Notable Events
The first event held was a concert by the Eagles.
The first football game held was the Rocky Mountain Showdown, when the University of Colorado Buffaloes defeated the Colorado State University Rams, 41–14.
On September 10, 2001, it hosted its first regular season game, in which the Denver Broncos defeated the New York Giants 31–20. In a pre-game ceremony, Broncos legends John Elway, Steve Atwater, Randy Gradishar, Haven Moses, Billy Thompson, Floyd Little, Dennis Smith, and Karl Mecklenburg helped to "Move the Thunder" from the old Mile High Stadium to the new home of the Broncos.
On August 1, 2003, American metal band Metallica played to a sold-out crowd of almost 100,000 people.
In August 2004, it hosted the Drum Corps International Division I World Championships.
On July 2, 2005, it hosted the 2005 Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game. In 2006, Major League Lacrosse placed the expansion Outlaws in Denver.
It hosted the 2006 AFC Championship Game, which the Broncos lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34–17. The previous week it hosted the AFC Divisional Playoff, in which Denver beat the New England Patriots 27–13.
On October 29, 2007, a record crowd of 77,160 watched the Broncos lose to the Green Bay Packers 19–13 on Monday Night Football on the first play from scrimmage in overtime.
On August 28, 2008, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States here, moving the 2008 Democratic National Convention from the Pepsi Center. Approximately 84,000 people attended Obama's speech, exceeding the normal capacity of the stadium due to the placement of audience on the field.
On November 26, 2009, it hosted its first Thanksgiving game, when the Denver Broncos took on the New York Giants. The game was televised on the NFL Network, which the Broncos won by a final score of 26–6.
Irish rock band U2 performed at the stadium on May 21, 2011, during their U2360° Tour in front of a sold out crowd of 77,918 people. The show was originally to be held on June 12, 2010, but was postponed, due to Bono Vox's emergency back surgery.
On January 8, 2012, Sports Authority Field at Mile High hosted its third NFL Playoff game, an AFC Wild Card Weekend match against the Pittsburgh Steelers (now known as the 3:16 game). The Denver Broncos won in overtime, 29-23.
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