Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium ( commonly or simply Arrowhead ) is a stadium located in Kansas City , Missouri and home to the NFL ' s Kansas City Chiefs . It is part of the city ' s Truman Sports Complex ( together with Kauffman Stadium ) . The stadium is commonly referred to as the " Home of the CHIEFS " at the beginning of every home game during the singing of the national anthem . It is the 27th largest stadium in North America and fourth largest NFL Stadium in seating capacity ; behind only Cowboys Stadium , MetLife Stadium , and FedEx Field . It is the largest sports facility , by capacity , in the state of Missouri . A $ 375 million renovation of the stadium was completed in 2010 . History . Pre - construction . In January 1967 , the Chiefs played in the first Super Bowl . In October of that year , team owner Charlie Finley finally won approval from Major League Baseball to move the Kansas City Athletics to Oakland , California and out of the aging Municipal Stadium and its inner city neighborhood . The City of Kansas City was unable to find a suitable location for a stadium so Jackson County , Missouri stepped in and offered a suburban location on the extreme east edge of Kansas City near the interchange of Interstate 70 and Interstate 435 . Voters in 1967 approved a $ 102 million bond issue to build a new sports complex with two stadiums . The original design called for construction of side - by - side baseball and football stadiums with a common roof that would roll between them . The design proved to be more complicated and expensive than originally thought and so was scrapped in favor of the current open - air configuration . The two - stadium complex concept was the first of its kind . The Chiefs staff , led by Jack Steadman , helped develop the complex . Construction . Construction began in 1968 . The original two - stadium concept was initially designed by Denver architect Charles Deaton and Steadman . Deaton ' s design was implemented by the Kansas City architectural firm of Kivett & Myers . Arrowhead is considered by some to have had an influence on the design of several future NFL stadiums . 1970s . Construction on Arrowhead Stadium was completed in time for the 1972 season . On August 12 , 1972 , The Chiefs defeated the St . Louis Cardinals 24 – 14 in the first game at Arrowhead Stadium . Later on in the 1972 season , the largest crowd to see a game in Arrowhead Stadium was 82 , 094 in a Chiefs game against the Oakland Raiders on November 5 . On January 20 , 1974 , Arrowhead Stadium hosted the Pro Bowl . Due to an ice storm and brutally cold temperatures the week leading up to the game , the game ' s participants worked out at the facilities of the San Diego Chargers . On game day , the temperature soared to 41 degrees , melting most of the ice and snow that accumulated during the week . The AFC defeated the NFC by a score of 15 – 13 . 1980s – present . In 1984 , the Jackson County Sports Authority re - evaluated the concept of a dome ( a fabric one ) . The concept was disregarded as being unnecessary and financially impractical . In 1991 , two Diamond Vision screens shaped as footballs were installed . In 1994 other improvements were made and a grass playing surface was installed , replacing the original AstroTurf artificial turf . With the formation of Major League Soccer in 1996 , Arrowhead became home to the Kansas City Wizards . They left after the 2007 season so that construction work on Arrowhead ' s renovation could take place during the NFL off - season ( see below ) . The Wizards built their own stadium in 2008 and did not return to Arrowhead . The 2007 Border Showdown between the BCS - ranked # 2 Kansas Jayhawks and # 3 Missouri Tigers drew the second largest crowd in stadium history , at 80 , 537 ( with the Tigers winning 36 - 28 ) . In 2009 , Arrowhead Stadium completed the installation of a multimillion - dollar integrated system from Daktronics out of Brookings , South Dakota . Two high definition video displays were retrofitted into the existing football - shaped displays in both end zones . Approximately of digital ribbon board technology was also installed in the stadium . On July 25 , 2010 , Kansas City Wizards played Manchester United as Manchester United ' s 3rd pre - season friendly in America during 2010 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City . Due to ticket demand , they could not play the game at the Wizards ' 10 , 000 Capacity stadium . The match