Editing Ford Field (section)

==Major events==

===Football===
Ford Field hosted [[Super Bowl XL]] on February 5, 2006, as the [[2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] defeated the [[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]], 21–10 to win their fifth [[Super Bowl]] championship in front of 68,206 in attendance. It also marked the final game in the 13-year career for Steelers [[running back]], and Detroit native, [[Jerome Bettis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Bowl XL Game Recap|url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/recap/sbxl|website=NFL.com|date=February 6, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024035602/http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/recap/sbxl|archive-date=October 24, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Garber|title=Steelers get past Seahawks for fifth Super Bowl win in club history|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260205023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011232806/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260205023|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2017|website=ESPN.com|date=February 6, 2006|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref>

The stadium was home to the [[Little Caesars Pizza Bowl]] sponsored by Detroit-based [[Little Caesars]] (previously known as the Motor City Bowl and jointly sponsored by the [[Big Three (automobile manufacturers)#United States|Big Three]] automakers headquartered in Detroit – [[Chrysler]], Ford, and [[General Motors]]) from 2002 until 2013. It featured a top [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) team and a [[Big Ten Conference]] team.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Shea|title=Pizza Bowl canceled as Lions back new Ford Field game|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140819/NEWS/140819815/little-caesars-pizza-bowl-at-ford-field-canceled|website=Crain's Detroit Business|date=August 19, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125031138/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140819/NEWS/140819815/little-caesars-pizza-bowl-at-ford-field-canceled|archivedate=November 25, 2020|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl was replaced by the Quick Lane Bowl, later known as the [[GameAbove Sports Bowl]], which is backed by the Lions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quick Lane Bowl Announced|url=https://bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082614aaa.html|website=Big Ten Conference|date=August 26, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021151/https://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082614aaa.html|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=GameAbove Sports Announced as New Title Sponsor for College Football Bowl Game at Ford Field|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/gameabove-sports-announced-as-new-title-sponsor-for-college-football-bowl-game-at-ford-field|website=DetroitLions.com|access-date=November 22, 2024|archive-date=October 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008190815/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/gameabove-sports-announced-as-new-title-sponsor-for-college-football-bowl-game-at-ford-field|url-status=live}}</ref> It has also hosted the annual [[MAC Football Championship Game]] since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tony|last=Paul|title=Ford Field construction boots MAC football media day|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2017/03/15/ford-field-construction-boots-mac-football-media-day/99231404/|website=The Detroit News|date=August 19, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111104617/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2017/03/15/ford-field-construction-boots-mac-football-media-day/99231404/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ford Field has been the site of several neutral site regular season college football games, including [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]] vs. [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]] in 2008 and [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] vs. [[Florida Atlantic Owls|Florida Atlantic]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|first=Carlos|last=Osorio|title=WMU stuns Illini at Ford Field|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2008/11/wmu_stuns_illini_at_ford_field.html|website=MLive|agency=Associated Press|date=November 8, 2008|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805205743/https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2008/11/wmu_stuns_illini_at_ford_field.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Johnson|title=Spartans sloppy in defeat of Florida Atlantic at Ford Field; showdown with Notre Dame up next|url=https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2010/09/spartans_sloppy_in_defeat_of_f.html|website=MLive|date=September 11, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805205917/https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2010/09/spartans_sloppy_in_defeat_of_f.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]] was set to play Western Michigan at Ford Field on October 17, 2020, before the football season for the conference were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Aaron|last=McCann|title=Mid-American Conference cancels football for fall 2020|url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2020/08/mid-american-conference-cancels-football-for-fall-2020.html|website=MLive|date=August 8, 2020|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808202222/https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2020/08/mid-american-conference-cancels-football-for-fall-2020.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] and [[2023 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] played a neutral field regular season game on November 24, 2023, a [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]] game televised by [[NBC]] in primetime.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-24 |title=Michigan State-Penn State Football Moves To Black Friday At Ford Field |url=https://msuspartans.com/news/2023/5/24/michigan-state-penn-state-football-moves-to-black-friday-at-ford-field.aspx |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Michigan State University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524171231/https://msuspartans.com/news/2023/5/24/michigan-state-penn-state-football-moves-to-black-friday-at-ford-field.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Penn State won the game 42–0.<ref>{{cite web|first=Madeline|last=Kenney|title=Michigan State (4-8) wraps up forgettable season with 42-0 loss vs. Penn State|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2023/11/24/michigan-state-4-8-wraps-up-forgettable-season-with-42-0-loss-vs-penn-state/71691360007/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 24, 2023|access-date=November 25, 2023|archive-date=November 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125042856/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2023/11/24/michigan-state-4-8-wraps-up-forgettable-season-with-42-0-loss-vs-penn-state/71691360007/|url-status=live}}</ref> Michigan State will play another game at Ford Field against [[2025 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] on November 29, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Solari|title=Michigan State football moves Maryland game over Thanksgiving weekend to Ford Field|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2025/03/05/michigan-state-football-ford-field-detroit-maryland-2025-season-schedule/81600698007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=March 5, 2025|access-date=March 11, 2025|archive-date=March 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305192727/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2025/03/05/michigan-state-football-ford-field-detroit-maryland-2025-season-schedule/81600698007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 13, 2010, the [[Minnesota Vikings]] played a home game at Ford Field against the [[New York Giants]] after the [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]]'s inflatable roof collapsed due to a rip in the roofing material caused by heavy snow accumulation.<ref name=Vikings>{{cite web|first=Ohm|last=Youngmisuk|title=Giants-Vikings game moved to Monday|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5909288|website=ESPN.com|date=December 12, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042235/http://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5909288|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings - December 13th, 2010|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201012130min.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094619/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201012130min.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brett Favre sits out as Vikings can't stop Giants in Detroit home game|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301213016|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=December 14, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042250/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301213016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The roof failure forced the already postponed game to be moved elsewhere, and after deliberations, the NFL chose Ford Field.<ref name=Vikings/> It was the first ever regular season Monday night game played at Ford Field, and one of the few instances where a team played an unofficial home game at another (rival) team's home field.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael David|last=Smith|title=Vikings "host" Giants at Ford Field|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/12/vikings-host-giants-at-ford-field/|website=Pro Football Talk|date=December 12, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042422/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/12/vikings-host-giants-at-ford-field/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lions hosted their first ever ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game in Ford Field on October 10, 2011, against the [[Chicago Bears]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Record Crowd and Big Plays Help Lions Improve to 5-0|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/sports/football/nfl-football-roundup.html|website=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=October 10, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094846/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/sports/football/nfl-football-roundup.