Five Finger Death Punch. RESCHEDULED to October 18. Tacoma Guitar & Drum Festival. RESCHEDULED to August 15 & 16. Rage Against the Machine. Junior Olympic National Championships. James Taylor and His All-Star Band.

Contents.History Upon winning an international design competition, local architects McGranahan and Messenger completed the Tacoma Dome for $44 million; it opened 37 years ago on April 21, 1983. The arena seats 20,722 for; 530 feet (160 m) in diameter and 152 feet (46 m) in height, it is able to seat 23,000, and is the largest arena with a wooden dome in the world by volume. The in, is a larger-diameter at 536 feet (163 m), but is 143 feet (44 m) high and seats a maximum of 16,000.The wood used to make the roof came from trees that were downed in the.

Unlike most other arenas of its size, the arena contains little in the way of fixed seating, so as to maximize the flexibility of the seating arrangements and of the shape of the playing field. It can host, albeit with seating reduced to 10,000.The dome's first event was a concert by British musician as part of his on August 11, 1983.It was ' home floor for the season while the Seattle Center Coliseum was renovated into, as well as various regular-season Sonics games during other seasons. It also hosted the from 1991 to 1995, the from 1997 to 2002, the indoor soccer team of the from 1983 to 1992, and events during the 1990, and numerous other minor-league and teams. Summon night twin age cheat codes. The dome also hosted the in back-to-back years (1989–1990).

It was the site of the in and.The Tacoma Dome hosted preseason exhibition games in 1983, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996.was scheduled to perform three concerts on October 31 and November 1 and 2, 1988, during his. Although all the shows sold out, the concerts were cancelled because of the performer's serious health problems.Also in the dome's first year, hosted one of his crusades. He returned to the Tacoma Dome in 1991. In both crusades, Graham averaged 30,000 spectators every night. The hosted a event at the dome annually between 2003 and 2009.held their at the dome on April 11, 1999. Defeated, and (with as special guest referee) in a Four Corners match to win the title.

During a event at the Tacoma Dome in January 2009, a piece of debris from a truck flew into the stands during a freestyle performance, killing a six-year-old spectator and injuring another spectator. This is so far the only fatality to occur at a Monster Jam event.On February 2, 2016, the Tacoma Dome started new security procedures for entering the venue at the sold-out concert. The new enhancements included metal detector wands at each entrance, a bag size restriction, the prohibition of backpacks, and the search of all bags before entry.In November 2016, the City of Tacoma approved a two-year, $21.3 million renovation project. The renovations took place over the summer of 2018, with the cost rising to $30 million. Hades and the underworld. The renovations were completed on October 8, 2018.The venue hosted 's pay-per-view event on Sunday, June 23, 2019, the first professional wrestling pay per view since 20 years earlier.

In addition, the qualifiers took place at that venue.Art The Tacoma Dome is also known for its controversial neon art. In 1984, the piece displayed inside the dome was the subject of intense debate over public funding of artworks for public works projects.

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