SoFi Stadium, shared by the Rams and Chargers and opened in 2020, anchors the Hollywood Park development, a mixed-use project built on the site of the old Hollywood Park horse-racing track that now includes retail, housing, and open space around the stadium itself.
The Intuit Dome, the Clippers' home arena that opened in 2024, and the Kia Forum, the long-running concert venue formerly known as the Great Western Forum, add two more large-capacity venues to the city within a short distance of SoFi Stadium.
That concentration of stadium and arena infrastructure makes Inglewood the practical answer for any program that needs true large-scale capacity, tens of thousands of attendees, that no hotel ballroom or even the LA Convention Center's halls can match.
Execution priorities
- SoFi Stadium hosts large-scale branded events, product launches, and programming that draws on its retractable-roof, indoor-outdoor design.
- The Intuit Dome, purpose-built for the Clippers, adds a newer, technology-forward arena option for large events.
- The Kia Forum's long concert history makes it a strong fit for large-scale entertainment and awards-style programming.
A city transformed by three major venues
Inglewood's transformation over the past several years is hard to overstate: a city long known mainly for its proximity to LAX now hosts three major sports and entertainment venues within a few miles of each other, SoFi Stadium, the Intuit Dome, and the Kia Forum, an unusual concentration of large-capacity infrastructure for any American city, let alone one this size.
SoFi Stadium's translucent canopy roof and indoor-outdoor design give it flexibility beyond football and soccer, hosting concerts, award shows, and large branded activations that need both scale and a distinctive architectural backdrop.
The Intuit Dome as the newest addition
The Intuit Dome, built as a purpose-designed home for the Clippers and opened in 2024, was designed with technology and fan-experience features built in from the start, including a massive double-sided scoreboard, and it adds modern arena capacity distinct from the older Kia Forum a short distance away.
Booking large-scale events at either the stadium or the arena means working through each venue's own events team and their existing sports and entertainment calendar, so lead times for a non-sporting event are typically longer than for a hotel ballroom.
The Kia Forum's concert legacy
The Kia Forum, known for decades as the Great Western Forum before a series of naming changes, has hosted major concerts and events since the late 1960s and remains an active touring venue today, giving Inglewood a long-established entertainment-venue reputation that predates the newer stadium and arena by half a century.
Its scale sits between the massive SoFi Stadium and a standard theater, making it a fit for large product reveals or award-style programs that do not need a full stadium footprint but still want serious capacity.
Hollywood Park and the surrounding development
The Hollywood Park development surrounding SoFi Stadium, built on the footprint of the former horse-racing track, has added retail, dining, and residential space around the stadium itself, giving visitors somewhere to go before and after an event rather than a stadium isolated in a sea of parking.
YouTube Theater, a mid-size venue built into the Hollywood Park complex alongside the stadium, adds a fourth performance space to the city's stable, sized between the Kia Forum and a standard theater and useful for a program that wants stadium-district convenience without stadium-scale capacity.
Placing Inglewood in a program
Groups that genuinely need large-scale capacity, thousands of attendees rather than hundreds, are the right fit for Inglewood's venues; smaller programs are usually better served by a hotel ballroom or Barker Hangar, since booking a full stadium or arena for a modest guest count rarely makes sense operationally or financially.
Frequently asked questions
Can SoFi Stadium host a corporate event beyond football games?
Yes, SoFi Stadium hosts concerts, award shows, and large branded activations in addition to Rams and Chargers games, using its indoor-outdoor design and scale.
What is the difference between the Kia Forum and the Intuit Dome?
The Kia Forum is a long-running concert venue dating to the late 1960s, formerly known as the Great Western Forum. The Intuit Dome, opened in 2024, is the newer, purpose-built home of the Clippers with more recent technology and fan-experience features.
Is Inglewood a good fit for a small corporate meeting?
Not typically. Inglewood's venues are built for large-scale capacity, thousands of attendees, so a smaller program is usually better served by a hotel ballroom or a venue like Barker Hangar.
What is Hollywood Park and how does it relate to SoFi Stadium?
Hollywood Park is the mixed-use development surrounding SoFi Stadium, built on the site of the former Hollywood Park horse-racing track, adding retail, dining, and residential space around the stadium.