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Do not fill this in! {{Short description|Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox venue | stadium_name = Soccer City Stadium | nickname = Soccer City, The Calabash | fullname = FNB Stadium | former names = Soccer City (2010) | image = First game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa vs Mexico.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = FNB Stadium during the opening match of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] | location = Stadium Avenue, [[Nasrec, Gauteng|Nasrec]], [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] | broke_ground = 1986 | opened = 7 October 1989 | renovated = 2007{{ndash}}2009 | expanded = 2009 | built = 1987{{ndash}}1989 | closed = | demolished = | owner = [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality|City of Johannesburg]] | operator = Stadium Management South Africa | surface = [[Grass]] | cost = [[South African rand|ZAR]] 3.3 billion <br>(US$440 million) | architect = Boogertman & Partners, HOK Sport (now [[Populous (company)|Populous]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portfolio.populous.com/projects/soccercitystadium.html|title=Soccer City β POPULOUS|website=populous.com|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227042853/http://portfolio.populous.com/projects/soccercitystadium.html|archive-date=27 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> | builder = Grinaker-LTA/ BAM International | structural engineer = [[Schlaich Bergermann & Partner]] | tenants = [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]]<br>[[South Africa national football team]]<br>[[South Africa national rugby union team]] | website = {{URL|https://www.stadiummanagement.co.za/stadiums/fnb/}} | seating_capacity = 94,736 | record_attendance = {{formatnum:94807}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] vs [[Orlando Pirates FC|Orlando Pirates]], 1 August 2015)<ref>[http://www.stadiummanagement.co.za/event/2015-carling-black-label-cup/ "2015 Carling Black Label Cup"]</ref><ref>[http://www.kickoff.com/news/57709/carling-black-label-cup-soweto-derby-breaks-fnb-stadium-attendance-record "Carling Black Label Cup Soweto Derby breaks FNB Stadium attendance record"]</ref> | suites = 195 | dimensions = 105 Γ 68 m }} '''First National Bank Stadium''' or simply '''FNB Stadium''' ({{lang-af|ENB-stadion}}), also known as '''Soccer City''' ({{lang-af|Sokkerstad}}) and '''The Calabash''', is an [[association football]] (soccer) and [[Rugby union]] stadium located in [[Nasrec, Gauteng|Nasrec]], bordering the [[Soweto]] area of [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]. The site is managed by Stadium Management South Africa (SMSA)<ref>Stadium Management South Africa,[http://www.stadiummanagement.co.za/stadiums/fnb/ "FNB Stadium"], ''stadiummanagement.co.za'', 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-06.</ref> and is home of [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.]] in the South African [[Premier Soccer League]] as well as the venue for key fixtures for the [[South Africa national football team]]. It is located next to the [[South African Football Association]] headquarters (''SAFA House'') where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] are housed.<ref name="FIFA-Soccer_City">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5007759/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617120423/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5007759/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 June 2007 |title=Soccer City |access-date=2008-06-30 |publisher=[[FIFA]] }}</ref> Designed as the main [[association football]] stadium for the 2010 World Cup, the FNB Stadium became the [[List of African stadiums by capacity|largest stadium in Africa]] with a capacity of 94,736. However, its maximum capacity during the 2010 FIFA World Cup was 84,490 due to reserved seating for the press and VIPs. The stadium is also known by its nickname "The [[Calabash]]" due to its resemblance to the African pot<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archicentral.com/the-african-pot-takes-shape-15650/ |title=The African Pot Takes Shape |access-date=2010-07-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715081051/http://www.archicentral.com/the-african-pot-takes-shape-15650/ |archive-date=15 July 2010}}</ref> or gourd. It was the site of [[Nelson Mandela|Nelson Mandela's]] first speech in Johannesburg after his release from prison in 1990, and served as the venue for a [[Death of Nelson Mandela#State memorial service|memorial service]] to him on 10 December 2013.<ref name="FifaSoccerCity">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070617120423/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5007759/index.html ''2010 FIFA World Cup β Soccer City'']. In: ''fifa.com''. Retrieved 2010-06-10.