Gies Memorial Stadium
A stadium in Champaign, Illinois. It seats a stated 55,524. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 55,524
- people, as published
- From CMI
- 8 km (5 mi)
- University of Illinois Willard Airport
- From the centre
- 2 km (1.2 mi)
- of Champaign
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It stands at 1402 South First Street, 61820, 2 km (1.2 mi) from the centre of Champaign.
Gies Memorial Stadium was operated by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
The stated capacity is 55,524, which is stadium scale — the floor and the concourse matter more to an event than the seat count does.
- Address
- 1402 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
- Operator
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Owner
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Official site
- fightingillini.com/facilities/memorial-stadium/64
- Coordinates
- 40.0992, -88.2358
- Classified as
- stadium
Travel to Gies Memorial Stadium
University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) is 8 km (5 mi) away — close enough that a delayed speaker can still make an afternoon slot.
The centre of Champaign is 2 km (1.2 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Champaign has 28 venues mapped in total and a population of 91,961. The Champaign guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
A room this size is a plenary and nothing else. Keynotes, awards and general sessions work; the breakouts, the exhibition and the catering all have to happen somewhere else, so the venue is really the anchor of a campus rather than the whole event.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 55,524 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Gies Memorial Stadium
A Gies Memorial Stadium programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Gies Memorial Stadium — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
3 other venues in Champaign have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Illinois Field17,000 seats
- New Gymnasium3,800 seats
- Krannert Center for the Performing Artsperforming-arts centre
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, operator, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry and more.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does Gies Memorial Stadium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 55,524 for Gies Memorial Stadium. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
Where is Gies Memorial Stadium?
1402 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States. It is 2 km (1.2 mi) from the centre of Champaign. The nearest major airport is University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), about 8 km (5 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Gies Memorial Stadium?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Gies Memorial Stadium. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Gies Memorial Stadium?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Gies Memorial Stadium is booked?
Illinois Field (17,000), New Gymnasium (3,800) and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts are in the same city and have their own pages here. 28 venues in total are mapped in Champaign.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Champaign
- Illinois Field
17,000 seats
- New Gymnasium
3,800 seats
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
performing-arts centre
- Hosting an event in Champaign
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