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{{Short description|Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name = M&T Bank Stadium
| nickname = The Bank
| logo_image = M&T Bank Stadium Logo.svg
| logo_size = 150
| image = M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.jpg
| caption = The stadium in 2025
| address = 1101 Russell Street
| location = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
| public_transit = [[File:MARC train.svg|20px]] [[Camden Station]]<br/>{{rint|baltimore|raillink}} [[Stadium/Federal Hill station|Stadium/Federal Hill]]<br> {{bus icon|12px}} [[MTA Maryland]] bus: 69, 70, 73, 75
| coordinates = {{coord|39|16|41|N|76|37|22|W|type:landmark_region:US-MD|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA Baltimore#USA Maryland#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = M&T Bank Stadium
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Baltimore]]##Location in [[Maryland]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| broke_ground = July 23, 1996<ref>{{cite news |title=Ghosts at a Groundbreaking?; Ravens Stadium: A Dozen Years of Betrayal, Anger and Frustration Exorcised With a Shovel|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/07/24/ghosts-at-a-groundbreaking-ravens-stadium-a-dozen-years-of-betrayal-anger-and-frustration-exorcised-with-a-shovel/|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=July 24, 1996|access-date=March 7, 2012}}</ref>
| opened = {{start date and age|August 8, 1998}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Stadium opens doors to victory Ravens' new home, two-back offense overshadow Bears; 65,938 treated to 19-14 win; Harbaugh, defense debut with solid efforts|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/08/09/stadium-opens-doors-to-victory-ravens-new-home-two-back-offense-overshadow-bears-65938-treated-to-19-14-win-harbaugh-defense-debut-with-solid-efforts/|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=August 9, 1998|access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref>
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Maryland Stadium Authority]]
| operator = [[Baltimore Ravens]]
| surface = [[Bermuda Grass|GN-1 Bermuda Grass]] (1998–2002)<br>Shaw Sports Turf Momentum (2003–2009)<br>Shaw Sports Turf Momentum 51 (2010–2015)<br>Tifway 419 [[Bermuda Grass]] (2016–present)
| construction_cost = US$220 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|220000000|1998}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Populous (company)|HOK Sport (now Populous)]]
| project_manager = Getz Ventures<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1998/05/19980525/This-Weeks-Issue/From-The-Ground-Up.aspx|title=This Week's Issue: From the Ground Up|website=sportsbusinessdaily.com|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref>
| structural_engineer = Bliss and Nyitray, Inc.
| services_engineer = RMF Engineering, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rmf.com/markets/project.aspx?PID=34|title=Heinz Field - Pittsburgh Steelers Stadium |publisher=RMF Engineering |access-date=11 August 2020 |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018112133/http://www.rmf.com/markets/project.aspx?PID=34}}</ref>
| general_contractor = [[The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company]] and Barton Malow JV
| former_names = Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards (1998–1999)<br>PSINet Stadium (1999–2002)<br>Ravens Stadium (2002–2003)
| tenants = [[Baltimore Ravens]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (1998–present)<br>[[Baltimore Bayhawks]] ([[Major League Lacrosse|MLL]]) (2002)
| seating_capacity = 70,745 (2021–present)
'''Former capacity''':
{{collapsible list|
* 71,008 (2007–2020)
* 70,107 (2005–2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bal.scout.com/a.z?s=118&p=2&c=412946&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http://bal.scout.com/2/412946.html|title=Baltimore Ravens football news|website=bal.scout.com|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330080050/http://bal.scout.com/a.z?s=118&p=2&c=412946&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http:%2f%2fbal.scout.com%2f2%2f412946.html|archive-date=30 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 69,084 (1999–2004)<ref>{{cite news |title=Vikings Notes|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MN&p_theme=mn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EFCD0A98D2BB332&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePMM|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|date=October 24, 2000|access-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref>
* 68,400 (1998)<ref>{{cite news |title=Quarterback Injuries Rule the Day|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-07-sp-20424-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 7, 1998|access-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref>
}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.baltimoreravens.com/stadium/|baltimoreravens.com/stadium}}
}}
'''M&T Bank Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S. It has been the home of the [[Baltimore Ravens]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) since its opening in 1998. The stadium is immediately adjacent to [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]], the home of the [[Baltimore Orioles]].  Often referred to as "Ravens Stadium" or "The Bank",<ref>[https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/10/11/ravens-to-mt-bank-stadium-who-loves-ya-baby/ Ravens to M&T Bank Stadium: 'Who loves ya, baby?'], Baltimore Sun</ref> the stadium has a listed capacity of 70,745 and has been praised for its fan amenities, ease of access, concessions and other facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesportsroadtrip.com/baltimoreravens.html |title=Services |publisher=Thesportsroadtrip.com |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115072730/http://www.thesportsroadtrip.com/baltimoreravens.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The stadium was originally known as '''Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards''', until [[PSINet]] acquired the [[naming rights]] in 1999, naming it '''PSINet Stadium'''. It then reverted to '''Ravens Stadium''' in 2002 when PSINet filed for bankruptcy. [[M&T Bank]] bought the naming rights in 2003 and signed a 15-year, $75 million contract with the Ravens, which was brokered by [[Team Services, LLC]]. The naming rights deal for M&T Bank Stadium was renewed in 2023, extending the name through 2037.<ref>[https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/steve-bisciotti-investing-best-facilities-mt-bank-stadium-under-armour-performance-center-upgrades-2025]</ref>

