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{{Short description|Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana}}
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| name = Caesars Superdome
| nickname = ''The Superdome''
| logo_image = Caesars_Superdome_logo.svg
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| caption = The Superdome in 2025, prior to Super Bowl LIX
| address = 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive
| location = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|29|57|3|N|90|4|52|W|region:US-LA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| broke_ground = August 12, 1971
| opened = {{start date and age|1975|8|3|br=y}}
| reopened = September 25, 2006
| owner = The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District
| operator = ASM Global
| surface = Monsanto "Mardi Grass" turf (1975–2003)<ref name="ballparks1">{{cite web|url=http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/NewOrleansSaints/articles.htm|title=Louisiana Superdome Articles|publisher=Football.ballparks.com|access-date=December 14, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115051443/http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/NewOrleansSaints/articles.htm|archive-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref><br />[[FieldTurf]] (2003–2006)<br />Sportexe Momentum Turf (2006–2009)<br />UBU Speed Series S5 (2010–2016)<br />[[Act Global|Act Global UBU Speed S5-M Synthetic Turf]] (2017–2018)<br />Turf Nation S5 (2019–present)
| roof = [[Dome]]
| construction_cost = US$134 million (Initial)<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|134000000|1975}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})<br /><br />Renovations: US$193 million (2005–06 repairs)<br /> (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|193000000|2006}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = Curtis and Davis Associated<ref name="construction">{{cite web|url=http://www.modernsteel.com/archives/PDFs_61-90/1976A9_16-1&2.pdf|title=Modern Steel Construction|website=www.modernsteel.com|access-date=2018-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120204700/http://www.modernsteel.com/archives/PDFs_61-90/1976A9_16-1%262.pdf|archive-date=2012-11-20|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />Edward B. Silverstein & Associates<ref name="construction"/><br />Nolan, Norman & Nolan<ref name="construction"/>
| tenants = {{collapsible list|
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) 1975–present
* [[Sugar Bowl]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) 1975–present
* [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane Green Wave]] (NCAA) 1975–2013
* [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)|New Orleans Jazz]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) 1975–1979
* [[New Orleans Pelicans (baseball)|New Orleans Pelicans]] ([[American Association (20th century)|AA]]) 1977
* [[New Orleans Breakers (1984)|New Orleans Breakers]] ([[United States Football League|USFL]]) 1984
* [[New Orleans Night]] ([[Arena Football League|AFL]]) 1991–1992
* [[New Orleans Bowl]] (NCAA) 2001–present
* [[New Orleans VooDoo]] (AFL) 2013
}}
| public_transit = {{rint|heritage|tram}} {{rint|neworleans|rampart-st-claude}} [[Poydras Street]]<br/>{{rint|us|amtrak}}{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal]]
| seating_capacity = [[American football|Football]]: 73,208 (expandable to 76,468)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Superdome – An Icon Transformed|url=http://superdome.com/uploads/SUPERDOMEMEDIAKIT5.3.12FINAL.pdf|publisher=State of Louisiana|access-date=September 6, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185008/http://superdome.com/uploads/SUPERDOMEMEDIAKIT5.3.12FINAL.pdf|archive-date=February 21, 2014}}</ref><br />[[Basketball]]: 73,432<br />[[Baseball]]: 56,941
| record_attendance = 78,133 ([[WrestleMania 34]], April 8, 2018)
| former_names = Louisiana Superdome (1975–2011) <br /> Mercedes-Benz Superdome (2011–2021)
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'''Caesars Superdome''' (originally '''Louisiana Superdome''' and formerly '''Mercedes-Benz Superdome'''), commonly known as the '''Superdome''', is a domed [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, in the [[Southern United States]]. It&nbsp;is the home stadium of the [[New Orleans Saints]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).

Plans to build the Superdome were drawn up in 1967 by the New Orleans modernist architectural firm of [[Curtis and Davis Architects and Engineers|Curtis and Davis]] and the building opened as the Louisiana Superdome in 1975. Its steel frame covers a {{Convert|13|acre|adj=on}} expanse and the {{Convert|273|ft|m|adj=on}} dome is made of a lamellar multi-ringed frame and has a diameter of {{Convert|680|ft|m|0}}, making it the largest fixed domed structure in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME FACTS & FIGURES<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://superdome.s3.amazonaws.com/doc/presskit.pdf}}</ref>

The Superdome has hosted eight [[Super Bowl]]s, including the most recent, [[Super Bowl LIX]], and six [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA championships]] in men's college basketball. In college football, the [[Sugar Bowl]] has been played at the Superdome since 1975, which is one of the "New Year's Six" [[bowl game]]s of the [[College Football Playoff]] and the [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2020 National Championship]]. It also traditionally hosts the [[Bayou Classic]], a rivalry game played between the [[historically black colleges and universities]] [[Southern University]] and [[Grambling State University]]. The Superdome was also the long-time home of the [[Tulane Green Wave football]] team of [[Tulane University]] until 2014 (when they returned on-campus at [[Yulman Stadium]]), and was the home venue of the [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)|New Orleans Jazz]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) from 1975 until 1979.

In 2005, the Superdome housed thousands of people seeking shelter from [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The building suffered extensive damage as a result of the storm, and was closed for many months afterward. The building was fully refurbished and reopened in time for the Saints' [[2006 New Orleans Saints season|2006]] home opener on September 25.

==History==
===Planning===
Local businessman [[David Dixon (businessman)|David Dixon]] (who later founded the [[United States Football League]] in the 1980s) conceived the Superdome while attempting to convince the NFL to award a franchise to New Orleans. After hosting several exhibition games at [[Tulane Stadium]] during typical New Orleans summer thunderstorms, Dixon was told by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle that the NFL would never expand into New Orleans without a domed stadium. Dixon then won the support of the [[list of Governors of Louisiana|governor of Louisiana]], [[John McKeithen]]. When they toured the [[Astrodome]] in Houston, Texas in 1966, McKeithen was quoted as saying, "I want one of these, only bigger", in reference to the Astrodome itself. Bonds were passed for construction of the Superdome on November 8, 1966, seven days after commissioner [[Pete Rozelle]] awarded New Orleans the 25th professional football franchise.

The stadium was conceptualized to be a multifunctional stadium for [[American football|football]], [[baseball]], and [[basketball]]<ref name=ctspdifs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=26xVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6650%2C7219648 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=Can the Superdome find itself success? |date=June 30, 1972 |page=7C}}</ref>—with movable field level stands that would be arranged specifically for each sport and areas with dirt (for the bases and pitcher's mound) covered with metal plates on the stadium floor (they were covered by the artificial turf during football games)—and there are also meeting rooms that could be rented for many different purposes. Dixon imagined the possibilities of staging side-by-side high school football games side by side and suggested that the synthetic surface be white.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 11, 1967|title=Louisiana Plans Functional Stadium|page=215|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/06/11/archives/louisiana-plans-functional-stadium.html}}</ref> Blount International of [[Montgomery, Alabama]] was chosen to build the stadium.<ref name="Air University">{{cite web|title=Air University: Eagle Biography: Winton M. "Red" Blount|url=http://www.au.af.mil/au/goe/eagle_bios/2001/blount_2001.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223193451/http://www.au.af.mil/au/goe/eagle_bios/2001/blount_2001.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 23, 2011|access-date=December 14, 2011|publisher=Au.af.mil}}</ref>

As the dome was being constructed, various individuals developed eccentric models of the structure: one was of sugar, another consisted of pennies. The so-called "penny model" traveled to the Philadelphia [[Bicentennial of the United States|Bicentennial]] '76 exhibition. New Orleanian Norman J. Kientz built the model with 2,697 pennies and donated it to the Superdome Board of Commissioners in April 1974.<ref>''Louisiana Superdome Newsletter'' 5:7 (August 1976) and III:4 (April 15, 1974).</ref>

It was hoped the stadium would be ready in time for the {{nfly|1972}} NFL season, and the final cost of the facility would come in at $46&nbsp;million. Instead, due to political delays,<ref name="ppwapp">{{cite news|date=March 5, 1971|title=N.O. Superdome wins approval|page=32|work=Pittsburgh Press|agency=UPI|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L2obAAAAIBAJ&pg=4033%2C1289080}}</ref> construction did not start until August 11, 1971, and was not finished until August 1975, seven months after [[Super Bowl IX]] was scheduled to be played in the stadium. The Super Bowl was played for a third time at Tulane Stadium in January 1975, in cold and rainy conditions. Factoring in inflation, construction delays, and the increase in transportation costs caused by the [[1973 oil crisis]], the final price tag of the stadium skyrocketed to $165&nbsp;million. Along with the [[Louisiana State Police|state police]], [[Elward Thomas Brady, Jr.]], a [[Louisiana House of Representatives|state representative]] from [[Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana|Terrebonne Parish]] and a New Orleans native, conducted an investigation into possible financial irregularities, but the Superdome went forward despite the obstacles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Morris, "Local businessman, former legislator dies", April 8, 2007|url=http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20070408/NEWS/704080322?p=3&tc=pg|access-date=July 14, 2013|publisher=houmatoday.com}}</ref>

===Early history (1975–2004)===
The New Orleans Saints moved into the Superdome in [[1975 New Orleans Saints season|1975]]; the home opener on September 28 was a 21–0 shutout loss to the [[1975 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] in the first regular-season game in the facility. [[Tulane Stadium]], the original home of the Saints, was condemned for destruction on the day the Superdome opened.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

