Bills Begin Piece-by-Piece Takedown of Old Highmark Stadium

Overview

• Demolition work on the 1973 Highmark Stadium began May 1 and the club says the slow, section-by-section removal is likely to continue into 2027.
• Team and media posts show crews starting at the northwest corner and west-end suites and taking the structure down piece by piece rather than using an implosion for safety and proximity reasons.
• Photographs of active demolition were published on social platforms by ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Sports Illustrated’s SINow, making the removal visually evident to fans and reporters.
• The new Highmark Stadium is reported to cost about $2 billion and the Bills plan to open it for the 2026 season, with a Week 2 Thursday Night Football debut against the Detroit Lions and reported opening-night get-in prices around $663.
• Longtime fans are watching a five-decade home come down as the club builds a modern, multiuse venue that aims to reduce wind issues, support more events, and change game-day experiences and local traffic patterns near Orchard Park.