The Championship Venues of Los Angeles

The newest addition to LA's world-class collection of sports and events venues, the $2-billion Intuit Dome celebrated its grand opening with a pair of concerts by GRAMMY Award-winning artist Bruno Mars on August 15 and 16. The new home of the Los Angeles Clippers boasts numerous state-of-the-art features and amenities, along with an extraordinary public art program.

For Clippers fans and visitors alike, the 18,000-seat Intuit Dome experience will be second to none: the most legroom in the NBA; an 80,000 square-foot outdoor plaza that will host public and community events; and the Halo Board - at nearly a full acre, it's the largest-ever double-sided halo display in an arena setting.

The full slate of events includes four Usher shows in September; Weezer (Oct. 11), Billy Joel (Oct. 12), David Gilmour (Oct. 25), Cyndi Lauper (Nov. 23) and UCLA vs Gonzaga on December 28. Intuit Dome will host basketball at the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Opened as Banc of California Stadium on Apr. 18, 2018, BMO Stadium is the home of MLS's LAFC and Angel City FC of NWSL, and was LA's first new open-air stadium since Dodger Stadium opened in 1962. Located at Exposition Park adjacent to LA Memorial Coliseum, BMO Stadium is easily accessed from the Metro E Line. The stadium seats 22,000 - the closest seats are 12 feet from the field and no seat is further than 135 feet. At 34 degrees, the seating is among the steepest in MLS.

The soccer-specific stadium has hosted numerous high profile matches, including the 2022 MLS Cup, when LAFC beat the Philadelphia Union on penalty kicks. Other highlights include the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2021 MLS All-Star Game, CONCACAF Champions League (2022, 2023), 2023 Campeones Cup and the upcoming 2024 U.S. Open Cup Final on September 25.

When Los Angeles hosts the Summer Olympics in 2028, BMO Stadium will be part of the Downtown Sports Park and host both men's and women's soccer along with some track & field events.

BMO Stadium has hosted notable concerts like Guns N' Roses in 2021, Beck (2018), the Rolling Loud hip-hop festival (2018, 2019), Mumford & Sons (2019), Swedish House Mafia (2022), Hard Summer (2023), Foo Fighters (August 2024) and K-pop acts Blackpink, Twice, Tomorrow X Together and Ateez.

Crypto.com Arena is a world-class sports and entertainment venue located at the spectacular L.A. LIVE complex in Downtown LA. The arena opened as STAPLES Center on Oct. 17, 1999 with a concert by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Crypto.com Arena is the home of three professional sports franchises: the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, and the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks. Crypto.com Arena hosts over 250 events and more than 4 million guests annually, with events ranging from professional sports and boxing, to the annual GRAMMY Awards, live music, and family shows.

Since its opening, Crypto.com Arena has been the site of six Lakers championship runs (including the franchise’s second “three-peat,” 2000-2002), two Kings Stanley Cups, three Sparks championships, and thousands of memorable concerts and special events. Crypto.com Arena is slated to host gymnastics at the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Located in Downtown L.A., Dodger Stadium is the home field of the Los Angeles Dodgers and one of the true cathedrals of Major League Baseball. Since opening its gates in 1962, the storied ballpark has hosted ten World Series and the Dodgers have won five World Championships. Through the decades, Dodger Stadium has seen Hall of Famers, World Champions, no-hitters, MVPs and Cy Young Award winners.
The stadium is also one of the greatest entertainment venues in the country, hosting special events that range from the Beatles to the Pope.

For many years, The Forum was regarded as one of L.A.'s greatest sports and events venues, the home of the Lakers, the Great Gretzky, the "Miracle on Manchester" and countless music concerts. In January 2014, The Forum celebrated its Grand Reopening with a six-night stand by the Eagles. The Forum continues to book a wide range of top music acts and special events.

Though the franchise first played in L.A. at the Sports Arena and currently calls Crypto.com Arena home, the Lakers became The Lakers during their 23-year residency at The Forum. Originally known as The Fabulous Forum, the venue was home to the team’s first L.A. title run in 1972, as well as the five rings won by the “Showtime” Lakers teams led by Magic Johnson during the 1980s. The Forum also hosted the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, best known for Marvin Gaye’s unforgettable pregame performance of The Star-Spangled Banner.