The first Super Bowl played in the stadium was [[Super Bowl XII]] in January [[1977 NFL season|1978]], the first in [[prime time]].<ref name=orwapa>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yHhiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VncNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4091%2C2215787 |work=Observer-Reporter |location=Washington, Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |title=Superdome to be site of 1978 Super Bowl |date=March 17, 1976 |page=B6}}</ref>

The original [[artificial turf]] playing surface in the Superdome was produced and developed by Monsanto (which made the first artificial playing surface for sports, [[AstroTurf]]) specifically for the Superdome, and was named "Mardi Grass".<ref name="ballparks1" />

[[File:Superdome during National Lutheran Youth Gathering.jpeg|thumb|The exterior of the Superdome during the 2001 [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod#LCMS National Youth Gathering|National Lutheran Youth Gathering]]]]

The Superdome replaced the first generation "Mardi Grass" surface with the next-generation infilled [[FieldTurf]] midway through the [[2003 New Orleans Saints season|2003]] season, on November 16.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

=== Shelter of last resort during Hurricane Katrina ===
{{Main|Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Louisiana Superdome}}

The Superdome was used as a "shelter of last resort" for those in New Orleans unable to evacuate from [[Hurricane Katrina]] when it struck on August 29, 2005. During the storm, a large section of the outer covering was peeled off by high winds. The photos of the damage, in which the concrete underneath was exposed, quickly became an iconic image of Hurricane Katrina. Following the evacuation, the dome remained closed until September 25, 2006.

By August 31, there had been three deaths in the Superdome: two elderly medical patients and a man who was believed to have committed suicide by jumping from the upper-level seats. There were also unconfirmed reports of rape, vandalism, violent assaults, crack dealing and drug abuse, and gang activity inside the Superdome. After a National Guardsman was attacked and shot in the dark by an assailant, the National Guard inside the Superdome used barbed wire barricades to separate themselves from the other people in the dome.<ref>{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Nate|date=August 24, 2015|title=Refuge of last resort: Five days inside the Superdome for Hurricane Katrina|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/refuge-of-last-resort-five-days-inside-the-superdome-for-hurricane-katrina|access-date=June 4, 2018}} {{verify source|date=August 2019|reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/908821850]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/899090094]] cite #5 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> On September 11, New Orleans Police Superintendent Eddie Compass reported there were "no confirmed reports of any type of sexual assault."<ref>{{cite news|last=Younge|first=Gary|date=September 5, 2005|title=Murder and rape - fact or fiction?|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=[[London]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/sep/06/hurricanekatrina.usa3|access-date=June 4, 2018}} {{verify source|date=August 2019|reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/908821850]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/899090094]] cite #6 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>

[[United States Navy]] sniper [[Chris Kyle]] claimed that during the hurricane, he and another sniper climbed to the top of the dome and killed 30 armed looters during the chaos following the event. This claim has never been independently verified, and there is no evidence of dozens of people being slain by a sniper, with commentators noting that it was unlikely 30 people could have been killed without anyone noticing it or reporting it to the media or the police. Kyle's story had been reported in a number of publications, including the ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'', with Kyle relating the story to other military personnel.<ref>De Berry, Jarvis [https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/article_2057a37f-1fd0-505e-ab2b-1e9ebfeee7be.html "The 'American Sniper's' preposterous post-Katrina New Orleans story] The Picawney Times  January 20, 2015.</ref><ref name=complicated>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/30/the-complicated-but-unveriable-legacy-of-chris-kyle-the-deadliest-sniper-in-american-history/  The complicated but unveriable legacy of Chris Kyle the deadliest sniper in American history"] Washington Post. 30 July 2013.</ref><ref name="theguardian.com">Child, Ben [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/may/26/american-sniper-hero-chris-kyle-medal-tally  "American Sniper Hero Chris Kyle Medal Tally"] 27 May 2016. The Guardian.</ref>

[[File:Louisiana Superdome damage repair.jpg|thumb|Contractors repair the roof to prepare for the reopening of the Superdome. (July 10, 2006)]]
The Superdome cost $185&nbsp;million to repair and refurbish. To repair the Superdome, [[Federal Emergency Management Agency|FEMA]] put up $115&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite web|date=September 20, 2006|title=Superdome returns with glitz, glamor and Monday night football|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/9673908/1|access-date=August 6, 2009|work=CBS Sports}}</ref> the state spent $13&nbsp;million, the Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District refinanced a bond package to secure $41&nbsp;million and the NFL contributed $15&nbsp;million.

After being damaged from the flooding disaster, a new Sportexe Momentum Turf surface was installed for the [[2006 NFL season|2006]] season.

During [[Super Bowl XL]] on February 5, 2006, the [[National Football League|NFL]] announced that the Saints would play their home opener on September 24, [[2006 NFL season|2006]] in the Superdome against the [[Atlanta Falcons]]. The game was later moved to September 25.

The reopening of the dome was celebrated with festivities including a free outdoor concert by the [[Goo Goo Dolls]] before fans were allowed in; a pre-game performance by [[U2]] and [[Green Day]] performing a [[cover version|cover]] of [[the Skids]]' "[[The Saints Are Coming]]", and a coin toss conducted by then-President [[George W. Bush]]. In front of [[ESPN]]'s largest-ever audience at that time, the Saints won [[2006 Atlanta Falcons–New Orleans Saints game|the game 23–3]] with 70,003 in attendance, and went on to a successful season, reaching their first ever [[NFC Championship Game]].

=== 2008–present ===

====Further renovations====
[[File:Superdome Renovations.jpg|thumb|Construction workers replace the Superdome's 30-plus-year-old siding.]]
[[File:Mercedes-Benz Superdome Poydras bike.JPG|right|thumb|The inscription "Mercedes-Benz Superdome" went onto the sides of the stadium in late October 2011.]]
In 2008, new windows were installed to bring natural light into the building. Later that year, the roof-facing of the Superdome was also remodeled, restoring the roof with a solid white hue. Between 2009 and 2010, the entire outer layer of the stadium, more than {{convert|400000|sqft|m2}} of aluminum siding, was replaced with new aluminum panels and insulation, returning the building to its original champagne bronze colored exterior. An innovative barrier system for drainage was also added, allowing the dome to resemble its original facade.

In addition, escalators were added to the outside of the club rooms. Each suite includes modernized rooms with raised ceilings, leather sofas, and flat-screen TVs, as well as glass brushed aluminum and wood-grain furnishings. A new $600,000 point-of-sale system was also installed, allowing fans to purchase concessions with credit cards throughout the stadium for the first time.

During the summer of 2010, the Superdome installed {{convert|111831|sqft|m2}} of the UBU Speed S5-M synthetic turf system, an Act Global brand. In 2017 Act Global installed a new turf in time for the NFL season.  For the 2018, 2019, and 2020 NFL seasons, Turf Nation Inc located in Dalton, Georgia, have supplied the synthetic turf system for the Superdome. The Superdome has, as of 2017, the largest continuous synthetic turf system in the NFL.

Beginning in 2011, demolition and new construction began to the lower bowl of the stadium, reconfiguring it to increase seating by 3,500, widening the plaza concourse, building two bunker club lounges and adding additional concession stands. Crews tore down the temporary stairs that led from [[Champions Square]] to the Dome, and replaced them with permanent steps. Installation of express elevators that take coaches and media from the ground level of the stadium to the press box were also completed. New {{convert|7500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} bunker lounges on each side of the stadium were built. The lounges are equipped with flat-screen TVs, granite counter tops and full-service bars. These state-of-the-art lounges can serve 4,500 fans, whose old plaza seats were upgraded to premium tickets, giving those fans leather chairs with cup-holders. The plaza level was extended, closing in space between the concourse and plaza seating, adding new restrooms and concession areas. The renovations also ended the stadium's ability to convert to a baseball configuration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Superdome gets makeover with big games ahead|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/14605228/superdome-gets-makeover-with-big-games-ahead|publisher=CBS|access-date=January 27, 2011|archive-date=March 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306144214/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/14605228/superdome-gets-makeover-with-big-games-ahead|url-status=dead}}</ref> The renovations were completed in late June 2011 in time for the [[Essence Music Festival]].

