New England Revolution vs. New York Red Bulls
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | 7:30 p.m.
Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, Massachusetts
Predicted Weather: Chance of Rain | High 65 | Low 52
Parking lots open at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. for Season Members)
Gates open at 6:30 p.m. (6:15 p.m. for Season Members)
Kickoff vs. New York Red Bulls: 7:30 p.m.
This will be the 73rd regular-season meeting – and 84th meeting in all competitions – between the New England Revolution and New York Red Bulls, whose rivalry goes all the way back to MLS’ 1996 roots.
Home-field advantage has played a large role in recent years as the Revs have won four of the last five meetings in Foxborough – highlighted recently with last year’s 2-1 victory at Gillette Stadium – while the Red Bulls have been victorious in nine of the last 10 matchups in New Jersey.
While recent regular-season history includes a mix of results for both sides, New England are unbeaten against the Red Bulls in their past five playoff meetings. This includes two wins and a draw at home, as well as an important triumph at Red Bull Arena in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Championship in 2014, on New England’s way to a 4-3 aggregate victory and trip to MLS Cup.
Overall Record vs. Red Bulls: 30-27-15
Home Record vs. Red Bulls: 22-6-7
Last meeting at Gillette Stadium: Revs 2, Red Bulls 1 (June 2, 2018)
Last meeting at Red Bull Arena: Red Bulls 2, Revs 0 (July 21, 2018)
WATCH
TV: NBC Sports Boston
Streaming: NBCSportsBoston.com, NBC Sports Boston mobile app
LISTEN
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub (English), 1260 AM Nossa Radio USA (Portuguese)
PREGAME LIVE
Elizabeth Pehota and Jeff Lemieux will break down the starting lineups and all the storylines on Revolution Pregame Live, available at 6:45 p.m. on the Revolution’s official Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels as well as on www.revolutionsoccer.net.
WATCH: Training Report | Mancienne returns, Castillo and Delamea both on the mend
READ: Locker-room leaders keep spirits up through early-season rut
LISTEN: Far Post Podcast | Looking ahead to a showdown with the Red Bulls
WATCH: Friedel | “We have to start finding the back of the net”
WATCH: Bunbury | Revs get “back to basics” ahead of meeting with RBNY
WATCH: Mancienne | “We know we can turn it around”
WATCH: Bye | “There’s definitely a sense of urgency”
WATCH: Jones | “We’re going to have to stay together”
WATCH: Turtle Talk | Revs, New England Aquarium team up for Greener Goals
WATCH: Around the League | West powerhouses remain unbeaten
READ: Recap | Revs fall to defending champs Atlanta United, 2-0
WATCH: Highlights | Barco’s double downs Revolution in Foxborough
Directions to Gillette Stadium
Saturday’s match will be Season Member Appreciation Night, when the Revs give special thanks to their most loyal supporters. There will be giveaways and discounts available for all of these dedicated fans, and you can find out more by clicking HERE.
In honor of Earth Day this weekend, both the Revs and Red Bulls will be wearing special MLS Parley jerseys. It’s part of the league’s Greener Goals initiative where every jersey is made from Parley Ocean Plastic, comprised of recycled marine plastic waste intercepted from beaches and coastal communities before it reached the oceans.
The Revs are making several eco-friendly visits to the New England Aquarium and Turtle Care Facility this week, as well as to Squaw Rock in North Quincy to clean up the ocean. These events show the club’s commitment to environmental sustainability and preserving our local New England community.
You can get your own limited edition “Parley Jersey” by visiting the Gillette Stadium ProShop, and the game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off starting directly after Saturday’s match, with all proceeds directly benefiting the New England Aquarium.
WHAT:
The New England Revolution Charitable Foundation will be collecting gently used soccer equipment such as cleats, shin guards, uniforms, balls, nets, etc., as fans enter the stadium on Saturday, all to benefit Boston Centers for Youth and Family.
WHERE:
Gillette Stadium | All Gates
TIME:
Donations will be accepted between 6 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
GIVEAWAY:
Fans who make a donation will receive an exclusive Audi Drive Series key chain.
New England Revolution vs. Montreal Impact
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 | 7:30 p.m.
Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, Massachusetts
Predicted Weather: Partly Cloudy | High 60 | Low 43
Parking lots open at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. for Season Members)
Gates open at 6:30 p.m. (6:15 p.m. for Season Members)
Kickoff vs. Montreal Impact: 7:30 p.m.
MLS Regular Season at Gillette Stadium
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution and Chelsea FC will play a charity match for the “Final Whistle on Hate” at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday, May 15. Kicking off at 8:00 p.m. ET, the match will be played against a backdrop of ongoing antisemitism and discrimination around the world with all proceeds from the match being dedicated to initiatives to combat antisemitism and all hate crimes. The initial idea for the match was developed by club owners Roman Abramovich and Robert Kraft in light of a global rise in antisemitic activity. Tickets for the “Final Whistle on Hate” will go on sale to the public on Friday, March 15.
