Last updated on October 16th, 2023 at 03:04 pm
FirstBank Stadium (previously Dudley Field and Vanderbilt Stadium) is home to the Vanderbilt University college football team (Vanderbilt Commodores) at Jess Neely Dr, Nashville, TN 37212. Since opening in 1922, the stadium has gone through numerous renovations to add more seats and modernize the look and feel of it, like most college football stadiums. One of the more overlooked aspects of their improvements to the stadium is the refinements to the food and drink choices they offer fans at their concession stands in the concourse.
Here is the complete FirstBank Stadium food and drink guide for your next Vanderbilt Commodores college football game.
Classic FirstBank Stadium Food
- Market: Fans looking for quick snacks and drinks to pick up during a game with a minimum amount of wait time can go to section H.
- Fan Favorites: Classic football meals, including hot dogs, popcorn, chips, pretzels, peanuts, soda, water, beer, seltzer, and more at section K
- Conecuh Sausage: Conecuh sausage links, soda, water, beer, and more in section N
- Portable Beer Carts: There are numerous beer carts throughout the concourse to grab a drink from during a game
- Corner Pub: Pub food including chicken fingers, fries walking tacos, potato chips, and more in section U
- Chick-Fil-A: Offering the classic chicken sandwich, fries, soda, water, beer, and more
New Food at FirstBank Stadium
- Slim + Husky’s Pizza: Offering cheese and pepperoni slices of pizza, soda, water, beer, and more at sections D and S
- Puckett’s: BBQ meals, including the BBQ sandwich, BBQ nachos, mac and cheese, snacks, soda, water, beer, and more in section B
- 1873 Grille: Signature hamburgers, cheeseburgers, Nashville hot chicken, fries, and more in section L
Classic Dessert Choices
- Ice Crown: Frozen ice cream and more treats
- End Zone Market: Ice cream and popcorn at section H
- Candy: Most concession stands have an array of candy to pick up to enjoy during a game
- Bavarian Pretzel: Soft pretzels with cheese is at many concession stands throughout the venue
Can Fans Bring Outside Food or Beverages into FirstBank Stadium?
Fans can’t bring outside food or drinks into FirstBank Stadium for a college football game. Be sure to read the team’s official stadium policies guide for more information on what can and can’t come into the venue with fans.
Can You Tailgate and Eat Before a Game at Vanderbilt Stadium?
Fans arrive at the FirstBank Stadium hours before kickoff to set up their tailgating spot in the parking lots. One cool part of the tailgating experience is experiencing the “Star Walk” 90 minutes before kickoff. The players on the college football team walk from McGugin Center to the stadium, with the marching band playing music along the way.
If you want to learn more about tailgating at Vanderbilt Stadium, you can check out this site.
Greg Kristan, owner of The Stadium Reviews, LLC and TM Blast, LLC, brings his extensive experience visiting over half of the MLB ballparks, along with numerous MLS, NHL, NBA, and NFL venues, to provide in-depth coverage on the bag policy, food options, and parking. He has also been interviewed about his experiences on several sports podcasts.