Paycor Stadium

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{{Short description|Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio}}
{{For|the high school stadium in Massillon, Ohio|Paul Brown Tiger Stadium}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Paycor Stadium
| nickname = "The Jungle"
| logo_image = Paycor Stadium logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| image = Paul Brown Stadium interior 2017.jpg
| caption = The stadium in 2017
| country = USA<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/government/departments/stadia_and_parking/paul_brown_stadium | title=Paul Brown Stadium | access-date=2023-03-14 | archive-date=2023-03-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314170327/https://www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/government/departments/stadia_and_parking/paul_brown_stadium | url-status=live }}</ref>
| location = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|39.095|N|84.516|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = April 25, 1998<ref>{{cite news|title=Bengals Break Ground on New Stadium|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BtBQAAAAIBAJ&pg=3781,5340093&dq=en|newspaper=Portsmouth Daily Times|date=April 26, 1998|access-date=December 2, 2020|archive-date=September 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919001426/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BtBQAAAAIBAJ&pg=3781,5340093&dq=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
| opened = August 19, 2000 {{Time ago|2000}}
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]]
| operator = [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| surface = [[Kentucky Bluegrass]] (2000–2003) [[FieldTurf]] (2004–2011) [[Act Global]] synthetic turf (2012–2017) Shaw Sports Momentum Pro (2018–present)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shawsportsturf.com/projects/cincinnati-bengals-paul-brown-stadium/|title=Cincinnati Bengals – Paul Brown Stadium – Shaw Sports Turf|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-date=2023-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919001431/https://www.shawsportsturf.com/projects/cincinnati-bengals-paul-brown-stadium/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| architect = [[NBBJ]]<ref name="SBJ">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/07/20000724/No-Topic-Name/ARCHITECTS-CONTRACTORS-AND-SUBCONTRACTORS-OF-CURRENT-BIG-FIVE-FACILITY-PROJECTS.aspx |title=Architects, Contractors and Subcontractors of Current Big Five Facility Projects |access-date=2012-02-26 |archive-date=2015-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622133933/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/07/20000724/No-Topic-Name/ARCHITECTS-CONTRACTORS-AND-SUBCONTRACTORS-OF-CURRENT-BIG-FIVE-FACILITY-PROJECTS.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Glaser Associates Inc.<ref name="SBJ"/> [[Moody Nolan]]<ref name="SBJ"/> Stallworth Architecture Inc.<ref name="SBJ"/>
| project_manager = Getz Ventures<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/1997/08/27/Facilities-Venues/CINCY-STADIUM-CONTRACTS-AWARDED-FOR-ARCHITECTS-MANAGEMENT.aspx |title=Cincy Stadium Contracts Awarded for Architects/Management |access-date=2012-03-15 |archive-date=2020-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202011145/https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/1997/08/27/Facilities-Venues/CINCY-STADIUM-CONTRACTS-AWARDED-FOR-ARCHITECTS-MANAGEMENT.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
| structural engineer = [[Ove Arup & Partners]]/Graham, Obermeyer<ref name="SBJ"/>
| services engineer = [[WSP Group|Flack & Kurtz]]<ref name="SBJ"/>
| general_contractor = TBMD Joint Venture ([[Turner Construction|Turner]]/Barton Malow/D.A.G.)<ref name="SBJ"/>
| suites = 114
| tenants = [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (2000–present) [[Cincinnati Bearcats]] ([[NCAA]]) (2014)
| publictransit = {{rint|tram|1}} [[Connector (Cincinnati)|Connector]] at [[The Banks, Cincinnati|The Banks]]
| address = 1 Paycor Stadium
| pushpin_map = Ohio#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Paycor Stadium
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Ohio]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| construction_cost = $455 million (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|455000000|2000}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| former_names = Paul Brown Stadium (2000–2021)
| seating_capacity = 65,515
| record_attendance = 67,260 (Bengals vs. Dolphins, Thursday, September 29, 2022)<ref name="facts and stats"/>
}}
'''Paycor Stadium''', previously known as '''Paul Brown Stadium''', is an outdoor [[American football|football]] stadium in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio. It is the home venue of the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and opened on August 19, [[2000 Cincinnati Bengals season|2000]].