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.za/speeches/view.php?sid%3D42524 |title=Minister collins chabane: Nelson mandela state funeral update |access-date=2013-12-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428165810/http://www.gov.za/speeches/view.php?sid=42524 |archive-date=28 April 2014}}</ref> It was also the site of the funeral of anti-apartheid activists [[Chris Hani]] (on 19 April 1993) and [[Oliver Tambo]] (on 2 May 1993).<ref name="FifaSoccerCity"/> It was also the venue for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup Final]], which was played by the Netherlands and Spain. The World Cup closing ceremony on the day of the final saw the final public appearance of Mandela.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/9013168/Nelson-Mandela-dies-aged-95.html "Nelson Mandela, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, dies aged 95"]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved 10 December 2013</ref> It was also the official venue of the 10th anniversary celebration of the [[Economic Freedom Fighters]] on 29 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Masuabi |first=Queenin |date=2023-07-30 |title=Malema celebrates EFF's 10th anniversary with lots of promises and a vow to unseat the ANC in 2024 |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-07-30-malema-celebrates-effs-10th-anniversary-with-lots-of-promises-and-a-vow-to-unseat-the-anc-in-2024/ |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> ==Naming history== The stadium has been officially known as FNB Stadium since it was opened on 7 October 1989.<ref name="Mus01">{{Cite book |last=Musiker |first=Naomi |url=http://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000musi |title=Historical dictionary of Greater Johannesburg |publisher=Scarecrow Press |others=Internet Archive |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-8108-3520-7 |location=Lanham, Md. |pages=45}}</ref> This was due to a [[naming rights]] deal with [[First National Bank (South Africa)|First National Bank]]. During the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], as well as in the month before the tournament, the stadium was referred to as Soccer City. This was done as [[FIFA]] does not allow stadiums to be referred to by sponsored names during FIFA-sanctioned tournaments. The stadium's current name is FNB Stadium. ==Construction== Built in 1987, the stadium underwent a major upgrade for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], with a new design inspired by the shape of an African pot, the [[calabash]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/stadiums/soccer-city-johannesburg/6554681/Soccer-City-Stadium-Johannesburg-World-Cup-2010-stadium-guide.html|title=Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg: World Cup 2010 stadium guide|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=2009-11-19|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccercity2010.co.za/news_award.asp|title=News Award|access-date=7 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804055452/http://www.soccercity2010.co.za/news_award.asp|archive-date=4 August 2009}}</ref> The South African main contractor GLTA, part of the Aveng Group in a joint venture with the Dutch company [[Koninklijke BAM Groep|BAM]] who had a 25% stake, constructed the upgrade, which was designed by [[HOK (firm)|HOK]] Sport (now known as [[Populous (company)|Populous]]) and Boogertman + Partners. The upgrade included: an extended upper tier around the stadium to increase the capacity to 88,958,<ref name="soccercityready">{{cite web|url=http://www.joburg.org.za/fifaworldcup/content/view/3428/276/ |title=Soccer City is ready for play |date=23 October 2009 |access-date=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309043155/http://www.joburg.org.za/fifaworldcup/content/view/3428/276/ |archive-date=9 March 2010}}</ref> an additional two executive suites, an encircling roof, new changing room facilities and new floodlights. The number of suites in the stadium was increased to 195. Grinaker-LTA and BAM international won the [[South African rand|R]]1.5 billion<ref name="SAFA-Stadia">{{cite web |url=http://www.safagoal.net/index.php?page=stadia |title=Stadia |access-date=2008-06-30 |publisher=[[South African Football Association]]}}</ref> tender to upgrade the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southafrica.info/2010/fnbstadium-180107.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216124958/http://www.southafrica.info/2010/fnbstadium-180107.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2007|title=2010 lead stadium work begins|access-date=2008-06-30|date=2007-01-18|publisher=SAinfo}}</ref> The construction was completed on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 and was marked by a huge celebration at the stadium.