Principality Stadium turns 25

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The Principality Stadium is one of most important landmarks anywhere in Wales, and has brought millions of people to the city of Cardiff over the years. It’s unique in that it sits right smack bang in the city centre, and we all know the atmosphere the stadium has brought to the city, particularly on six nations match days.

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00:00Wales's Principality Stadium, one of the greatest stadiums on planet Earth, has just turned 25 years old.

00:07Previously known as the Millennium Stadium, it has hosted major sports events, huge gigs and everything in between.

00:13It's become one of the icons of our city and attracts thousands of visitors every year.

00:17It's easy to make the case that this magnificent stadium gave Cardiff a place on the world stage.

00:22What makes it really remarkable is its roof.

00:25Only until recently it was the biggest stadium in the world to have a retractable roof

00:29and over 75,000 capacity, surpassed only recently by the Bernabeu in Spain.

00:35It first opened back in 1999 on the 23rd of June for a test match between Wales and South Africa

00:40in the build-up to that year's Rugby World Cup.

00:42It was unfinished and only had 27,000 people see the game,

00:46but it was the start of one of the most important landmarks anywhere in the country.

00:50In sports, it hosted the first FA Cup final to be played outside England.

00:54Cardiff won promotion to the third tee here way back in 2003 in the playoff finals.

00:58We've had plenty of Rugby World Cup matches.

01:00Joe Calzaghe defended his world title here.

01:03The WWE brought wrestling to the stadium and possibly biggest of all,

01:07the Champions League final in 2017 was played here.

01:10One of the most important sports and events that year in Wales

01:13with thousands of Juventus and Real Madrid fans

01:15and of course the hometown hero Gareth Bale lifted the trophy.

01:19Of course, it's also one of the UK's premier concert stadiums

01:23with some of the biggest stars on the planet playing here,

01:25possibly most notably just last week, Taylor Swift brought her

01:28multi-billion-dollar worldwide eras tour here

01:31with fans across the globe flocking to the stadium.

01:34It changed its name to the Principality Stadium in 2015

01:37and has been known that way ever since.

01:39It's had such an incredible history and the future looks just as bright

01:42with plenty more headline acts coming to the stadium

01:45as well as it being chosen as a host stadium for the 2028 European Championships.

01:50This incredible stadium is one of the postcard pictures of our country.

01:53It brings the world to Wales and showcases Wales to the world.

01:56So Pembroke Hapus, we're happy to have you here.

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