Acrisure Stadium, which opened as Heinz Field in 2001, has been characterized by an endless ocean of yellow seats. That finally will be changing.
Via Chris Adamski of the _Pittsburgh Tribune-Review_, Steelers owner Art Rooney II said that [black seats are being installed](https://triblive.com/sports/the-sea-of-gold-sometimes-got-overwhelming-art-rooney-ii-explains-new-black-seats-at-acrisure/) in the upper deck of the venue.
“We were making changes to the seating,” Rooney said. “The sea of gold sometimes gets overwhelming, so we did a little black and gold in there this time around.”
Rooney said it will be a “random pattern.” The practical impact will be to deaden the retina-searing impact of empty seats in the facility, which happens when the place clears out early during a Steelers game or throughout a Pitt home game.
It’s a smart move, albeit long overdue. The bright yellow was too much. Sprinkling in black seats will make the visual impact far less jarring.