The stadium hosted its first event on June 16, 2021, an international friendly between the United States women's national team and Nigeria.

The facility was closed following a series of on-site safety incidents in December, 1985, which made it economically infeasible to operate.

However, during construction of the facility in 2003, an explosion occurred, with workers finding illegally stored chemical waste on the site.

[6] When Precourt Sports Ventures, operator of Columbus Crew SC, announced they were intending to move the team to Austin, city staff identified eight potential sites for a permanent stadium.

[7] 10414 McKalla Place was identified as one of those eight sites, and following some public debate, became the prime candidate following the Austin City Council meeting on March 22, 2018.

[11] The approximately 20,500-seat stadium was expected to cost $260 million, with team operator Precourt Sports Ventures privately financing the construction.

In March 2019, Precourt Sports named Austin Commercial as the construction manager and Gensler as the lead architect for the stadium, and announced that groundbreaking will take place in September 2019.

The new station provides a much shorter and more direct walking route from rail services to the stadium without having to cross any roads.

FC Dallas striker Jesús Ferreira scored 4 goals for the Americans in the match, the first ever hat-trick in Q2 Stadium.