DSU announces “Trojan Nights” and new names of “Kern Stadium” and “Beacom PREMIER Complex”

Dakota State University is hosting Trojan Nights to celebrate the opening of the Brian Kern Family Stadium at the Beacom PREMIER Complex.

The event will kick off Tuesday, August 27 with a concert featuring Old Dominion, with special guests Brothers Osborne, Elle King, and Host/DJ Blake Horstmann. The concert is exclusively sponsored by First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard.

Trojan Nights will conclude Thursday, August 29 in the new stadium with DSU taking on the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers in the annual Ag Bowl. Ag Bowl celebrates the economic impact of our agricultural partners from across the state of South Dakota. Information about Ag Bowl tickets will be released at a later date.

Concert pre-sale tickets for DSU students and employees begin June 28, 2024. Depending on availability, tickets may be released to additional audiences and the general public at a later date. More information about the concert and artists can be found at https://dsu.edu/trojan-nights.

Ag Bowl celebrates the economic impact of our agricultural partners from across the state of South Dakota. Information about Ag Bowl tickets will be released at a later date.

The $41 million Beacom PREMIER Complex is the first new DSU athletics facility since the Fieldhouse was finished in 1960. The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the naming of the Beacom PREMIER Complex and the Brian Kern Family Stadium at their meeting this week.

Previously, it had been announced that the field itself will be called Blankley Field.