There are 110 article(s) tagged Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium:

• October 2022

  • The To-Do List: ‘Stranger Things’ with lasers and the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul

    This week, festivals offer gourmet food and hundreds of wines and beers, Geoff Calkins moderates a sports talk and PRIZM Ensemble plays the works of Amanzi Arnett.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Judaea Driscoll October 13, 2022

• September 2022

  • Herrington: As spotlight returns, it’s time to be realistic about Mud Island, Coliseum

    Memphis is awash in dramatic examples of adaptive reuse, from a Downtown shopping mall turned corporate headquarters to a Sears warehouse building turned “vertical urban village” to even a Pyramid-shaped arena turned world’s biggest bait shop. But Mud Island and the Mid-South Coliseum have proved trickier for rebirth. 

    By Chris Herrington September 21, 2022

  • Simmons Bank CEO ‘confident’ U of M, city government will agree on stadium funding

    Simmons Bank CEO said the bank has offered to pay the full amount of the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium naming rights deal up front to expedite venue renovations. 

    By Drew Hill September 16, 2022

  • Southern Heritage Classic: JSU a clear favorite against TSU

    Jackson State and Tennessee State meet Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m., at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, in what might be the final Southern Heritage Classic between the two Tigers teams.

    By Drew Hill September 09, 2022

  • Parking locations announced for Southern Heritage Classic

    With continuing work on Liberty Park, the City of Memphis has announced on- and off-site parking details for the Southern Heritage Classic Sept. 10 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

    By Shera Avi-Yonah September 02, 2022

• August 2022

  • New Memphis president Bill Hardgrave discusses conference realignment, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

    New Memphis president Bill Hardgrave believes that an elite tier of 60 or 70 teams will soon dominate college sports. Will Memphis be one of those teams? And what’s the future of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium? We asked. 

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    Calkins: Bill Hardgrave could dunk! But can the new president elevate Memphis sports?

    By Geoff Calkins August 31, 2022

• May 2022

  • Calkins: The stadium renovations look totally cool. But will they get Memphis where it needs to go?

    Make no mistake, Memphis is partnering with the city in a “transformational renovation” of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in order to get to a better conference. Will it work? 

    By Geoff Calkins May 13, 2022

  • U of M leadership describe goals, plans for Liberty Bowl renovation

    The University of Memphis explored the idea of creating a new stadium, but research indicated it made more sense to renovate the one it already has. 

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    Strickland: U of M would provide ‘lion’s share’ of stadium funds

    By Frank Bonner II May 12, 2022

  • Memphis announces renovation plan for Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

    The renovation is expected to cost between $150 million and $200 million.

    By Frank Bonner II May 12, 2022

• October 2021

  • Simmons Bank changes mind on name of Liberty Bowl stadium

    Simmons Bank, which is acquiring the rights to rename the venue, has decided to switch out one word.

    By Drew Hill October 21, 2021