Superdome : About Us : History

LOUISIANA SUPERDOME HISTORY

Historical Highlights

Created by law, November 8, 1966
Louisiana Constitutional Amendment
Construction began- August 11, 1971
Superdome opened- August 3, 1975

Superdome Superlatives

• World's largest steel-constructed room unobstructed by posts.
• First privately-managed, publicly-owned arena.
• More Super Bowls than any other facility; six, including Super bowl XXXVI in 2002.
• World record for an indoor concert - 87,500 for the Rolling Stones in 1981.
• Site of 1988 Republican National Convention where George Bush was nominated.
• National record for basketball attendance at the NCAA Final Four (64,659 in 1987) and for regular season (68,112 in 1990).
• Pope John Paul II addressed 80,000 school children in September, 1987.