Minnesota Vikings Set To Premier New Stadium ‘Purple Heaven’

Trey Daubert / NFL / June 26, 2016

Purple Heaven Vikings — A picture U.S. Bank Stadium when it was under construction in 2015. (Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports)

The Minnesota Vikings are set to open their new stadium for the upcoming season. While the stadium is known as U.S. Bank Stadium, it‘s being called otherwise as Purple Heaven.

.@Vikings fans everywhere. Welcome to your new home. Purple Heaven. @usbankstadium pic.twitter.com/hdFC8B0ngY
— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) June 22, 2016

Construction of the new stadium finished up in early June as According to the Vikings’ website, the total cost of lights totaled $1.3 million with the overall budget exceeding $1 billion. Minnesota is set to host Super Bowl LII in 2018 with a chance to show off that gorgeous lighting.