Tacoma Dome

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The Tacoma Dome from the Bridge of Glass.

The Tacoma Dome (constructed by Buckminster Fuller) is an indoor arena located in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Completed in 1983 for $44 millon and opened on April 21, the arena seats 17,100 for basketball. It is the world's second largest arena with a wooden dome (only the Superior Dome in Marquette, MI is larger with a 536 foot diameter), and one of the largest geodesic domes. The first concert in the Tacoma Dome was David Bowie with The Tubes as the opening act. The arena hosted the Seattle SuperSonics from 1994-1995 while the Seattle Center Coliseum was being renovated into the venue now known as KeyArena. It also hosted the Tacoma Rockets Western Hockey League team from 1991 to 1995, the Tacoma Sabercats of the West Coast Hockey League from 1997 to 2002, The Tacoma Stars indoor soccer team of the MISL, gymnastics events during the 1990 Goodwill Games, numerous other minor league ice hockey and indoor soccer teams, and many concerts as well. It additionally hosts wrestling events, such as WCW Spring Stampede 1999.

Unlike most other arenas of its size, the arena contains little in the way of fixed seating so as to maximize the flexibility of the seating arrangements and of the shape of the playing field.

A wide range of high school athletics is played at the Dome, as the stadium features the State High School Championships in Football, Wrestling, 4A Basketball, as well as 4A and 3A Volleyball. It is also well-known for its neon art. The venue became home to the State High School Championships in Football in 2000 after the regular home, the Kingdome was demolished.