Kinder’s Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium NRG Pkwy, Houston, TX, United StatesHOUSTON – The 2024 Kinder’s Texas Bowl will be played at 2:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, December 31, at NRG Stadium, the bowl organizing committee announced today. The 19th edition […]
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NRG Stadium
The home of the Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, NRG Stadium is one of the premier stadiums in the country. In addition to packing fans in for both Texans games and the annual Rodeo, NRG has hosted two Super Bowls, two Final Fours and three NCAA Men’s Regionals. Super Bowl LI in 2017 made history twice – first for the biggest comeback in history and second for the first overtime SB – as New England beat Atlanta 34-28.
The stadium annually hosts college football’s Texas Bowl and Texas Kickoff and is versatile, hosting CONCACAF soccer matches, the 2012 MLS All-Star Game and Copa America Centenario matches. The stadium is now home to The Battle of the Bands and has hosted major automotive events and concerts like The Rolling Stones, Prince, Beyoncé, Metallica and Taylor Swift.
Coming up, NRG will also host the 2023 Final Four and the 2024 College Football Playoff.
Info
Year Built: 2000
Square Footage for Meeting Space:
- Total square footage: 1.9 million square feet
- Stadium floor: 97,200 square feet
- Staging Area: 20,000 square feet
- FIELD LEVEL:
- Concourse: 94,412 square feet
- North and South Terrace (2): 6,548 square feet
- East and West Terrace (4): 3,375 square feet
- North and South Concourse Lounge (2): 10,291 square feet
- CLUB LEVEL:
- East and West Club (2): 24,917 square feet
- Super Suite (4): 1,280 square feet
- Party Suite (4): 1,091 square feet
- North and South Terrace (4): 1,238 square feet
- East and West Terrace (4): 1,570 square feet
- North and South Public Concourse (2): 12,408 square feet
- UPPER LEVEL CONCOURSE:
- Concourse: 62,702 square feet
- North and South Terrace (4): 1,213 square feet
Seating Capacity:
- Total Stadium Seating: 71,500.
- FIELD LEVEL:
- Concourse: Banquet – 5,910; Reception – 8,000
- North and South Terrace (2): Banquet – 400; Reception – 547
- East and West Terrace (4): Banquet – 200; Reception – 284
- North and South Concourse Lounge (2): Banquet -630; Reception – 842
- CLUB LEVEL: • East and West Club (2): Banquet – 1,540; Reception – 2,105
- Super Suite (4): Banquet – 70; Reception – 105
- Party Suite (4): Banquet – 60; Reception – 89
- North and South Terrace (4): Banquet – 70; Reception – 105
- East and West Terrace (4): Banquet -100; Reception – 132
- North and South Public (2): Banquet – 790; Reception – 1,053
- UPPER LEVEL CONCOURSE:
- Concourse: Banquet – 3,910; Reception – 5,264
- North and South Terrace (4): Banquet – 70; Reception – 100
Number of Fields: 1
Awards/Designations
First NFL Stadium to have a retractable roof
Resident Partners
- NRG Energy
- Acme Rental
- Amegy Bank
- Coca-Cola
- Contemporary Services Corporation
- G4S
- Holiday Inn
- Hotel Zaza
- Karr Limousine
- Luber Bros.
- PPS
- Redstone
- Residence Inn – Marriott
- Signtex imaging
- Sovereign Services
- Sterling
- Verizon
- Waste Management
Parking & Tailgating Information
- Tailgating is allowed in all of the parking lots but only during Houston Texans Football games or at the discretion of the management.
- All parking lots will open 4 hours prior to kickoff.
- You must purchase from the parking cashier or in advance additional spaces used to accommodate oversized vehicles or additional spaces for tailgating.
- Parking is first come/first served; saving spots will not be permitted.
- Each valid parking receipt/hangtag is good for one 8’x16′ parking spot.
- RVs will need to purchase a minimum of two parking spots and need to park in designated RV areas in each lot.
- You must park as directed by the parking attendants.
- Vehicles will be parked systematically, stall by stall, row by row, regardless of the occupancy status of the lot.
- Overnight parking is not allowed.
Venue Policies
- NRG Park facilities have no re-entry policy.
- Once you exit the facility, you will not be permitted to return.
- Guests of NRG Park are not permitted to bring animals into the facility. Exceptions are permitted for guide, signal or service animals.
- NRG Park facilities are smoke free.
- Designated smoking areas are located outside each facility.
Contact Info
- Lost and Found: 832-667-1714
- Events and News: guestservices@NRGpark.com 832-667-1400
- Ticketmaster Outlets: www.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000
- NRG Park: 832-667-1400 • Houston Texans: 832-667-2000 or 832-667-2100
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: 832-667-1000 or 832-667-1134
Directions
- From US-59 North traveling South: From US-59 South > Take the Texas 288 S exit toward Lake Jackson/Freeport > Merge onto TX-288 S > Take the Interstate 610 W exit > Merge onto I-610 W > Take exit 1C toward Kirby Dr. > Merge onto S Loop W Freeway > Keep right to stay on S Loop W Freeway > Take the 1st right onto Kirby Dr. > NRG Park is on your right.
- From US-59 South traveling North: From US-59 North > Take the exit onto I-610 S > Keep left to continue on I-610 E > Take exit 1C toward Kirby Dr. > Merge onto S Loop W Freeway > Slight right to stay on S Loop W Freeway > Turn left onto Kirby Dr. > NRG Park is on the right.
- From I-45 North traveling South: Take I-45 (south) or Hwy. 59 (south) to Hwy. 288 (south) – Take Hwy. 288 (south) to 610 Loop (west) – Take 610 (west) to Fannin or South Main exit – Exit and turn right on Fannin or South Main – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park.
- From I-45 South traveling North: Take I-45 (north) or Hwy. 288 (north) to 610 (west) to Fannin or South Main exit – Exit and turn right on Fannin or South Main – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park.
- From I-10 East traveling West: Take I-10 (west) to 610 (south) – Take 610 (south) to Fannin or South Main exit – Exit and turn right on Fannin or South – Main – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park
- From I-10 West traveling East: Take I-10 (east) to 610 (south) – Take 610 (south) to South Main or Fannin exit – Exit and turn left on South Main or Fannin – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park
- From Hobby Airport: Take Broadway to I-45 (north) – Take I-45 (north) to 610 (west) – Take 610 (west) to Fannin or South Main exit – Exit and turn right on Fannin or South Main – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park.
- From Bush IAH Airport: Take Hwy. 59 (south) to Hwy. 288 (south) – Take Hwy. 288 (south) to 610 (west) – Take 610 (west) to Fannin or South Main exit – Exit and turn right on Fannin or South Main – From Fannin turn left on Naomi or Holly Hall – From South Main turn right on McNee – Enter main gate at NRG Park.
Past Events
- Houston Texans home football games
- February 1, 2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- Advocare Texas Bowl
- Advocare Texas Kickoff
- 2010 MLS All-Star Game
- CONCACAF Golf Cup in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011
- 2011 NCAA Men’s Final Four
- 2005 Big 12 Football Championship
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