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[Buffalo Bills]] home game against the [[New York Jets]] was played at Ford Field on November 24, 2014, after [[November 13–21, 2014 North American winter storm|a major lake effect snowstorm]] hit western New York, causing the game to be moved from [[Ralph Wilson Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Matt|last1=Higgins|first2=Ken|last2=Belson|title=Amid Snowstorm, Bills Shrug, Bundle Up and Make Their Way to Detroit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/sports/football/proximity-and-fairness-nudged-jets-bills-game-to-detroit.html|website=The New York Times|date=November 21, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094745/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/sports/football/proximity-and-fairness-nudged-jets-bills-game-to-detroit.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Bills won the game 38–3.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - November 24th, 2014|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201411240buf.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111113241/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201411240buf.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bills blow out Jets after week marred by snow, relocated game|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400607990|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=November 25, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042204/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400607990|url-status=live}}</ref> A similar scenario took place on November 20, 2022, when the Bills' home game against the [[Cleveland Browns]] was also moved to Ford Field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browns-Bills Week 11 game moved to Detroit's Ford Field due to snowstorm|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-bills-week-11-game-moved-to-detroit-s-ford-field-due-to-snowstorm|website=NFL.com|date=November 17, 2022|access-date=November 17, 2022|archive-date=November 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117213156/https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-bills-week-11-game-moved-to-detroit-s-ford-field-due-to-snowstorm|url-status=live}}</ref> The Bills won the game 31–23.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nolan|last=Bianchi|title=Bills overcome slow start, beat Browns at Ford Field in Detroit, 31-23|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2022/11/20/bills-overcome-slow-start-rout-browns-at-ford-field-in-detroit-xx-xx/69664995007/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 20, 2022|access-date=November 20, 2022|archive-date=November 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120214339/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2022/11/20/bills-overcome-slow-start-rout-browns-at-ford-field-in-detroit-xx-xx/69664995007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 3, 2015, Ford Field was the site of the [[Miracle in Motown]], where on the final play of regulation between the Lions and [[2015 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] on ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'', with no time remaining on the game clock and Detroit leading 23–21, Packers quarterback [[Aaron Rodgers]] threw a {{convert|61|yd|m|adj=on}} [[Hail Mary pass]] into the end zone that was caught by tight end [[Richard Rodgers (tight end)|Richard Rodgers]] for the game-winning touchdown. The play resulted in a dramatic 27–23 come-from-behind victory for the Packers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |date=December 3, 2015 |title=Packers stun Lions on Aaron Rodgers' Hail Mary TD |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-stun-lions-on-aaron-rodgers-hail-mary-td-0ap3000000593884 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408144543/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000593884/article/packers-stun-lions-on-miracle-td-throw-by-rodgers |archive-date=April 8, 2018 |access-date=April 8, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> According to the [[Elias Sports Bureau]], it is the longest game-winning Hail Mary in NFL history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/print?id=25595|title=Richard Rodgers, the perfect answer to Packers' Hail Mary prayer first|last=Demovsky|first=Rob|date=December 4, 2015|work=ESPN.com|access-date=December 4, 2015|archive-date=February 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203023101/https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/print?id=25595|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Lions hosted their first playoff game at Ford Field against the [[Los Angeles Rams]] on January 14, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Rogers|title=Sunday-night showdown: Lions to host Rams, Stafford in wild-card round of the playoffs|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/07/lions-will-host-rams-former-qb-stafford-in-wild-card-round/72143938007/|website=The Detroit News|date=January 7, 2024|access-date=January 7, 2024|archive-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108030026/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/07/lions-will-host-rams-former-qb-stafford-in-wild-card-round/72143938007/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lions won the game 24–23.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Birkett|title=Detroit Lions beat L.A. Rams, 24-23, for first playoff win in 32 years|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/14/detroit-lions-game-recap-nfl-playoffs-los-angeles-rams-matthew-stafford/72224096007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=January 14, 2024|access-date=January 15, 2024|archive-date=January 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115040859/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/14/detroit-lions-game-recap-nfl-playoffs-los-angeles-rams-matthew-stafford/72224096007/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lions hosted their second playoff game at Ford Field against the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] on January 21, 2024. The Lions won the game 31–23.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lions have 2 home playoff games for 1st time in a season, hosting Bucs in matchup of division champs|url=https://apnews.com/article/lions-vs-buccaneers-preview-nfl-playoffs-a10b1ac81b31f83874b3f3813df3dd0e|website=Associated Press|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126154124/https://apnews.com/article/lions-vs-buccaneers-preview-nfl-playoffs-a10b1ac81b31f83874b3f3813df3dd0e|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Eric|last1=Woodyard|first2=Jenna|last2=Laine|title=Lions hold on vs. Bucs, advance to NFC Championship Game|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39356853/detroit-lions-beat-buccaneers-reach-nfc-championship-gamed|website=ESPN.com|date=January 21, 2024|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126152618/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39356853/detroit-lions-beat-buccaneers-reach-nfc-championship-gamed|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Basketball===
[[Image:FordField-2008NCAAtournament-MidwestRegional.jpg|thumb|right|Ford Field is transformed into a basketball arena in preparation for the [[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2008 Midwest Regional Finals]].]]

On December 13, 2003, Ford Field hosted the then largest crowd ever to attend a basketball game, as 78,129 people packed the stadium for the [[Basketbowl]], where the [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky Wildcats]] defeated the [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State Spartans]], 79–74.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan State To Play Kentucky In 'The BasketBowl' At Detroit's Ford Field|url=http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052903aaa.html|website=MSUSpartans.com|date=May 29, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042342/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052903aaa.html|archive-date=November 11, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kentucky never trails in 'BasketBowl'|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=233470127|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=December 14, 2003|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420102448/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=233470127|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[University of Detroit Mercy]] and Ford Field hosted the [[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2008 NCAA basketball tournament]] regional semifinal and final games (March 28 and 30).<ref>{{multiref2
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}}</ref> Ford Field was the site of the [[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2009 Final Four]] (April 4 and 6).<ref>{{multiref2
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|4={{cite web|title=North Carolina vs. Michigan State Box Score, April 6, 2009|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2009-04-06-michigan-state.html|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222112900/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2009-04-06-michigan-state.html|url-status=live}}
|5={{cite web|title=North Carolina coasts past Michigan St. to claim fifth national championship|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000063|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=April 7, 2009|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119203226/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000063|url-status=dead}}