==History==
Ground was broken for the new stadium in mid-1996, shortly after the arrival of the Ravens. The team played its first two years at [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]. Although there was some sentiment from Baltimore residents in having the Ravens stay there permanently, it was deemed too old to host an NFL team. The Orioles moved away from Memorial Stadium after the [[1991 Major League Baseball season|1991 season]].

The stadium site was previously the site of the [[Wm. Knabe & Co.]] piano factory, which closed during [[the Great Depression]]. A sidewalk keyboard mosaic on the southwest corner of the stadium honors the company's legacy.

In [[2003 NFL season|2003]], [[M&T Bank]] acquired naming rights to the stadium. The bank had recently entered the Baltimore market with its purchase of Allfirst Bank. Two other companies were in the running to be granted naming rights to the stadium. They were reportedly [[Nextel]] and [[CarMax]]. Following the September 2002 death of [[History of the Baltimore Colts|Baltimore Colts]] [[quarterback]] [[Johnny Unitas]], public sentiment leaned toward renaming the then-sponsorless stadium after the Baltimore icon. The Ravens and the [[Maryland Stadium Authority]] held firm in their right to negotiate naming rights fees.

In the end, the plaza in front of the main entrance to the Ravens' stadium was named "Unitas Plaza", complete with a bronze statue of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]. Many Ravens fans, as they enter the stadium, will rub the foot of Unitas' statue as they walk by it. The plaza formerly featured large banners, each containing a picture of Unitas in his playing days, flanking the stadium entrance. After 10 years, these were replaced by large metal 19s (Unitas' number) for the [[2012 NFL season|2012 season]].

In 2014, the Ravens unveiled a new statue of long-time Raven [[Ray Lewis]] next to Unitas' statue. The bronze figure depicts Lewis in the final pose of his iconic "squirrel dance", which he performed before every Ravens home game upon coming on to the field.  Since 2020, the letters "MO" of Baltimore Ravens in the Stadium's endzone are painted either gold or white in honor of Baltimore sports icon [[Mo Gaba]].

==Design==
[[File:M&T Bank Stadium Aerial 2022.jpg|thumb|M&T Bank Stadium lit in celebration of the [[2022 Winter Olympics]]]]
The stadium contains five levels, being the lower bowl, club level, 300 suites level, 400 suites level, and the upper bowl. The lower bowl contains 42 rows of seats, split into two sections. The seats below the tunnel entrances are labeled from 1 to 18, while the seats above the tunnels are labeled from 19 to 42, except in sections 123-130, which contain rows 19-35, due to the press box taking up sideline space.

On the club level, the rows are labeled from 1 to 13 on the sidelines, and 1 to 17 in the corners where no suites are located. In the upper bowl, the sideline seats are labeled from 1 to 32, while in the upper bowl end zones, the rows range from 1 to 26. Seat widths for the lower and upper bowls of the stadium vary from 19 to 21 inches, due to the curve design of the stadium, while the padded club seats range from 21 to 23 inches respectively.