==== Naming rights ====
[[Naming rights]] to the Superdome were sold for the first time in 2011 to automaker [[Mercedes-Benz]], renaming the facility '''Mercedes-Benz Superdome'''.<ref name="USA_Today_naming_rights">{{cite news|last=Woodyard|first=Chris|date=October 4, 2011|title=Mercedes-Benz buys naming rights to New Orleans' Superdome|work=USA Today|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/10/mercedes-benz-new-orleans-superdome-naming-rights-saints-bcs-super-bowl-2013/1|access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> Mercedes-Benz did not renew the contract,<ref name="Nola.com_naming_rights">{{cite news|last=Adelson|first=Jeff|date=May 19, 2020|title=Mercedes-Benz declines to renew Superdome rights, opening door to new alternative name next year|work=Nola.com|url=https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_91162752-9a1c-11ea-9138-830678a86caf.html|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> and in July 2021 it was announced that the naming rights would  be sold to [[Caesars Entertainment (2020)|Caesars Entertainment]], under which it was renamed '''Caesars Superdome'''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Around the NFL staff|title=Saints' home stadium rebranded as Caesars Superdome|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/saints-home-stadium-rebranded-as-caesars-superdome|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=New Orleans Saints and Caesars Entertainment announce partnership: Stadium rebranded as Caesars Superdome|url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/new-orleans-saints-caesars-entertainment-partnership-caesars-superdome-rebrand|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NewOrleansSaints.com|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McAuley|first=Anthony|title=Caesars, Saints ink Superdome naming rights deal with pledge to bring more big events|url=https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_5e8078b6-eb14-11eb-af09-cf511a4ed0c8.html|newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate]]|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=August 8, 2021|language=en}}</ref>

==== Statue ====
On July 27, 2012, a statue was unveiled at a plaza next to the Superdome. The work, titled ''Rebirth'', depicts one of the most famous plays in Saints history—[[Steve Gleason]]'s block of a [[Michael Koenen]] punt that the Saints recovered for a touchdown early in the first quarter of the team's first post-Katrina game in the Superdome.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 28, 2012|title=Steve Gleason statue unveiled|work=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8207214/new-orleans-saints-unveil-statue-steve-gleason-blocked-punt|access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref>

==== Super Bowl XLVII power failure ====
The Superdome hosted the [[Super Bowl XLVII]] football game on February 3, 2013. A partial power failure halted game play for about 34 minutes in the third quarter between the [[2012 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]] and the [[2012 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]. It caused [[CBS Sports|CBS]], who was broadcasting the game, to lose some of its cameras as well as voiceovers by commentators [[Jim Nantz]] and [[Phil Simms]]. At no point did the game go off the air, though the game had no audio for about two minutes. While the lights were coming back on, sideline reporter [[Steve Tasker]] reported on the outage as a breaking news situation until power was restored enough for play to continue.

On February 8, 2013, it was reported that a relay device intended to prevent an electrical overload had caused the failure.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 8, 2013 |title=Device setting caused SB outage |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2012/story/_/id/8929106/super-bowl-xlvii-utility-says-bad-device-caused-super-bowl-blackout |access-date=9 April 2013 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>  The device was located in an electrical vault owned and operated by [[Entergy]], the electrical utility for the New Orleans area. That vault is approximately {{convert|1/4|mile|spell=in}} away from the Superdome. A subsequent report from an independent auditor confirmed the relay device as the cause.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Richard|title=Super Bowl blackout report blames electric relay device, cites poor communication|date=March 22, 2013 |url=http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2013/03/analysis_of_super_bowl_blackou.html|access-date=9 April 2013|publisher=NOLA Media Group}}</ref> The Superdome's own power system was never compromised.

==== End zone scoreboards and new lighting ====
During the 2016 off-season, the smaller videoboards formerly located along the end zone walls above the upper seating bowl were replaced with two large [[Panasonic]] [[high-definition television|HD]] LED displays that stretch {{convert|330|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|35|ft|m}} tall that are much easier to see throughout the bowl.<ref>{{cite news|last=Duncan|first=Jeff|date=27 May 2016|title=Massive new video boards in Superdome almost ready to shine|work=[[The Times-Picayune]]|url=http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2016/05/massive_video_boards_in_superd.html|access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref> Other upgrades included a complete upgrade to the Superdome's interior [[floodlight]]ing system to an efficient [[LED]] system with programmable coloring, [[Laser lighting display|light show]] effects, and instant on-off; in normal mode the stadium will have a more vibrant and naturally pleasing system resembling natural daylight.<ref>{{cite news|last=Trahan|first=Sabrina|date=24 August 2016|title=Saints unveil new high-definition end zone boards, other Superdome renovations|publisher=SportsNOLA.com|url=http://sportsnola.com/saints-unveil-new-high-definition-end-zone-boards-superdome-renovations/|url-status=usurped|access-date=2 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914223907/http://sportsnola.com/saints-unveil-new-high-definition-end-zone-boards-superdome-renovations/|archive-date=14 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ames|first=Don|date=26 August 2016|title=Superdome About To Put On A Show With New Attractions|publisher=[[WWL (AM)|WWL Radio]]|url=http://www.wwl.com/pages/22855954.php?|url-status=dead|access-date=2 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919011237/http://www.wwl.com/pages/22855954.php|archive-date=19 September 2016}}</ref>

==== Current renovations ====
[[File:Wolf Moon Rises Over the Superdome in New Orleans (MAF 20250113 WolfMoon07).jpg|thumb|The full moon rises over the Superdome and the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on January 13, 2025.]]
In November 2019, phase one plans were approved by the [[Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District]], commonly known as the Superdome Commission, for a $450 million renovation. The renovation, designed by [[Trahan Architects]] (founded by [[Victor Trahan|Victor F. "Trey" Trahan III, FAIA]]), included atriums that replaced the ramp system, improved concourses, and field-level end zone boxes.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McAuley|first1=Anthony|date=14 November 2019|title=$450M Superdome renovation renderings unveiled after construction plans approved|url=https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_c5784afa-06ee-11ea-a1d1-43705b0660a7.html|access-date=11 February 2020|website=The Advocate Nola.com}}</ref> The first phase of work began January 2020<ref>{{cite web|last1=Adelson|first1=Jeff|date=14 January 2020|title=National championship was likely the last time you walked some of those Superdome ramps|url=https://www.nola.com/news/article_3b1c8f2c-3706-11ea-9864-abf5c56ae02a.html|access-date=11 February 2020|website=The Advocate Nola.com}}</ref> and included installing alternative exits and constructing a large kitchen and food-service area. The renovations were completed over multiple phases in time for the stadium to host [[Super Bowl LIX]] in early 2025.<ref>{{cite web|date=15 August 2024|title=Caesars Superdome transformation to be completed for 2024 New Orleans Saints season|url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/caesars-superdome-transformation-2024-new-orleans-saints-nfl-season-part-1-wifi-upgrades-wireless-cellular|access-date=16 September 2025|website=New Orleans Saints}}</ref>

==== 2021 roof fire ====
On September 21, 2021, thick black smoke was seen rising from the top of the Superdome while renovations and maintenance were underway by workers on the roof. One person was injured in the blaze that initially started when a pressure washer caught fire. Firefighters brought the fire under control within an hour. No structural damage occurred to the building, and future events were not impacted.<ref>{{cite web|last=Daley|first=Ken|title=WATCH: Pressure washer caught fire, ignited Superdome roof; 1 injured|url=https://www.wafb.com/2021/09/21/fire-breaks-out-superdome|website=[[WAFB]]|date=September 21, 2021}}</ref>

==Features==
The Superdome is located on {{Convert|70|acre}} of land, near the former [[Girod Street Cemetery]]. The dome has an interior space of {{Convert|125|e6cuft|m3|-5}}, a height of {{Convert|253|ft|m|1}}, a dome diameter of {{Convert|680|ft|m|1}}, and a total floor area of {{Convert|269000|sqft|m2|0}}.

===Capacity===
The Superdome has a listed football [[seating capacity]] of 76,468 (expanded) or 73,208 (not expanded) and a maximum basketball seating capacity of 73,432. However, published attendance figures from events such as the Super Bowl football game have exceeded 79,000. The basketball capacity does not reflect the NCAA's new policy on arranging the basketball court on the 50-yard line on the football field, per 2009 NCAA policy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/basketball+resources/seating+configuration+at+the+final+four|work=NCAA|title=Basketball Resources|date=January 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225181259/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Basketball+Resources/Seating+Configuration+at+the+Final+Four|archive-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref> In 2011, 3,500 seats were added, increasing the Superdome's capacity to 76,468. The Superdome's capacity was 78,133 for [[WrestleMania 34]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2014/04/wrestlemania_xxx_live_blogging.html|title=WrestleMania XXX: Daniel Bryan wins WWE world heavyweight title|date=April 7, 2014 |publisher=NOLA Media Group|access-date=January 22, 2017}}</ref> In 2021, 4,300 seats were removed, with the goal of improving the fan experience by widening concourses, adding quick-service concessions, and building larger elevators and escalators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/superdome-renovations-will-impact-4300-seats-in-2021|title=Superdome renovations will impact 4,300 seats in 2021|date=February 16, 2021 |publisher=NBC Sports/Pro Football Talk|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>

