Tacoma Dome - Tacoma, Washington - Premier concert venue in the Pacific Northwest

The Tacoma Dome is located in the heart of downtown Tacoma, Washington and sits on 6.1 acres adjacent to Interstate 5. The Tacoma Dome is one of the world's largest wood domed structures in the world and is owned and operated by City of Tacoma's Public Assembly Facilities Department.

The Tacoma Dome hosts over one million guests annually and provides the public with over 300 different events per year including high school, college and professional sports, major concerts, family shows, tradeshows and holiday festivals.

Construction of the dome began on July 1, 1981. The project was officially completed on April 21, 1983 taking less than two years to complete. The first major concert was David Bowie on August 11, 1983. This long standing facility has achieved much success due to its flexibility in seating arrangements. With unique seating configurations ranging from 5,000 to 23,000 along with excellent sound reverberation the Tacoma Dome is the preferred concert venue of the public and artists in the entire Pacific Northwest.

The dome was built using over 1.6 million board feet and weighs in at an impressive 1,444,000 pounds. Almost 25 million cubic feet of concrete was used in its construction. The dome stands 152 feet tall and is 530 feet in diameter.

Despite being in the shadow of its larger neighbor Seattle, the Tacoma Dome has hosted several major events. In 1990 it hosted the Goodwill Games featuring many of the world's top athletes in several sports. The NCAA Women's Final Four was hosted at the dome in 1988 and 1989 and the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1987.

The fastest concert to sellout in the history of the dome was AC/DC in 2008, which sold out in less than 35 minutes. The fastest non-concert sellout was the WWF Smackdown wrestling event in May 2000 that sold out in 27 minutes. The top grossing event of all time was Walking with Dinosaurs with over 2.34 million in ticket sales in 2007.

There have been six professional sports franchises that have called the Tacoma Dome their home. They were, The Tacoma Stars, Tacoma Express Football, Tacoma Rockets, Seattle Sounders, Seattle Supersonics and Tacoma Sabercats.

There are public parking accommodations for approximately 1,600 cars located around the perimeter of the facility. There are two lots reserved for people with disabilities. Premium parking spots can be purchased, but only on an event by event basis. Parking is first come first served and ranges between $8-$25 dollars depending on the type of event.

If travelling from the Seattle area on Interstate 5 take exit 133 to 26th street. Take a right on 26th street and several Tacoma Dome signs lead C Street. The physical address of the Tacoma Dome is 2727 East D Street, Tacoma, WA 98421.

Major corporate sponsors of the Tacoma Dome include Key Bank, Les Schwab, Miller Lite Beer, Best Western Hotels, and the News Tribune. There are several lodging and eating facilities within walking distance to the dome.