Editing Dodger Stadium (section)

==Notable events==

===Park usage===
Dodger Stadium has also staged other sporting events such as boxing, a basketball game featuring the [[Harlem Globetrotters]] and a ski-jumping exhibition, as well as the baseball competition of the [[1984 Summer Olympic Games]] and is currently designated to host baseball for the [[2028 Olympic Games]] with [[Angel Stadium]].

====Baseball====
In 1992, baseball games from April 30 to May 3 against the Montreal Expos were postponed due to the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]]. Three consecutive days of double headers were held later in the season on July 6 to 8.

====Soccer====
Dodger Stadium hosted a soccer doubleheader on August 3, 2013, part of the [[2013 International Champions Cup]], featuring [[Real Madrid]] of Spain, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] of England, [[Juventus]] of Italy and [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] of [[Major League Soccer]] in a tournament semi-final. The field dimensions were from the third base side to right field; temporary grass was covered on the pitcher's mound and the infield. The tournament was a semi-final and Real Madrid defeated Everton 2-1 and Los Angeles Galaxy defeated Juventus 3–1.

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|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|August 3, 2013 || '''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]''' || style="text-align:center;"|3–1 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus]] || style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|[[2013 International Champions Cup]] || style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|40,681
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| '''{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid]]''' || style="text-align:center;"|2–1 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
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====Hockey====
Dodger Stadium hosted its first [[National Hockey League]] game between the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Anaheim Ducks]] on January 25, 2014, as a part of the [[2014 NHL Stadium Series]]. The Ducks won the game 3–0 in front of 54,099 fans. In addition, the rock band [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] played songs before the game and during its first intermission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/kiss-dodger-stadium-2014/|title=Kiss Perform During Hockey Game at Dodger Stadium|date=27 January 2014 }}</ref>

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| January 25, 2014 || '''[[Anaheim Ducks]]''' || 3–0 || [[Los Angeles Kings]] || [[2014 NHL Stadium Series]] || 54,099
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====Boxing====
On March 21, 1963, Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos won the WBC and WBA featherweight titles from Davey Moore in ten rounds. Moore died days after this fight. Also on the card, Roberto Cruz KO'd Raymundo "Battling" Torres in one round to win the WBA Junior Welterweight title.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Callis|first1=Tracy|last2=Johnston|first2=Chuck|title=Boxing in the Los Angeles Area|year=2009|trans-title=1880-2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c2_dNjTp8IsC&q=boxing+la+coliseum&pg=PA113|access-date=January 28, 2018|publisher=Trafford Publishing|location=Bloomington, Indiana|isbn=9781426916885|page=123}}</ref>

====Cricket====
On November 15, 2015, Dodger Stadium hosted the third and final game of the [[Cricket All-Stars Series 2015]], featuring many retired cricket players from around the world and led by great cricket legends [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and [[Shane Warne]]. [[Warne's Warriors]] defeated [[Sachin's Blasters]] by 4 wickets to sweep the three-game series. The ends were named after [[Sandy Koufax]] and [[Don Sutton]], two [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] pitchers for LA Dodgers.

====Olympics====
* The stadium hosted [[Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]<ref>Cava, Pete (Summer 1992). "Baseball in the Olympics". Citius, Altius, Fortius. 1 (1): 7–15.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://library.olympic.org/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/49720/official-report-of-the-games-of-the-xxiiird-olympiad-los-angeles-1984-pub-by-the-los-angeles-olympic?_lg=en-GB|title=Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984 / Published by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee|access-date=January 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Dodgers-Media-Guide-Steve-Brener/dp/B0096H2STO|title=1984 Dodgers Media Guide|date=January 1984 |access-date=January 29, 2024}}</ref>
* The stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival.
* During the [[2028 Summer Olympics]], the stadium will host baseball.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf|title=Stage 2 Governance, Legal and Venue Funding|access-date=January 29, 2024}}</ref>