Originally named after the Bengals' founder, [[Paul Brown]], the stadium is currently sponsored by Paycor, is located on approximately {{convert|22|acre}} of land, and has a listed [[seating capacity]] of 65,515. The stadium is nicknamed "The Jungle";<ref>{{cite web |title=Bengals Fans, It's Time to Rule The Jungle! |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-fans-it-s-time-to-rule-the-jungle |website=Bengals.com |access-date=2023-05-01 |archive-date=2023-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607092023/https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-fans-it-s-time-to-rule-the-jungle |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Guns N' Roses]] song "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]", is the team's unofficial anthem due in part to the nickname.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guns N' Roses is about to make more money in Cincinnati: Creating a Bengals music playlist |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2022/01/26/cincinnati-bengals-fight-songs-your-spotify-apple-music-playlist-afc-championship-game/9226166002/ |website=Cincinnati.com |access-date=2023-05-01 |archive-date=2022-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413131733/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2022/01/26/cincinnati-bengals-fight-songs-your-spotify-apple-music-playlist-afc-championship-game/9226166002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The construction of the stadium included $555 million of public funding, the largest public subsidy for an NFL stadium at the time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Albergotti |first1=Reed |last2=McWhirter |first2=Cameron |date=2011-07-12 |title=Stadium's Costly Legacy Throws Taxpayers for a Loss |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704461304576216330349497852.html |issn=0099-9660 |access-date=2023-12-13 |archive-date=2013-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604014100/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704461304576216330349497852.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Bengals had threatened to leave Cincinnati unless the city agreed to subsidize the stadium.<ref name=":0" /> In 2011, ''The Wall Street Journal'' described the stadium deal as "unusually lopsided in favor of the team and risky for taxpayers."<ref name=":0" /> Since then, additional costs have been imposed on taxpayers related to the stadium.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2016-01-18 |title=Bengals stadium has cost taxpayers $920 million |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/county-has-spent-920m-in-deal-to-build-stadium-keep-nfl-team-in-town-since-2000 |website=WCPO 9 Cincinnati |language=en |access-date=2023-12-13 |archive-date=2023-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213191201/https://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/county-has-spent-920m-in-deal-to-build-stadium-keep-nfl-team-in-town-since-2000 |url-status=live }}</ref> By one estimate, taxpayers will have paid $1.1 billion by 2026, the year in which the 26-year deal expires.<ref name=":1" />

==History==
[[File:Paul Brown Stadium 2022b.jpg|left|thumb|The stadium viewed from the river in 2022]]
In 1996, [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] voters passed a one-half [[percent]] [[sales tax]] increase to fund the building of two new home venues for both the Bengals and [[Major League Baseball|MLB]]'s [[Cincinnati Reds]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/sports/25stadium.html|title=Stadium Boom Deepens Municipal Woes|work=The New York Times|date= December 25, 2009|first=Ken|last=Belson}}</ref> The Bengals and the Reds previously shared tenancy of [[Riverfront Stadium]], later known as [[Cinergy]] Field, but both teams complained that the aging multipurpose facility lacked modern amenities and other things necessary for small-market teams to thrive and survive. Construction of the replacements for Cinergy Field began with the groundbreaking for the then-Paul Brown Stadium in 1998; the stadium was completed in time for the [[2000 NFL season]] and opened in August of that year. Cinergy Field would then spend two seasons as a partially-demolished, baseball-only facility (the construction of [[Great American Ball Park]] necessitating this) before what was left of it was imploded in December 2002.

