Obama may accept nomination at Invesco Field

DENVER – Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is considering having the Democratic presidential nominee make his acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High instead of the Pepsi Center, according to two people in a position to know details of the idea.

The Pepsi Center is hosting the primetime events of the Democratic National Convention.

Obama is scheduled to accept the party's nomination on Thursday, Aug. 28.

News of the potential relocation of the key event was first mentioned on the DemConWatch blog at http://www.demconwatchblog.com/.

The two people told The Associated Press on Thursday that the plan is under consideration, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

NBC officials involved with convention coverage preparations tell 9NEWS that all indications are that the event will be held at Invesco. Those officials stressed that the move was not official until the DNC makes its final decision which is not expected until at least Monday.

Democratic National Convention Committee spokeswoman Natalie Wyeth did not offer confirmation.

"We have nothing to announce on that," Wyeth said.

Offered a chance to deny published reports of the move, Wyeth referred a reporter to her original statement.

Obama's spokesman in Colorado directed inquiries to the candidate's national press office in Chicago.

Obama campaign spokeswoman Shannon Gilson, who is based in Chicago, told 9NEWS no decisions have been made.

Denver 2008 Host Committee spokesman Chris Lopez declined comment when reached by 9NEWS.

"We'll wait for the announcement," Lopez said. "We don't have any comment on anything."

Attempts to contact several Invesco officials involved in event management and ticketing were unsuccessful as they had left for the holiday weekend.

Representatives for the convention host committee and Mayor John Hickenlooper declined to comment or said they did not know about the proposal when contacted by the AP.

Colorado Democratic Party Chairwoman Pat Waak did not return a phone message left by the AP seeking comment.

The convention is scheduled for Aug. 25 to 28.