===Concerts===
Dodger Stadium has hosted many of the world's top musical artists, including [[The Cure]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[The Beatles]], [[Bee Gees]], [[Elton John]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Simon and Garfunkel]], [[David Bowie]], [[Green Day]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Weezer]], [[Madonna]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[U2]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Bruce Springsteen]] and the [[E Street Band]], [[Blackpink]], [[Dead & Company]], [[The Fab Four (tribute)|The Fab Four]], and [[Michael Jackson]] with [[The Jackson 5|The Jacksons]]. On October 25 and 26, 1975, Elton John performed two sold-out concerts; these are widely regarded as two of his most famous shows.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://americansongwriter.com/remember-when-elton-john-played-two-iconic-nights-at-dodger-stadium-in-1975/|title= Remember When Elton John Played Two Iconic Nights at Dodger Stadium in 1975|last=McDowell|first=Jay|date= 31 January 2024|access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> The Three Tenors — José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti — gave a one-night-only show at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium on July 16, 1994. It was watched by a billion people worldwide. In July 2017, it hosted the Classic West concert, of the first night featured [[The Eagles]] in their full first concert (after the 2016 death of founding member [[Glenn Frey]]), with [[Deacon Frey]] and American country artist [[Vince Gill]] as new members, as well as supporting acts [[The Doobie Brothers]] and [[Steely Dan]]. The second night featured [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], [[Journey (band)|Journey]] and [[Fleetwood Mac]]. On July 13, 2019, [[Paul McCartney]] performed at Dodger Stadium as part of his [[Freshen Up (tour)|Freshen Up]] tour, with [[Ringo Starr]] and [[Joe Walsh]] as guest performers. In 2022, [[Gabriel Iglesias|Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias]] became the first stand-up comedian to perform at Dodger Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ktla.com/news/local-news/fluffy-makes-history-selling-out-dodger-stadium-for-venues-first-comedy-show/amp/|title= 'Fluffy' makes history, selling out Dodger Stadium for venue's first comedy show|last=Wolfe|first=Chris|date= 8 May 2022|access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> Lady Gaga's sold-out concert at the venue on September 11, 2022 as part of [[The Chromatica Ball]] (2022) was filmed for a [[Gaga Chromatica Ball|concert film]] released in May 2024 through [[HBO]] and its streaming service, [[Max (streaming service)|Max]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aswad |first=Jem |title=Lady Gaga's 'Chromatica Ball' HBO concert special to premiere May 25 |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/lady-gaga-chromatica-ball-hbo-concert-special-premiere-1235996057 |date=May 8, 2024 |access-date=June 14, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> [[Elton John]] sold out his final three concerts in [[North America]] as part of the [[Farewell Yellow Brick Road|Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour]] (2018–2023), the final of which was live-streamed on [[Disney+]], and added to their library for replay. The film won the award for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)|Outstanding Variety Special]] at the [[75th Primetime Emmy Awards|75th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards]], allowing John to become an [[List of EGOT winners|EGOT]] recipient for having won at least one [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]], a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]], an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]], and a [[Tony Awards|Tony]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/entertainment/elton-john-egot-emmys/index.html|title= Elton John achieves elite EGOT status with Emmy win for his concert film|last=Rosenbloom|first=Alli|date= 16 January 2024|access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>

===In music video===
[[Fleetwood Mac]]'s music video for the song "[[Tusk (song)|Tusk]]" was recorded and filmed at the empty stadium in 1979.

