1 MetLife Stadium Dr.
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
The Izod Center is an indoor sports and entertainment venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The arena is located on New Jersey Route 120 and is across the highway from MetLife Stadium and the Meadowlands Racetrack. A covered footbridge connects one of MetLife Stadium's parking lots with the Izod Center's lot. The arena has a maximum capacity of 20,049. The Izod Center was originally known as the Brendan Byrne Arena and later was renamed Continental Airlines Arena after the airline, which had a hub at nearby Newark Liberty International Airport, purchased naming rights. In 2007, Phillips-Van Heusen, a clothing manufacturer, bought the naming rights after Continental Airlines elected not to retain them; PVH rebranded the venue with its Izod clothing label and the arena adopted its current name of Izod Center.The arena was originally built to accommodate a move of the New York Nets basketball team to New Jersey and opened in 1981. In 1982, the Colorado Rockies hockey team joined the Nets in the new building and became known as the New Jersey Devils. The Nets and Devils were joined by Seton Hall Pirates men's college basketball team in 1982.
Rock The BBQ Festival @ MeLife Stadium 10/8 Welcome to The Rock The BBQ Festival NFL Stadium Northeast Tour!! Our Saturday events will bring together barbecue, beer, wine, spirits, and music enthusiasts from all across the tri-state area 7 Philadelphia and it's suburbs. The Rock The BBQ Festival was created by a group of people who simply love great festivals. We saw a need to bring our passion for the festival experience to the next level, and we are proud to see our concept come to life and to share it with you! Grab the family, your lawn chairs and blankets, and get ready to enjoy one of the best festivals around! Join us October 9/17 at Lincoln Financial Field & 10/8 at MetLife Stadium. and partake in some of the best BBQ the Northeast has to offer. There will be award winning hand selected BBQ Pit Masters serving up everything from slow cooked ribs to pulled pork, roasted and grilled chicken, brisket, and so much more. In addition, we’ve added the region’s premier dessert chefs, as well as other gourmet chefs offering everything from gourmet cupcakes to Belgian waffles, homemade ice cream, Empanadas, Lobster Rolls Fries & so much more! If you’re in the mood to pick up a great gift for someone, or just get something special for yourself, we've got you covered! There will be a unique craft vendor village that will display and sell their wares all day. The greatest part of good BBQ is what you wash it down with! Clean your palate with our carefully selected beer offerings, excellent wines and delicious sangria, and spirits, all in a great setting at 2 of the most beautiful stadiums in the USA! We have an amazing array of kids and adult activities to keep the family entertained all day long. Bring the kids down to enjoy the bounce houses, get their faces painted, play some games and dance all day! We’ll have live performances on the Rock The BBQ main stage all day and night. Our musical lineup will represent everything from rock & roll to jazz, blues and a bit o' country from some of the best acts in the East. We look forward to seeing you at The Rock The BBQ Festival!
Compete on the turf at MetLife Stadium in 3 or more Military themed WODs. 2014 will have more vendors, better WODs and a pile of fun about 10 feet deep.
MetLife Stadium is an American sports stadium that is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It is part of the Meadowlands Sports Complex and serves as the home stadium for two National Football League (NFL) franchises: the New York Giants and the New York Jets. The stadium is owned by the MetLife Stadium Company, a joint venture of the Giants and Jets, who jointly built the stadium using private funds on land owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. The stadium opened as New Meadowlands Stadium in 2010. In 2011, MetLife, an insurance company based in New York City, acquired the naming rights to the stadium. At a construction cost of approximately $1.6 billion, it is the most expensive stadium ever built and is the second-largest stadium in the NFL in terms of seating capacity.MetLife Stadium is the only NFL stadium shared by two clubs: the Giants and Jets. It and Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers, are the only current facilities to house two teams from the same sports league in the United States.