Shell Energy Stadium
A stadium in Houston, Texas. It seats a stated 22,039. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 22,039
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2012
- 14 years old
- From IAH
- 26 km (16 mi)
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- From the centre
- 1.6 km (1 mi)
- of Houston
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
The building
It sits in Houston, right in the centre of Houston.
Shell Energy Stadium was opened in 2012 and operated by Q569417, which puts it at 14 years old.
A stated 22,039 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Operator
- Q569417
- Owner
- Q569417
- Official site
- www.houstondynamofc.com/shell-energy-stadium
- Coordinates
- 29.7522, -95.3524
- Classified as
- stadium
Access and arrival
26 km (16 mi) separates Shell Energy Stadium from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
At 1.6 km (1 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Houston has 116 venues mapped in total and a population of 2,390,125. The Houston guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
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 22,039 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
The app bill, at this size
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Shell Energy Stadium event sized to the stated capacity of Shell Energy Stadium. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- 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.
Other rooms in Houston
4 other venues in Houston have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- TDECU Stadium40,000 seats
- Colt Stadium33,000 seats
- Toyota Center18,023 seats
- Lakewood Church Central Campus15,676 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. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance 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 Shell Energy Stadium hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 22,039 for Shell Energy 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 Shell Energy 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 Shell Energy 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 Shell Energy 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 Shell Energy Stadium is booked?
TDECU Stadium (40,000), Colt Stadium (33,000) and Toyota Center (18,023) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 116 venues in total are mapped in Houston.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Houston
- TDECU Stadium
40,000 seats
- Colt Stadium
33,000 seats
- Toyota Center
18,023 seats
- Lakewood Church Central Campus
15,676 seats
- Hosting an event in Houston
What kind of event is it
Running an event at Shell Energy Stadium?
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