<ref name="soccercityready" /> <gallery class="center"> </gallery> ==Stadium design== [[File:Mandela-Memorial-FNB- 2013-12-10-2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Inside the FNB stadium]] The outside of the stadium is designed to have the appearance of an African pot; the cladding on the outside is a mosaic of fire and earthen colours with a ring of lights running around the bottom of the structure, simulating fire underneath the pot. No spectator is seated more than 100 metres (330 ft) from the field, and there are no restricted views in the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8092181.stm|title=World Cup: One year to go |date=2009-06-11|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-06-18}}</ref> The stands in the FNB Stadium are articulated by ten black vertical lines; nine are aligned geographically with the nine other stadiums involved in the 2010 World Cup. Because nine is considered to be an unlucky number in South African traditional culture,{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} a tenth line was added. This 10th line is aimed at Berlin's [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]], which hosted the previous World Cup final in 2006. This represents the road to the final and it is hoped that after the World Cup, each goal scored at the stadium will be placed in pre-cast concrete panels on a podium so that the full history of the tournament's scores can be seen for years to come.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shine2010.co.za/Community/blogs/goodnews/archive/2009/10/21/take-a-seat-at-soccer-city.aspx|title=Take a seat at Soccer City|access-date=23 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419225333/http://www.shine2010.co.za/Community/blogs/goodnews/archive/2009/10/21/take-a-seat-at-soccer-city.aspx|archive-date=19 April 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Before the upgrade== Before the upgrade, the stadium had a capacity of 40,000. The newly reconstructed stadium retains part of the original structure's west upper tier, although this and the entire lower tier were rebuilt to improve sightlines. The lower tier was completely reconstructed and divided into two segments which enabled the creation of a new lower concourse (the lower embankment concourse) linked to the existing ground level concourse. ==Major tournaments== ===1996 African Cup of Nations=== FNB Stadium served as the main venue for the tournament. It hosted the opening game, 5 other group games, a quarter final, a semi final, the 3rd place play-off and the final. The games were: {{clear}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !Date !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- |13 January 1996||{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|3β0||{{fb|CMR}} ||Group A (opening match)||style="text-align:center;"|80,000 |- |15 January 1996||{{fb|EGY}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β1||{{fb|ANG}} || rowspan="4" |Group A||style="text-align:center;"|6,000 |- |18 January 1996||{{fb|CMR}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β1||{{fb|EGY}} || style="text-align:center;" |4,000 |- |20 January 1996|| rowspan="2" |{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1β0||{{fb|ANG}} || style="text-align:center;" |30,000 |- |24 January 1996|| style="text-align:center;" |0β1||{{fb|EGY}} || style="text-align:center;" |20,000 |- |25 January 1996||{{fb|ZAI}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β0||{{fb|Liberia}} ||Group C||style="text-align:center;"|3,000 |- |27 January 1996|| rowspan="2" |{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β1||{{fb|ALG}} ||Quarter-finals||style="text-align:center;"|80,000 |- |31 January 1996|| style="text-align:center;" |3β0||{{fb|GHA}} ||Semi-finals||style="text-align:center;"|80,000 |- |3 February 1996||{{fb|GHA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0β1||{{fb|ZAM}} ||Third place match||style="text-align:center;"|80,000 |- bgcolor=gold |3 February 1996||{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β0||{{fb|TUN}} ||'''[[1996 Africa Cup of Nations Final|Final]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|80,000 |} ===2010 FIFA World Cup=== The stadium hosted the opening ceremony followed by the opening match between South Africa and Mexico, 4 other group stage matches, a Round of 16 match, a quarter-final and the final. {{clear}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !Date !Time ([[South African Standard Time|UTC+02]]) !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- |11 June 2010||16:00||{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1β1||{{fb|MEX}} ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]] (opening match)||style="text-align:center;"|84,490 |- |14 June 2010||13:30||{{fb|NED}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β0||{{fb|DEN}} ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group E|Group E]]||style="text-align:center;"|83,465 |- |17 June 2010||13:30||{{fb|ARG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|4β1||{{fb|KOR}} ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"|82,174 |- |20 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|BRA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|3β1||{{fb|CIV}} ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]]||style="text-align:center;"|84,455 |- |23 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|GHA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0β1||{{fb|GER}} ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]]||style="text-align:center;"|83,391 |- |27 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|ARG}}||style="text-align:center;"|3β1||{{fb|MEX}} ||[[Argentina v Mexico (2010)|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"|84,377 |- |2 July 2010||20:30||{{fb|URU}}||style="text-align:center;"|1β1 ([[overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])<br>(4β2 pen.)