When the NFL season eventually kicks off, pandemic permitting, the Raiders will play in their new home of Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium. For the better part of last year, construction has been underway on their new stadium, which looks to be a massive upgrade from the dumpy Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
As building has progressed, videos have shown the monolithic arena taking shape and while it looks super cool, NFL fans have had some fun tossing out nicknames. The big, obsidian sphere has been called everything from a Roomba to a hockey puck to the Death Star.
It looks like construction on the stadium is nearing completion and a recent test of its outside lights showed just how awesome its going to look.
The Death Star is lit! @AllegiantStadm @Raiders @LasVegasLocally @VitalVegas @KTNV pic.twitter.com/AFpfDwY8RT
— Joe Bartels (@Joe_Bartels) April 8, 2020
Fans have fondly been referring to it as the Death Star, but that looks way too cool to be the Empire’s command center. The sleek outside lighting looks like something from a Tron simulation.
Also, just look at the scale of this 65,000-seat behemoth in relation to the rest of the Vegas strip. It’s massive.
Allegiant Stadium progress on all portions of the facility. More paving work, landscaping, roof installation and final touches on the exterior curtain wall all ongoing. #vegas #raiders #stadium pic.twitter.com/N5uKjQpVf4
— Mick Akers (@mickakers) April 3, 2020
On second thought, maybe it is the Death Star. Big, black and about to swallow everything in its path. Either way, it’s poised to be one of the best new stadiums in the league, if and when the NFL comes back.
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