For its first four years, the field was natural [[Poa pratensis|Kentucky Bluegrass]], but maintenance problems arose, and at one point it was rated as the third worst field in the league.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|first=Eddie|last=Pells|date=January 24, 2003 |url=http://bengals.enquirer.com/2003/01/24/wwwben5turf24.html |title=Still the one: Vet NFL's worst field |access-date=2010-05-06 |archive-date=2012-07-07 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707162709/http://bengals.enquirer.com/2003/01/24/wwwben5turf24.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hamilton County explored other options and chose the synthetic [[FieldTurf]] system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.landscapemanagement.net/athletic-turf-content/news/darians-diary-bengals-opt-fieldturf-installation-c-6912|title=Darian's Diary: Bengals opt for FieldTurf installation for Cincinnati's Paul Brown Stadium|website=www.landscapemanagement.net}}</ref> The infilled artificial turf looks and feels like real grass and, since the field markings are sewn into the fabric, repainting between games is unnecessary. The reduced maintenance saved the county approximately US$100,000 annually.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} Additionally, it opens Paycor Stadium to other uses without worry of damage to the turf. The FieldTurf was installed for the 2004 season. The field is one of only two stadiums in the NFL to have "five miles of piping" running under the field to keep the rubber inlays heated.<ref name="first">{{cite news|first=Geoff|last=Hobson|title=Thursday update: Weather check; Canned heat; Tabloid warring with Rex; Bengals top 5 in NFL TV|work=Bengals.com|date=January 7, 2010|access-date=January 9, 2010|url=http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Thursday-update-Weather-check-Canned-heat-Tabloid-warring-with-Rex-Bengals-top-5-in-NFL-TV/32741d22-8ccc-4882-92b2-f5ddc9e1f3c4|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040029/http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Thursday-update-Weather-check-Canned-heat-Tabloid-warring-with-Rex-Bengals-top-5-in-NFL-TV/32741d22-8ccc-4882-92b2-f5ddc9e1f3c4|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2012, the stadium chose to update the playing surface with an installation of [[Act Global]] synthetic turf. In 2018, the stadium was equipped with a new top-of-the-line synthetic turf system. Manufactured by Shaw Sports Turf, the product includes Strenexe XD slit-film fibers that are supported by synthetic turf backing, UltraLoc.<ref>[https://www.bengals.com/news/new-turf-being-installed-at-paul-brown-stadium-20624323 New Turf Being Installed at Paul Brown Stadium] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919001437/https://www.bengals.com/news/new-turf-being-installed-at-paul-brown-stadium-20624323 |date=2023-09-19 }} 2 May 2017. Bengals.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.</ref> In response to player safety concerns, the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] announced in February 2024 that the stadium would be returning to the [[FieldTurf]] system, but upgrading to the newer FieldTurf CORE version, becoming the 8th [[National Football League|NFL]] franchise to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New FieldTurf To Be Installed at Paycor Stadium for 2024 Season |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/paycor-stadium-field-turf-update-2024-season |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=www.bengals.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515030226/https://www.bengals.com/news/paycor-stadium-field-turf-update-2024-season |url-status=live }}</ref>

Two [[light emitting diode|LED]] video displays at either end zone, installed in 2000, provide a good view of the on-field action for every spectator. Over {{convert|200|ft}} of ribbon display were installed along the fascia of the stadium.<ref name=display>{{cite web|url=http://www.daktronics.com/ProductsServices/PhotoGallery/Pages/default.aspx?photoID=WP-13144&keywords=paul%20brown%20stadium&filters|title=Daktronics Photo Gallery: Cincinnati Bengals, Paul Brown Stadium|access-date=2010-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318002925/http://www.daktronics.com/ProductsServices/PhotoGallery/Pages/default.aspx?photoID=WP-13144&keywords=paul%20brown%20stadium&filters|archive-date=2012-03-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> The scoreboards and ribbons were later upgraded after the 2014 off-season to larger [[High-definition television|HD]] models.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cincyjungle.com/2015/8/13/9148785/paul-brown-stadium-updates-and-scoreboard-upgrades-everything-you|title=Paul Brown Stadium updates and scoreboard upgrades: everything you need to know|last=Marcum|first=Jason|date=13 August 2015|work=Cincy Jungle|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|access-date=11 November 2019|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919001510/https://www.cincyjungle.com/2015/8/13/9148785/paul-brown-stadium-updates-and-scoreboard-upgrades-everything-you|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 9, 2022, the stadium entered a naming rights agreement with [[Robert J. Coughlin#Paycor|Paycor]] HCM Inc., a Cincinnati-based company founded by [[Robert J. Coughlin]], expanding the company's sponsorship deal with the Bengals that saw the stadium renamed Paycor Stadium, with the company paying an undisclosed sum for 16 years of naming rights. This made [[Lambeau Field]] the only stadium named after a person in the league, and made it, along with Chicago's [[Soldier Field]], the only two stadiums without a naming rights partner in the NFL.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cincinnati Bengals and Paycor Announce Stadium Naming Rights Partnership |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/paycor-stadium-naming-rights-cincinnati |website=bengals.com |publisher=The Cincinnati Bengals |date=August 9, 2022 |access-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114095634/https://www.bengals.com/news/paycor-stadium-naming-rights-cincinnati |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bengals sell stadium name rights to Paycor: Why only two NFL stadiums remain without corporate sponsor |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/bengals-stadium-name-paycor-nfl/gn8o9aw3pzz3fc3orftcg9nz |website=sportingnews.com |publisher=The Sporting News |date=August 9, 2022 |access-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919001427/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/bengals-stadium-name-paycor-nfl/gn8o9aw3pzz3fc3orftcg9nz |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Paycor signs on as first naming-rights partner of Paul Brown Stadium |url=https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2022/08/09/paycor-signs-on-as-first-naming-rights-partner-of-paul-brown-stadium/ |website=www.thestadiumbusiness.com |publisher=The Stadium Business |date=August 9, 2022 |access-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919001454/https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2022/08/09/paycor-signs-on-as-first-naming-rights-partner-of-paul-brown-stadium/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Notable events==
===College football===
The [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|University of Cincinnati Bearcats]] and the [[2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes]] played the first [[college football]] game at the stadium on September 21, 2002, before a sold-out crowd of 66,319.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stadium Switch All Right With Kelly|first=Bill|last=Koch|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/enquirer/access/1721070731.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+10%2C+2007&author=Bill+Koch&pub=Cincinnati+Enquirer&desc=Stadium+switch+all+right+with+Kelly&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718111521/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/enquirer/access/1721070731.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+10,+2007&author=Bill+Koch&pub=Cincinnati+Enquirer&desc=Stadium+switch+all+right+with+Kelly&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2012|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=October 10, 2007|access-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref> On September 5, 2009, the [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky Wildcats]] and the [[Miami Redhawks football|Miami Redhawks]] played their opening games there.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miami-UK Matchup About History|first=Mark|last=Schmetzer|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20090414/SPT0103/304140033/Miami-UK-matchup-about-history|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=April 14, 2009|access-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref> The University of Cincinnati also played [[2010 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] in 2010 at the stadium. The Sooners won the game 31–29 with 58,253 fans in attendance.<ref>{{cite news |title=OU Reserve Pryce Macon Pitches in, Slows Bearcats' Rally|first=Guerin|last=Emig|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20100926_92_B14_CUTLIN371434&r=1629|newspaper=[[Tulsa World]]|date=September 26, 2010|access-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref> In 2011 the [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Bearcats]] played [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]] opponents [[Louisville Cardinals]] and [[West Virginia Mountaineers]] at the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jones: 'We Haven't Played a Home Game Since Sept. 22′|first=Bill|last=Koch|url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/uc/2011/11/07/jones-we-havent-played-a-home-game-since-sept-22/|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=November 7, 2011|access-date=May 27, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429030551/http://cincinnati.com/blogs/uc/2011/11/07/jones-we-havent-played-a-home-game-since-sept-22/|archive-date=April 29, 2012}}</ref> The Bearcats returned to the stadium for the 2014 football season due to renovations of [[Nippert Stadium]], with the largest attendance being [[2014 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami (OH)]] at 41,926. The average attendance was 28,840 for the year. On September 8, 2018, Miami (OH) hosted the Bearcats at the stadium for their annual [[Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)|Victory Bell]] rivalry, which will also feature games at Paycor Stadium in 2022 and 2026.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Dave|title=UC Bearcats, Miami RedHawks extend rivalry through 2029|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2017/09/11/uc-bearcats-miami-redhawks-extend-rivalry-through-2029/654587001/|access-date=24 January 2018|publisher=Cincinnati.com|date=11 September 2017|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204055726/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2017/09/11/uc-bearcats-miami-redhawks-extend-rivalry-through-2029/654587001/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center"
!colspan="5"|List of college football games at the stadium
|-
!Date!!Home Team!!Opponent!!Score!!Attendance
|-
| September 21, 2002
| [[2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]
| '''[[2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]'''
| 19–23
| 66,319
|-
| September 5, 2009
| [[2009 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami (OH)]]
| '''[[2009 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]'''
| 0–42
| 41,037
|-
| September 25, 2010
| [[2010 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]
| '''[[2010 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]'''
| 29–31
| 58,253
|-
| October 15, 2011
| '''[[2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]'''
| [[2011 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]]
| 25–16
| 40,971
|-
| November 12, 2011
| [[2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]
| '''[[2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]'''
| 21–24
| 48,152
|-
| September 12, 2014
| '''[[2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]'''
| [[2014 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo]]
| 58–34
| 31,912
|-
| September 20, 2014
| '''[[2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]'''
| [[2014 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami (OH)]]
| 31–24
| 41,926
|-
| October 4, 2014
| [[2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]
| '''[[2014 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]]'''
| 14–41
| 25,456
|-
| October 24, 2014
| '''[[2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]'''
| [[2014 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida]]
| 34–17
| 30,024
|-
| November 13, 2014
| '''[[2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]'''
| [[2014 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| 54–46
| 19,113
|-
| December 6, 2014
| '''[[2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]'''
| [[2014 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]]
| 38–31
| 24,606
|-
| September 8, 2018
| [[2018 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami (OH)]]
| '''[[2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]'''
| 0–21
| 16,062
|-
| September 17, 2022
| [[2022 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami (OH)]]
| '''[[2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]'''
| 17–38
| 30,109
|-
| September 19, 2026
| [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]]
| [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami (OH)]]
|
|
|-
|}

===Concerts===
The Cincinnati Music Festival (formerly the Cincinnati [[Jazz]] Festival) is held there every year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cincymusicfestival.com/ |title=Cincinnati Music Festival |access-date=2017-07-16 |archive-date=2017-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021025350/https://www.cincymusicfestival.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{clear}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}};"|Date
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}};"|Artist
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}};"| Opening act(s)
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}};"|Tour / Concert name
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}};"|Attendance
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}};"|Revenue
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}};"|Notes
|-
| July 1, 2012
| [[Kenny Chesney]] [[Tim McGraw]]
| [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]] [[Jake Owen]]
| [[Brothers of the Sun Tour]]
| 42,716 / 45,764
| $3,495,146
| The first major concert at the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.b105.com/blog/2011/11/kenny-chesney-and-tim-mcgraw-reunite/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415174406/http://www.b105.com/blog/2011/11/kenny-chesney-and-tim-mcgraw-reunite/|url-status=dead|title=Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw Reunite! – B105 DJ Blogs | B105.com – 105.1FM Cincinnati|archivedate=April 15, 2012|website=www.b105.com}}</ref>
|-
| July 27, 2013
| [[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]]
| –
| [[Side Effects of You Tour]]
| –
| –
| This concert was a part of the Macy's Music Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/macys-music-festival-announces-2013-performers |title=Macy's Music Festival announces 2013 performers|author=WCPO Digital Staff |date=13 March 2013 |work=[[WCPO-TV]] |publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]] |access-date=9 October 2013|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1381299861DMELAWMBPK?url=http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/macys-music-festival-announces-2013-performers |archive-date=9 October 2013}}</ref>
|-
| July 25, 2014
| [[Robin Thicke]]
| –
| [[Blurred Lines Tour]]
| –
| –
| This concert was a part of the Macy's Music Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/artsmindsblog/this-weekend-macys-music-festival/ |title=This Weekend: Macy's Music Festival |last1=Knueven-Brownleee |first1=Amy |date=July 25, 2014 |website=[[Cincinnati (magazine)|Cincinnati]] |access-date=July 27, 2017 |archive-date=July 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728122632/http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/artsmindsblog/this-weekend-macys-music-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| July 11, 2015
| [[Demi Lovato]]
| [[Rixton]]
| [[Demi World Tour]]
| –
| –
| This concert was part of the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game Concert]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Demi Lovato to Replace Ariana Grande at MLB All-Star Game Concert|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/demi-lovato-ariana-grande-mlb-all-star-game-concert-6620351/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 8, 2015|access-date=July 8, 2015|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131031812/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6620351/demi-lovato-ariana-grande-mlb-all-star-game-concert|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| July 18, 2015
| [[Luke Bryan]]
| [[Florida Georgia Line]] [[Randy Houser]] [[Thomas Rhett]] [[Dustin Lynch]] [[DJ Rock]]
| [[Kick the Dust Up Tour]]
| 52,019 / 52,019
| $3,103,468
|
|-
| July 6, 2016
| [[Guns N' Roses]]
| [[Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown]]
| [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]]
| 32,516 / 33,845
| $2,857,336
| Former GNR drummer [[Steven Adler]] was the special guest.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=Steven Adler Reunites With Guns N' Roses at Cincinnati Gig |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/steven-adler-guns-n-roses-reunite-cincinnati-7430923/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2016/07/steven-adler-reunites-with-guns-n-roses-in-cincinnati/ |title=Steven Adler reunites with Guns N' Roses in Cincinnati |date=July 7, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2016 |archive-date=January 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129011540/http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/steven-adler-reunites-with-guns-n-roses-in-cincinnati/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| May 13, 2022
| rowspan=2|[[Garth Brooks]]
| [[Mitch Rossell]]
| rowspan=2|[[The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour|Stadium Tour]]
| rowspan=2|80,000 / 80,000
| rowspan=2|—
| rowspan=2|The concert on May 14, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on September 18, 2021, but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
|-
| May 14, 2022
| [[Ghost Hounds]]
|-
|June 30, 2023
|rowspan=2|[[Taylor Swift]]
|rowspan=2|[[Muna (band)|Muna]] [[Gracie Abrams]]
|rowspan=2|[[The Eras Tour]]
|rowspan=2|-
|rowspan=2|-
|rowspan=2|Swift's first Cincinnati show since 2010's [[Fearless Tour]]. First female act in stadium history to sell out a show and first female act in history to sell out two shows on a single tour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2023 |title=Paycor Stadium Concert History |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/paycor-stadium--828140 |access-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105231921/https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/paycor-stadium--828140 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|July 1, 2023
|-
|August 2, 2024
|rowspan="2"| [[Luke Combs]]
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|[[Growin’ Up And Gettin’ Old Tour]]
|rowspan="2" |
|rowspan="2" |
|rowspan="2" |
|-
|August 3, 2024
|-
|}

===Other events===
Unusual for a venue of its size, Paycor Stadium hosts the annual Queen City Classic [[Chess]] Tournament in the spring.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=March 22 & 23, 2024 23rd Annual Queen City Classic Chess Tournament |url=https://new.uschess.org/march-22-23-2024-23rd-annual-queen-city-classic-chess-tournament |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=US Chess.org |language=en}}</ref>

==Features==
[[File:Kettering Health Bengals Practice Fields, where the Cincinnati Bengals practice.jpg|alt=Kettering Health Bengals Practice Fields, where the Cincinnati Bengals practice, with Paycor Stadium in the background|thumb|Kettering Health Bengals Practice Fields, where the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] practice, with Paycor Stadium in the background]]
Paycor Stadium also houses the Bengals' administrative offices and training and practice facilities. The game field at Paycor Stadium is Momentum Pro, manufactured by Show Sports Turf. There are three smaller practice fields nearby. Two are sodded with natural grass, while the third is equipped with AstroTurf.<ref name="facts and stats">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bengals.com/stadium/facts.html |title=Paul Brown Stadium – Facts and Stats |access-date=2012-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503055244/http://www.bengals.com/stadium/facts.html |archive-date=2017-05-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Several local busing companies offer round trip transportation to Paycor Stadium from designated locations throughout the Cincinnati and [[Northern Kentucky]] area. One such example is the Cincinnati Metro's Jungle-to-Jungle Express, which originates at [[Jungle Jim's International Market]] in [[Fairfield, Ohio|Fairfield]], a suburb of Cincinnati.

Premium seating options are available in 114 private suites and 7,600 club seats. Amenities include in-seat food and beverage service and access to the club lounges for fine dining options.<ref name="facts and stats"/>

On-site retail merchandise sales are available in the Bengals pro shop, located on the plaza level on the north end of the stadium. There are 56 concession stands and eight stores.<ref name="facts and stats"/>

==Architecture==
[[File:Cincinnati-paul-brown-stadium2.jpg|thumb|Paycor Stadium in 2005]]

The stadium was designed by architectural firm [[NBBJ]], led by [[Dan Meis]]. It was the first NFL facility to win an AIA design award, and one of only two sports venues to be honored. The open corners allow for views into the stadium, while stadium fans can view the downtown skyline and bridges crossing the [[Ohio River]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.meisarchitects.com/index.php#mi=1&pt=0&pi=2&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0 |title=- Meis Architects |access-date=2012-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105135119/http://www.meisarchitects.com/index.php#mi=1&pt=0&pi=2&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0 |archive-date=2012-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meisarchitects.com/paul-brown-stadium/|title=Paul Brown Stadium|access-date=2019-01-24|archive-date=2019-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125073452/https://www.meisarchitects.com/paul-brown-stadium/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bengals.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bengals.com/stadium/|title=The Official Site of the Cincinnati Bengals|access-date=2019-01-24|archive-date=2021-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116123738/https://www.bengals.com/stadium/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Paycor Stadium is the only football stadium to make a list of "America's favorite 150 buildings and structures", according to a Harris Interactive survey. It ranked 101st on the list, whose range included all manner of major structures — skyscrapers, museums, churches, hotels, bridges, national memorials and more. No other football stadium was voted among the top 150, and among all sports venues, only [[Wrigley Field]] (31) and [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] (84) ranked higher.<ref name="facts and stats"/><ref name="bengals.com"/>

==References==
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