Tacoma Dome
The city-owned arena in the Dome District, roofed with 1.6 million board feet of wood. It was the largest wooden dome in the world, briefly.
- Location
- Tacoma Dome District, beside I-5 · 2727 East D Street, Tacoma, WA 98421 · Directions →
- Price
- Varies by show. Tickets are sold through Ticketmaster.
- Shows
- Door and start times are on each show's listing.
- Phone
- 253-272-3663
In April 1982, people in Tacoma signed the last beam of the Tacoma Dome’s roof before it was lifted into place. The Dome says their names are still up there, about 150 feet above the floor.
The roof took 1.6 million board feet of wood and is 530 feet across. When it was finished, it was the largest wooden dome in the world. The Dome’s own history page notes that the record “only lasted a few years.”
The site
The site was the Hawthorne neighborhood. After voters approved the bonds in 1980, the city picked Hawthorne, moved some of its houses, one of them by water, and bought and tore down others.
Now
The City of Tacoma owns it. The Dome calls itself the largest indoor venue in Washington, set up for anywhere from 1,000 to 21,000 people, and it books concerts and touring shows.
Nearby
LeMay – America’s Car Museum and the New Frontier Lounge are also in the Dome District.
Coming up here
Excision's Thunderdome takes over the Tacoma Dome for three nights, February 5 through 7.
Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour stops at the Tacoma Dome on Wednesday, April 14, 2027.
Hot Wheels Stunt Show
outdoorsThe Hot Wheels Stunt Show's first U.S. tour reaches the Tacoma Dome for two shows, Saturday, June 19 at noon and Sunday, June 20 at 2pm.
More Theater in Tacoma
All Theater in Tacoma →Links
- Tacoma Dome: home page (address, phone, city ownership, Ticketmaster)
- Tacoma Dome: venue story (signed roof beam, wood, size, record, Hawthorne site)
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