Hockey rink layout

The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League (NASL) used Wrigley, along with Comiskey Park,mac brushes for their home matches during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Sting hosted the San Diego Sockers on August 25, 1979 at Wrigley when the Bears were using Soldier Field. Unlike the Bears’ football gridiron layout,mac makeup the soccer pitch ran east-to-west, from right field to the foul territory on the third-base side.[citation needed]

On January 1, 2009, the National Hockey League played its 2009 Winter Classic in The Friendly Confines pitting two “Original Six” teams – the host Chicago Blackhawks and the visiting Detroit Red Wings – in an outdoor ice hockey game. The rink ran across the field from first base to third base with second base being covered by roughly the center of the rink. According to espn.com,north face denali the attendance for this game was 40,818. The Red Wings won 64.

In recent years Wrigley Field has been opened on a limited basis to popular concerts, not without some controversy. Artists and groups to play Wrigley Field have included Jimmy Buffett (2005), The Police (2007), Elton John and Billy Joel (2009),blackhawks jerseys and Rascal Flatts (2009). Local neighborhood groups have expressed concerns about the impact of concert crowds and noise on the surrounding residential neighborhood, particularly in 2009 when three concerts were added to the schedule, one conflicting with an annual neighborhood festival.