ended with Kansas City beating the Manchester Club 2 - 1 with Dimitar Berbatov scoring the only goal for Manchester United on a penalty kick . In 2011 , Arrowhead Stadium ( along with 8 other stadiums ) was considered for hosting WrestleMania XXVIII , but lost to Miami . Kansas City mayor Sly James said , " We will not give up on hosting this event . " College football . Arrowhead Stadium has hosted five Big 12 Conference football championship games : Kansas State versus Oklahoma in 2000 and 2003 , Colorado versus Oklahoma in 2004 , Nebraska versus Oklahoma on December 2 , 2006 , and Missouri versus Oklahoma in 2008 . Since 2007 , Arrowhead has hosted the Border Showdown between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Missouri Tigers . The 2007 game drew a near - record 80 , 537 fans , the 2nd largest crowd since its opening in 1972 . In 2009 and 2010 , Arrowhead hosted football games between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Kansas State Wildcats . The stadium also plays host to the annual Fall Classic at Arrowhead , a Division II game featuring Northwest Missouri State and Pittsburg State University . The 2004 game featured No . 1 Pittsburg State defeating No . 2 Northwest Missouri State in the only Division II game to feature the nation ' s top two teams playing in the regular season finale . Renovations . On April 4 , 2006 , Jackson County voters approved a tax increase to finance municipal bonds to pay for $ 850 million in renovations to Arrowhead and nearby Kauffman Stadium . Before the bond election , the NFL awarded the 49th Super Bowl in 2015 to Kansas City provided it have a climate controlled stadium . With the passing of the stadium bill , the Chiefs signed a new lease which ensures that the team will remain at Arrowhead until at least 2031 . However , a second bond issue to put a rolling roof over the stadium was defeated by voters , and Kansas City chose to withdraw its request to host Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 . On August 15 , 2007 , the Chiefs announced final plans for the renovated Arrowhead Stadium , which would cost $ 375 million . The cost to the city was reduced by $ 50 million thanks to an additional payment by the Hunt family , which originally had intended to donate just $ 75 million . The renovated stadium will feature the Chiefs Hall of Honor , currently known as the Chiefs Hall of Fame ; a tribute to Lamar Hunt ; and " horizon level " seating in which luxury suite owners will be sitting outdoors . Reconstruction for the stadiums started on October 3 , 2007 . Refurbishment of nearby Kauffman Stadium , home to the Kansas City Royals baseball team , commenced at that time , and both stadiums were ready for play by the 2010 season . Stadium music . From 1960 to 2008 , the TD Pack Band was a mainstay at every Chiefs home game . The band was founded by trumpet er Tony DiPardo . The band was previously known as The Zing Band while the Chiefs played at Municipal Stadium . DiPardo , nicknamed " Mr . Music , " was born in St . Louis , Missouri on August 15 , 1912 . DiPardo has written songs about the team such as " The Chiefs are on the Warpath " and " The Hank Stram Polka . " DiPardo earned a Super Bowl ring for the Chiefs ' victory in Super Bowl IV . Since 1989 DiPardo ' s daughter Patti DiPardo - Livergood has led the band due to her father ' s declining health . The band played live music for the crowd from a stand located in the southeast end - zone . DiPardo performed the song " Taps " on his trumpet at the Chiefs ' December 31 , 2006 home game against the Jaguars in tribute to Lamar Hunt . Hunt had died weeks prior to the game . On January 27th , 2011 Tony DiPardo passed away but his daughter Patti still oversees the music and entertainment at Arrowhead Stadium as a tribute to her father . At the end of " The Star - Spangled Banner " before every Chiefs game , the fans yell " Chiefs ! " in place of " brave " in the closing lyric . The only exception being their first home game following the 9 / 11 Terrorist Attacks against the New York Giants on September 23 , 2001 . Since the 2009 season , the Chiefs Rumble Drumline has performed in and around the stadium before and during all Chiefs home games as part of the game - day production . The drumline generally consists of 7 - 10 snare drums , 2 - 3 tenor drums , 5 bass drums , and 4 cymbal players . The Rumble drumline has been sponsored by Kansas City - based RentMyInstrument . com since their inception in 2009 .