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News Articles: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

The Mercedes-Benz stadium is seen after the Peach Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game between Georgia and Ohio State, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Atlanta. Georgia won 42-41.

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Tickets to go on sale for possible AFC title game in Atlanta

The NFL has directed the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills to begin selling tickets for a possible AFC championship game in Atlanta on Jan. 29. The game would be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium if both teams win at home in the divisional round this weekend.

January 17, 2023
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Atlanta to host first college football championship game under expanded playoffs

ATLANTA — Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host the first college football national championship game under an expanded playoff format in 2025, the College Football Playoff’s Board of Managers announced Thursday.

December 02, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
Street-view of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta

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Georgia governor touts Bulldogs 4-peat for Atlanta in 2025

Georgia's governor has high hopes for his alma mater. Atlanta is set to become the first two-time host of college football's national championship game in 2025. Gov. Brian Kemp sees no reason the Georgia Bulldogs can't be going for their fourth straight title when the game returns to the ATL.

August 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Mercedes-Benz Stadium displays an announcement that FIFA has selected Atlanta as a 2026 soccer World Cup host city, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Atlanta.

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FIFA picks 2026 world cup cities, Atlanta makes the cut

Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia and Seattle and Kansas City, Missouri, were the newcomers among the 11 U.S. sites picked to host games at the 2026 World Cup, while Baltimore, Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Tennessee, and Orlando, Florida, were left out.

June 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Street-view of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta

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States offer tax breaks, funds for chance to host World Cup

U.S. cities and states have lined up with tax breaks and millions of dollars in both public and private investments for a chance at hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. U.S. host cities are set to be announced Thursday.

June 16, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. Maroon 5 and Usher will headline a benefit concert in Atlanta to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. The Grammy Award-winning pop band and singer will perform during the Beloved Benefit at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 7, concert officials announced Thursday, May 5, 2022.

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Maroon 5, Usher to headline benefit to honor Rep. John Lewis

Maroon 5 and Usher will headline a benefit concert in Atlanta to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. The Grammy Award-winning pop band and singer will perform during the Beloved Benefit at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 7, concert officials announced Thursday.

May 05, 2022
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Atlanta United vs. Charlotte on March 14, 2022

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At new season kickoff, Atlanta United looks for fresh start on the field

In their sixth season of Major League Soccer, the Five Stripes bring some new faces onto the field this year. The Athletic's Felipe Cárdenas joined Georgia Public Broadcasting's Orlando Montoya to help breakdown what fans can expect this year on and off the field.

March 16, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
Hip-hop musician Kanye West is dwarfed by a sold-out Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta during one of two August 2021 listening party events for his upcoming album "Donda."

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Georgia Today: The Scenes Behind The Scenes of Kanye West's Residency at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Mercedes-Benz Stadium: home to the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United and, for a few weeks this summer, hip-hop icon Kanye West? The megastar staged a listening party for his upcoming album at the stadium. And then he moved in for a couple of weeks. And that’s not all. Steve Fennessy chats with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein about what Bluestein's investigation into the logistics of West's stay at Mercedes-Benz Stadium turned up.  

 

August 27, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Mercedes Benz Stadium

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Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Tax Exemption For Mercedes Benz Stadium

The Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta is exempt from property taxes. A group of Fulton County taxpayers sued the Fulton Board of Tax Assessors in 2017, the year the new home of the Atlanta Falcons opened.

June 01, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
v\Nearly 41,000 attended the first full-capacity Atlanta United game on Saturday – a record number since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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More Than 40K Attend Atlanta United Game In Record COVID-19 Attendance

More than 40,000 attended the first full-capacity Atlanta United game on Saturday — a record number since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 18, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta became one of several vaccine COVID-19 distribution centers in the state. The stadium will reopen to full capacity on May 15.

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium Set To Open At Full Capacity By May 15

After more than a year of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercedes-Benz Stadium will reopen to full capacity on May 15.

April 28, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
A nurse holds a vial of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

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FEMA Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Site Coming To Atlanta

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Friday a mass vaccination site for COVID-19 is coming to Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The site has capacity to give 6,000 vaccine shots each day.

March 05, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Photo by David Kosmos Smith courtesy of AMBSE Creative

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium Hosts COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta has become one of several vaccine COVID-19 distribution centers in the state.

January 13, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Photo by David Kosmos Smith courtesy of AMBSE Creative

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'Rising Up' Documentary Follows Building Of 'The Benz' — And Revitalizing The Community

Rising Up: A Westside Story documents the construction of Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Arthur Blank's family foundation's efforts at aiding the longtime community surrounding the new Atlanta landmark. 

November 23, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott
Terrapin Beer is one of the honorees on the Georgia Water Coalition's Clean 13 list.

Water Coalition Celebrates Clean Water Efforts

The Georgia Water Coalition is celebrating individuals and groups that are working to keep the state’s waterways clean with its annual “Clean 13” list.

September 20, 2019
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  • Emily Jones
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