On July 7, 2008, the Barack Obama campaign announced that Obama would accept the Democratic Party's nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
The 2008 Democratic Convention will be held at the Pepsi Center. Obama's decision to give his acceptance speech at a different location is a break with tradition that has not occurred since the nomination of John F. Kennedy in 1960.The Associated Press: Obama to skip Pepsi Center for acceptance speech (July 8, 2008)
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Fast Facts
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Obama's acceptance speech to be held at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium
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Formerly scheduled to be held at the Pepsi Center
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The 2008 Democratic Convention will be held at the Pepsi Center
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Pepsi Center capacity
21,000 people
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Invesco Field capacity
76,125 people
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Obama's speech will be made on August 28, 2008
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John F. Kennedy was the last candidate to give an acceptance speech at a large outdoor venue
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1960