Chelsea and the Revolution have teamed up to highlight the ongoing rise of hate crimes around the world and are working together to harness the power of sport in bringing people together to tackle hate and prejudice in all its forms.
The match’s primary beneficiaries will include the World Jewish Congress, the Tree of Life synagogue, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Holocaust Educational Trust. Representatives from these and other anti-discrimination organizations will be invited to attend the game, while Abramovich and Kraft will also each donate $1 million in support of the cause, with further initiatives to combat antisemitism to be announced closer to the game.
Fans can purchase tickets to the match, which will take place at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday, May 15, on Ticketmaster.com, Revolutionsoccer.net, or 1-877-GET-REVS.
Select groups, including Revolution Season Members, will have access to a series of private sales beginning on Monday, March 11. Prices for individual tickets for the match start at $40. Special discounts on group tickets and multi-game packages are available through Revolutionsoccer.net and 1-877-GET-REVS, with dedicated sections for Chelsea supporters behind one of the goals and behind Chelsea’s bench.
MLS Regular Season at Gillette Stadium
Premier Lacrosse League Announces Opening Weekend Games of Inaugural Season to be Played at Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium will host the Premier Lacrosse League’s first three games of the inaugural season on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) today announced that the first three games of its inaugural season will be played at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2 as part of the league’s opening weekend.
PLL Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder Paul Rabil made the announcement during a press conference at Gillette Stadium Friday morning. Rabil, a lacrosse superstar, 2x Gold Medalist with Team USA and veteran of 10 seasons in professional lacrosse, launched the PLL in October 2018 alongside his brother, PLL CEO and Co-Founder, Mike Rabil.
“We are humbled and excited to begin this new era of lacrosse at Gillette Stadium,” said Paul Rabil. “Gillette is a world-class venue with a history of hosting successful events like the NCAA Lacrosse Championships, and we’re excited to bring the Premier Lacrosse League to New England.”
The PLL is a tour-based model featuring six teams and the 160 best players in the world. In addition to being full-time employees and receiving health benefits, players will get equity stakes in the league – a first in professional sports. The league has signed an exclusive media-rights agreement with NBC, and the network added this week a third game on NBC flagship in addition to the 16 games on NBC Sports — totaling 19 games on television over the league’s 14-weekend schedule. All other games will be accessible live through NBCSports.com and the NBC Gold app.
Paul Rabil, a John Hopkins men’s lacrosse alumnus, played in Gillette Stadium’s first NCAA Lacrosse Championship weekend in May 2008.
Gillette Stadium has hosted five NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships since 2008 and holds the NCAA Men’s Division I Championship attendance record (2008: 48,970), the top three attendance records for Division I National Championship Games since 2012 (2012: 30,816, 2018: 29,455 and 2017: 28,971) and the top three Division II and Division III National Championship attendance records (2017: 31,560, 2008: 24,317 and 2009: 24,072). The venue also hosted professional lacrosse games in 2015.
Kraft Group President-International Dan Kraft, who played lacrosse goalie at the collegiate level for Tufts University in the 1980s and served on the executive Board of the Federation of International Lacrosse’s World Championships, which took place this past summer in Israel, attended the announcement to express his support for the new league and its potential to further grow the sport in New England and throughout the country.
“We are thrilled to partner with Paul and Mike Rabil and the Premier Lacrosse League to host the league’s first three games of its inaugural season at Gillette Stadium this summer,” said Kraft. “We really feel like Gillette Stadium is the preeminent lacrosse venue in the country and we have the opportunity to once again serve the largest lacrosse regions in terms of youth, high school and college players throughout Massachusetts and New England with a world-class event promoting the sport. We look forward to seeing Paul and Mike’s passion for lacrosse and creative concepts for the new league further grow the sport in not only New England, but throughout the country.”
In the spirit of growing and promoting the sport locally, Gillette Stadium officials invited a group of Foxborough High School lacrosse players to participate in a clinic with Paul Rabil on the stadium field Friday morning prior to attending the press conference.
For more information click here.
Premier Lacrosse League Announces Opening Weekend Games of Inaugural Season to be Played at Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium will host the Premier Lacrosse League’s first three games of the inaugural season on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) today announced that the first three games of its inaugural season will be played at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2 as part of the league’s opening weekend.
PLL Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder Paul Rabil made the announcement during a press conference at Gillette Stadium Friday morning. Rabil, a lacrosse superstar, 2x Gold Medalist with Team USA and veteran of 10 seasons in professional lacrosse, launched the PLL in October 2018 alongside his brother, PLL CEO and Co-Founder, Mike Rabil.
