Titans SVP & COO Dan Werly indicated that the team’s new Nissan Stadium “will open up a world of new possibilities for Nashville to host major nationwide events,” according to Hadley Hitson of the Nashville TENNESSEAN. When the new stadium was in its earlier planning stages a few years ago, WWE leaders confirmed to the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. that they would “hold WrestleMania in Nashville in 2027 if the new, enclosed stadium was built in time.” Werly, while speaking at the Trevecca Association for Business and Leadership event, “superstitiously knocked on wood” and said that the stadium is “currently on track to meet that deadline with an opening tentatively set for spring 2027.” Hitson noted the NFL already awarded its bids for upcoming Super Bowls “through 2028.” Werly called the 2019 NFL Draft a “‘game-changer moment’ in how the NFL views Nashville.” Hitson noted speculation “started swirling six years ago” about whether Music City “could handle the Super Bowl.” He wrote once the new stadium is complete, the “answer is likely a yes.” The new Nissan Stadium will be the first stadium in the U.S. “with ‘fully frictionless concessions,’ meaning there will be no checkout counters or lines to wait in.” Nissan will also be the “first stadium to contain a 12,000-square-foot community space inside.” There, community partners will be able to “host 365 days of programming from educational events for kids to business conferences” (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 2/24).
Titans SVP sees new Nissan Stadium as key to major event opportunities for Nashville
