Reduced Concerts
Reduce the fixed number of concerts in the ordinance to six per year to balance the need to realistically operate the venue while addressing the concerns of neighbors.
A Project of Northwestern University
The new Ryan Field will create a world-class home for Northwestern University Athletics and a best in the nation football experience for fans, players, and a year-round asset for the community.
The project will be privately funded - with no taxpayer financing and significant public benefits.
If you’ve been on Central Street in the past year, you’ve seen the early stages of Ryan Field as it transforms from a historic 1926 stadium. Progress is building toward a new community asset and an exciting era in Wildcat athletics.
Along the west and south ends of the stadium, steel continues to go up. Precast erection continues along the upper concourse, and work will begin next week on the upper bowl. Meanwhile, crews continue to pour concrete on grade and deck levels. Shallow underground MEP rough-in continues, as does spray fireproofing operations. Interior masonry and partition walls are mobilizing, and crews soon will start building the interior walls. Also, storm line work continues to progress.
As the visible shell of the new Ryan Field takes shape, structural steel erection continues for the upper bowl and scoreboard. Precast installation continues on the upper concourse, and it will soon start on the upper bowl seating. Work also continues on fireproofing as well as placing concrete slabs on the upper concourse, main concourse, field level and loft level.
For more information on this project as it evolves, consider the following resources.
We are moving forward in a way that we believe realizes the benefits of the stadium redevelopment, while addressing community concerns. Based on that feedback, Northwestern is willing to modify its zoning application to significantly reduce the number of events hosted at the stadium annually while still ensuring financial viability.
Reduce the fixed number of concerts in the ordinance to six per year to balance the need to realistically operate the venue while addressing the concerns of neighbors.
No longer asking to modify the original text amendment request that allowed for an unlimited number of 10,000-person University events.
Limit community-based activities at the stadium and plazas to 60 days per year.
We are excited to announce additional financial benefits tied to the Ryan Field redevelopment: