Lucas Oil Stadium is a seven-level sports and events venue in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, at 500 South Capitol Avenue. It opened to the public on August 16, 2008, replacing the RCA Dome as the home field of the Indianapolis Colts. The stadium is operated by the Capital Improvement Board and was developed through a partnership involving the state, the city and the Colts. Its role reaches beyond professional football: the building was designed to host basketball, conventions, concerts and other large gatherings, helping Indianapolis use one venue for a varied event calendar.
The facility seats about 67,000 for football and can expand beyond 70,000 for some events. Its brick exterior, trimmed with Indiana limestone, ties a large contemporary structure to the region’s building materials. Inside, seating sections can move or be removed to adapt the floor for different layouts. A retractable roof has two panels that the stadium says can open in about eleven minutes, while a large operable window at one end lets the building connect visually with the city. These systems make the venue’s architecture more than a visual flourish: they explain how a single stadium can shift between indoor and open-air settings.