History
Groundbreaking for TD Ameritrade Park occurred January 21, 2009. It was announced on June 8, 2009 that TD Ameritrade, a company based in Omaha, will carry the naming rights for the new stadium. The official announcement came from TD Ameritrade's Chief Executive Officer Fred Tomczyk on June 10, 2009.
On April 15, 2010, it was announced that the Omaha Nighthawks, Omaha's team in the United Football League, would play their first season in Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium and then move to TD Ameritrade for 2011 and beyond. The football gridiron is laid along a line extending from home plate down the first base line into right field. On December 15, 2010 it was announced that TD Ameritrade Park Omaha would host a 6-day, multi-genre, music festival in July called Red Sky Music Festival. Concerts were to be held all day in the parking lots of CenturyLink Center Omaha and TD Ameritrade Park. Each night there was to be a main concert held inside TD Ameritrade Park Omaha and Century Link Center Omaha.
The original Hammond organ from Rosenblatt Stadium has been restored and will be used during games at TD Ameritrade, although musician Lambert Bartak (since retired) will not be the organist.
On February 9, 2013, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha hosted the Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice ice hockey matches. Game 1 featured the Omaha Lancers and the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League, while game 2 featured the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks and the University of North Dakota of the WCHA.
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