||{{fb|Ghana}}||[[Uruguay v Ghana (2010)|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|84,017 |- bgcolor=gold |11 July 2010||20.30||{{fb|NED}}||style="text-align:center;"|0β1 ([[overtime (sports)|a.e.t]]) ||{{fb|ESP}}||'''[[2010 FIFA World Cup Final|Final]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|84,490 |} ===2013 African Cup of Nations=== FNB Stadium served as a venue for the tournament. It hosted the opening game, one group game and the final. The games were: {{clear}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !Date !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- |19 January 2013||{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0β0||{{fb|CPV}} ||[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A|Group A]] (opening match)||style="text-align:center;"|50,000 |- |19 January 2013||{{fb|ANG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0β0||{{fb|MAR}} ||[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|25,000 |- bgcolor=gold |10 February 2013||{{fb|NGA}}||style="text-align:center;"|1β0||{{fb|BFA}} ||'''[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final|Final]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|85,000 |} .<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/lions-vs-south-africa-fixtures-2021-why-tests-cape-town-johannesburg-covid-1113011 |title=Lions vs South Africa fixtures 2021: Why all three Tests will now take place in Cape Town |first=Hugh |last=Godwin |work=inews.co.uk |date=1 February 2022}}.</ref> ==Football== ===International football=== FNB stadium has been used by the [[South Africa national football team|South African national football team]] for both friendlies and qualification matches. It was seen as the de facto national stadium for Bafana Bafana after re-admission in 1992, who played their third ever international match there on 11 July 1992 where they drew 2β2 with Cameroon courtesy of goals from Phil and Bennett Masinga for South Africa in front of 65,000 supporters. The "old" FNB Stadium also housed the then South African Football Association (SAFA) headquarters as well as the offices of the semi-professional National Soccer League (which later traded as the professional Premier Soccer League). [[File:FIFA World Cup 2010 Uruguay Ghana.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] vs. [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] at the FNB Stadium, 2 July 2010]] The stadium has also hosted large continental club fixtures. It is largely remembered as the venue where Bafana Bafana lifted the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations when they beat Tunisia 2β0 in front of a full capacity in a match witnessed by then South African president, Nelson Mandela, his then deputy president and former South African State President, FW de Klerk, as well as Zulu monarch, King Zwelithini. The South African national football team also won their first ever trophy here when they lifted the Simba Four Nations Cup in 1995, in a competition featuring Egypt, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The venue for the first leg of the [[1995 African Cup of Champions Clubs]] final, between [[Orlando Pirates F.C.|Orlando Pirates]] and [[ASEC Abidjan]]. The stadium has also hosted the [[CAF Super Cup]] twice. It hosted the [[1994 CAF Super Cup]], between [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] and [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]], as well as the [[1996 CAF Super Cup]] between Orlando Pirates and [[JS Kabylie]]. In 2004, the stadium hosted final of the [[Vodacom Challenge]], between [[AS Vita Club]] and [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]]. Some of the most memorable Bafana Bafana matches at the venue include the narrow 3β2 defeat to Brazil in 1996 as well as the country's memorable triumph when they secured passage through to a first ever World Cup appearance for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France when they beat Republic of Congo 1β0 through a Phil Masinga strike in 1997. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, one of the most entertaining matches was played here in the quarterfinal stages when Uruguay beat Ghana in a penalty shootout made more memorable by a blatant handball in the last minute of the extra time by Uruguay striker [[Luis SuΓ‘rez]], which denied a Ghana and Africa a first ever semifinal appearance at the world football showpiece. ===Local football=== The FNB Stadium is home to Kaizer Chiefs Football Club. It is also the preferred venue for the Soweto derby soccer matches β the country's biggest sporting showpiece β involving Soweto based [[Premier Soccer League]] clubs, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. It was also the traditional home of the Iwisa Maize Meal Spectacular and later, the Telkom Charity Cup, which were charity soccer season openers in South African football from 1990 to 2006, before it was closed for renovations. The stadium was re-opened when it hosted the 2010 [[Nedbank Cup]] final between [[Bidvest Wits]] and [[AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa)|Amazulu]]. The game ending 3β0 to Bidvest Wits. [[Fabricio Rodrigues]] was the first player to score at the rebuilt Soccer City. The Charity Cup then returned in [[2010 Telkom Charity Cup|2010]]. The first league match at the stadium since being rebuilt, was a [[2010β11 Premier Soccer League]] match between [[Orlando Pirates F.C.|Orlando Pirates]] and [[Free State Stars]]. The first [[MTN 8]] match at the stadium was the first leg of the [[2010 MTN 8]] semifinal, between [[Orlando Pirates F.C.|Orlando Pirates]] and [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]]. The venue has also hosted high-profile Bafana Bafana matches, including their 1β0 win over Spain in 2013 as well as the side's worst ever defeat when they lost, 5β0, to Brazil in another international friendly in 2014. In May 2018, [[Mamelodi Sundowns]] hosted [[FC Barcelona]] in an exhibition match, dedicated to the late Former [[President of South Africa]] in his centenary. The match ended 3{{ndash}}1 in the favour of Barcelona. ==Rugby== FNB stadium is a multi-purpose venue and hosted its first [[rugby union]] match in 2010, the [[2010 Tri Nations Series|Tri Nations match]] between [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] and [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]], won by the latter. The attendance was 94,713 which is listed as the third highest rugby attendance ever in the Southern Hemisphere and a record attendance for the redeveloped stadium, until it was eclipsed on 1 August 2015, when 94,807 was recorded when Orlando Pirates played Kaizer Chiefs in the Carling Black Label Cup fixture. The stadium hosted New Zealand again in the [[2012 Rugby Championship]] on 6 October, with the All Blacks defeating the Springboks 32β16 in front of 88,739. In 2013, the Springboks defeated Argentina 73β13 at FNB Stadium in front of a crowd 52,867. In 2016, the venue hosted Varsity Cup rugby fixtures. ==Concerts== {| class = "wikitable sortable" |- !width="250"|Band/artist !width="250"|Tour !width="150"|Date !width="100"|Attendance |- |align="center"|[[U2]] |align="center"|[[U2 360Β° Tour]] |align="center"|13 February 2011 |align="center"|94,232<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-02-14-u2-in-johannesburg-the-real-greatest-show-on-earth/|title=U2 in Johannesburg β the real greatest show on earth|last=Charalambous|first=Styli|website=Daily Maverick|date=14 February 2011|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Neil Diamond]] |align="center"|Concert Tour 2011 |align="center"|2 April 2011 |align="center"| |- |align="center"|[[Coldplay]] |align="center"|[[Mylo Xyloto Tour]] |align="center"|8 October 2011{{ref|SON|[A]}} |align="center"|60,095<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2011-10-09-coldplay-makes-joburg-paradise/|title=Coldplay makes Jo'burg Paradise|date=2011-10-09|website=The Mail & Guardian|language=en-ZA|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-08 |title=Coldplay: News - The Parlotones interview |url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=807 |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508030447/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=807 |archive-date=8 May 2012 }}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Kings of Leon]] |align="center"|[[Come Around Sundown World Tour]] |align="center"|29 October 2011 |align="center"|60,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-10-31-kings-of-leon-anything-but-a-royal-performance/|title=Kings of Leon: anything but a royal performance|last=Charalambous|first=Styli|website=Daily Maverick|date=31 October 2011|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[The Eagles]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=EAGLES TO PERFORM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SOUTH AFRICA {{!}} Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/big-concerts/eagles-to-perform-for-the-first-time-in-south-africa/258588530867809/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=facebook.com}}</ref> |align="center"|World Tour 2012 |align="center"|8 April 2012 |align="center"|50,000? |- |align="center"|[[Linkin Park]] |align="center"|Living Things World Tour |align="center"|10 November 2012 |align="center"|63,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/11/Thousands-attend-Linkin-Park-concert|title=Thousands attend Linkin Park concert|last=Wyk|first=Andrea van|website=ewn.co.za|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Lady Gaga]] |align="center"|[[Born This Way Ball]] |align="center"|30 November 2012 |align="center"|56,900<ref>{{cite magazine|date=5 January 2013|title=Billboard Boxscore|magazine=Billboard|volume=124|issue=51|location=New York City, New York|issn=0006-2510|access-date=7 January 2013|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1357566049IANLXYVBOK?