“We are humbled and excited to begin this new era of lacrosse at Gillette Stadium,” said Paul Rabil. “Gillette is a world-class venue with a history of hosting successful events like the NCAA Lacrosse Championships, and we’re excited to bring the Premier Lacrosse League to New England.”
The PLL is a tour-based model featuring six teams and the 160 best players in the world. In addition to being full-time employees and receiving health benefits, players will get equity stakes in the league – a first in professional sports. The league has signed an exclusive media-rights agreement with NBC, and the network added this week a third game on NBC flagship in addition to the 16 games on NBC Sports — totaling 19 games on television over the league’s 14-weekend schedule. All other games will be accessible live through NBCSports.com and the NBC Gold app.
Paul Rabil, a John Hopkins men’s lacrosse alumnus, played in Gillette Stadium’s first NCAA Lacrosse Championship weekend in May 2008.
Gillette Stadium has hosted five NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships since 2008 and holds the NCAA Men’s Division I Championship attendance record (2008: 48,970), the top three attendance records for Division I National Championship Games since 2012 (2012: 30,816, 2018: 29,455 and 2017: 28,971) and the top three Division II and Division III National Championship attendance records (2017: 31,560, 2008: 24,317 and 2009: 24,072). The venue also hosted professional lacrosse games in 2015.
Kraft Group President-International Dan Kraft, who played lacrosse goalie at the collegiate level for Tufts University in the 1980s and served on the executive Board of the Federation of International Lacrosse’s World Championships, which took place this past summer in Israel, attended the announcement to express his support for the new league and its potential to further grow the sport in New England and throughout the country.
“We are thrilled to partner with Paul and Mike Rabil and the Premier Lacrosse League to host the league’s first three games of its inaugural season at Gillette Stadium this summer,” said Kraft. “We really feel like Gillette Stadium is the preeminent lacrosse venue in the country and we have the opportunity to once again serve the largest lacrosse regions in terms of youth, high school and college players throughout Massachusetts and New England with a world-class event promoting the sport. We look forward to seeing Paul and Mike’s passion for lacrosse and creative concepts for the new league further grow the sport in not only New England, but throughout the country.”
In the spirit of growing and promoting the sport locally, Gillette Stadium officials invited a group of Foxborough High School lacrosse players to participate in a clinic with Paul Rabil on the stadium field Friday morning prior to attending the press conference.
For more information click here.
The Color Run is a five-kilometer, untimed event. At each kilometer mark, Color Runners are doused from head to toe in a different colored powder. Participants wear white at the starting line and finish the race plastered in color. Once the race is over, the fun continues at the Finish Festival, a larger-than-life party equipped with music, dancing, photo ops, activity booths, vendors, and more massive color throws., which create millions of vivid color combinations. Trust us, this is the best post-5K party on the planet!
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LUKE BRYAN ADDS GILLETTE STADIUM SHOW TO 2019 ‘SUNSET REPEAT TOUR’
June 21 stadium show to include special guests Cole Swindell, Brett Young and Jon Langston
Tickets go on sale to public on March 8 at 10 a.m.
Kraft Sports + Entertainment and four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan announced the country music star has added a stop on his 2019 “Sunset Repeat Tour” to visit the New England Country Music Festival fan base with a show at Gillette Stadium on June 21.
The June 21 show will be Bryan’s third trip to Gillette Stadium. Bryan previously performed two shows in July 2016 as part of his “Kill The Lights Tour” and made his Foxborough debut in August 2014 in front of a sold out crowd on his “That’s My Kind Of Night Tour.”
Bryan’s 2019 stop at Gillette Stadium will be his only NFL stadium show on the “Sunset Repeat Tour,” which is music to the ears of New England country music fans looking to kick the dust up and turn their tailgate into the type of fun-loving atmosphere that has become a summertime tradition at Gillette Stadium.
The June 21 concert will include special guests multi-platinum singer/songwriter Cole Swindell, 2018 Academy of Country Music New Male Vocalist of the Year Brett Young and EMI/32 Bridge Entertainment recording artist Jon Langston. DJ Rock will also appear.
Tickets to the June 21 show will go on sale to the public Friday, March 8, at 10 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com. Kraft Sports + Entertainment is the official promoter of the “Sunset Repeat Tour” show at Gillette Stadium.
Citi is the official presale credit card of the “Sunset Repeat Tour.” As such, Citi card members will have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
In each of the last several years, Bryan’s headline tours have performed for 1.5 million fans or more. In 2018, Bryan played the most stadium dates in one year and has played 34 career stadium concerts to date.
Click HERE for Luke’s “Sunset Repeat Tour” playlist.
About Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium, located in Foxborough, Mass., is New England’s premier sports and entertainment venue. The 65,878-seat stadium is the full-time home of the NFL’s six-time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots, which has sold out every home game at Gillette Stadium since the venue opened in 2002. Gillette Stadium is also the home field of the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer and one of the world’s top grossing concert venues, according to Billboard and Pollstar. Other notable sporting events held at Gillette Stadium include the 2016 NHL Winter Classic, international soccer matches, NCAA athletics, professional lacrosse, motor sports and the Massachusetts high school football state championships. For more information, visit www.GilletteStadium.com or follow @GilletteStadium on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
About Luke Bryan
Luke is a two-time Academy of Country Music and a two-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, a five-time host of the ACM Awards, a NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year and was named a CMT Artist of the Year six consecutive years. Luke has more certified digital singles than any other country artist with 40 million tracks and 12 million albums with three Billion music streams. Luke has placed 21 singles at #1, 11 of which he co-wrote, and has headlined arena tours and sold-out stadiums across the U.S. and Canada. RIAA recently added to his multi-platinum success announcing new certifications for “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” 6X platinum, “Play It Again” 5X platinum, “Do I” now 3X platinum. This summer Luke opened Nashville’s only six-floor entertainment facility in the heart of Music City, LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE FOOD + DRINK. On March 3 Luke, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will return to the judges table for the second season of ABC’s American Idol.
Visit www.LukeBryan.com or follow Luke on Twitter @LukeBryanOnline, Instagram and Facebook
About Cole Swindell
Cole Swindell, a Platinum-selling recording artist and 11-time No 1 singer/songwriter, released his third album, All of It, for Warner Bros. Records/Warner Music Nashville in 2018 and it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country album chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top 200. The first single “Break Up In The End” became his 8th No. 1 career single as a solo artist. “Break Up In The End” was recently nominated for a Grammy® for Best Country Song and was named one of the best country songs of 2018 by Amazon, Spotify, Billboard, and You Tube among others. Swindell performed the hit single on last summer’s (2018) ABC Television special CMA Fest and when he headlined the NBC’s Citi Concert Series on TODAY (2018). The Georgia native debuted his current single “Love You Too Late” LIVE on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars and in December performed it on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The song is included on YouTube’s Best Country Songs of 2018.
For more information please visit www.coleswindell.com and follow @coleswindell on Twitter, @coleswindell on Instagram and on Facebook.
About Brett Young
ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year Brett Young’s sophomore release TICKET TO L.A. (BMLG Records) debuted atop the Billboard Country Albums chart and features his current fast-rising single “Here Tonight.” The album follows his PLATINUM self-titled debut, which dominated the Top 20 on the Country Albums chart for 37 weeks. Delivering four consecutive No. 1 PLATINUM-certified hits, Young was named ASCAP’s 2018 Country Songwriter-Artist of the Year for his “melodic craftsmanship” (Billboard). He has also garnered nominations from ACM, Billboard, Teen Choice, CMT and CMA Awards as he continues to rack up nonstop hits as “one of country music’s most reliable new hitmakers” (Tennessean). Young has amassed more than 1.4 billion streams of his catalog globally.
For additional information, visit BrettYoungMusic.com.
About Jon Langston
Loganville, GA native, singer-songwriter Jon Langston grew up on music like his heroes Alan Jackson and the Eagles. And once multiple concussions ended his Division I football career, he worked to develop his own style and sound while drawing from that variety of influences. In 2013 with the release of his first song, “Forever Girl,” Jon’s live shows began to grow, and he found himself opening for Chase Rice at Georgia’s Kennesaw State University. It was his first-ever full band show, and when the crowd sang “Forever Girl” along with him, Jon knew he wanted to pursue a career in music. Since then, the now 27-year-old Music City resident has not only signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV and is managed by KP Entertainment, but has fostered his own voice in country music and landed a record deal with Universal Music Group Nashville. The Georgia native is the first artist under Luke Bryan’s new label, 32 Bridge Entertainment, and will be worked in conjunction with EMI Records Nashville. He recently released his major label debut single “When It Comes To Loving You” which landed in the Top 5 of the all-genre iTunes Chart and has accumulated over 9 million streams.
For more information please visit www.jonlangston.com and follow @jonTLangston on Twitter @jonlangston on Instagram and on Facebook
About DJ Rock
For the past 15 years, DJ Rock has performed for crowds in premiere venues throughout North America and Mexico. As an open format DJ he is well versed in all music formats, spinning everything from country to hip hop to rock to today’s top 40 hits. He’s worked alongside artists like Luke Bryan, Snoop Dogg, Florida Georgia Line, Gucci Man, John Legend, Jennifer Lopez, Blake Shelton and more. Rock has also appeared at some of the biggest-selling music festivals including Off The Rails, Rock The South, Route 91 and Tortuga. Rock last appeared on Luke Bryan’s “What Makes You Country Tour” in 2018.