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Super Bowl Xl
Super Bowl XL is the 40th Super Bowl, championship game of the National Football League, the major professional league of American football. The contest will be played on February 5, 2006 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, home of the Detroit Lions, and telecast on ABC in the United States.
The $300 million Ford Field, which opened in 2002, is carved into the famous Hudson's warehouse and offers a spectacular view of downtown Detroit through its steel, glass and brick structure. The stadium is located in our city's "Foxtown" entertainment district adjacent to Comerica Park, the home of the Detroit Tigers. The 1.3 million square foot facility has 65,000 seats and 113 luxury suites and promises the best site lines of any NFL stadium.
With over 31,000 hotel rooms in the Detroit metro area, ample indoor space at Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center and the Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit will not only exceed expectations but provide first class options for the NFL key events and VIP guests.
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Artist Biography - Super Bowl Xl
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 Detroit's is experienced in handling large-scale events. We have been host to such events as the 1982 Super Bowl XVI at the Pontiac Silverdome, back to back Stanley Cup hockey victories with parades of over one million sports fans, 1994 World Cup Games, and the annual North American Auto Show that welcomes 6,000 international journalists.
Led by Roger Penske, our Detroit Metro Host Committee has promised the largest budget to date of $10 million to support the execution of Super Bowl XL and insure a positive guest experience for the fans, media, and corporate clients.
Ford Field, site of Super Bowl XL and home of the Detroit Lions, opened in 2002; six years after plans for a new downtown football stadium were announced. Ford Field offers a unique stadium experience for fans. Instead of being surrounded by acres of pavement, Ford Field is located among downtown Detroit's cityscape and adjacent to Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers. The stadium's design incorporates the old Hudson's department store warehouse, providing not only historical charm and unique Detroit flavor, but also significant space for banquet facilities, private suites and lounge areas, food courts, office space, and future development.
Adams St. and Beaubien St., the original border streets of the Hudson's warehouse, are now enclosed within the stadium and serve as Ford Field concourses. The 65,000-seat complex funded both privately and publicly, includes a seven-story atrium abutting a glass wall at the stadium's southwest corner that offers views of the Detroit skyline. Ford Field also boasts the best sightlines of any NFL stadium due to the unique placement of the suite levels inside the old Hudson's Warehouse building.
Ford Field hosts upwards of 120 events per year, including Detroit Lions home games, other sporting events, concerts, banquets, business meetings, and tradeshows. In addition to being the host of Super Bowl XL, Ford Field is the site of the 2009 NCAA Men's Final Four, the Motor City Bowl, the Detroit Football Classic, and the MAC Championship Game.
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For more information , enjoy the official homepage of Super Bowl XL
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