}}</ref> For the 2008 NCAA basketball tournament, the court was placed in the center of the football field rather than in an end of the stadium. This was the first time this configuration was used for NCAA Tournament play with the new 70,000-seat capacity rule in effect.<ref>{{cite web|first=Stewart|last=Mandel|title=Mandel: The Ford Field Experiment|url=http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/172176|website=SI.com|date=March 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603145642/http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/172176|archive-date=June 3, 2008|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> Ford Field will host the Final Four again in 2027 (April 3 and 5).<ref>{{cite web|first=Kirkland|last=Crawford|title=Final Four coming to back to Ford Field in Detroit in 2027|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2022/11/22/final-four-detroit-ford-field-2027-ncaa-tournament/69671068007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=November 22, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122174505/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2022/11/22/final-four-detroit-ford-field-2027-ncaa-tournament/69671068007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===College hockey===
The [[2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2010 Frozen Four]] was held at Ford Field on April 8 and 10 with [[Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|Boston College]] defeating [[Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey|Wisconsin]] to win the championship. This has been the only time NCAA hockey has used a football stadium for the championship (inspired in part by their [[Final Four|college basketball counterparts]]) and resulted in the largest attendance (37,592) at a Frozen Four event.<ref name="Frozen Four Sites">{{cite web|last=NCAA|title=Attendance Records and Sites|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2010-11/2011f4att.pdf|work=pages 46–47|access-date=August 7, 2011|archive-date=March 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312020801/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2010-11/2011f4att.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

===High school competitions===
Ford Field has hosted the [[Michigan High School Athletic Association|MHSAA]] football state championships since 2005. It also hosted the MHSAA individual wrestling state finals in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit's Ford Field to host MHSAA individual wrestling state finals|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/05/09/individual-wrestling-ford-field/101473054/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=May 9, 2017|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112192455/http://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/05/09/individual-wrestling-ford-field/101473054/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The stadium also hosts the [[Michigan Competing Band Association|MCBA]] finals, where Michigan high school marching bands compete to be the best in the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=About MCBA|url=https://www.themcba.org/~themcbao/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=182|website=TheMCBA.org|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222022459/http://www.themcba.org/~themcbao/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=182|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Soccer===
Ford Field hosted two group stage matches of the [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] soccer tournament on June 7, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tavio|last=Palazzolo|title=2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup coming to Ford Field in Detroit|url=https://www.mlive.com/soccer/2010/12/2011_concacaf_gold_cup_in_detroit.html|website=MLive|date=December 16, 2010|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805194354/https://www.mlive.com/soccer/2010/12/2011_concacaf_gold_cup_in_detroit.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Panama national football team|Panama]] played [[Guadeloupe national football team|Guadeloupe]] in the first match, while the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] played [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] in the second match.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Gold Cup: Panama hangs on to beat Guadeloupe 3-2 in Ford Field opener|url=https://www.mlive.com/soccer/2011/06/2011_gold_cup_panama_hangs_on_to_beat_guadeloupe_3-2_in_ford_field_opener.html|website=MLive|agency=Associated Press|date=June 7, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805201855/https://www.mlive.com/soccer/2011/06/2011_gold_cup_panama_hangs_on_to_beat_guadeloupe_3-2_in_ford_field_opener.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Opens 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup with Win against Canada|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/20/us-opens-gold-cup-with-2-0-win-against-canada|website=US Soccer|date=June 7, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715183340/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/20/us-opens-gold-cup-with-2-0-win-against-canada|archivedate=July 15, 2018|access-date=November 12, 2017}}</ref>

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|style="text-align:center;"|December 17, 2008||'''{{fbw|USA}} women'''||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fbw|CHN}} women||style="text-align:center;|Women's International Friendly||style="text-align:center;|11,933
|-
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|June 7, 2011||'''{{fb|PAN}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|3–2||{{fb|GPE|local}}||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|[[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Group C ||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|28,209
|-
|'''{{fb|USA}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|CAN}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|December 8, 2012||'''{{fbw|USA}} women'''||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fbw|CHN}} women||style="text-align:center;|Women's International Friendly||style="text-align:center;|17,371
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|September 17, 2015||'''{{fbw|USA}} women'''||style="text-align:center;"|5–0||{{fbw|HAI}} women||style="text-align:center;|Women's International Friendly||style="text-align:center;|34,538
|-
|}

In 2016, [[Dan Gilbert]] and [[Tom Gores]] announced a bid for a [[Expansion of Major League Soccer#Detroit (2016–2020)|Major League Soccer expansion franchise]], first looking at building a new open-air stadium in downtown Detroit, then focusing on playing at Ford Field, which would be retrofitted with a retractable roof. However, in 2018, Gilbert and Gores and the Ford family would "not move forward with this proposed retrofit, because the risks that would inhere to such an undertaking would substantially outweigh the rewards".<ref>{{cite web|first=Vince|last=Ellis|title=Detroit MLS expansion group: Ford Field retractable roof is no-go|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/2018/10/18/detroit-mls-expansion-ford-field-roof/1681151002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=October 18, 2018|access-date=March 29, 2022|archive-date=March 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329003024/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/2018/10/18/detroit-mls-expansion-ford-field-roof/1681151002/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Other competitions===
The [[Professional Bull Riders]] brought their [[Built Ford Tough Series]] tour to Ford Field for the first time ever on March 10, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Broun|title=PBR announces 2012 Built Ford Tough Series schedule|url=https://pbr.com/news/2011/11/pbr-announces-2012-built-ford-tough-series-schedule/|website=Professional Bull Riders|date=November 9, 2011|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728140112/https://pbr.com/news/2011/11/pbr-announces-2012-built-ford-tough-series-schedule/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ford Field is the second Detroit area venue the BFTS has visited; they had visited [[The Palace of Auburn Hills]] in 2001, 2006 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web|first=Neil|last=Wilkes|title=TNN premieres new extreme sport|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a3160/tnn-premieres-new-extreme-sport/|website=Digital Spy|date=June 27, 2001|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216163629/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a3160/tnn-premieres-new-extreme-sport/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Professional Bull Riders' Built Ford Tough Invitational Rides into Detroit!|url=https://pbr.com/news/2006/04/professional-bull-riders-built-ford-tough-invitational-rides-into-detroit/|website=Professional Bull Riders|date=April 10, 2006|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728132347/https://pbr.com/news/2006/04/professional-bull-riders-built-ford-tough-invitational-rides-into-detroit/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=THE PBR POWERS INTO MOTOR CITY|url=https://pbr.com/news/2007/04/the-pbr-powers-into-motor-city/|website=Professional Bull Riders|date=April 9, 2007|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728133132/https://pbr.com/news/2007/04/the-pbr-powers-into-motor-city/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[United States Hot Rod Association]] (USHRA) holds multiple [[Monster Jam]] Monster Truck races at Ford Field. These races were previously held in the Pontiac Silverdome until it was closed. [[AMA Supercross Championship]], also a Feld Entertainment competition, has competed at Ford Field from 2006 to 2008 and 2014 to 2017.

===Other events===