The chronology of the capacity for football is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|Years
! scope="row" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|Capacity
! scope="row" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|Notes
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|1975–1978
| align=center|74,452
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Galleries|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090246/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111221953/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090246/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 11, 2012|work=CNN|date=September 15, 1975|access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|1979–1984
| align=center|71,330
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Falcons Fight Hate|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HGtEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3705,241208&dq=en|newspaper=[[The Albany Herald]]|date=September 2, 1979|access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|1985–1986
| align=center|71,647
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Saints-Jets Game a Sellout|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SKc_AAAAIBAJ&pg=4528,1593501&dq=en|newspaper=[[The Vindicator]]|location=Youngstown|date=November 19, 1983|access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|1987–1990
| align=center|69,723
|<ref>{{cite news |date=August 12, 1987 |title=Ranking the NFL Stadiums |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-ranking-nfl-stadiums/166297041/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |newspaper=[[The Miami News]] |page=4D |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|1991–1994
| align=center|69,065
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackson Blocks Out Bitter Past-And Saints Swilling|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xHEjAAAAIBAJ&pg=4347,2532202&dq=en|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=December 17, 1990|access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|1995
| align=center|70,852
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Saints Stump Panthers|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vDpAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4601,6943857&dq=en|newspaper=[[The Robesonian]]|date=November 28, 1995|access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|1996
| align=center|64,992
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Broncos Wrap Up Home-Field Advantage|first=Dick|last=Brinster|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IXciAAAAIBAJ&pg=1083,2951923&dq=en|newspaper=[[Argus-Press]]|date=December 2, 1996|access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|1997
| align=center|69,420
|<ref name="ESPN">{{cite book |title=ESPN Sports Almanac|url=https://archive.org/details/1998espninformat00espn|url-access=registration|year=1998|publisher=Information Please LLC|location=Boston|isbn=0-7868-8296-4}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|1998
| align=center|69,028
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Nfc In Order Of Predicted Finishes|first=Charean|last=Williams|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1998/08/28/nfc-in-order-of-predicted-finishes/|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=August 28, 1998|access-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|1999
| align=center|70,054
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Williams Primed for Debut|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4790F28F82348&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|newspaper=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]|location=Baton Rouge|date=September 10, 1999|access-date=October 22, 2011|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105214556/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4790F28F82348&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|2000
| align=center|64,900
|<ref>{{cite news |last=Mihoces |first=Gary |date=November 16, 2000 |title=Saints Tested by Williams Loss Raiders |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-saints-tested-by-williams-loss/166297243/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |page=3C |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|2001
| align=center|70,020
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Roaf Listed As "Doubtful to Out" for Jets game|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF8793D51CE1B8F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|newspaper=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]|location=Baton Rouge|date=November 1, 2001|access-date=October 22, 2011|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105214644/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF8793D51CE1B8F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|2002–2003
| align=center|68,500
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints' Season-Tix Offer Scores|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/03/20030303/This-Weeks-Issue/Saints-Season-Tix-Offer-Scores.aspx|work=SportsBusiness Daily|date=March 3, 2003|access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|2004–2005
| align=center|64,900
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Morning Buzz, August 5, 2004|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2004/08/05/Morning-Buzz-August-5-2004.aspx|work=SportsBusiness Daily|date=August 5, 2004|access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|2006
| align=center|68,354
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Sellout of Season Tickets Shows Faith in N.O., Benson Says|first=Jimmy|last=Smith|url=http://www.nola.com/saintsbeat/weblog/index.ssf?/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-6/1158735078294750.xml&coll=1&style=print|newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]]|location=New Orleans|date=September 20, 2006|access-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025182601/http://www.nola.com/saintsbeat/weblog/index.ssf?%2Fprinter%2Fprinter.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fnews-6%2F1158735078294750.xml&coll=1&style=print|archive-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|2007–2010
| align=center|72,968
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Obsolete Stadium Is Now Serving a Tragic Purpose|first=Thomas|last=Heath|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/31/AR2005083102576.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 1, 2005|access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints}};"|2011–present
| align=center|73,208
|^
|}
: ^ expandable to 76,468

==Notable events==
===Football===
{{External media|title=Desmond Howard's 99-yard kick return touchdown in the Superdome in Super Bowl XXXI|video1=[https://www.facebook.com/NFL/videos/desmond-howard-kick-return-td-in-super-bowl-xxxi-/3245292469094886/ Green Bay Packers return specialist Desmond Howard returns Adam Vinatieri's kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXI, January 26, 1997]}}
The Superdome's primary tenant is the [[National Football League|NFL's]] [[New Orleans Saints]]. The team regularly draws capacity crowds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints sell out Superdome for sixth season in a row|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/saints-sell-out-superdome-for-sixth-season-in-a-row-09000d5d81ff44d6|publisher=NFL|access-date=October 4, 2011|date=May 22, 2011}}</ref>

{{Wide image|The Dome New Orleans Man Trip.jpg|700|Panorama of 69,719 in attendance<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Detroit lions: 2009 Season in Review|url=http://media.detroitlions.com/images/9007/media_guide/2010/2010_Det_SeasonReview.pdf|website=Detroit Lions|page=2|access-date=September 23, 2012}}</ref> during a Saints game vs the [[Detroit Lions]], 2009}}
The NFL has hosted eight [[Super Bowl]]s at the Superdome, most recently [[Super Bowl LIX]] in 2025.

The [[1976 Pro Bowl]] was held at the Superdome on Monday, January 26, 1976. It was the NFL's 26th annual all-star game.<ref name=GameBook>{{cite web|title=1976 Pro Bowl game book |url=http://www.nflgsis.com/1975/Post/04/55145/Gamebook.pdf |work=NFL Game Statistics & Information |publisher=[[National Football League]] |access-date=January 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202141522/http://www.nflgsis.com/1975/Post/04/55145/Gamebook.pdf |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[BCS National Championship Game|Bowl Championship Series National Championship Games]] were played at the Superdome four times. The [[College Football Playoff]] semifinal game is played every three years in the stadium. The [[College Football Playoff National Championship|CFP national championship game]] was played at the stadium [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|once]] (and will return in 2028). Two other bowl games are also played there annually: the [[Sugar Bowl]] and [[New Orleans Bowl]]. The stadium also now hosts the Louisiana Kickoff. Florida State was victorious 24–23 over LSU in the first matchup of the inaugural kickoff.

The Superdome also hosts the [[Bayou Classic]], an [[List of black college football classics|annual rivalry classic]] between the state's two largest [[historically black colleges and universities]], [[Grambling State Tigers football|Grambling State]] and [[Southern Jaguars football|Southern]]. [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane University]] played their home games at the stadium from 1975 to 2013 (except 2005) before moving to on-campus [[Yulman Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2011/12/tulane_plans_to_build_a_30000-.html|title=Tulane Plans to Build a 30,000-plus Seat On-Campus Football Stadium|first=Tammy|last=Nunez|newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]]|location=New Orleans|date=December 8, 2011|access-date=March 27, 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, the [[Arena Football League]] [[New Orleans VooDoo]] played their last six home games of the season at the stadium. From 1991 to 1992, the [[New Orleans Night]] of the [[Arena Football League|AFL]] played at the stadium.

The annual Louisiana Prep Classic state championship football games organized by the [[Louisiana High School Athletic Association]] have been held at the Superdome since 1981, except in 2005 following the extreme damage of Hurricane Katrina (moved to [[Independence Stadium (Shreveport)|Independence Stadium]] in [[Shreveport]]) and 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] (moved to [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana]]). The first state championship game in the stadium matched [[New Orleans Catholic League]] powers [[St. Augustine High School (New Orleans)|St. Augustine]] and [[Jesuit High School (New Orleans)|Jesuit]] on December 15, 1978. The Purple Knights won their second Class AAAA title in four seasons by ousting the Blue Jays, 13–7, in front of over 42,000 fans.

{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:100% style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Date
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Super Bowl
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Team (Visitor)
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Points
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Team (Home)
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Points
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Spectators
|-
|January 15, 1978 || [[Super Bowl XII|XII]]|| '''[[1977 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]''' || 27|| [[1977 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] || 10||76,400
|-
|January 25, 1981 || [[Super Bowl XV|XV]]|| '''[[1980 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]]''' || 27|| [[1980 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] || 10||76,135
|-
|January 26, 1986 || [[Super Bowl XX|XX]]|| '''[[1985 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]''' || 46|| [[1985 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] || 10||73,818
|-
|January 28, 1990 || [[Super Bowl XXIV|XXIV]]|| '''[[1989 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]''' || 55|| [[1989 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] || 10||72,919
|-
|January 26, 1997 || [[Super Bowl XXXI|XXXI]]|| [[1996 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] || 21|| '''[[1996 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]''' || 35||72,301
|-
|February 3, 2002 || [[Super Bowl XXXVI|XXXVI]]|| [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]] || 17|| '''[[2001 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]''' || 20||72,922
|-
|February 3, 2013 || [[Super Bowl XLVII|XLVII]]|| '''[[2012 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]]''' || 34|| [[2012 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 31||71,024
|-
|February 9, 2025 || [[Super Bowl LIX|LIX]]|| [[2024 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] || 22|| '''[[2024 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]''' || 40||65,719
|}

====Home field advantage====
Since the Superdome's reopening in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the increased success of the New Orleans Saints, the Superdome has developed a reputation for having a very strong home field advantage. While all domed stadiums possess this quality to some degree, the Superdome is known to be extremely loud during games, especially during offensive drives by the visiting team.

During a pregame interview before the Minnesota Vikings' opening game of the 2010 NFL season against the Saints, [[Brett Favre]], reflecting on the Vikings' loss to the Saints in the 2009 NFC Championship Game, said of the Superdome: "That was, by far, the most hostile environment I've ever been in.  You couldn't hear anything."{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} It was during that loss that some of the Vikings players elected to wear earplugs,<ref>{{cite web|first=Kevin|last=Seitfert|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/9159/battle-in-bayou-vikings-testing-ear-plugs|title=Battle in the Bayou: Testing ear plugs|date=January 20, 2010|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Scoggins |first=Chris |date=January 20, 2010 |title=Vikings try out ear plugs |url=https://www.startribune.com/vikings-try-out-ear-plugs/82178117 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=Star Tribune}}</ref> including Favre. It was the first game of the season that they had chosen to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/147830-vikings-to-wear-earplugs-in-superdome|title=Vikings to Wear Earplugs in Superdome|website=FanNation|date=February 13, 2024|access-date=February 7, 2012|archive-date=June 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612203859/http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/147830-vikings-to-wear-earplugs-in-superdome|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Baseball===
When the plaza level seats remained moveable, the capacity for baseball was 63,525 and the field size was as follows: {{convert|325|ft}} to both left field and right field, {{convert|365|ft}} to both left-center field and right-center field, {{convert|421|ft}} to center field, and {{convert|60|ft}} to the backstop. The bowl was reconfigured in a renovation from 2006 to 2011, which replaced the moveable seats with a pre-cast concrete deck and moved the seating closer to the field, creating 3,500 new seats in the lower bowl. This made the bowl more suitable for football, but less accommodating for baseball.<ref>{{cite news|title=Final phase of Superdome facelift is under way|url=https://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2011/01/final_phase_of_superdome_facel.html|date=January 22, 2011|access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

