SoFi Stadium is a stadium and entertainment complex in Inglewood, California, It is located at the former site of the Hollywood Park Racetrack, and opened in September 2020.
SoFi Stadium consists of the stadium itself, a pedestrian plaza, and YouTube performance venue. Covering the stadium is a fixed, translucent ETFE roof which covers the stadium proper, the adjacent pedestrian plaza, and the attached performance venue. The roof can also project images that can be seen from airplanes flying into LAX and is supported independently apart from the stadium by a series of columns. The stadium bowl has open sides and seats 70,240 spectators for most events, with the ability to expand by 30,000 additional seats for larger events. The stadium and performance center are considered to be separate facilities under one roof.
Another component of the stadium's design is "the Oculus"—an ovular, double-sided 4K HDR video board, the first of its kind, that is suspended from the roof over the field. The structure weighs 2.2 million lbs., and displays 80 million pixels. The Oculus also houses the stadium's 260-speaker audio system as well as 56 5G wireless antennas.
Status: Built
Location: Inglewood, CA, US
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