Tacoma Dome

Tacoma Dome
Tacoma Dome
Data
place	2727 East D Street Tacoma , Washington 98421
Coordinates	47 ° 14 '12 "  N , 122 ° 25' 36"  W Coordinates: 47 ° 14 '12 "  N , 122 ° 25' 36"  W
owner	City of Tacoma
start of building	July 1, 1981
opening	April 21, 1983
surface	Concrete parquet ice surface
costs	44 million US dollars
architect	McGranahan and Messenger
capacity	5,000–23,000 places
Societies)
Tacoma Stars ( MISL , 1983-1992) Tacoma Express ( MLFS , 1990) Seattle Sounders ( USL , 1994) Tacoma Rockets ( WHL , 1991-1995) Seattle SuperSonics ( NBA , 1994-1995) Tacoma Sabercats ( WCHL , 1997-2002)
Events
US Figure Skating Championships 1987 Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship 1988, 1989 Goodwill Games 1990 basketball Freestyle motocross High school sports Concerts measure up Monster trucks , Wrestling

The Tacoma Dome is a multi-purpose hall in the US city ​​of Tacoma in Washington state .

history

The construction of the Tacoma Dome was internationally advertised and the local AIA architects awarded McGranahan and Messenger. Construction began on July 1, 1981, and the Tacoma Dome opened on April 21, 1983. The Tacoma Dome is one of the world's largest stadiums with a wooden roof. The total construction costs amounted to 44 million US dollars .

Events

Concerts

In addition to sporting events, the hall is used as a concert arena.

• David Bowie gave the first major concert at the Tacoma Dome on August 11, 1983
• Prince on February 14th and 15th, 1985
• The Police
• Genesis in June 1992
• Scorpions
• Mötley Crüe
• Bruce Springsteen on April 4, 2000
• Britney Spears
• AC / DC in 2008, this concert sold out within 35 minutes
• Rammstein on May 15, 2011
• Bon Jovi on October 6, 2013

other events

• The hall was a venue for the Goodwill Games in 1990.
• Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1988 and 1989
• US Figure Skating Championships 1987
• WWF Smackdown in May 2000, sold out within 27 minutes.
• Dinosaurs - In the Empire of the Giants 2007

Technical specifications

• Height of the cathedral: 46.33 meters
• Diameter of the dome: 161.54 meters
• Wood content of the roof: 3,775 m³ with a weight of 654.9 tons
• Concrete: 694,934 m³

Web links

Commons : Tacoma Dome  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• tacomadome.org: Website of the Tacoma Dome (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Tacoma Dome: Venue Story - Tacoma Dome. In: tacomadome.org. Retrieved October 25, 2018 . 
2. ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Tacoma Dome (English)