The first baseball game in the Superdome was an exhibition between the [[1976 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] and the [[1976 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] on April 6, 1976.<ref name="Home in the Dome">{{cite news|title=Home in the Dome|url=http://www.sportsmogul.com/vbulletin2/attachment.php?attachmentid=30795&d=1275411938|agency=Associated Press|access-date=June 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928090028/http://www.sportsmogul.com/vbulletin2/attachment.php?attachmentid=30795&d=1275411938|archive-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>

Superdome officials pursued negotiations with [[Oakland Athletics]] officials during the 1978–79 baseball off-season about moving the Athletics to the Superdome. The Athletics were unable to break their lease at the [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]] and remained in Oakland.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 30, 1979 |title=Yankees, Twins Still Dickering |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-yankees-twins-still-dic/157810233/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |page=3C |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |agency=[[United Press International]]}}</ref> Superdome officials met with the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] in April 1981 about moving the club to New Orleans when the Pirates were unhappy with their lease at [[Three Rivers Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |date=April 24, 1981 |title=Pirates Considering New Orleans Move |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EwEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ko8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4526%2C2263727 |access-date=2025-02-21 |newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record |pages=9 |agency=United Press International}}</ref>

In the mid-1990s, the Superdome was planned to be the home of the yet-to-be named New Orleans team, a charter franchise of the [[United Baseball League (proposed)|United League]] (UL) which was a planned third league of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) that never came to fruition.

====Minor League Baseball====
The [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]] [[New Orleans Pelicans (baseball)|New Orleans Pelicans]] played at the Superdome during the 1977 season. The Pelicans' season attendance was 217,957 at the dome.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of New Orleans Baseball|url=http://www.neworleansbaseball.com/history.html|access-date=September 21, 2009}}</ref>

====Major League Baseball exhibitions====
The [[1976 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] and the [[1976 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] played an exhibition game on April 6, 1976.<ref name="Home in the Dome"/> The [[New York Yankees]] played exhibition games at the Superdome in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983. The Yankees hosted the [[1980 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]] on March 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the Yankees beat the Orioles 9–3 on March 15, 1980. The following day, 43,339 fans saw [[Floyd Rayford]] lead the Orioles to a 7–1 win over the Yankees.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Big Crowds See Baseball at Superdome|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ln0UAAAAIBAJ&pg=4892,4343235&dq=superdome+yankees|newspaper=[[The Blade (Toledo)|Toledo Blade]]|date=March 17, 1980|access-date=June 19, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1981, the [[1981 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] played the [[1981 New York Mets season|New York Mets]], [[1981 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Philles]] and [[1981 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] in the dome. In 1982, the [[1982 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] played the [[1982 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]] and [[1982 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]] and late in 1982, the Yankees considered opening the 1983 regular season at the Superdome if Yankee Stadium would not be ready yet after renovations.<ref>{{cite news |title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Yankees, Southern Style|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/15/sports/sports-people-yankees-southern-style.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 15, 1982|access-date=June 19, 2009}}</ref> The [[1983 New York Yankees season|1983 New York Yankees]] also played the [[1983 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]] and [[1983 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] in the Superdome that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yanks' Alexander Impressive in Win Over Jays|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ISAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3818,5134859&dq=superdome+yankees|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|date=March 28, 1983|access-date=June 19, 2009}}</ref> The [[1984 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] and [[1984 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] closed the 1984 spring training season with two games at the dome on March 31, 1984, and April 1, 1984.<ref>{{cite news |title=Phillies Full of Questions for Opener|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=April 2, 1984}}</ref> In what was a preview of the [[1989 World Series]], the [[1989 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland A's]] played the [[1989 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] in two games on March 28–29, 1989.<ref name="thetenthinning.com">{{cite web| title=Marlins' Upcoming Game In New Orleans Triggers a Look Back|publisher=thetenthinning.com|url=http://thetenthinning.com/blog.php?s=marlins-upcoming-game-in-new-orleans-triggers-a-look-back|access-date=2015-03-29}}</ref> In 1991, the [[1991 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] played the [[1991 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland A's]] in two games on March 22–23, 1991. The [[1993 Oakland Athletics season|A's]] also played the [[1993 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] in two contests on March 26–27, 1993. In 1994, the [[1994 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] played the [[1994 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] in two games on April 1–2, 1994. The last professional baseball games played in the Superdome occurred on April 3–4, 1999, when the [[1999 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] and [[1999 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] played a two-game series dubbed the "New Orleans Major League Baseball Classic."<ref name="thetenthinning.com"/>

====Busch Challenge/Winn-Dixie Showdown====
The Busch Challenge/Winn-Dixie Showdown was a college baseball tournament held in the Superdome from 1987 to 1999. [[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU]], [[Tulane Green Wave baseball|Tulane]] and [[New Orleans Privateers baseball|University of New Orleans]] played an in-state team and out-of-state teams from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas in the annual tournament. The in-state team was [[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball|Louisiana-Lafayette]]. The out-of-state teams were [[University of Alabama|Alabama]], [[Arkansas Razorbacks baseball|Arkansas]], [[Auburn Tigers baseball|Auburn]], [[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal State Fullerton]], [[Duke Blue Devils baseball|Duke]], [[Florida Gators baseball|Florida]], [[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]], [[Georgia Bulldogs baseball|Georgia]], [[Georgia Southern Eagles baseball|Georgia Southern]], [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball|Georgia Tech]], [[Houston Cougars baseball|Houston]], [[Lamar Cardinals baseball|Lamar]], [[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami (FL)]], [[Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball|Mississippi State]], [[NC State Wolfpack baseball|NC State]], [[North Carolina Tar Heels baseball|North Carolina]], [[Oklahoma Sooners baseball|Oklahoma]], [[Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball|Oklahoma State]], [[Ole Miss Rebels baseball|Ole Miss]], [[Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball|Oral Roberts]], [[South Alabama Jaguars baseball|South Alabama]], [[USC Trojans baseball|Southern California]], [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball|Southern Mississippi]], [[Texas A&M Aggies baseball|Texas A&M]], [[UCLA Bruins baseball|UCLA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LSU Baseball Media Guide|publisher=lsusports.net|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27865&SPID=2173&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=209882628|access-date=2015-03-21|archive-date=March 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316091406/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27865&SPID=2173&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=209882628|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Basketball===
The NCAA has hosted the [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|Men's Final Four]] at the Superdome six times in [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1982]], [[1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1987]], [[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1993]], [[2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2003]], [[2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2012]], and [[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2022]]. The 1982 final between the
[[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|University of North Carolina]] and [[Georgetown University men's basketball|Georgetown University]] featured 15 lead changes before a young [[Michael Jordan]] hit the game-winning shot to give North Carolina the lead for good. The game is considered by many to be one of the greatest college basketball games ever played, while also introducing Jordan to a national audience. The stadium hosted regional semifinals and finals in [[1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1981]] and [[1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1990]], as well as first- and second-round games in [[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1999]] and [[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2001]]. The 2012 and 2022 editions were hosted with a full-stadium setup with center court resting where midfield at the 50-yard line is, with previous Final Fours having varied setups with some sections blocked off and obstructive temporary seating.

The Superdome has also hosted the [[SEC men's basketball tournament]] in [[1996 SEC men's basketball tournament|1996]] and [[2003 SEC men's basketball tournament|2003]].

The NBA's [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)|New Orleans Jazz]] used the Superdome as their home court, from 1975 to 1979.  In [[1976–77 NBA season|1977]], the Jazz set what was then an NBA attendance record for an NBA game, with 35,077 watching the Jazz, led by [[Pete Maravich|Pete "Pistol Pete" Maravich]], face the [[1976–77 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia 76ers]],<ref name=Timeline>{{cite web|title=Timeline|url=http://www.superdome.com/time|publisher=Louisiana Superdome|access-date=October 4, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101130421/http://www.superdome.com/time|archive-date=November 1, 2011}}</ref> led by fellow future Hall of Famer [[Julius Erving]]. The 2017 [[NBA All-Star Celebrity Game]], a part of that year's [[2017 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Weekend]], was hosted in the Superdome with half the venue curtained off.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2017 - National Basketball Association|url=http://www.nba.com/allstar/2017/events/celebrity-game|publisher=National Basketball Association|access-date=January 15, 2017}}</ref>

[[Tulane Green Wave men's basketball|Tulane]] used the Superdome as its primary home court from its opening in 1975 through 1982. It played occasional games there in the 1990s against high-profile opponents before the opening of the New Orleans Arena (now the [[Smoothie King Center]]) in 1999.

In 1996, the stadium hosted the [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] Junior Olympics basketball competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aauresults.org/jogames/pdf/1996/19961243447586.pdf|title=Basketball|publisher=aauresults.org|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>

===Boxing===
On October 14, 1975, the Dome hosted [[Muhammad Ali]] Appreciation Day. The Muhammad Temple of Islam 46 in New Orleans organized the activities, with Ali's appearance as the day's highlight. Speakers included Dr. [[Na'im Akbar]], [[Warith Deen Muhammad|Wallace D. Muhammad]] and [[Louis Farrakhan]].<ref>''Louisiana Superdome Newsletter'' IV:11 (November 15, 1975). [http://larc.tulane.edu Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University Libraries.]</ref>

The Superdome hosted the September 15, 1978 fight some called the '''[[Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II|Ali rematch]]''' where [[Muhammad Ali]] won the world Heavyweight title for the third time by beating [[Leon Spinks]] in front of a crowd of 65,000. It was Ali's last professional win.

