From hosting sold-out concerts by superstars Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift to seating thousands of fans during two decades' worth of Philadelphia Eagles games, Lincoln Financial Field has seen it all.
The Linc, as it has affectionately come to be called, opened on Aug. 3, 2003, and in that time, it has hosted four NFC Championship Games, several Army-Navy weekends, major international soccer games including the FIFA World Cup in 2026, sold-out concerts and Monster Jam weekends.
And as Lincoln Financial Field — which also serves as the home field for the Temple University Owls football program — turns 20, here's a look at some of the most memorable concerts and games held at the young but fabled stadium.
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Beyonce', Kenney Chesney, Taylor Swift among top concerts at Lincoln Financial Field
Taylor Swift (10 concerts)
Sure, Taylor Swift's home state shows are always an event, but there haven't been any bigger than when "The Eras Tour" pulled into Lincoln Financial Field for a trio of concerts this past spring, drawing overflow crowds who danced (and sang) the night away in stadium's parking lots.
The epic 45-song, 3½-hour career-spanning shows showed she has the same stamina as another longtime Philadelphia stadium favorite with extra-long setlists: Bruce Springsteen.
Swift made her Linc debut in the summer of 2011 with a 19-song set, encoring with "Fifteen" and "Love Story" from 2008's "Fearless." She returned for back-to-back shows in the summer of 2013, the spring of 2015 and again in the summer of 2018.
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Kenny Chesney (10 concerts)
Tied with Swift for the most concerts at 10 in the Linc's history is Kenny Chesney, king of made-for-summer country music. His most recent was last summer when he put on a 25-song show with Dan + Shay, Old Dominion and Carly Pearce opening.
He's racked up Swiftian numbers at the Linc with concerts in the summers of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 before spring shows in 2013 and 2014. He later came back for a pair of summer shows in 2015 and 2016 and a spring shindig in 2018.
The 2018 show was a special one: Members of the championship Eagles team appeared on stage with the Super Bowl trophy for the football-themed song "The Boys of Fall."
Beyoncé (4 concerts)
Like Swift's three-show run in the spring, Beyoncé's Linc return this year was next level.
Queen B brought her "Renaissance WorldTour" there last month and was met with a stadium full of frenzied fans for her own marathon 3½-hour show, which included nearly every song from last year's "Renaissance" album.
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Before this year's spectacle, she began her Lincoln Financial Field run with spring and fall shows in 2016 before co-headlining with husband Jay-Z in the summer of 2018.
Bruce Springsteen (3 concerts)
Springsteen hosted the first concerts at The Linc, a three-night stand starting 20 years ago on Aug. 9, 2003.
For most fans, it was their first time inside the sparkling new stadium, making it more than just a night with The Boss. It was a preview of a beloved home field.
By the final night, Springsteen gave a nod to the City of Brotherly Love and broke out his heartbreaker "Streets of Philadelphia" from the 1993 Tom Hanks/Denzel Washington film "Philadelphia."
One Direction (3 concerts)
Before Harry Styles was packing stadiums worldwide, he did the same at the Linc as a member of the British boy band One Direction.
Since their 2015 breakup, Styles has headlined Philly twice, but not at Lincoln Financial Field. Both shows, in 2018 and 2021, were held at the nearby Wells Fargo Center. Odds are that his next show here would be at the bigger Linc, considering his burgeoning popularity.
One Direction's shows at the Linc were held in the summer of 2014 (back-to-back nights) and the summer of 2015 when they broke out the theme to "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" during their encore, referencing Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff's Philadelphia roots.
Snow Bowl, NFC Championships among greatest games ever at The Linc
Tope 20 games at The Linc:Top 20 Eagles games in 20 years at Lincoln Financial Field, from 'Snow Game' to NFC titles
Eagles finally win NFC championship, Jan. 23, 2005
A foot of snow fell the day before, and the temperature at game time was 17 degrees. Yet Eagles fans screamed from the top of their lungs from the opening kickoff right until the 27-10 win over Michael Vick and the Falcons was secured, sending the Eagles to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1980. It was also their fourth straight NFC championship game, the first three being losses.
Eagles Beat Vikings for Super Bowl berth, begin era of The Underdog, Jan. 21, 2018
Despite having the No. 1 seed, the Eagles were underdogs for the second straight home playoff game, this time with a Super Bowl berth on the line. Patrick Robinson broke open a 7-7 game with an interception return for a TD, and the 38-7 rout was on. For the second straight game, Lane Johnson and Chris Long broke out dog masks to mock their underdog status.
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4th-and-26, the birth of FredEx, Jan. 11, 2004
The Eagles were facing a fourth-and-26 from their own 26, down by 3 points, with about 2 minutes remaining against the Green Bay Packers. That's when Freddie Mitchell caught McNabb's pass just past the first-down marker. The Eagles got the game-tying field goal, then won in overtime. After the game, Mitchell said: "I want to thank my hands for being great."
The Snow Bowl, Dec. 8, 2013
An unexpected snowstorm during the game blanketed the field with about 7 inches. That's when LeSean McCoy found his footing. He ran for 149 yards in the fourth quarter and set the franchise record with 217 yards rushing in the Eagles' 34-20 win over the Lions.
Wild wildcard win against the New York Giants, Jan. 7, 2007
The Eagles had to turn to the run game, and Brian Westbrook delivered with a 49-yard TD run in the second quarter to help the Eagles build a 20-10 lead in the fourth quarter. But the Giants managed to tie the game with 5 minutes left. Then a heavy rain started falling as David Akers made a 38-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Eagles a 23-20 win.