The venue is served by the [[Stadium/Federal Hill station]] of the [[Baltimore Light Rail]].

===Playing surface===

The stadium originally featured a natural grass surface. An artificial surface, Sportexe Momentum Turf, was installed for the [[2003 NFL season|2003]] season, which in turn was replaced by a new-generation Sportexe Momentum 51 in [[2010 NFL season|2010]]. In December 2015, the Ravens announced that in 2016 the team would go back to natural grass playing surface, which is currently Tifway 419 [[Bermudagrass]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hensley|first=Jamison|title=Ravens Replace Artificial Turf at M&T Bank Stadium|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-xpm-2010-05-06-bs-sp-ravens-turf-stadium-0506-20100504-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510015007/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-05-06/sports/bs-sp-ravens-turf-stadium-0506-20100504_1_turf-fields-lardarius-webb-ravens|url-status=live|archive-date=May 10, 2010|access-date=January 15, 2012|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=May 6, 2010}}</ref>

==Tenants==
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The Ravens are the stadium's primary tenant. On December 7, 2008, an M&T Bank Stadium then-record crowd of 71,438 watched the Baltimore Ravens defeat the [[2008 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] 24-10 on ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'', only to be surpassed the next week when the [[2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] defeated the Ravens 13–9 in front of 71,502.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=281207033|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211055718/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=281207033|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2008|title=Redskins vs. Ravens - Game Recap - December 7, 2008 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> On January 15, 2012, a record crowd of 71,547, the largest in Ravens history,<ref>{{cite news |title=A Typical Ravens Success: With Grit and Without Fear|first=Ben|last=Shpigel|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/sports/football/still-unbeatable-at-home-ravens-outlast-texans.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 15, 2012|access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref> was in attendance at the [[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011 Divisional Playoff Game]] in Baltimore against the [[2011 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]], which the Ravens won 20–13.

==Notable events==

===College football===
[[File:M&T Bank Stadium DoD.jpg|thumb|Defense Secretary [[Robert Gates]] (left), Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] (center), and Becky Gates (right) watch the Navy vs. Notre Dame football game at M&T Bank Stadium on Nov. 15, 2008.]]
The first college football game played at the stadium was a 15–13 [[homecoming]] victory for [[1998 Morgan State Bears football team|Morgan State]] over [[1998 Delaware State Hornets football team|Delaware State]] on October 24, 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-morgan-brings-it-home/178978004/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Morgan brings it home, 15–13|date=October 25, 1998|accessdate=August 15, 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In [[2000 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2000]], the stadium hosted the [[Army–Navy Game]] for the first time and has subsequently hosted the rivalry game in [[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2007]], [[2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014]], [[2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2016]], and [[2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2025]].

In 2005, the stadium was the site of the first rematch in the [[2005 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]&ndash;[[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] series known as the "[[Crab Bowl Classic]]" in 40 years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Navy Feels Snubbed By Terps; What Else Is New? |first=Mike |last=Burke |url=http://www.times-news.com/localsports/local_story_220111942.html?keyword=topstory |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120529191951/http://www.times-news.com/localsports/local_story_220111942.html?keyword=topstory |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 29, 2012 |newspaper=[[Cumberland Times-News]] |date=August 8, 2007 |access-date=January 17, 2008 }}</ref> The two teams played again at M&T Bank Stadium on September 6, 2010 and [[2010 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] won 17–14.

On October 28, 2006, the stadium held a contest between [[2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] and [[2006 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]] in which Notre Dame won 38–14. In 2014, the stadium played host to [[2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]&ndash;[[2014 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]]; Ohio State won 34–17.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ravens' M&T Bank Stadium to Host Ohio State-Navy Matchup in 2014|first=Tim|last=Gardner|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2010/02/ravens-mt-bank-stadium-to-host-ohio-state-navy-matchup-in-2014/1#.T8O-vNWvKSo|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=February 27, 2010|access-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, the annual [[Maryland – West Virginia football rivalry|rivalry]] between [[2013 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] and [[2013 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]] was held at the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wvmetronews.com/wvu.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=46231|title=WV MetroNews – WVU Sports|website=www.wvmetronews.com|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329152212/http://www.wvmetronews.com/wvu.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=46231|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On October 24, 2015, the stadium hosted a Big Ten match-up between [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] and [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] in which Penn State won 31–30.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2013/06/03/maryland-penn-state-mt-bank-stadium.html?page=all | title=Maryland, Penn State to play at M&T Bank Stadium in 2015}}</ref>

In 2022, Notre Dame and Navy faced off at the stadium once again, with the Fighting Irish winning 35–32.

