The San Francisco 49ers officially opened Levi's Stadium on Thursday, hosting a ribbon cutting a little over two weeks before the first official event featuring the San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC. The event drew plenty of media, which means there were pictures, video, and so much more. Up above I've posted a gallery of 22 photos from the event. It included the ceremony itself, plus a tour of the stadium
There was plenty of social media content related, so I thought I'd drop some of that in here. Media and players alike had plenty to say and show from the event.
Cutting the ribbon at @LevisStadium. A new era in @49ers football is born. #RibbonCutting #ComeToPlay pic.twitter.com/XdiB8heIZn
— Levi's® (@LEVIS) July 17, 2014
Levels to this. pic.twitter.com/JJpS77O7rY
— Taylor Price (@TaylorPrice49) July 17, 2014
Toast of the town: #LevisOpening #49ersStadium pic.twitter.com/LCBj7d1M78
— Cam Inman (@CamInman) July 17, 2014
What's a @LevisStadium #RibbonCutting without giant red & gold scissors? pic.twitter.com/pTMLuVo4YD
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) July 17, 2014
Nice touch: #49ers brought construction workers to red carpet ceremony. Shirt says 'I Built Levi's Stadium.' pic.twitter.com/lzT1BWasu4
— Daniel Brown (@mercbrownie) July 17, 2014
Press box hallway at #49ersstadium has images of @mercnews newspapers, @SInow & @49ers media guides pic.twitter.com/2TKNd2Bl0c
— Cam Inman (@CamInman) July 17, 2014
Stopped and smelled roses at United Club in #49ersstadium suite tower #LevisOpening pic.twitter.com/O95VPRLkEf
— Cam Inman (@CamInman) July 17, 2014
Phil Dawson's favorite light, probably. pic.twitter.com/AlF7Ho35iS
— Chris Biderman (@ChrisBiderman) July 17, 2014
Gotta appreciate charging stations for mobile devices along concourse at #49ersStadium pic.twitter.com/IWmnmWZfsj
— Cam Inman (@CamInman) July 17, 2014
Levi's Stadium ribbon cutting today. Here's the scene two years ago. pic.twitter.com/BCjqUBLd5V
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) July 17, 2014
The @49ers new stadium looks amazing from the inside!! #CantWaitToPlay! pic.twitter.com/TBACNm9yLw
— Lawrence Okoye (@Okoye) July 18, 2014
Even EA Sports got in the act
New home, same legendary franchise. Congrats to the @49ers on their @LevisStadium #RibbonCutting! pic.twitter.com/NbWtKuvy2b
— EA SPORTS Madden NFL (@EAMaddenNFL) July 17, 2014