Vikings fans have been waiting for years to get their first taste of game day at their team’s new home – and that day has finally arrived.
Admittedly, Sunday’s preseason game against the Chargers is more like the appetizer ahead of the main course that will be the $1 billion U.S. Bank Stadium’s first regular season game against the Packers.
But for fans who have been waiting for a new permanent home since the Metrodome closed three years ago, it’s the first chance to sample the atmosphere at the fully-enclosed stadium.
Here’s what they were saying ahead of the game:
Here we go! This place is amazing! #Skol pic.twitter.com/TPrtJeSm9K
— Robert Anderson (@bandman78) August 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/ThorsHammer651/status/769931702181519360
@Vikings @usbankstadium I'm so excited the stadium Is open for the #Vikings to #DefendTheNorth! #Skol #GoVikings! pic.twitter.com/B9SQGU6OCe
— ⚔️🔥THE RAFCAVE🔥⚔️ (@TheRafCave) August 28, 2016
The stadium is so purple I love it 💜💜💜 #skol
— KAYJO (@KAYxJO) August 28, 2016
#SKOL #SKOL #SKOL pic.twitter.com/qjbrCOmYqC
— Melissa Berman (@Melissa_Berman) August 28, 2016
It might look like the Death Star on the outside, but with the amount of light it allows in, U.S. Bank Stadium has an outdoor feel to it.
— Jon Nowacki (@TacoJon1) August 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/pogatch44/status/769933332461129728
This @Vikings game is actually pretty hype. Can't wait to watch! #skol #Teddy2Gloves #USBankStadium
— Jack Schleisman (@jack_schleisman) August 28, 2016
Bruh U.S bank stadium looks sooooo dope 😳😳
— Kwesi may be a Genius (@Got_Twisteez9) August 28, 2016
But there have also been a few complaints…
Merch line at @usbankstadium will be a crime scene if they don't figure out better system. Witnessed 2 near fights pic.twitter.com/F2RyyyEsQi
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/ChippyBurns/status/769937153191129088
why only have half the concessions open? #firstgame #bad
— DS29 (@DanSteffes) August 28, 2016
