LOOK: Williams-Brice Stadium turf being replaced after Beyonce and Jay-Z show
By Adam Spencer
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During the week, Beyonce and Jay-Z visited Williams-Brice Stadium, where they put on quite the show at the Gamecocks’ stadium.
However, in the aftermath of the show, the entirety of the field turf is in need of a replacement, and the Gamecocks’ stadium crew is busy at work on that project.
As you can see in the photo below, workers are rushing to get the job done in a timely fashion, as the Gamecocks open the season next Saturday against Coastal Carolina:
Total replacement at Williams-Brice. West side already down. pic.twitter.com/MtvWSJxNQY
— David Cloninger (@DCPandC) August 25, 2018
However, this wasn’t an unexpected piece of maintenance. Knowing the field would need to be replaced anyway, the old turf was kept down until after the big concert. In fact, the concert contract even stipulated that the performers would help with the replacement of the field:
Ray Tanner says the cost to resod Williams-Brice will be anywhere between $150K up to “a couple hundred thousand” dollars. Added the price to resod the field won’t be too far off from what it usually cost them to do it every year. @wachfox pic.twitter.com/KwAWSfg77M
— Mike Uva (@Mike_Uva) August 25, 2018
Cont. – The concert organizers will be picking up some of the bill to help resod the field. Ray said that was one of the first things they discussed in the contract was making sure USC wouldn’t be stuck with that entire bill.
— Mike Uva (@Mike_Uva) August 25, 2018
Next weekend’s home opener against Coastal Carolina is set to kick off at noon Eastern time. The game can be seen on the SEC Network.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