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp|archive-date=7 January 2013}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] |align="center"|[[I'm With You World Tour]] |align="center"|2 February 2013 |align="center"|65,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.co.za/musicrev/item/2139-report-red-hot-chili-peppers-electrify-fnb-stadium|title=Report: Red Hot Chili Peppers Electrify FNB Stadium|date=2018-12-06|website=Rolling Stone South Africa|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Metallica]] |align="center"|2013 Vacation Tour |align="center"|27 April 2013 |align="center"|40,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2013/04/29/the-master-of-puppets-metallica-pulls-johannesburg-s-strings|title=TimesLIVE|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Bon Jovi]] |align="center"|[[Because We Can - The Tour]] |align="center"|11 May 2013 |align="center"|65,182<ref name="billboard">{{Cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore | title=Billboard Box Office Score | magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Justin Bieber]] |align="center"|[[Believe Tour]] |align="center"|12 May 2013 |align="center"|67,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2012-12-11-bieber-busts-jozi-ticket-bank/|title=Bieber busts Jozi ticket bank|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Rihanna]] |align="center"|[[Diamonds World Tour]] |align="center"|13 October 2013 |align="center"|67,291 |- |align="center"|[[Bruce Springsteen]] & [[The E Street Band]] |align="center"|[[High Hopes Tour]] |align="center"|1 February 2014 |align="center"|55,385<ref name="billboard" /> |- |align="center"|[[Foo Fighters]] |align="center"|[[Sonic Highways World Tour]] |align="center"|13 December 2014 |align="center"|46,585 |- |align="center"|[[One Direction]] |align="center"|[[On the Road Again Tour]] |align="center"|28 & 29 March 2015 |align="center"|131,615 |- |align="center"|Justin Bieber |align="center"|[[Purpose World Tour]] |align="center"|14 May 2017 |align="center"|70,000 |- |align="center"|[[Cassper Nyovest]] |align="center"|[[Fill Up FNB]] |align="center"|2 December 2017 |align="center"|68,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/entertainment/fillupfnbstadium-done-cassper-sets-sights-on-durban-12234401|title=#FillUpFNBStadium done, Cassper sets sights on Durban β Sunday Tribune|website=iol.co.za|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Guns N' Roses]] |align="center"|[[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]] |align="center"|29 November 2018 |align="center"|52,042<ref>{{Cite web|title=SNAPS {{!}} Guns N' Roses rock Jozi in first ever South African show|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2018-11-30-snaps--guns-n-roses-rock-jozi-in-first-ever-south-african-show/|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA|access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[The Carters]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Cassper Nyovest]], [[Chris Martin]], [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], [[Pharrell]] |align="center"|[[Global Citizen Festival|Global Citizen Mandela 100 Festival]] |align="center"|2 December 2018{{ref|SON|[B]}} |align="center"|100,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ewn.co.za/2018/07/09/how-to-get-tickets-to-global-citizen-festival|title=How to get tickets to Global Citizen Festival|last=Pitjeng|first=Refilwe|website=ewn.co.za|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Ed Sheeran]] |align="center"|[[Γ· Tour]] |align="center"|23 & 24 March 2019 |align="center"|135,000 |- |align="center"|[[Imagine Dragons]] |align="center"|[[Mercury World Tour]] |align="center"|4 February 2023 |align="center"|43,324 |- |align="center"| {{Plainlist|[[Ava Max]] , [[Keane (band)|Keane]], [[Maroon 5]] , [[Meduza]] , TiMO ODV }} |align="center"|Calabash South Africa |align="center"|3 February 2024 |align="center"| |} {{note|SON|}}'''A''' The Coldplay concert was a rehearsal concert in preparation for their [[Mylo Xyloto Tour]]. As part of the concert, they filmed scenes for the [[music video]] for their song "[[Paradise (Coldplay song)|Paradise]]". ==Christian gatherings== {| class = "wikitable sortable" |- !width="250"|Leader !width="250"|Program !width="150"|Date !width="100"|Attendance |- |align="center"|[[Chris Oyakhilome|Pastor Chris Oyakhilome]] |align="center"|Night of Bliss, Johannesburg, South Africa |align="center"|11 March 2011 |align="center"|> 100,000<ref>Night of Bliss Johannesburg</ref> |- |align="center"|[[Chris Oyakhilome|Pastor Chris Oyakhilome]] |align="center"|Higher