===High school football===
The [[Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association]] (MPSSAA) held the four state football championships for Maryland's public high schools at M&T Bank Stadium until 2016. Two Baltimore [[High school football in North America|high school football]] rivalry games have been held at the stadium in November. [[Baltimore City College Football|Baltimore City College]] used to play [[Baltimore Polytechnic Institute]] [[City–Poly football rivalry|every November]], in one of the oldest [[List of high school football rivalries (100 years+)|high school football rivalries in the United States]]. Every Thanksgiving, [[Loyola Blakefield]] and [[Calvert Hall College High School|Calvert Hall College]] also square off in what has now been called for many years as the [[American football on Thanksgiving#High school football|Turkey Bowl]], usually reaching up to 13,000 people in the audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-xpm-2011-07-14-bs-va-sp-turkey-bowl-0715-20110714-story.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140120161539/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-07-14/sports/bs-va-sp-turkey-bowl-0715-20110714_1_calvert-hall-and-loyola-brother-thomas-zoppo-loyola-grad |url-status=live |archive-date=January 20, 2014 |title=Turkey Bowl will move to Towson's Johnny Unitas Stadium for one year – Baltimore Sun |publisher=Articles.baltimoresun.com |date=2011-07-14 |access-date=2014-05-19}}</ref>

Both games were once played back-to-back on Thanksgiving Day at [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]. When City College and Polytechnic joined the MPSSAA before 1994 season, the game was forced to be played in early November, due to MPSSAA rules and playoff schedule.

===Soccer===
[[File:2016-05-11 08 00 03 View of M&T Bank Stadium from southbound Maryland State Route 295 (Russell Street) in downtown Baltimore City, Maryland.jpg|thumb|right|View of the stadium from Russell Street]]
On July 24, 2009, English [[Premier League]] club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] won 2–1 against Italian [[Serie A]] team [[AC Milan]] in the first [[World Football Challenge]] at M&T Bank Stadium in front of a crowd of 71,203.<ref>{{cite news |title=Soccer Invasion|first=Kevin|last=Van Valkenburg|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2009/07/25/soccer-invasion/|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=July 25, 2009|access-date=July 25, 2009}}</ref> On July 28, 2012 the stadium hosted a match between [[Premier League]] teams [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] before 42,723 fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/28/hype-exceeds-play-liverpool-tottenham-scoreless-dr/ |title=Hype exceeds the play in Liverpool-Tottenham scoreless draw |work=Washington Times |date=July 28, 2012 |access-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

The stadium was a venue for the [[2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], drawing a crowd of 70,450 to watch a quarter finals doubleheader between the United States v. El Salvador, and Honduras v. Costa Rica.<ref>[http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~3050948,00.html]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126061124/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~3050948%2C00.html|date=January 26, 2013}}</ref> The [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] had two quarterfinals games at the stadium: United States v. Cuba and Haiti v. Jamaica, played in front of 37,994 spectators.

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!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Ravens|border=2}};"|Result
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!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Ravens|border=2}};"|Tournament
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Ravens|border=2}};"|Spectators
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|July 24, 2009||'''{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|2–1||{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[AC Milan|Milan]]||style="text-align:center;"|[[World Football Challenge]]||style="text-align:center;"|71,203
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|July 31, 2010||'''{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|36,569
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|July 28, 2012||{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|42,723
|-
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|July 21, 2013||'''{{fb|USA}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|5–1||{{fb|SLV}}||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|[[2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Quarter-finals||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|70,540
|-
|'''{{fb|HON|1949}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|CRC}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|July 18, 2015||'''{{fb|USA}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|6–0||{{fb|CUB}}||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|[[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Quarter-finals||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|37,994
|-
|'''{{fb|JAM}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|HAI}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|July 16, 2022||'''{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|39,245
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|August 6, 2024||{{fbaicon|ITA}} '''[[AC Milan|Milan]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|2–2 {{pso|4–3}}||{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|51,337
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|March 7, 2026||{{fbaicon|USA}} [[D.C. United]]||style="text-align:center;"|–||{{fbaicon|USA}} [[Inter Miami CF]]||style="text-align:center;"|[[2026 Major League Soccer season|MLS regular season]]||style="text-align:center;"|
|}
[[File:M&T Bank Stadium.jpg|thumb|M&T Bank Stadium on October 24, 2021]]

