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Riotous fan behavior, wild behind-the-scenes machinations, and madcap histories dominate in this unrivaled exploration of the modern American sports stadium. The American sports stadium, in all its raucous glory, is a shockingly overlooked centerpiece of our national culture. In this game-changing romp, intrepid sportswriter Rafi Kohan finagles access to our most beloved fields to find out just what makes them tick: from old-timer Wrigley, creakily adjusting to the twenty-first century, to the flashy new lights of Jerry's World in Dallas; from the uneasy return to enthusiasm at Penn State's Beaver Stadium to the roller-coaster economy of LeBron's Cleveland. Investigating quirky logistics and deeply ingrained traditions that encourage rowdy customs -- like scalper turf wars, window-shattering fighter-jet flyovers, and death-defying halftime acts -- Kohan debunks reductive truisms to expose the often punishing realities of building and maintaining these commercial cathedrals of sports worship.