[[Leonard–Durán II]], also known as the ''No Más Fight'', took place on November 25, 1980, at the Louisiana Superdome. In the match, [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] defeated [[Roberto Durán]] to regain the WBC Welterweight Championship. The match gained its famous appellation in the end of the eighth round when Durán turned away from Leonard, towards the referee and quit by saying "No más" (Spanish for "No more").

On December 3, 1982, the Superdome hosted the [[Carnival of Champions]]. In the first of two co-main events, [[Wilfredo Gómez]] of Puerto Rico would defend his WBC world Jr Featherweight championship against WBC's world Bantamweight champion [[Lupe Pintor]] of Mexico. In the second, [[Wilfred Benítez]] defended his WBC world Jr Middleweight championship against the former WBA Welterweight champion of the world [[Thomas Hearns]].<ref>[http://boxrec.com/location.php?country_code=US&region_name=LA&towncity_name=&towncity_id=19136&venue_name=&venue_id=34822&yyyy=&submit=Go BoxRec Boxing Records]. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-29.</ref> Gomez beat Pintor by fourteenth-round technical knockout in a fight that has been considered among the greatest of all times between Mexicans and Puerto Ricans and the greatest fight at the Super Bantamweight division<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2590083-ranking-the-mexico-vs-puerto-rico-boxing-rivalrys-best-fights|title=Ranking the Mexico vs. Puerto Rico Boxing Rivalry's Best Fights|first=Kelsey|last=McCarson|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fightgamemedia.com/2020/07/the-greatest-fights-of-all-time-16-wilfredo-gomez-vs-lupe-pintor/|title=The Greatest Fights Of All-Time: 16. Wilfredo Gómez Vs Lupe Pintor|first=Robert|last=Silva|date=July 7, 2020|access-date=August 9, 2023|archive-date=August 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230216/https://fightgamemedia.com/2020/07/the-greatest-fights-of-all-time-16-wilfredo-gomez-vs-lupe-pintor/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ringtv.com/175705-10-greatest-122-pound-title-fights/|title=10: Greatest 122-pound title fights - Page 11 of 11|first=Doug|last=Fischer|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref> while Hearns beat Benitez by fifteen-rounds majority decision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bing.com/search?q=wilfredo+gomez+vs+lupe+pintor+ring+magazine&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=wilfredo+gomez+vs+lupe+pintor+ring+magazine&sc=10-43&sk=&cvid=6A6EAD02C97E445B8EAC6556494CB32A&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=|title=wilfredo gomez vs lupe pintor ring magazine|website=Bing}}</ref>

===Gymnastics===
The USSR National Gymnastics Team performed for the first time in Louisiana in 1976. The Superdome event featured [[Olga Korbut]], [[Nelli Kim]], [[Nicolai Andrianov]] and [[Alexander Dityatin]].

At the 1995 U.S. Gymnastics National Championships,<ref>{{cite web |title=Gymnastics Results |url=http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/nationals_artistic_1995.pdf |work=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=September 1995 |access-date=January 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918074115/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/nationals_artistic_1995.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Dominique Moceanu]] became the youngest Women's All-Around National Champion in U.S. history at 13 years old, a record that still stands.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dominique Moceanu |url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/m/dmoceanu.pdf |work=USA Gymnastics |access-date=January 20, 2019 |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213033946/https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/m/dmoceanu.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>  [[John Roethlisberger]] also won his fourth and final U.S. Men's All-Around National Championship.

In 1996, the stadium hosted the [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] Junior Olympics gymnastics competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aauresults.org/jogames/pdf/1996/19961243447630.pdf|title=Gymnastics|publisher=aauresults.org|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>

===Motocross===
The Superdome hosted an [[AMA Supercross Championship]] round from 1977 to 1980, 1998 to 2002, 2009 and 2012. On June 4, 1977, 40,000 fans watched [[Jimmy Weinert]] win the sixth of 12 races for a $250,000 purse. {{convert|20|e6lbs}} of dirt were piled into the center of the Superdome for the event.<ref>"Superdome Supercross is Super." ''Louisiana Superdome Newsletter''  6:7 (July 1977).[http://larc.tulane.edu Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University Libraries.]</ref>

===Rugby union===
The Superdome was scheduled to host a rugby union match on August 1, 2015, between English Premiership team [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]] and New Zealand's Super Rugby team [[Crusaders (rugby union)|Crusaders]].<ref>[http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2015/05/saracens-crusaders-to-play-in-new.html "Saracens, Crusaders To Play In New Orleans"], This Is American Rugby, May 19, 2015.</ref> The match was organized by RugbyLaw, organizers of the [[National Rugby Football League]]. The match was cancelled, however, as [[USA Rugby]], the governing body of the sport in the United States, refused to approve the artificial turf playing surface.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hemispherecup.world/ |title=Hemispheres Cup |access-date=2016-03-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311075135/http://www.hemispherecup.world/ |archive-date=2016-03-11 }}</ref>

===Soccer===
The Superdome's first soccer matches occurred on September 5, 1976. In a doubleheader, two local club teams (Costa Rica and Olympia) squared off, followed by a post-season [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] matchup between the [[New York Cosmos (1970–85)|New York Cosmos]] and the [[Dallas Tornado]]. [[Pelé]] and [[Kyle Rote, Jr.]] led their respective teams, but it was [[Werner Roth (soccer)|Werner Roth]] and [[Ramon Mifflin]] who notched goals for New York in the Cosmos' 2–1 victory.

The [[USWNT|U.S. women's national team]] met China in the Superdome on December 16, 2015, in what was both the final match of the USWNT's post-World Cup Victory Tour, as well as [[Abby Wambach]]'s last game for the national team. China won, 1–0, in front of 32,950 fans: a record-setting attendance for a soccer match in Louisiana. On October 19, 2017, the [[USWNT]] played an international friendly against the Korea Republic, defeating them 3–1. Alex Morgan scored in the 40th minute for the United States, tallying her 78th career goal.<ref>{{cite web |title=WNT Downs Korea Republic 3-1 in New Orleans |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/10/20/01/54/20171019-recap-wnt-usa-vs-korea-republic-new-orleans |work=[[United States Soccer Federation|U.S. Soccer]] |date=October 19, 2017 |access-date=January 20, 2019}}</ref>

====International soccer matches====
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|style="text-align:center;"|December 16, 2015 ||'''{{fbw|CHN}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|1–0 ||{{fbw|USA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|Women's U.S. Final Victory Tour || style="text-align:center;"|32,950
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|style="text-align:center;"|October 17, 2017 ||'''{{fbw|USA}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|3–1 ||{{fbw|KOR}} ||style="text-align:center;"|Women's International Friendly || style="text-align:center;"|9,371

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===Professional wrestling===
The Superdome was renowned for hosting many of [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|Mid-South Wrestling]]'s large, "Blow Off" events that were culminations of weeks or months of feuds and rivalries. [[Bill Watts]] was the promoter of this territory and gained much notoriety from promotion of his events in the Superdome.

April 19, 1986, saw [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] (in association with Bill Watts' UWF and [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]) host the first of three annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournaments. 24 teams competed in a single day show with an afternoon 1st rounds and finals in the evening. The tournament final saw The Road Warriors prevail over [[Magnum T. A.]] and [[Ron Garvin]]. Besides tag team tournament the Superdome attendance of 13,000 saw NWA World Champion [[Ric Flair]] retain the title via disqualification from [[Dusty Rhodes]] and [[Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship|Mid-South North American Champion]] [[Jim Duggan|Hacksaw Jim Duggan]] beat [[Buzz Sawyer]].

[[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] held its sixth [[Clash of the Champions]] on April 2, 1989. The event saw [[Ricky Steamboat]] defeat [[Ric Flair]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations|two out of three falls match]] 2–1 to retain the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]], arguably one of the greatest matches of all time. Clash VI was held on the same day as [[WrestleMania V]] and on free TV in an attempt to hurt the PPV rating.
On January 13, 1997, ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'' was also broadcast from the Superdome.

