 1994. For soccer matches,

308-511: The copyright owner in seeking a license for the copyrighted work to be performed in that venue. Venues that may be leased for private functions such as ballrooms and auditoriums generally advertise their seating capacity. Seating capacity is also an important consideration in the construction and use of sports venues such as stadiums and arenas . When entities such as the National Football League 's Super Bowl Committee decide on

330-479: The infield was covered with sod and a pitch was laid along the first base line. The pitcher's mound was initially leveled and covered; plans to install a retractable mound for easier conversions were also discussed. The team announced plans to build their own soccer-specific stadium in late 2022 at the site of the Mid-South Coliseum ; the new stadium was projected to open in 2025. After the funding fell through,

352-401: The number of seats based on one person for each 18 inches (457 mm) of seating length". It also requires that every public venue submit a detailed site plan to the local fire code official, including "details of the means of egress, seating capacity, [and] arrangement of the seating...." Once safety considerations have been satisfied, determinations of seating capacity turn on the total size of

374-444: The playing field, 350 short tons (320 metric tons) of clay, and 5,000 short tons (4,500 metric tons) of sand were needed. The outfield contains 100,000 square feet (9,300 m) of sod. The infield is capable of draining 1 inch (25 mm) of rain per hour. while remaining playable, which means that the field only rarely has to be covered during games. AutoZone Park also has one of the largest video screens in minor league baseball. It

396-443: The safe evacuation of the occupants in the event of fire". The International Building Code specifies, "In places of assembly, the seats shall be securely fastened to the floor" but provides exceptions if the total number of seats is fewer than 100, if there is a substantial amount of space available between seats or if the seats are at tables. It also delineates the number of available exits for interior balconies and galleries based on

418-410: The seating capacity, and sets forth the number of required wheelchair spaces in a table derived from the seating capacity of the space. The International Fire Code, portions of which have been adopted by many jurisdictions, is directed more towards the use of a facility than the construction. It specifies, "For areas having fixed seating without dividing arms, the occupant load shall not be less than

440-573: The team's owners transferred franchise rights to Santa Barbara, California . AutoZone Park has a seating capacity of 10,000, and has been aptly described as "one-third" of a major league baseball park. For its construction 17,586 cubic yards (13,445 m) of concrete were used, or enough to cover 11 acres (4.5 ha). There are 125,738 square feet (11,681.4 m) of brick walls surrounding it, utilizing 380,000 specially manufactured bricks. It holds 3,400 short tons (3,100 metric tons) of steel and 227 miles (365 km) of electrical wiring. To build

462-400: The venue, and its purpose. For sports venues, the "decision on maximum seating capacity is determined by several factors. Chief among these are the primary sports program and the size of the market area". In motion picture venues, the "limit of seating capacity is determined by the maximal viewing distance for a given size of screen", with image quality for closer viewers declining as the screen

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484-570: The winner of each game. Looney Ricks Kiss Looney Ricks Kiss is a Memphis -based full-service architecture firm founded in 1983 by Carson Looney, FAIA, Frank Ricks, FAIA, and Richard Kiss, AIA. In addition to architecture, its services include planning, interior architecture and environmental graphic design . LRK is known for a variety of projects including the Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence honored AutoZone Park and Harbor Town . Looney Ricks Kiss has developed

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