On April 1, 2007, Ford Field hosted [[WWE]]'s [[WrestleMania 23]].<ref name="The New York Times"/> This event set a Ford Field attendance record of 80,103.<ref name="Record Attendance"/> It was the first [[WrestleMania]] held in the Detroit area since 93,173&nbsp;fans set a world indoor attendance record at the Pontiac Silverdome for [[WrestleMania III]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Adam|last1=Graham|first2=Tony|last2=Paul|title=Larger than life: An oral history of WrestleMania III|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2017/03/29/wrestlemania-iii-oral-history-30-years/99729286/|website=The Detroit News|date=March 29, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115090438/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2017/03/29/wrestlemania-iii-oral-history-30-years/99729286/|url-status=live}}</ref> WWE returned to the venue for [[SummerSlam (2023)|SummerSlam]] on August 5, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Jeremy |title=WWE SumerSlam 2023 To Take Place On August 5 At Ford Field |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-sumerslam-2023-take-place-august-5-ford-field |access-date=February 7, 2023 |work=Fightful |date=February 7, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207173446/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-sumerslam-2023-take-place-august-5-ford-field |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Shakiel|last=Mahjouri|title=2023 WWE SummerSlam results, recap, grades: Roman Reigns retains his title as Jimmy Uso turns on Jey Uso|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2023-wwe-summerslam-results-recap-grades-roman-reigns-retains-his-title-as-jimmy-uso-turns-on-jey-uso/live/|website=CBS Sports|date=August 6, 2023|access-date=August 6, 2023|archive-date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111222727/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/2023-wwe-summerslam-results-recap-grades-roman-reigns-retains-his-title-as-jimmy-uso-turns-on-jey-uso/live/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ford Field hosted the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Midwest Regional in 2007 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=July-August 2007 by Society for Academic Emergency Medicine|url=https://issuu.com/saemonline/docs/julyaugust2007newsletter|website=Issuu|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415063017/https://issuu.com/saemonline/docs/julyaugust2007newsletter|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit – Society for Academic Emergency Medicine|url=https://www.saem.org/docs/default-source/saem-documents/regional-meetings/detroitsaem_brochure.pdf?sfvrsn=4&sfvrsn=4|format=PDF|website=Society for Academic Emergency Medicine|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831085329/https://www.saem.org/docs/default-source/saem-documents/regional-meetings/detroitsaem_brochure.pdf?sfvrsn=4&sfvrsn=4|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Ford Field housed the large group gatherings of the [[ELCA Youth Gathering]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Francis X.|last=Donnelly|title=Lutheran event brings 30K to city for Youth Gathering|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/religion/2015/07/15/lutheran-event-brings-city-youth-gathering/30219053/|website=The Detroit News|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115145009/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/religion/2015/07/15/lutheran-event-brings-city-youth-gathering/30219053/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 18, 2017, Ford Field hosted the Beatification Mass of [[Solanus Casey|Fr. Solanus Casey]], a Capuchin Franciscan Friar who ministered at the nearby [[St. Bonaventure Monastery]] on Mt. Elliott. The near-capacity crowd was one of the largest Catholic masses in Detroit history.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Patricia|last1=Montemurri|first2=Niraj|last2=Warikoo|first3=Ann|last3=Zaniewski|first4=Hasan|last4=Dudar|title=Father Solanus Casey declared 'Blessed Solanus' at Detroit beatification|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/2017/11/18/father-solanus-casey-declared-blessed-solanus-detroit-beatification/872947001/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=November 18, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119175103/http://www.freep.com/story/news/2017/11/18/father-solanus-casey-declared-blessed-solanus-detroit-beatification/872947001/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ford Field hosted the [[FIRST Championship]] in 2018 and 2019 along with the nearby [[Cobo Center]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephanie|last=Shenouda|title=International FIRST Robotics Competition Coming to Detroit's Cobo Center and Ford Field in April 2018|url=https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/international-first-robotics-competition-coming-to-detroits-cobo-center-and-ford-field-in-april-2018/|website=DBusiness|date=January 11, 2017|access-date=March 29, 2022|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527184350/https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/international-first-robotics-competition-coming-to-detroits-cobo-center-and-ford-field-in-april-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Lori|last=Higgins|title=Michigan teams dominate at FIRST robotics competition|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2018/04/28/first-world-robotics-kalamazoo-clarkston-win/561597002/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=April 28, 2018|access-date=October 13, 2019|archive-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013193231/https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2018/04/28/first-world-robotics-kalamazoo-clarkston-win/561597002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Wisely|title=FIRST Robotics championship invades Detroit|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2019/04/24/first-robotics-championship-detroit/3485938002/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=April 24, 2019|access-date=October 13, 2019|archive-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013193234/https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2019/04/24/first-robotics-championship-detroit/3485938002/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Event Information - FIRST Championship - Detroit - FIRST Robotics Competition (Cancelled)|url=https://frc-events.firstinspires.org/2020/CMPMI|website=firstinspires.org|access-date=April 24, 2018|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014112116/https://frc-events.firstinspires.org/2020/CMPMI|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Concerts===
{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:100% style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" width=12% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions}};"|Date 
! scope="col" width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions}};"|Artist(s) 
! scope="col" width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions}};|Supporting act(s) 
! scope="col" width=16% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions}};"|Tour 
! scope="col" width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions}};"|Attendance
! scope="col" width=10% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions}};"|Revenue
! scope="col" width=20% style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions}};"|Note(s)
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions}};|{{abbr|Ref(s)|References}}
|-
| {{dts|October 12, 2002}} || [[The Rolling Stones]] || [[No Doubt]] || [[Licks Tour]] || || || This was the first concert at the stadium. || <ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Manzullo|title=Here's who performed the first concert at each Detroit sports venue|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/01/19/detroit-concerts/96770998/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013235501/http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/01/19/detroit-concerts/96770998/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| July 12, 2003 
| rowspan="2" | [[Eminem]] 
| rowspan="2" | [[50 Cent]]<br />[[Missy Elliott]] 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 95,709 / 96,707 
| rowspan="2" | $5,257,000 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Eminem Said to Plan One U.S. Show in 2003|url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Eminem-Said-to-Plan-One-U-S-Show-in-2003-7073718.php|website=Midland Daily News|date=February 7, 2003|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215054028/http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Eminem-Said-to-Plan-One-U-S-Show-in-2003-7073718.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|title=Eminem Gets Some Hometown Love, 50 Cent Makes Em Fans Believers At Rare Show|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1473771/eminem-gets-some-hometown-love-50-cent-makes-em-fans-believers-at-rare-show/|website=MTV.com|date=July 14, 2003|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215053457/http://www.mtv.com/news/1473771/eminem-gets-some-hometown-love-50-cent-makes-em-fans-believers-at-rare-show/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|July 13, 2003
|-
