AT&T Park Concert Venue / Stadium

AT&T Park opened on March 31, 2000, representing the first Major League ballpark to be built without public funds since the completion of Dodger Stadium in 1962, costing more than $357 million to build. AT&T Park replaced the San Francisco Giants’ former home, Candlestick Park, now boasting a seating capacity of 41,915 and a better location in the South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco.

AT&T Park was originally named Pacific Bell Park after the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company purchased the naming rights for $50 million in 1996. SBC then acquired Pacific Bell and renamed the venue SBC Park in 2003; finally in 2006, when SBC merged with AT&T, it received its third (and hopefully final!) title.

There have been many exciting events at AT&T Park including its opening series which featured the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Giants, who were swept in three games. Barry Bonds, the veteran Giants outfielder, also contributed to the fan fervor by hitting his 500th home run at the park in 2001.

In addition to baseball at AT&T Park, the venue hosts a wide range of other entertaining events, including both sports and music. In 2006, the park hosted ICER AIR, the first big-air ski and snowboard competition to be held in the U.S.; in 2009, the San Francisco Opera partnered with Giants Enterprises to do three broadcasts; and in 2011, American Idol used the space as an audition venue for its 10th season.

In addition to general seating at AT&T Park, the stadium also boasts 68 luxury suites, 5,200 club seats on the club level, and an additional 1,500 club seats at the field level right behind home plate.

Perhaps the most notable feature of the new park is the right field wall, towering at 24 feet in honor of former Giant Willie Mays who wore number 24. There are four pillars atop the fenced archways, which are lined with fountains that burst with water when the Giants hit a home run or win a game, and at the conclusion of the National Anthem.