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Seating Capacity:
65386
Venue Type  :
Stadium
Total Gigs:
5
DMB (5)
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Description
Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (informally called "The Vet") was a professional sports facility located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It housed the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League from 1971 through 2002 and Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies from 1971 through 2003. The listed capacity for baseball in 1971 was 56,371 and for football was listed with a 62,000 seat capacity. The 1976 and 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Games were held at the venue. The Vet also hosted the annual Army-Navy football game 17 times, first in 1980 and last in 2001. In addition, numerous concerts were performed here by artists ranging from The Who to Bruce Springsteen to Nsync and religous events from annual Jehovah's Witnesses conventions to a Billy Graham crusade in 1992.
Aerial Shot
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