| {{dts|February 5, 2006}} || The Rolling Stones || || [[A Bigger Bang (concert tour)|A Bigger Bang]] || 68,206 || || This concert was a part of [[Super Bowl XL]]. || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4688278.stm|title=Stones angry at 'ridiculous' cuts|date=February 8, 2006|access-date=July 15, 2010|publisher=BBC|archive-date=December 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209064036/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4688278.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|April 7, 2006|format=hide}}{{nowrap|April 7–8, 2006}} || [[Delirious?]] || [[Tim Hughes]]<br />[[Reuben Morgan]] || The Mission Bell Tour || || || The band used Paul Evans as a stand-in drummer instead of regular drummer Stew Smith who stayed at home to be with his family. || <ref>{{cite web|title=Tours – The Mission Bell US Tour|url=http://www.delirious.org.uk/document.php?id=1305|website=Delirious.org.uk|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215053635/http://www.delirious.org.uk/document.php?id=1305|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tour Dates Archive - 2006 Tour Dates|url=http://www.delirious.org.uk/document.php?id=1321|website=Delirious.org.uk|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211233647/http://delirious.org.uk/document.php?id=1321|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|August 26, 2006}} || rowspan="3"| [[Kenny Chesney]] || [[Dierks Bentley]]<br />[[Carrie Underwood]] || The Road & The Radio Tour || 44,836 / 44,836 || $3,408,357 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Jarrod|last=Vrazel|title=Kenny Chesney : The Road & The Radio Tour|url=https://www.acountry.com/kenny-chesney-the-road-amp-the-radio-tour/|website=ACountry|date=March 20, 2006|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201138/https://www.acountry.com/kenny-chesney-the-road-amp-the-radio-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|August 18, 2007}} || [[Brooks & Dunn]] || Flip Flop Summer 2007 Tour || 47,470 / 47,470 || $4,112,541 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Kenny Chesney Sets Stadium Tour With Brooks & Dunn|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1549817/kenny-chesney-sets-stadium-tour-with-brooks-dunn/|website=CMT.com|date=January 11, 2007|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201053/http://www.cmt.com/news/1549817/kenny-chesney-sets-stadium-tour-with-brooks-dunn/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ken|last=Tucker|title=Chesney taking summer tour to football stadiums|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/music-chesney-dc/chesney-taking-summer-tour-to-football-stadiums-idUSN1146048320070111|website=Reuters|date=January 21, 2007|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034829/https://www.reuters.com/article/music-chesney-dc/chesney-taking-summer-tour-to-football-stadiums-idUSN1146048320070111|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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| {{dts|August 2, 2008}} || [[Keith Urban]]<br />[[LeAnn Rimes]]<br />[[Gary Allan]]<br />[[Luke Bryan]] || Poets & Pirates Tour || 46,871 / 48,194 || $3,931,995 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Kenny Chesney Goes NFL In A BIG Way; Ford Field among 13 stadiums to host 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Kenny-Chesney-Goes-NFL-In-A-BIG-Way-Ford-Field-among-13-stadiums-to-host-2008-Poets--Pirates-Tour/663479ca-8d24-442e-aca6-e1295d66817c|website=Detroit Lions|date=January 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034724/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Kenny-Chesney-Goes-NFL-In-A-BIG-Way-Ford-Field-among-13-stadiums-to-host-2008-Poets--Pirates-Tour/663479ca-8d24-442e-aca6-e1295d66817c|archive-date=December 16, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
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| {{dts|November 18, 2008}} || [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] || || [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]] || 30,119 / 30,119 || $2,395,900 || || <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045476/madonna-announces-sticky-and-sweet-tour|title=Madonna Announces 'Sticky and Sweet' Tour|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=May 8, 2008|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329124608/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045476/madonna-announces-sticky-and-sweet-tour|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 22, 2009}} || Kenny Chesney || [[Miranda Lambert]]<br />[[Lady Antebellum]]<br />[[Sugarland]]<br />[[Montgomery Gentry]] || [[Sun City Carnival Tour]] || 49,215 / 49,215 || $3,843,639 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Jarrod|last=Vrazel|title=Kenny Chesney : Sun City Carnival Tour|url=https://www.acountry.com/kenny-chesney-sun-city-carnival-tour/|website=ACountry|date=March 11, 2009|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201154/https://www.acountry.com/kenny-chesney-sun-city-carnival-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{dts|January 15, 2011}} || [[Kid Rock]] || Ty Stone<br />[[Jamey Johnson]] || Born Free Tour || || || This concert was part of his 40th birthday party. Among the guests were [[Uncle Kracker]], [[Peter Wolfe (musician)|Peter Wolfe]], [[Reverend Run]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Cindy Crawford]], [[Jimmie Johnson]], and [[Anita Baker]]. ||<ref>{{cite web|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|title=Kid Rock Announces Born Free Tour|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1652440/kid-rock-announces-born-free-tour/|website=MTV.com|date=November 16, 2010|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100022/http://www.mtv.com/news/1652440/kid-rock-announces-born-free-tour/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Sinkevics|title=Ty Stone to open Kid Rock's Ford Field show on Saturday; Jamey Johnson joins tour in Saginaw|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2011/01/ty_stone_to_open_kid_rocks_for.html|website=MLive|date=January 13, 2011|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805200050/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2011/01/ty_stone_to_open_kid_rocks_for.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Khalida|last=Cook|title=With video: Kid Rock's 40th birthday bash in Detroit includes surprise guests Sheryl Crow, Martina McBride, J. Geils Band singer and more|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2011/01/kid_rocks_birthday_bash.html|website=MLive|date=January 16, 2011|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805220604/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2011/01/kid_rocks_birthday_bash.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|June 11, 2011}} || [[Taylor Swift]] || [[Needtobreathe]]<br />[[Frankie Ballard]]<br />[[Randy Montana]]  || [[Speak Now World Tour]] || 47,992 / 47,992 || $3,453,549 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Taylor Swift Announces Speak Now World Tour 2011|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Taylor-Swift-Announces-Speak-Now-World-Tour-2011/b928b6af-77ab-41d7-ae48-0392e5214c98|website=Detroit Lions|date=November 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015405/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Taylor-Swift-Announces-Speak-Now-World-Tour-2011/b928b6af-77ab-41d7-ae48-0392e5214c98|archive-date=November 15, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gary|last=Graff|title=In Concert: Taylor Swift loves a BIG show|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20110610/in-concert-taylor-swift-loves-a-big-show/|website= The Oakland Press|date=June 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115082843/http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20110610/in-concert-taylor-swift-loves-a-big-show|archive-date=November 15, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 20, 2011}} || Kenny Chesney<br />[[Zac Brown Band]] || [[Billy Currington]]<br /> [[Uncle Kracker]] || [[Goin' Coastal Tour]] || 48,225 / 48,225 || $4,169,719 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=DLI Entertainment presents Kenny Chesney at Ford Field|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/DLI-Entertainment-presents-Kenny-Chesney-at-Ford-Field-/da2c47ff-6392-4409-8e80-7dbcc2bebf36|website=Detroit Lions|date=November 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015539/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/DLI-Entertainment-presents-Kenny-Chesney-at-Ford-Field-/da2c47ff-6392-4409-8e80-7dbcc2bebf36|archive-date=November 15, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref> 
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| {{dts|August 18, 2012}} || Kenny Chesney<br />[[Tim McGraw]] || [[Jake Owen]]<br />[[Grace Potter & The Nocturnals]]|| [[Brothers of the Sun Tour]] || 48,943 / 48,943 || $4,560,108 || || <ref>{{cite magazine|first=Ray|last=Waddell|title=Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw Reunite for Stadium Tour|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/465157/kenny-chesney-tim-mcgraw-reunite-for-stadium-tour|magazine=Billboard|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423010855/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/465157/kenny-chesney-tim-mcgraw-reunite-for-stadium-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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| {{dts|May 4, 2013}} || Taylor Swift || [[Ed Sheeran]]<br />[[Austin Mahone]]<br />[[Brett Eldredge]] || [[The Red Tour]] || 48,265 / 48,265 || $3,969,059 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Ford Field will host Taylor Swift's Red Tour in 2013|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Ford-Field-will-host-Taylor-Swifts-Red-Tour-in-2013/bffacf6d-0f17-4bcd-861f-a917625dfae9|website=Detroit Lions|date=October 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115214124/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Ford-Field-will-host-Taylor-Swifts-Red-Tour-in-2013/bffacf6d-0f17-4bcd-861f-a917625dfae9|archive-date=November 15, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dustin|last=Block|title=Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Austin Mahone bring 'Red' hot tour to Detroit|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2013/05/taylor_swift_ed_sheeran_and_au.html|website=MLive|date=May 4, 2013|access-date=November 15, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805213449/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2013/05/taylor_swift_ed_sheeran_and_au.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brett Eldredge Talks About His Experience On Taylor Swift's RED Tour|url=https://countrymusicrocks.net/2013/06/brett-eldredge-talks-about-his-experience-on-taylor-swifts-red-tour.html/|website=Country Music Rocks|date=June 3, 2013|access-date=November 15, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115211640/https://countrymusicrocks.net/2013/06/brett-eldredge-talks-about-his-experience-on-taylor-swifts-red-tour.html/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|July 18, 2013}} || [[Bon Jovi]] || [[The J. Geils Band]] || [[Because We Can (concert tour)|Because We Can]] || 43,142 / 43,142 || $2,638,975 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Bon Jovi Because We Can tour announces the J. Geils Band will perform at Detroit show|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Bon-Jovi-Because-We-Can-tour-announces-the-J-Geils-Band-will-perform-at-Detroit-show/ff422a7d-6c60-41a8-8e7e-56e5eefa7f32|website=Detroit Lions|date=April 23, 2013|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622153633/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Bon-Jovi-Because-We-Can-tour-announces-the-J-Geils-Band-will-perform-at-Detroit-show/ff422a7d-6c60-41a8-8e7e-56e5eefa7f32|archive-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 6, 2013}} || [[Justin Timberlake]]<br />[[Jay-Z]] || [[DJ Cassidy]] || [[Legends of the Summer|Legend of the Summer Stadium Tour]] || 42,035 / 42,035 || $3,968,119 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Kyle|last=McGovern|title=Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z Confirm 'Legends of the Summer' Stadium Tour|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/02/legends-of-the-summer-justin-timberlake-jay-z-stadium-tour/|website=Spin|date=February 22, 2013|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117065601/https://www.spin.com/2013/02/legends-of-the-summer-justin-timberlake-jay-z-stadium-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Karen|last=Bliss|title=Jay Z & Justin Timberlake In Playful Mood As 'Legends of the Summer' Tour Kicks Off in Toronto|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/2544136/jay-z-justin-timberlake-in-playful-mood-as-legends-of-the-summer|magazine=Billboard|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809135046/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/2544136/jay-z-justin-timberlake-in-playful-mood-as-legends-of-the-summer|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 17, 2013}} || Kenny Chesney<br />[[Eric Church]] || [[Eli Young Band]]<br />[[Kacey Musgraves]] || [[No Shoes Nation Tour]] || 45,839 / 45,839 || $3,733,711 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Gonzalez|title=Kenny Chesney will return to Ford Field on 'No Shoes Nation' tour|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2012/11/kenny_chesney_will_return_to_f.html|website=MLive|date=November 8, 2012|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805205655/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2012/11/kenny_chesney_will_return_to_f.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 16, 2014|format=hide}}{{nowrap|August 16–17, 2014}} || [[One Direction]] || [[5 Seconds of Summer]] || [[Where We Are Tour (One Direction)|Where We Are Tour]] || 92,428 / 92,428 || $8,304,416 || During the August 16 performance, the band performed a cover of "[[Teenage Dirtbag]]" by [[Wheatus]]. || <ref>{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Lacy|title=One Direction books Detroit's Ford Field for second 'Where We Are Tour' show; first one sold out|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2014/01/one_direction_books_detroits_f.html|website=MLive|date=January 27, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805211937/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2014/01/one_direction_books_detroits_f.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Wangberg|title=One Direction Sings 'Teenage Dirtbag' Live, Fans Demand Studio Version|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/1416279/one-direction-sings-teenage-dirtbag-live-fans-demand-studio-version/|website=Inquisitr|date=August 17, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117122031/https://www.inquisitr.com/1416279/one-direction-sings-teenage-dirtbag-live-fans-demand-studio-version/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|May 30, 2015}} || Taylor Swift || [[Vance Joy]]<br />[[Shawn Mendes]] || [[The 1989 World Tour]] || 50,703 / 50,703 || $5,999,690 || [[Dan Reynolds (musician)|Dan Reynolds]] of [[Imagine Dragons]], [[Martha Hunt]] & [[Gigi Hadid]] were special guests. || <ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |title=Billboard Boxscore 0️⃣ Current Scores |date=June 10, 2015 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529175051/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Graff|first=Gary|title=Taylor Swift Brings Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons Out for 'Radioactive' in Detroit|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6583020/taylor-swift-dan-reynolds-imagine-dragons-radioactive|magazine=Billboard|date=May 31, 2015|access-date=June 5, 2015|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918160931/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6583020/taylor-swift-dan-reynolds-imagine-dragons-radioactive|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Heller|first=Corinne|title=Taylor Swift Brings 'Bad Blood' Co-Stars Gigi Hadid & Martha Hunt Onstage at Concert—See Their Fierce Looks!|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/661645/taylor-swift-brings-bad-blood-co-stars-gigi-hadid-martha-hunt-onstage-at-concert-see-their-fierce-looks|publisher=E!|date=May 31, 2015|access-date=June 13, 2015|archive-date=June 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613055402/http://www.eonline.com/news/661645/taylor-swift-brings-bad-blood-co-stars-gigi-hadid-martha-hunt-onstage-at-concert-see-their-fierce-looks|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 22, 2015}} || Kenny Chesney<br />Eric Church || [[Brantley Gilbert]]<br />[[Chase Rice]]<br />[[Old Dominion (band)|Old Dominion]] || [[The Big Revival Tour]] || 49,285 / 49,285 || $4,903,524 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Shelburne|title=Kenny Chesney, Eric Church Confirm Stadium Dates|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1732506/kenny-chesney-eric-church-confirm-stadium-dates/|website=CMT|date=November 10, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117064749/http://www.cmt.com/news/1732506/kenny-chesney-eric-church-confirm-stadium-dates/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 29, 2015}} || One Direction || [[Icona Pop]] || [[On The Road Again Tour]] || 42,767 / 42,767 || $2,700,684 || This concert took place on [[Liam Payne]]'s 22nd birthday. || <ref>{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Cage|title=One Direction announce U.S. 2015 'On The Road Again Tour' dates|url=https://www.axs.com/one-direction-announce-u-s-2015-on-the-road-again-tour-dates-24753|website=AXS.com|date=October 23, 2014|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209152101/https://www.axs.com/one-direction-announce-u-s-2015-on-the-road-again-tour-dates-24753|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=William|last=Pankey|title=Icona Pop to open for One Direction on North American leg of tour|url=https://www.axs.com/news/icona-pop-to-open-for-one-direction-on-north-american-leg-of-tour-56180|website=AXS.com|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209152104/https://www.axs.com/news/icona-pop-to-open-for-one-direction-on-north-american-leg-of-tour-56180|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=Birthday bash overtakes One Direction's Ford Field concert|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/adam-graham/2015/08/30/one-direction-ford-field-detroit-concert/71412854/|website=The Detroit News|date=August 30, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209101608/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/adam-graham/2015/08/30/one-direction-ford-field-detroit-concert/71412854/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|September 8, 2015}} || [[AC/DC]] || Vintage Trouble || [[Rock or Bust World Tour|Rock Or Bust World Tour]] || 43,000 / 43,000 || || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Ferro|title=AC/DC to rock Ford Field for their first ever stadium concert in Detroit|url=https://www.axs.com/news/ac-dc-to-rock-ford-field-for-their-first-ever-stadium-concert-in-detro-40310|website=AXS.com|date=February 11, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015240/https://www.axs.com/news/ac-dc-to-rock-ford-field-for-their-first-ever-stadium-concert-in-detro-40310|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gary|last=Graff|title=Review: Familiarty {{sic|hide=y}} breeds contentment for AC/DC fans at Ford Field|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150909/review-familiarty-breeds-contentment-for-acdc-fans-at-ford-field|website=The Oakland Press|date=September 9, 2015|access-date=July 3, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911220302/https://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150909/review-familiarty-breeds-contentment-for-acdc-fans-at-ford-field|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|October 30, 2015}} || [[Luke Bryan]] || [[Florida Georgia Line]]<br />[[Randy Houser]]<br />[[Thomas Rhett]]<br />[[Dustin Lynch]] || [[Kick the Dust Up Tour]] || 44,004 / 44,004 || $3,760,515 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Billy|last=Dukes|title=Luke Bryan Announces Kick the Dust Up Tour Dates, Calls in Big Help|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/luke-bryan-kick-the-dust-up-tour-dates-2015/|website=Taste of Country|date=January 21, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413231422/http://tasteofcountry.com/luke-bryan-kick-the-dust-up-tour-dates-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Shelburne|title=Luke Bryan Reveals Kick the Dust Up Tour|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1748220/luke-bryan-reveals-kick-the-dust-up-tour/|website=CMT.com|date=January 21, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015843/http://www.cmt.com/news/1748220/luke-bryan-reveals-kick-the-dust-up-tour/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=Luke Bryan kicks the dust up at raucous Ford Field show|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/10/31/luke-bryan-kicks-dust-raucous-ford-field-show/74927966/|website=The Detroit News|date=October 31, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608062817/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/10/31/luke-bryan-kicks-dust-raucous-ford-field-show/74927966/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|June 14, 2016}} || [[Beyoncé]] || [[DJ Khaled]] || [[The Formation World Tour]] || 41,524 / 41,524 || $5,471,395 || This concert was originally scheduled to take place on May 29, 2016, but was rescheduled due to "scheduling changes". During the show, she dedicated "Halo" to the victims affected by the [[Orlando nightclub shooting]]. || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/02/12/beyonce-ford-field-show-new-date-june-14/80303334/|title=Beyoncé show at Ford Field bumped to June 14.|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|first=Brian|last=McCollum|date=February 12, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2016|archive-date=February 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213104849/http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/02/12/beyonce-ford-field-show-new-date-june-14/80303334/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7407974/beyonce-halo-detroit-concert-orlando-shooting|title=Beyoncé Dedicates 'Halo' to Victims of Orlando Shooting|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gary|last=Graff|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616054721/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7407974/beyonce-halo-detroit-concert-orlando-shooting|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|June 23, 2016}} || [[Guns N' Roses]] || [[Alice in Chains]] || [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]] || 44,439 / 44,439 || $4,776,766 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Guns N' Roses Detroit: What happened at their first reunion tour concert|url=https://www.mlive.com/music/2016/06/guns_n_roses_detroit_what_happ.html|website=MLive|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207100505/https://www.mlive.com/music/2016/06/guns_n_roses_detroit_what_happ.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| August 13, 2016