===Lacrosse===
The stadium serves as an alternate venue for the [[Johns Hopkins University]] [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse|men's lacrosse team]], and was the site of the semifinals and final of the [[NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship]] in [[2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2003]], [[2004 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2004]], [[2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2007]], [[2010 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2010]], [[2011 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2011]], and [[2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2014]].  [[Major League Lacrosse]]'s [[Baltimore Bayhawks]] used the stadium as their home during the [[2002 Major League Lacrosse season|2002 season]].

===Music and entertainment===
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|-
! width=12% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Ravens|border=2}};|Date
! width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Ravens|border=2}};|Artist
! width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Ravens|border=2}};|Opening act(s)
! width=16% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Ravens|border=2}};|Tour / Concert name
! width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Ravens|border=2}};|Attendance
! width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Ravens|border=2}};|Revenue
! width=20% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Ravens|border=2}};|Notes
|-
| July 4, 2000 || Metallica || [[Korn]]<br>[[Kid Rock]]<br>[[Powerman 5000]]<br>[[System of a Down]] || [[Summer Sanitarium Tour]] || 39,257 / 50,000 || $2,415,205 ||
|-
| May 10, 2008 || [[Kenny Chesney]] || [[Brooks & Dunn]]<br>[[Big & Rich]]<br>[[LeAnn Rimes]]<br>[[Gary Allan]] || Poets and Pirates Tour || 42,316 / 45,359 || $3,563,206 ||
|-
| June 22, 2011 || [[U2]] || [[Florence and the Machine]] || [[U2 360° Tour]] || 74,557 / 74,557 || $6,832,510 || Biggest concert in the stadium's history.
|-
| August 8, 2013 || [[Jay-Z]]<br>[[Justin Timberlake]] || [[DJ Cassidy]] || [[Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour]] || 49,668 / 49,668 || $4,726,398 ||
|-
| July 7, 2014 || [[Beyoncé]]<br>[[Jay-Z]] || — || [[On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)|On the Run Tour]] || 51,212 / 51,212 || $5,016,036 || Fastest selling concert in the stadium's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/2014/7/jay-z-and-beyonc%C3%A9-concert-on-july-7|title=Jay Z and Beyoncé bring their On The Run tour to M&T Bank Stadium.|work=[[Baltimore (magazine)|Baltimore]]|first=Jesse|last=Mayhugh|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| July 25, 2015 || [[Billy Joel]] || [[LeAnn Rimes]] || [[Billy Joel in Concert]] || 39,662 / 39,662 || $4,481,549 || Billy Joel's first concert in Baltimore in nearly 40 years<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billyjoel.com/events/2015-07-25-200000/billy-joel-concert-mt-bank-stadium-baltimore-md-july-25-2015|title=Billy Joel Concert At M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD - July 25, 2015 - Billy Joel Official Site|website=billyjoel.com|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| August 8, 2015 || [[One Direction]] || Icona Pop || [[On the Road Again Tour]] || 41,467 / 41,467 || $3,690,753 ||
|-
| June 10, 2016 || [[Beyoncé]] || [[DJ Khaled]] || [[Formation World Tour]] || 47,819 / 47,819 || $5,770,660 ||  [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]], [[Yo Gotti]] and [[Trey Songz]] joined DJ Khaled during the opening act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/midnight-sun-blog/bal-beyonce-dazzles-in-baltimore-20160611-story.html|title=Review: Beyoncé dazzles in Baltimore|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|first=John-John|last=Williams IV|date=June 11, 2016|access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref>
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| May 10, 2017 || [[Metallica]] || [[Avenged Sevenfold]]<br>[[Volbeat]] || [[WorldWired Tour]] || 55,705 / 55,705 || $5,970,421 ||
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| October 7, 2023 || Billy Joel & [[Stevie Nicks]] ||  || Two Icons - One Night 2023 ||  ||  ||
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|July 17, 2026 
| rowspan=2|[[Morgan Wallen]] 
|Brooks & Dunn<br>[[Gavin Adcock]]<br>Jason Scott & The High Heat
| rowspan=2|Still the Problem Tour
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|July 18, 2026
|[[Ella Langley]]<br>Gavin Adcock<br>Jason Scott & The High Heat
|}