Since opening in June 1923, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has become one of the world’s greatest sports venues, home to world-class athletes and legendary games. The Coliseum is the home stadium of the  University of Southern California (USC) Trojans football team. Established in 1888, the Trojans football program is a perennial NCAA powerhouse, claiming 11 national championships.

The Coliseum has also hosted numerous historic figures, spectacular concerts and milestone special events. The Coliseum was declared a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984.

The Coliseum is the only facility in the world to host two Olympiads (X and XXIII), two Super Bowls (I and VII), one World Series (1959), a Papal Mass and visits by three U.S. Presidents: John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. At the 2028 Summer Olympics, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Rose Bowl will host athletics and soccer, respectively. Both will become the first stadiums to have ever hosted three different Olympiads.

A pilgrimage to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus in Westwood is a must for anyone in search of NCAA basketball history. Under legendary coach John Wooden, the UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team won 10 national championships in 12 years, including seven in a row from 1967 to 1973. Jim Harrick coached the team to an 11th title in 1995.

Pauley Pavilion was the team’s home court for nine of Wooden’s championships. After a year-long, multi-million dollar renovation, the “House That Wooden Built” reopened on Nov. 9, 2012 with a game that featured the Bruins against Indiana State University, where Wooden coached for two years before making history at UCLA. It was a fitting tribute for the “Wizard of Westwood.”

The world-famous Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena has hosted five Super Bowls, gold medal matches for two Summer Olympics, two FIFA World Cup Finals, superstar concerts and the annual Rose Bowl Game for which it’s named. Known as “The Granddaddy of Them All,” the Rose Bowl Game is the oldest of America's college football postseason bowl games, first played at Tournament Park on Jan. 1, 1902 and played annually since 1916. Since then, the Rose Bowl Game has been home to Heisman Trophy winners, national champions, hundreds of consensus All-Americans and honored college football legends by inducting them into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame.

Sports Illustrated has named Rose Bowl Stadium the number one venue in college sports and one of the Top 20 Venues of the 20th Century.

Opened in September 2020, SoFi Stadium is the state-of-the-art home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. Located at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, the 3.1 million square-foot stadium is the largest in the NFL, as well as the first indoor-outdoor stadium to be constructed. The stadium seats 70,000 (expandable up to 100,000), with more than 260 luxury suites and over 13,000 premium seats.

SoFi Stadium hosted Super Bowl LVI in 2022, when the hometown Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. It was the franchise's second Super Bowl victory and the first as an LA team.

Along with the annual LA Bowl in December, the stadium has hosted the College Football National Championship Game in 2023; WrestleMania 39 (2023), CONCACAF Gold Cup Final (2023), Copa América (June 2024) and Arsenal vs Manchester United in July 2024. Upcoming tentpole events include eight matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup; and Super Bowl LXI in 2027.

SoFi Stadium will co-host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2028 Summer Olympics with the LA Memorial Coliseum (format TBA). The stadium will also host swimming events - the reported seating of 38,000 spectators will make SoFi Stadium the largest swimming venue in Olympic history.

In August 2023, Taylor Swift performed six sold-out concerts at SoFi Stadium. The concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour was released that October and features footage from the first three shows. Other notable performances include The Rolling Stones (2021, 2024), BTS (2021), Paul McCartney (2022), Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard (2022), The Weeknd (2022), Bad Bunny (2022), Rolling Loud Festival (2023, 2024), Stevie Nicks & Billy Joel (2023), Metallica (2023), Beyoncé (2023), Ed Sheeran (2023), P!nk (2023), Blink-182 (2024), Fool in Love Festival (2024) and Green Day & Smashing Pumpkins in September 2024.

Dignity Health Sports Park is a 125-acre sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills, about 10 miles south of Downtown L.A. Opened in June 2003 as the Home Depot Center, Dignity Health Sports Park is the home stadium of the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise has won the MLS Cup five times, more than any other club in the league.

Designated as an "Official U.S. Olympic Training Site," Dignity Health Sports Park is regarded as the nation's most complete training facility for Olympic, amateur and professional athletes. In addition to the soccer stadium, the complex’s state-of-the-art facilities include the 2,450-seat VELO Sports Center (America's largest indoor velodrome), an 8,000-seat tennis stadium, and an outdoor track and field facility with 2,000 permanent seats that is expandable to 20,000 seats.