| Kenny Chesney
| [[Miranda Lambert]]<br>[[Jake Owen]]<br>Old Dominion
| Spread the Love Tour
| 45,938 / 46,984
| $3,807,637
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| {{dts|October 29, 2016}} || Luke Bryan || [[Little Big Town]]<br />Dustin Lynch || [[Kill the Lights Tour]] || 39,573 / 45,000 || $3,418,006 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=Luke Bryan returning to Ford Field for Oct. 29 show|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/01/13/luke-bryan-detroit-ford-field-concert-2016/78733112/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=January 13, 2016|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=July 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713123917/http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/01/13/luke-bryan-detroit-ford-field-concert-2016/78733112/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|September 3, 2017}} || [[U2]] || [[Beck]] || [[The Joshua Tree Tour 2017]] || 42,905 / 42,905 || $4,936,605 ||Special appearance by [[Patti Smith]] at the end of the Joshua Tree portion of the set during "Mothers of the Disappeared." ||<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=U2 bringing Joshua Tree Tour to Ford Field in September|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/06/06/bringing-joshua-tree-tour-ford-field-september/102542440/|website=The Detroit News|date=June 6, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115023607/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/06/06/bringing-joshua-tree-tour-ford-field-september/102542440/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gary|last=Graff|title=U2 Welcomes Patti Smith on Stage, Praises Detroit as 'Joshua Tree' Tour Returns to U.S.|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7950076/u2-patti-smith-detroit-joshua-tree-tour-2017|magazine=Billboard|date=September 4, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108074456/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7950076/u2-patti-smith-detroit-joshua-tree-tour-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 4, 2018}} || Kenny Chesney || [[Thomas Rhett]]<br />Old Dominion<br />Brandon Lay || The Trip Around the Sun Tour || 48,826 / 48,826 || $4,968,563 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Alison|last=Bonaguro|title=Kenny Chesney Plots Trip Around the Sun Tour|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1787682/kenny-chesney-plots-trip-around-the-sun-tour/|website=CMT.com|date=October 18, 2017|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213091306/http://www.cmt.com/news/1787682/kenny-chesney-plots-trip-around-the-sun-tour/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=Kenny Chesney parties with 49,000 as he notches 10th Ford Field show|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2018/08/05/kenny-chesney-detroit-ford-field-review/909749002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=August 5, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2018|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202135753/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2018/08/05/kenny-chesney-detroit-ford-field-review/909749002/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 13, 2018}} || Beyoncé<br />Jay-Z || [[Chloe X Halle]] and [[DJ Khaled]] || [[On the Run II Tour]] || 43,699 / 43,699 || $5,310,376 || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z concert to hit Detroit's Ford Field for On The Run II tour|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/03/12/beyonce-jay-z-detroit-concert/415858002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=March 12, 2018|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613000131/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/03/12/beyonce-jay-z-detroit-concert/415858002/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|August 28, 2018}} || Taylor Swift || [[Camila Cabello]]<br />[[Charli XCX]] || [[Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour]] || 49,464 / 49,464 || $6,597,852 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' tour headed to Detroit's Ford Field|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/11/13/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-detroit-ford-field/858056001/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113200813/http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/11/13/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-detroit-ford-field/858056001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|September 8, 2018}} || [[Ed Sheeran]] || [[Snow Patrol]]<br />[[Anne-Marie]] || [[÷ Tour]]{{efn|Pronounced The Divide Tour.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Beech|title=Ed Sheeran's Record-Breaking Divide Tour Totals $775.6 Million, Beating U2, Guns N' Roses|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2019/08/27/ed-sheerans-record-breaking-divide-tour-totals-7756-million-beating-u2-guns-n-roses/?sh=7b197b0436c2|website=Forbes|date=August 27, 2019|access-date=October 20, 2023|archive-date=November 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123112749/https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2019/08/27/ed-sheerans-record-breaking-divide-tour-totals-7756-million-beating-u2-guns-n-roses/?sh=7b197b0436c2|url-status=live}}</ref>}} || 47,804 / 47,804 || $4,481,290 || || <ref name="Pevos">{{cite web|first=Edward|last=Pevos|title=Ed Sheeran returning to Michigan to play stadium show at Ford Field|url=https://www.mlive.com/music/2018/02/ed_sheeran_returning_to_michig.html|website=MLive|date=February 6, 2018|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805200303/https://www.mlive.com/music/2018/02/ed_sheeran_returning_to_michig.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|October 26, 2018}} || Luke Bryan || [[Sam Hunt]]<br />[[Jon Pardi]]<br />[[Morgan Wallen]] || [[What Makes You Country Tour]] || ||  || || <ref name="Pevos"/>
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| {{dts|October 25, 2019}} || Luke Bryan || [[Cole Swindell]]<br />[[Jon Langston]]<br />DJ Rock || Sunset Repeat Tour || || || || <ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=Luke Bryan keeps his Detroit party tradition rolling with another Ford Field show|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2019/05/10/luke-bryan-ford-field-detroit-tickets/1164618001/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511012234/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2019/05/10/luke-bryan-ford-field-detroit-tickets/1164618001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{dts|February 22, 2020}} || [[Garth Brooks]] || [[Chase Rice]] || [[The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour]] || 70,000 / 70,000|| $6,193,800|| || <ref>{{cite web|first=Brendel|last=Hightower|title=Garth Brooks Stadium Tour is coming to Ford Field|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/13/garth-brooks-stadium-tour-detroit-ford-field/4176706002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=November 13, 2019|access-date=February 24, 2020|archive-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217062554/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/13/garth-brooks-stadium-tour-detroit-ford-field/4176706002/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|November 15, 2021
|The Rolling Stones
|[[Ayron Jones]]
|[[No Filter Tour]]
|40,250 / 40,250
|$8,289,779
|
| <ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=The Rolling Stones honor Detroit with spirited show at Ford Field|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/15/rolling-stones-concert-detroit/6385849001/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 15, 2021|access-date=November 17, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118023543/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/15/rolling-stones-concert-detroit/6385849001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| July 27, 2022
| [[The Weeknd]]
| [[Kaytranada]]<br>[[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]]
| [[After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour]]
| 45,609 / 45,609
| $4,985,501
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweeknd.com/tour|title=Tour|website=The Weeknd's Official Website|language=en|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128055515/https://www.theweeknd.com/tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/the-weeknd-announces-lineup-of-openers-on-stadium-tour|website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|title=The Weeknd Announces Lineup of Openers to Replace Doja Cat on Stadium Tour|access-date=June 30, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630153352/https://www.complex.com/music/the-weeknd-announces-lineup-of-openers-on-stadium-tour|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|August 20, 2022
| Kenny Chesney
| [[Dan + Shay]]<br>Old Dominion<br>[[Carly Pearce]]
| [[Here and Now Tour (Kenny Chesney)|Here and Now Tour]]
| 49,725 / 49,725
| $5,622,738
|
