Reliant Stadium
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Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas is the home base for the Houston Texans, a professional NFL football team. It served as the host facility for Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004. The game saw the New England Patriots defeat the Carolina Panthers, 32-29, but the game was marred by the controversial Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show. The 2002 and 2005 Big 12 conference championship football games were held at the site also.
Reliant Stadium is the first stadium in the NFL to have a retractable roof. The first game played was on August 24, 2002, as the Texans played the Miami Dolphins in their first preseason game. The first regular season game was played on September 8 of that year, where the expansion Texans defeated the Dallas Cowboys in an upset.
On April 7, 2005, it hosted a historic tribute concert to the late pop star Selena. Among the celebrities to perform that night were Gloria Estefan, Thalia, Paulina Rubio, and Ana Gabriel.
Reliant Stadium is part a collection of venues (including the Reliant Astrodome), which are collectively called, Reliant Park. The stadium was designed and built for two major tenants, the NFL Houston Texans expansion team and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The entire complex is named for Reliant Energy under a 32-year, $300-million naming rights deal in 2000. Reliant Energy and its subsidiaries provide electricity and energy services to retail and wholesale customers in the U.S.
The 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four will be held at Reliant Stadium.
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