Life Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa |align="center"|15-17 March 2013 |align="center"| |- |align="center"|[[Chris Oyakhilome|Pastor Chris Oyakhilome]] |align="center"|Night of Bliss, Johannesburg, South Africa |align="center"|22 January 2016 |align="center"| |- |align="center"|[[Shepherd Bushiri|Prophet Shepherd Bushiri]] |align="center"|Night of Angel Gabriel, Johannesburg, South Africa |align="center"|1 January 2018 |align="center"|>165,000 |} ==Incidents== On 29 July 2017, two people were killed and 17 were injured in a [[Crowd collapses and crushes|stadium crush]] while trying to enter the stadium before a match between the [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] and [[Orlando Pirates]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2017/07/29/two-killed-in-south-africa-stadium-crush/|title=Two killed in South Africa stadium crush|last=Bonn|first=Kyle|date=2017-07-29|website=ProSoccerTalk|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref> In July 2023, the stadium was host to the 10th anniversary rally of the [[Economic Freedom Fighters]]. The EFF president, [[Julius Malema]], sang the controversial song "Kill the Boer/Kill the farmer". The song sparked controversy in the subsequent days. The [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] announced it was appealing to the [[United Nations Human Rights Council|UN Human Rights Council]] to declare the song hate speech, in addition to an EFF supporter falling to his death. ==See also== * [[1996 African Cup of Nations]] * [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] * [[2013 African Cup of Nations]] * [[Lists of stadiums]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Soccer City}} * [http://www.safa.net/index.php?page=soccercity Soccer City β Official stadium info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314135648/http://www.safa.net/index.php?page=soccercity |date=14 March 2012 }} * [http://www.sa2010.gov.za/node/561 Soccer City] at the 2010 Communication Project * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110921075634/http://www.shine2010.co.za/community/ FIFA 2010 sponsorship] at [[First National Bank (South Africa)|FNB]] * [http://www.constructalia.com/en_EN/case-studies/soccer-city-stadium/5367491/page.jsp Soccer City Stadium: a case study on Constructalia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714042645/http://www.constructalia.com/en_EN/case-studies/soccer-city-stadium/5367491/page.jsp |date=14 July 2010 }} * [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story?id=696786&ce=uk&cc=5739&ver=global Soccer City ESPN Profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120306184931/http://www.virtualafrica.co.za/virtual_tours/stadiums/soccercity_kfm/Soccer%20City.html 360 View] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20180116151332/http://soccer-city.tv/ Soccer City documentary film] * [http://www.football-match.de/johannesburg/ Pictures and Videos from Soccer City] * [http://www.stadiummanagement.co.za Stadium Management South Africa] * [https://cafe.daum.net/stade/Dlwn/25 Photos of Soccer City Stadium] at [https://cafe.daum.net/stade/ cafe.daum.net/stade] {{S-start}} {{s-sta|et}} {{Succession box | title=[[African Cup of Nations]]<br>Final venue | before=[[Stade El Menzah]] <br>[[Tunis]] | after=[[Stade du 4-AoΓ»t]] <br/> [[Ouagadougou]] | years=[[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] }} {{succession box | title=[[FIFA World Cup]]<br>Opening Venue | before=[[Allianz Arena]] <br/> [[Munich]] | after=[[Arena Corinthians]] <br/> [[SΓ£o Paulo (city)|SΓ£o Paulo]] | years=[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] }} {{Succession box | title=[[FIFA World Cup]]<br>Final venue | before=[[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]] <br/> [[Berlin]] | after=[[EstΓ‘dio do MaracanΓ£]] <br/> [[Rio de Janeiro]] | years=[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] }} {{Succession box | title=[[African Cup of Nations]]<br>Final venue | before=[[Stade d'AngondjΓ©]] <br>[[Libreville]] | after=[[Estadio de Bata]] <br/> [[Bata, Equatorial Guinea|Bata]] | years=[[2013 African Cup of Nations|2013]] }} {{S-end}} {{Greater Johannesburg|sports}} {{1996 African Cup of Nations Venues}} {{FIFA World Cup Final stadiums}} {{2010 FIFA World Cup stadiums}} {{2013 Africa Cup of Nations stadiums}} {{Kaizer Chiefs F.C.}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:1989 establishments in South Africa]] [[Category:2010 FIFA World Cup stadiums]] [[Category:Human stampedes in 2017]] [[Category:Man-made disasters in South Africa]] [[Category:Music venues in South Africa]] [[Category:National stadiums|South Africa]] [[Category:Rugby union stadiums in South Africa]] [[Category:Soccer venues in South Africa]] [[Category:Sports venues completed in 1989]] [[Category:Sports venues in Johannesburg]] [[Category:Stadiums that have hosted a FIFA World Cup opening match]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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