Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) - Notable Events

Notable Events

  • Commonwealth Stadium has hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
  • Commonwealth Stadium hosted the 1983 Summer Universiade.
  • Commonwealth Stadium hosted the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, and the final match of the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002, and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
  • Commonwealth Stadium will host 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup games.
  • Commonwealth Stadium was the host of the first regular-season outdoor NHL hockey game in 2003, called the Heritage Classic, played between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens.
  • Commonwealth Stadium was also the home field for Canada's men's national soccer team until the 2007 opening of BMO Field in Toronto. It hosted an international friendly match between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps in May 2008, and River Plate and Everton F.C. in July 2009.
  • In rugby union, the stadium has hosted Churchill Cup matches and hosted some 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup matches, including the final.
  • The CFL Grey Cup game has been played at Commonwealth Stadium on four occasions: in 1984, 1997, 2002, and 2010.
  • Commonwealth Stadium has also hosted many concerts, including Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Tim McGraw, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Fiction Plane, AC/DC, U2, Rage Against the Machine, Kenny Chesney, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, Lilith Fair & Edgefest. U2 performed at the stadium on June 1, 2011 to an estimated crowd of 65,000, on their U2 360° Tour. The show was originally to be held on June 23, 2010, but had to be postponed following Bono's emergency back surgery.
  • Commonwealth Stadium hosted Billy Graham's 1980 Northern Canada Crusade also.

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