Anyone driving near the construction site of Knoxville’s new multi-use stadium can see the progress and the structures going vertical. For those who aren’t passing through the downtown area, local media have documented the work since the blighted site was first being cleared in 2021 to the start of construction in 2023.

The latest photo gallery is from Brianna Paciorka of the News Sentinel and was posted as the calendar flipped to June in 2024. The full gallery can be viewed HERE.

The downtown stadium construction is making so much progress as it works toward opening day in 2025.
https://t.co/KFmkSmBUP4

— Knox News (@knoxnews) June 3, 2024

Opening day in 2025 is now 10 months away, and the project remains on schedule.

The stadium also will host soccer, concerts, festivals and other community events for year-round use.

I didn’t know they were planning to use the new baseball stadium as a concert venue as well. Knoxville has needed an outdoor concert venue for a long time. Should bring in better shows. pic.twitter.com/Qh5yEtmNDM

— Josh's Journal 🍊🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@Joshes_Journal) February 28, 2024

The Tennessee Smokies are playing the 2024 season at the stadium in Kodak, where the team moved in 2000 after efforts failed to build a new facility in Knoxville. Twenty-five years later, the Knoxville Smokies baseball team will be home where it belongs in 2025.

Maria Cornelius, a senior writer/editor for MoxCar Marketing + Communications, is a lifelong baseball fan and longtime Smokies season ticket holder. If you’re on Twitter follow along HERE.