[[File:M&T Bank Stadium at night.jpg|thumb|220x220px|M&T Bank Stadium at night during a [[Monday Night Football]] game against the [[2021 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] on October 11, 2021]]
Popular music festival [[HFStival]] appeared at the stadium in 1999 & 2005, as [[Foo Fighters]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Silverchair]], [[The Mighty Mighty Bosstones]], [[The Offspring]], [[Blink-182]], [[Goo Goo Dolls]], [[Billy Idol]], and [[Coldplay]] have all played the concert.

[[Monster Jam]] was held at the stadium for the first time in 2011. Monster Jam returned for the third time on June 8, 2013.

===Popular culture===
It served as Nextel Stadium, the home field for the fictional Washington Sentinels in the 2000 film ''[[The Replacements (film)|The Replacements]]''.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/08/11/the-replacements-yet-another-replay/77ac5eaf-d037-402d-9be5-ef8cbb750b96/ O'Sullivan, Michael. "'The Replacements': Yet Another Replay," ''The Washington Post'', Friday, August 11, 2000.]</ref> The stadium was supposed to be the location of the football game in the 2002 film ''[[The Sum of All Fears (film)|The Sum of All Fears]]'' and included footage of the presidential motorcade going to the building. The stadium used for the aerial shots is the domed [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] in Montreal, while the book used Denver as the locale for the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/citypaper/bcp-cms-1-1605913-migrated-story-cp-20131225-featu-20131225-story.html|title=1947-2013|work=The Baltimore Sun|author=Van Smith|date=December 25, 2013}}</ref>

It was featured in "Stadium," a 2013 [[television]] [[public service announcement]] which was part of the "I Want To Be Recycled" [[advertising campaign]] for [[Keep America Beautiful]] and the [[Ad Council]]. The stadium is partially constructed from post-consumer recycled [[aluminum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adcouncil.org/News-Events/Press-Releases/I-Want-To-Be-Recycled-Campaign-to-Target-the-Nearly-Two-Thirds-62-Percent-of-Americans-Who-Are-Not-Avid-Recyclers-According-to-New-Research-Released-Today|title="I Want To Be Recycled" Campaign to Target the Nearly Two-Thirds (62 Percent) of Americans Who Are Not Avid Recyclers, According to New Research Released Today|website=adcouncil.org|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-KF4kSGuVM| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712045958/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-KF4kSGuVM&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2013-07-12 | url-status=dead|title="I Want To Be Recycled" - Stadium :15|last=Keep America Beautiful|date=10 July 2013|access-date=22 March 2018|via=YouTube}}</ref>

===COVID-19 vaccination site===
In 2021, M&T Bank Stadium was used as a [[mass vaccination|mass]] [[COVID-19 vaccination in the United States|vaccination]] site in the state of Maryland during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/covid-19-mass-vaccination-site-mandt-bank-stadium-opens-baltimore/35630800#|title = Hogan expresses optimism, tours COVID-19 vaccination site at M&T Bank Stadium|date = 25 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/m-t-bank-stadium-will-be-covid-19-vaccination-site|title=M&T Bank Stadium Will be COVID-19 Vaccination Site}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of American football stadiums by capacity]]
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{official website}}
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=baltimore,+md&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.352165,60.46875&ie=UTF8&ll=39.283676,-76.621635&spn=0,359.985237&z=16&layer=c&cbll=39.279349,-76.622289&panoid=a9KTfvtx3eObLs982NbOeA&cbp=12,193.29085702465497,,0,-15.53779069767442 M&T Bank Stadium on Google Street View]
*[http://seatingchartview.com/mt-bank-stadium/ M&T Bank Stadium Seating Chart]

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