{{wide image|WrestleMania XXX panorama.jpg|950|A panoramic shot of [[WWE]]'s [[WrestleMania XXX]] (pre-show) within the Superdome}}

[[WWE]]'s flagship [[pay-per-view]] and [[livestreaming]] event, [[WrestleMania]], has been hosted at the Superdome twice, with a third time scheduled. It first hosted [[WrestleMania XXX]] on April 6, 2014, an event which notably featured [[Brock Lesnar]] ending [[The Undertaker]]'s [[The Streak (professional wrestling)|long-standing WrestleMania winning streak]] and [[Daniel Bryan]] defeating [[Randy Orton]] and [[Batista (wrestler)|Batista]] to win the [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]] in the main event.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sin|first=Ben|date=April 6, 2014|title=WWE Stars React to the End of the Undertaker's Streak|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2014/04/07/undertaker-streak-wwe-wrestlemania|access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> WrestleMania returned to the Superdome in 2018 for [[WrestleMania 34]] with Brock Lesnar defeating [[Roman Reigns]] in the main event to retain the [[WWE Universal Championship]]. It was also notable for [[Ronda Rousey]]'s professional wrestling debut match where she teamed with [[Kurt Angle]] to defeat [[Triple H]] and [[Stephanie McMahon]] in a [[mixed tag team match]].<ref name="wpostreview">{{cite news|last=Needelman|first=Joshua|title=WWE WrestleMania 34: Ronda Rousey wins debut; Daniel Bryan returns; Brock Lesnar beats Roman Reigns in dud main event|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/04/08/wwe-wrestlemania-34-live|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409054223/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/04/08/wwe-wrestlemania-34-live/|archive-date=April 9, 2018|access-date=April 9, 2018|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> The Superdome planned to host the event once again in 2026 for [[WrestleMania 42]], marking its third time as the venue for WWE's premier marquee event, this time as a two-night event on April 11 and 12, 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/the-rock-reveals-wwe-wrestlemania-42-dates-and-location/|title=The Rock reveals WWE WrestleMania 42 dates and location|date=February 21, 2025|last=Renner|first=Ethan|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=February 21, 2025}}</ref> However, on May 22, it was announced that the stadium would not host WrestleMania 42 and would instead host a future WrestleMania.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=WWE WrestleMania 42 No Longer Taking Place In New Orleans|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/report-wwe-wrestlemania-42-no-longer-taking-place-new-orleans|date=May 22, 2025|work=Fightful|access-date=May 22, 2025}}</ref>

===Tennis===
The [[New Orleans Sun Belt Nets]] were a charter franchise of [[World TeamTennis]] (WTT). The Nets played in the Superdome during the 1978 season.

===Olympic wrestling===
In 1996, the stadium hosted the [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] Junior Olympics wrestling competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aauresults.org/jogames/pdf/1996/19961243447882.pdf|title=Wrestling|publisher=aauresults.org|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> In February 1997, the Dome hosted the [[Louisiana High School Athletic Association]] state wrestling championships.

===Concerts===
Between August 28 and September 14, 1975, the Superdome continued to celebrate its grand opening, with appearances by [[Bob Hope]], Chayl Jhuren,  [[Telly Savalas]], [[Dorothy Lamour]], [[Karen Valentine]], and [[Raquel Welch]]. [[The Allman Brothers Band|The Allman Brothers]], [[the Marshall Tucker Band]], [[Wet Willie]], the [[Charlie Daniels]] band, [[the O'Jays]], [[the Isley Brothers]], [[the Temptations]], [[Donald Byrd]] and [[the Blackbyrds]], and the [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus|Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus]] also performed.<ref>"Thousands View Dome Dedication." ''Louisiana Superdome Newsletter'' IV:8 (15 August 1975). [http://larc.tulane.edu Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University Libraries.]</ref>

On October 3, 1975, [[June Carter]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Merle Haggard]], [[Waylon Jennings]] and [[Jessi Colter]] performed in the Dome. Fans included then Governor [[Edwin Edwards]], wife Elaine, children Anna, Victoria, Steven and David, and Edwards' grandchildren.<ref>''Louisiana Superdome Newsletter'' IV:10 (October 15, 1975). [http://larc.tulane.edu Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University Libraries.]</ref>

The Superdome's 1977 New Year's Eve celebration opened with [[the Emotions]] and [[Deniece Williams]], followed by [[Earth, Wind and Fire]].

On May 29, 1977, the First Annual Superdome KOOL Jazz Spectacular featured [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Al Green]], [[The Spinners (American group)|the Spinners]] and [[the Mighty Clouds of Joy]]. [[Jimmie Walker|Jimmie "J.J." Walker]] from the TV series ''[[Good Times]]'' was the guest M.C.

Since 1981, the [[Krewe of Endymion]] has hosted its [[Mardi Gras]] ball and concert, the Endymion Extravaganza, at the Superdome. It traditionally serves as the culmination of the krewe's parade.<ref>{{Cite web|last=MacCash|first=Doug|title=Endymion Extravaganza 2022 to take place in Superdome, superkrewe says|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/mardi_gras/article_5c9d1348-a45a-11eb-8043-7b5727ca043c.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-30|website=NOLA.com|date=April 23, 2021 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423180109/https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/mardi_gras/article_5c9d1348-a45a-11eb-8043-7b5727ca043c.html |archive-date=April 23, 2021 }}</ref>

The Superdome hosted [[Jimmy Buffett]] in 1976, [[Willie Nelson]] in 1977, [[the Commodores]] and [[Fats Domino]] in 1978, [[Kenny Rogers]] in 1979, [[Hank Williams Jr.]] 1981, and [[Lil Wayne]] in 2018.

[[Governor of Louisiana|Governor]] Edwin Edwards held his third inaugural ball at the Superdome on March 12, 1984. Headline acts included [[Doug Kershaw]] and [[Susan Anton]].

Because of a booking mixup, [[The Jets (Minnesota band)|the Jets]] performed a full set to an empty Superdome in the summer of 1987.<ref>{{cite AV media | people=Kasem, Casey | date=February 27, 1988 | title=American Top 40 | medium=Radio broadcast | location=United States | publisher=Premiere Networks}}</ref>

The annual [[Essence Music Festival]] has been held in the Superdome every year since 1995 (with the exception of 2006, when it was held in Houston, Texas due to [[Hurricane Katrina]] repairs, and 2020 when it was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]).

