page_title: List of events at Soldier Field
section_title: 2016
hierarchical_section_title: List of events at Soldier Field / 2010s / 2016
caption_attribution_description: English: Soldier Field
context_page_description: Soldier Field is a stadium that opened in 1924. It has primarily served as the home field of the Chicago Bears professional football club for over four decades, but it also hosted numerous other events in its more than 90 years of existence. The Bears' intent was originally to move from Wrigley Field to Northwestern's Dyche Stadium, but that move was blocked by Evanston as well as the Big Ten Conference, so they later took the City of Chicago up on their offer to move into Soldier Field where they have since played. Soldier Field has hosted a great variety and quantity of events since it opened.
context_section_description: May 27 and 28 Beyoncé Formation World Tour concerts.
  In June, Soldier Field hosted matches of the Copa América Centenario. This was the 100th anniversary edition of the Copa América, and the first time it had been held outside of South America. The Copa América is the oldest continental football competition and is one of the most prestigious and most widely viewed sporting events in the world.
  July 1 and 3 Guns N' Roses Alice in Chains Not in This Lifetime... Tour concerts
  July 23 and 24 Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams Tour concerts with Alessia Cara and Foxes
  November 5 the New Zealand All Blacks faced Ireland in Soldier Field's third-ever international rugby match. This was the first time the two teams have faced one another in the United States. Ireland won the match 40-29, marking the first time they have ever defeated the All Blacks in International Test rugby. This game was part of "The Rugby Weekend", which also featured a game between the US Eagles and the  Maori All Blacks at Toyota Park one day earlier. The Maori All Blacks won the match 52-7.
caption: Soldier Field in 2016
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