===In film and TV===
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* A [[shootout]] scene in the 1972 film ''[[Hickey & Boggs]]'', starring [[Bill Cosby]] and [[Robert Culp]] takes place at Dodger Stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiler |first=A. H. |date=1972-09-21 |title=' Hickey and Boggs,' a Tale of Chasing and Carnage |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/21/archives/hickey-and-boggs-a-tale-of-chasing-and-carnage.html |access-date=2024-03-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* The ending of the 1981 film ''[[Condorman]]'' takes place at Dodger Stadium.
* The ending of the 1985 film ''[[Better Off Dead (film)|Better Off Dead]]'' takes place at Dodger Stadium.
* The baseball scenes from the first [[The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!|''Naked Gun'']] film were filmed at Dodger Stadium, although the [[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]] were represented as the home team in the film. (The Angels played their home games at "Chavez Ravine" before [[Angel Stadium|Anaheim Stadium]] was built.)
* This was the starting point of a popular reality show, ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]'' in its [[The Amazing Race 4|fourth season]].
* The parking lot of Dodger Stadium was used in the [[2001 in film|2001]] movie ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'', in which [[Brian O'Conner]] ([[Paul Walker]]) drifts his 1995 [[Mitsubishi Eclipse]] around the parking lot. It later reappeared in its [[2023 in film|2023]] sequel ''[[Fast X]]'', in which [[Dominic Toretto]] ([[Vin Diesel]]) uses his 1970 [[Dodge Charger|Dodge Charger R/T]] to teach his son Brian Marcos (Leo Abelo Perry) to drift, again in the parking lot.
* Dodger Stadium was used as the model for [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]]'s baseball stadium in the [[2006 in film|2006]] film ''[[Superman Returns]]''. The end of the airplane rescue scene was filmed at Dodger Stadium, and a CGI backdrop for the city was added behind the outfield.
* The stadium also appeared in the 2003 film ''[[The Core]]'' during the scene where the space shuttle takes an unexpected crash landing.
* In a scene from the 2007 film ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', an empty Dodger Stadium is depicted being hit by the Autobot [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]]'s protoform, which crashes through the upper deck and lands in the outfield. Though empty, the stadium's lights are on.
* In the 2010 film ''[[Takers]]'', after fleeing in a helicopter from the initial bank robbery, the crew flies to the parking lot at Dodger Stadium where their escape vehicles are parked. They then blow up the helicopter in the parking lot at Dodger Stadium 
* In the closing scene of the 2012 film ''[[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|Rock of Ages]]'', Dodger Stadium is seen hosting a concert for the rock band Arsenal, fronted by Stacee Jaxx (played by [[Tom Cruise]]).
* In a 1963 episode of ''Mister Ed'' titled "Leo Durocher meets Mister Ed", Ed offers hitting tips to Dodgers coach [[Leo Durocher]] ahead of a big game.
* ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' filmed there in May 2003. Raw footage from the episode was used to prove the innocence of a man accused of a murder that took place while he was watching a game at the stadium. The incident was highlighted in the documentary "[[Long Shot (2017 film)]]."
* In the 2023 movie ''[[Creed III]]'', the championship fight between Adonis Creed and Dame Anderson takes place at Dodger Stadium. In the movie, it is known as the "Battle for Los Angeles."
* In the 2019 biographical musical fantasy drama film ''[[Rocketman (film)|Rocketman]],'' Elton John (played by [[Taron Egerton]]) is seen performing at the stadium moments after his suicide attempt in 1975. The stadium was created with computer-generated imagery, along with the fans.
* The field was featured in [[MasterChef (American season 13)|Season 13]] of ''[[MasterChef (American TV series)|MasterChef]]''.

===In gaming===
* The stadium appears in the 2019 mobile game ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as part of the "Los Angeles Laps" race course. This course was later added to the game [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]].

===Holiday Festival===
On November 8, 2021, the Dodgers announced the "2021 Dodger Holiday Festival" event. The event was held most nightly from November 26 to December 31. The event included an ice skating rink, scenic and light displays, food and beverages, and photos with Santa Claus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreno |first=Matthew |date=2021-11-10 |title=2021 Dodgers Holiday Festival At Dodger Stadium: Ice Skating, Northern Lights Experience & More |url=https://dodgerblue.com/2021-dodgers-holiday-festival-at-dodger-stadium-ice-skating-northern-lights-experience-more/2021/11/10/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Dodger Blue |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Other events===
* [[Pope John Paul II]] celebrated [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]] at Dodger Stadium on September 16, 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Decker |first=Cathleen |date=1987-09-17 |title=The Papal Visit : Dodger Stadium Mass Gives Immigrants a Night of Joy |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-17-mn-8589-story.html |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
* [[Greg Laurie]] held his Harvest Crusades at Dodger Stadium in 2011 and 2012.
* [[Tyler, the Creator]]'s music festival [[Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival|Camp Flog Gnaw]] has been held at the grounds outside Dodger Stadium since 2018.