page_title: Empower Field at Mile High
section_title: Other notable events
hierarchical_section_title: Empower Field at Mile High / Notable events / Other notable events
caption_attribution_description: West entrance of INVESCO Field at Mile High, in Denver, Colorado (taken Oct. 11, 2004)© 2004 Matthew Trump07:45, 10 November 2004 . . Decumanus . . 600×294 (56,126 bytes)
context_page_description: Empower Field at Mile High is an American football stadium in Denver, Colorado. The stadium is nicknamed Mile High due to the city's elevation of 5,280 feet.
  The primary tenant is the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. It opened in 2001 to replace the Broncos original home, the old Mile High Stadium. Empower Field carries on the tradition of the old Mile High Stadium as being one of the most difficult stadiums to play in for opposing teams. Given the difficulty of competing at altitude as well as the notoriously loud fans, the Broncos are known to have one of the best home field advantages in the NFL. Since its opening, the stadium has been home to the Denver Broncos, the Denver Outlaws lacrosse team as well as the Colorado Rapids soccer team. It has also played host to countless concerts and even served as the venue for Barack Obama's acceptance of the Democratic nomination to the Presidency.
context_section_description: The stadium has hosted other sports events. The first football game held was the Rocky Mountain Showdown, when the University of Colorado Buffaloes defeated the Colorado State University Rams 41–14. On July 2, 2005, it hosted the 2005 Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game. In 2006, Major League Lacrosse placed the expansion Outlaws in Denver.
  In August 1977, 1978 & 2004, it hosted the Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championships, and every July hosts Drums Along the Rockies, which is a major competition in the annual DCI summer tour.
  On August 28, 2008, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States here, moving the 2008 Democratic National Convention from Pepsi Center. Approximately 84,000 people attended Obama's speech, exceeding the normal capacity of the stadium due to the placement of audience on the field.
  On April 13, 2019, the stadium hosted its first AMA Supercross Championship event.
  On April 27, 2019, the stadium hosted its first Monster Jam show.
caption: The main entrance of the stadium, when it was known as Invesco Field at Mile High
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