Protective Stadium
Everything the open record has on Protective Stadium, a stadium in Birmingham, Alabama — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 47,100.
- Stated capacity
- 47,100
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2021
- 5 years old
- From BHM
- 7 km (4.3 mi)
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
- From the centre
- 1 km (0.6 mi)
- of Birmingham
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 sits in Birmingham, right in the centre of Birmingham.
Protective Stadium was opened in 2021, which puts it at 5 years old.
The stated capacity is 47,100, which is stadium scale — the floor and the concourse matter more to an event than the seat count does.
- Official site
- www.protectivestadium.com
- Coordinates
- 33.5278, -86.8089
- Classified as
- stadium
Travel to Protective Stadium
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) sits 7 km (4.3 mi) out, so a same-day return is realistic for anyone flying in for one session.
A central address is worth more than it looks: no shuttle, no parking plan, and evening sessions that people actually stay for.
The published number for the venue is +1-205-458-8400.
Birmingham has 56 venues mapped in total and a population of 196,357. The Birmingham guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
Anything at this scale is a one-room event. It is the 2nd largest arena or stadium mapped in Birmingham, and like all of them it solves the plenary and none of the rest of the programme.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 47,100 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 Protective Stadium
Take 950 people through the door in Protective Stadium — sized to the stated capacity of Protective Stadium. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- 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
4 other venues in Birmingham have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Legion Field71,594 seats
- Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex17,654 seats
- Bartow Arena8,508 seats
- Pete Hanna Stadium6,700 seats
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. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, published phone, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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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 Protective Stadium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 47,100 for Protective 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.
What does an event app cost for an event at Protective 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 Protective 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 Protective 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 Protective Stadium is booked?
Legion Field (71,594), Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (17,654) and Bartow Arena (8,508) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 56 venues in total are mapped in Birmingham.
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Elsewhere in Birmingham
- Legion Field
71,594 seats
- Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
17,654 seats
- Bartow Arena
8,508 seats
- Pete Hanna Stadium
6,700 seats
- Hosting an event in Birmingham
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