| <ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=After two postponements, Kenny Chesney announces Ford Field return|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/01/after-two-postponements-kenny-chesney-announces-ford-field-return/6230922001/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 1, 2021|access-date=July 24, 2023|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724104100/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/01/after-two-postponements-kenny-chesney-announces-ford-field-return/6230922001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| April 22, 2023
| [[Luke Combs]]
| [[Riley Green (singer)|Riley Green]]<br>[[Lainey Wilson]]<br>[[Flatland Cavalry]]<br>[[Brent Cobb]]
| [[Luke Combs World Tour]]
| 52,783 / 52,783
| 
|
| <ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=Luke Combs to play Ford Field in April as part of country star's 2023 world tour|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2022/09/08/luke-combs-tour-detroit-michigan-ford-field/66758658007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=September 8, 2022|access-date=December 6, 2022|archive-date=December 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207041429/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2022/09/08/luke-combs-tour-detroit-michigan-ford-field/66758658007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|June 9, 2023
| rowspan="2" |Taylor Swift
|[[Girl in Red]]<br />[[Gracie Abrams]]
| rowspan="2" |[[The Eras Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | 118,661 / 118,661
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|first=Edward|last=Pevos|title=One Michigan stadium isn't enough: Taylor Swift adds second Ford Field concert|url=https://www.mlive.com/life/2022/11/one-michigan-stadium-isnt-enough-taylor-swift-adds-second-ford-field-concert.html|website=MLive|date=November 11, 2022|access-date=November 17, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118023029/https://www.mlive.com/life/2022/11/one-michigan-stadium-isnt-enough-taylor-swift-adds-second-ford-field-concert.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|June 10, 2023
|Girl in Red<br>OWENN
|-
|June 29, 2023
| rowspan="2" |Morgan Wallen
| rowspan="2" |[[Bailey Zimmerman]]<br>ERNEST<br>HARDY
| rowspan="2" |One Night at a Time World Tour
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|first=Edward|last=Pevos|title=What attending our first Morgan Wallen concert was like, a huge Ford Field stadium show|url=https://www.mlive.com/life/2023/06/what-attending-our-first-morgan-wallen-concert-was-like-a-huge-ford-field-stadium-show.html|website=MLive|date=June 30, 2023|access-date=November 23, 2023|archive-date=November 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123111903/https://www.mlive.com/life/2023/06/what-attending-our-first-morgan-wallen-concert-was-like-a-huge-ford-field-stadium-show.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|June 30, 2023
|-
|July 15, 2023
|Ed Sheeran
|[[Khalid (American singer)|Khalid]]
|[[+–=÷× Tour]]{{efn|Pronounced The Mathematics Tour.<ref>{{cite web|first=Alan|last=York|title=Ed Sheeran Announces The Mathematics Tour Of UK, Europe For 2022|url=https://www.thisisdig.com/ed-sheeran-mathematics-tour-2022/|website=Dig!|date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623201606/https://www.thisisdig.com/ed-sheeran-mathematics-tour-2022/|archivedate=June 23, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2023}}</ref>}}
|70,372 / 70,372
|$7,126,417
|Eminem made a surprise appearance to perform "[[Lose Yourself]]" and "[[Stan (song)|Stan]]".
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=Eminem joins Ed Sheeran on stage at Ford Field concert, crowd loses itself|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/07/15/eminem-joins-ed-sheeran-on-stage-at-ford-field-concert/70417334007/|website=The Detroit News|date=July 15, 2023|access-date=July 24, 2023|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724104059/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/07/15/eminem-joins-ed-sheeran-on-stage-at-ford-field-concert/70417334007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|July 26, 2023
|Beyoncé
| 
| [[Renaissance World Tour]]
|44,554 / 44,554
|$9,963,756
|Highest-grossing boxscore report in the stadium's history. 
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Year-End Top 300 Concert Grosses |url=https://data.pollstar.com/Chart/2024/01/121123_ye.top300.concert.grosses_digital_1040.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226172312/https://data.pollstar.com/Chart/2024/01/121123_ye.top300.concert.grosses_digital_1040.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2024 |access-date=26 February 2024 |website=Pollstar}}</ref>
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|November 10, 2023
| rowspan="2" |[[Metallica]]
|[[Pantera]]<br />[[Mammoth WVH]]
| rowspan="2" |[[M72 World Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | 128,779 / 128,779
| rowspan="2" | $13,866,856
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=Metallica rides the lightning at Ford Field, finishes two-nighter with hits, favorites|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/11/13/metallica-finishes-out-ford-field-two-nighter-with-hits-favorites/71492291007/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 13, 2023|access-date=November 23, 2023|archive-date=November 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123111903/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/11/13/metallica-finishes-out-ford-field-two-nighter-with-hits-favorites/71492291007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|November 12, 2023
|[[Five Finger Death Punch]]<br>[[Ice Nine Kills]]
|-
|June 20, 2024
|[[Zach Bryan]]
|[[Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit]]<br>Levi Turner
|Quittin Time Tour
|46,510 / 46,510
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Gary|last=Graff|title=Zach Bryan shows no quit at Ford Field show|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2024/06/21/zach-bryan-shows-no-quit-at-ford-field-show/|website=The Oakland Press|date=June 21, 2024|access-date=November 9, 2024|archive-date=June 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622023947/https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2024/06/21/zach-bryan-shows-no-quit-at-ford-field-show/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Joseph|last=Hudak|title=Watch Zach Bryan Join Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Onstage for 'King of Oklahoma'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/zach-bryan-jason-isbell-king-of-oklahoma-live-1235044091/|website=Rolling Stone|date=June 21, 2024|access-date=November 9, 2024|archive-date=June 23, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240623171854/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/zach-bryan-jason-isbell-king-of-oklahoma-live-1235044091/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|July 13, 2024
|[[George Strait]]
|[[Chris Stapleton]]<br>[[Little Big Town]]
|
|47,065
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=McCollum|title=George Strait plays for 47,000 at Ford Field, salutes officers in wake of Trump shooting|url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2024/07/14/george-strait-detroit-ford-field-review-donald-trump/74398814007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=July 14, 2024|access-date=November 9, 2024|archive-date=September 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903023054/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2024/07/14/george-strait-detroit-ford-field-review-donald-trump/74398814007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|August 10, 2024
|Kenny Chesney<br>Zac Brown Band
|[[Megan Moroney]]<br>Uncle Kracker
|Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour
|
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Mallory|last=Dwortz|title=Country music in Detroit: See Kenny Chesney & Zac Brown Band at Ford Field|url=https://www.mlive.com/live-entertainment/2024/07/country-music-in-detroit-see-kenny-chesney-zac-brown-band-at-ford-field.html|website=MLive|date=July 23, 2024|access-date=November 9, 2024|archive-date=July 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726213100/https://www.mlive.com/live-entertainment/2024/07/country-music-in-detroit-see-kenny-chesney-zac-brown-band-at-ford-field.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|first=Kenny|last=Chesney|user=kennychesney|number=1822762374421508493|author-link=Kenny Chesney|title=Last night at @FordField in Detroit was so much fun. It was our twelfth time playing the home of the Detroit @Lions and it was more connected than ever. Thanks to @UncleKracker for the joy that you've given me. I want you to know I believe in your song. What a special one in Detroit. #SunGoesDownTour|date=August 11, 2024|access-date=November 9, 2024|archive-date=November 9, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241109202743/https://x.com/kennychesney/status/1822762374421508493|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|April 30, 2025
|[[AC/DC]]
|[[The Pretty Reckless]]
|[[Power Up Tour]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=AC/DC’s ‘Power Up’ Tour Heads To North America |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2024/12/02/ac-dcs-power-up-tour-goes-to-north-america/ |website=[[Pollstar]] |access-date=5 December 2024 }}</ref>
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|May 18, 2025
|[[Post Malone]]<br>[[Jelly Roll (singer)|Jelly Roll]]
|[[Sierra Ferrell]]
|[[Big Ass Stadium Tour]]
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| May 24-25, 2025
| [[The Weeknd]]
| [[Playboi Carti]]<br>[[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]]
| [[After Hours til Dawn Tour]]
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|June 10, 2025
|[[Kendrick Lamar]]<br>[[SZA]]
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|[[Grand National Tour]]
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|August 7, 2025
|rowspan="2"|[[Chris Brown]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Summer Walker]]<br>[[Bryson Tiller]]
|rowspan="2"|Breezy Bowl XX Tour
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|August 8, 2025
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