Hersheypark Stadium is a stadium located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on the grounds of Hersheypark. It opened on May 18, 1939.
It is used as a sporting facility, concert venue and location for various other large functions (including a birthday gala for President Dwight D. Eisenhower).
As a concert venue, it was played by the Grateful Dead on June 28, 1985 and, as it was raining for the whole of the band's performance, Jerry Garcia (unusually) wore a jacket over his t-shirt all the while he was onstage.
It also hosts the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship marching band competition every November. It formerly hosted the Cavalcade of Bands championship competition.
The Philadelphia Eagles held its preseason training camp at the stadium from 1951 to 1963 and 1965 to 1967.
The stadium hosted the final round of the 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Two berths were afforded for the Olympics for CONCACAF members, and the United States and Honduras qualified by winning their semifinal matches in the qualification tournament. The stadium has hosted the U.S. men's national soccer team on one occasion, a 3âÂÂ1 victory over Poland on May 9, 1990.
Hersheypark Stadium hosted the fourth annual AHL Outdoor Classic in 2013, with the local Hershey Bears facing the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The "Baby Pens" defeated the Bears in front of a capacity crowd of 17,311 fans by a score of 2âÂÂ1.
Concert rescheduled due to thunderstorm evacuation.