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| July 13, 1978	|| [[The Rolling Stones]] || [[Van Halen]]<br />[[Doobie Brothers]] || [[The Rolling Stones US Tour 1978|US Tour 1978]] || — || — || 
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| December 5, 1981 || The Rolling Stones || [[George Thorogood]]<br />[[The Neville Brothers]] || [[The Rolling Stones American Tour 1981|American Tour 1981]] || || $1,531,250 || Attendees filled the floor area, as well as the regular seating sections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superdome.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=38|title=The Mercedes-Benz Superdome – Home|publisher=Superdome.com|access-date=December 14, 2011}}</ref>
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| February 14, 1983 || [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] || [[Zebra (American band)|Zebra]] || [[Creatures of the Night Tour/10th Anniversary Tour]] || 10,421 / 15,000 || $107,866 || Mardi Gras Eve Spectacular
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| February 1, 1985 || [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] || [[Apollonia 6]]<br />[[Sheila E.]] || [[Purple Rain Tour]] || — || — || 
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| October 6, 1987 || [[David Bowie]] || — || [[Glass Spider Tour]] || — || — || 
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| November 27, 1987 || [[Whitney Houston]] || [[Kenny G]] || [[Moment of Truth World Tour]] || — || — || 
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| October 18, 1988 || [[George Michael]] || — || [[Faith World Tour]] || || $450,555 || 
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| November 13, 1989 || The Rolling Stones || [[Living Colour]] || [[Steel Wheels Tour]] || 59,339 / 59,339 || $1,682,220 || 
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| July 8, 1990 || [[Janet Jackson]] || [[Chuckii Booker]] || [[Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990]] || — || — || 
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| August 23, 1990 || [[New Kids on the Block]] || — || [[The Magic Summer Tour]] || — || — || 
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| August 29, 1992 || [[Guns N' Roses]]<br />[[Metallica]] || [[Faith No More]] || [[Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour]] || 39,278 / 39,278 || $1,080,145 || 
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| April 24, 1993 || [[Paul McCartney]] || — || [[The New World Tour]] || 38,971 / 41,211 || $843,850 || 
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| May 14, 1994 || [[Pink Floyd]] || — || [[The Division Bell Tour]] || 41,475 / 41,475 || $1,401,445 || 
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| August 1, 1994 || Janet Jackson || - || [[Janet World Tour]] || — || — ||
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| October 10, 1994 || The Rolling Stones || [[Bryan Adams]] || [[Voodoo Lounge Tour]] || 32,687 / 40,000 || $1,464,250 || 
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| July 9, 1996 || Kiss || [[The Melvins]] || [[Alive/Worldwide Tour]] || 16,308 / 16,308 || $513,665 || 
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| November 21, 1997 || [[U2]] || [[Third Eye Blind]] || [[PopMart Tour]] || 21,465 / 25,000 || $911,528 || 
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| October 28, 1998 || Janet Jackson || — || [[The Velvet Rope Tour]] || — || — || 
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| April 12, 1999 || [[Celine Dion]] || — || [[Let's Talk About Love World Tour]] || 20,047 / 20,047 || $1,153,562 || 
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| June 23, 1999 || [[Cher]] || [[Cyndi Lauper]]<br />[[Wild Orchid (band)|Wild Orchid]] || [[Do You Believe? (tour)|Do You Believe?]] || 12,754 / 16,000 || $712,529 || 
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| February 26, 2000 || [[Backstreet Boys]] || [[Jungle Brothers]]<br />[[Willa Ford|Willa]] || [[Into the Millennium Tour]] || 54,365 / 56,211 || $2,286,582 || 
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| May 27, 2000 || [[NSYNC]] || [[P!nk]]<br />[[Sisqó]] || [[No Strings Attached Tour]] || 32,516 / 32,516 || $1,456,245 || 
|-
| September 20, 2000 || [[Britney Spears]] || [[BBMak]] || [[Oops!... I Did It Again Tour]] || — || — || This concert was taped for a [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] TV special titled ''There's No Place Like Home''.<ref name="neworleans">{{cite news |last=Bianculli |first=David |date=November 30, 2000 |title=TV TONIGHT |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2000/11/30/tv-tonight-704/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref>
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| August 22, 2001 || NSYNC || [[Amanda (singer)|Amanda]] || [[PopOdyssey Tour]] || — || — || This show was filmed and released on VHS and DVD.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher = Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005RG69 |asin=B00005RG69|title='N Sync: PopOdyssey Live|date=April 23, 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/NSYNC-Popodyssey-Live/NSYNC/e/12414177896#TABS |title=*NSYNC: Popodyssey Live |work=[[Barnes & Noble]] |publisher=All Media Guide, LLC |access-date=3 October 2011|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1317680219GTSZKWEGCG?url=http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/NSYNC-Popodyssey-Live/NSYNC/e/12414177896%23TABS |archive-date=3 October 2011}}</ref>
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| August 25, 2004 || [[Usher (singer)|Usher]] || [[Kanye West]]<br />[[Christina Milian]] || [[Truth Tour]] || — || — || 
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| July 2, 2005 || [[Destiny's Child]] || — || [[Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It]] || — || — || This concert was part of the [[Essence Music Festival]]<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Coca-Cola Presents the 2005 Essence Music Festival|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coca-cola-presents-the-2005-essence-music-festival-54178772.html|location=New York City |publisher=PR Newswire |date=April 4, 2005 |access-date=November 15, 2013}}</ref>
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| July 7, 2007 || [[Kelly Rowland]] || — || — || — || — || This concert was part of the Essence Music Festival.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|url=http://kellyrowlandweb.com/gallery/index.php?cat=68|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208135907/http://kellyrowlandweb.com/gallery/index.php?cat=68|url-status=dead|title=Home > Live Performances & Tours > 2007 – Kelly Rowland Web<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=February 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131229145007/http://www.mtv.com/artists/kelly-rowland/photos/2517971/ Kelly Rowland performs at the Essence Music Festival presented by Coca-Cola on July 7, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana. VH1 Soul was a proud sponsor of the 2007 ESSENCE Music F...<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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| July 4, 2008 || [[Rihanna]] || — || [[Good Girl Gone Bad Tour]] || — || — || This show was part of the 2008 Essence Music Festival.
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| July 3, 2010 || [[Alicia Keys]] || [[Robin Thicke]]<br />[[Melanie Fiona]] || [[Freedom Tour]] || — || — || This concert was part of the Essence Music Festival<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959285/alicia-keys-joins-mary-j-blige-as-headliner-of-2010-essence-festival|title=Alicia Keys Joins Mary J. Blige As Headliner Of 2010 Essence Festival|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
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| August 3, 2012 || [[Kenny Chesney]]<br />[[Tim McGraw]] || [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]]<br />[[Jake Owen]] || [[Brothers of the Sun Tour]] || 37,916 / 40,876 || $3,385,855 || 
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| July 7, 2013 || [[Beyoncé]] || — || [[The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]] || 38,441 / 38,441 || $5,766,150 || This concert was a part of the [[Essence Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-2013-essence-festival-theres-nothing-like-it-190660051.html |title=Beyonce Makes Her Triumphant Return to the Superdome! |agency=PR Newswire |date=February 11, 2013 |access-date=February 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>
*{{cite web|url=http://rollingout.com/music/beyonce-closes-out-the-essence-music-festival/|title=Beyoncé closes out the Essence Music Festival|work=rollingout.com|first=Danielle|last=Canada|date=July 8, 2013|access-date=July 8, 2013}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.atlnightspots.com/beyonce-smashes-essence-festival-attendance-record/|title=Beyoncé smashes Essence Festival attendance record|work=ATLnightspots.com|date=July 8, 2013|access-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref>
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| July 20, 2014 || Beyoncé<br />[[Jay-Z]] || — || [[On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)|On the Run Tour]] || 42,374 / 42,374 || $5,206,490 || 
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| September 25, 2014 || [[One Direction]] || [[5 Seconds of Summer]] || [[Where We Are Tour (One Direction)|Where We Are Tour]] || 50,349 / 50,349 || $4,258,450 || 
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| July 2, 2015 || [[Kevin Hart]] || — || [[What Now? Tour]] || — || — || 
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| July 31, 2016 || Guns N' Roses || [[The Cult]] || [[Not In This Lifetime... Tour]] || 32,894 / 40,215 || $3,447,362 || 
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| September 24, 2016 || Beyoncé || [[DJ Khaled]] || [[The Formation World Tour]] || 46,474 / 46,474 || $5,349,960 || Beyoncé was introduced to the stage by New Orleans native and "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]" rapper [[Big Freedia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2016/09/beyonce_superdome_big_freedia.html|title=Beyoncé gets introduction from Big Freedia in New Orleans for Formation World Tour|newspaper=NOLA.com|date=September 25, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=October 16, 2019|title=Current Boxscore {{!}} Billboard |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019002749/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date=October 19, 2016 }}</ref>
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| May 27, 2017 || [[Miranda Lambert]] || — || [[Highway Vagabond Tour]] || — || — || This concert was part of '''[[Bayou Country Superfest]]'''.
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| September 14, 2017 || U2 || [[Beck]] || [[The Joshua Tree Tour 2017]] || 34,536 / 34,536 || $3,873,405 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2017/06/u2_new_orleans_september_14_20.html|title=U2 blazes into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sept. 14|work=[[NOLA.com]]|publisher=[[Advance Publications]]|first=Doug|last=MacCash|date=12 June 2017|access-date=12 June 2017}}</ref>
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| September 13, 2018 || Beyoncé<br />Jay-Z || [[Chloe X Halle]] and [[DJ Khaled]] || [[On the Run II Tour]] || 40,939 / 40,939 || $5,437,147 || <ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 25, 2018|title=Current Boxscore {{!}} Billboard |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925233841/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date=September 25, 2018 }}</ref>
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| September 22, 2018 || [[Taylor Swift]] || [[Camila Cabello]]<br />[[Charli XCX]] || [[Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour]] || 53,172 / 53,172 || $6,491,546 ||
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| October 31, 2018 || [[Ed Sheeran]] || [[Snow Patrol]]<br />[[Lauv]] || [[÷ Tour]] || 42,295 / 42,295 || $2,827,815 ||
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| July 15, 2019 || The Rolling Stones || [[Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk]]<br />[[The Soul Rebels]] || [[No Filter Tour]] || 35,023 / 35,023  || $7,163,692 || This concert was originally scheduled to take place on July 14, 2019, but was postponed due to [[Hurricane Barry (2019)|Hurricane Barry]]. The highest-grossing concert at the stadium to date.
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| September 27, 2023 || Beyoncé || — || [[Renaissance World Tour]] || 49,265 / 49,265 || $10,802,708 || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Year-End Top 300 Concert Grosses |url=https://data.pollstar.com/Chart/2024/01/121123_ye.top300.concert.grosses_digital_1040.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226172312/https://data.pollstar.com/Chart/2024/01/121123_ye.top300.concert.grosses_digital_1040.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2024 |access-date=26 February 2024 |website=Pollstar}}</ref>
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| October 25, 2024 || rowspan=3|[[Taylor Swift]] || rowspan=3|[[Gracie Abrams]] || rowspan=3|[[The Eras Tour]] || rowspan=3|TBA || rowspan=3|TBA || rowspan=3|Swift is the first act to perform two or three shows at the stadium on a single tour.
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|October 26, 2024
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|October 27, 2024
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| October 16, 2025 || [[Chris Brown]] || [[Jhené Aiko]]<br>[[Bryson Tiller]] || [[Breezy Bowl XX]] ||  ||  || 
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===Other events===
* The [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] held its 54th [[General Conference session]] at the Superdome in June and July 1985.
* [[Pope John Paul II]] addressed 80,000 children at the stadium in 1987.<ref name=Timeline />
* The [[Republican National Convention]] was held there in 1988, nominating then-[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[George H. W. Bush]] for president and [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Dan Quayle]] of [[Indiana]] as vice president.<ref name=Timeline />
* In June 1996, ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', Disney's 34th animated feature, had a gala world premiere at this stadium, with over 65,000 people attending the event.
* From February 14 to 25, 2000, ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' aired two weeks' worth of shows that were taped in the dome in January 2000. 
* In August 2001, the [[Bassmaster Classic XXXI]] final weigh-in was held in the stadium.
* In 2005, the superdome was used as an [[emergency shelter]] during [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Treaster |first=Joseph B. |date=September 1, 2005|title=Superdome: Haven QuicklyBecomes an Ordeal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/01/us/nationalspecial/superdome-haven-quicklybecomes-an-ordeal.html |access-date=March 30, 2025|work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* In 2020, the Finish Line of [[CBS]]'s reality competition ''[[The Amazing Race 32]]'' was held at the Superdome.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/the-amazing-race-32-premiere-date-spoilers-everything-to-know-1203353485/|title=Everything to know about 'The Amazing Race 32'|work=[[Gold Derby]]|last=Eng|first=Joyce|date=September 28, 2020|access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Champions Square]]
*[[Sports in New Orleans]]
*[[Smoothie King Center]]
*[[History of the New Orleans Saints]]
*[[List of music venues]]
*[[List of convention centers in the United States]]
*[[List of soccer stadiums in the United States]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana]]
*[[List of tallest domes]]
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
*[http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/usa/superdome Caesars Superdome] at StadiumDB.com
*{{Structurae|id=20000384|title=Caesars Superdome}}
*[http://seaa.tulane.edu/ Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322064726/https://seaa.tulane.edu/ |date=March 22, 2019 }}
*[http://seatingchartview.com/mercedes-benz-superdome/ Caesars Superdome Seating Charts]

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