Life at 50: The legendary Superdome by the numbers

Crews unload stages and flooring outside the Caesar's Superdome in preparation for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Monday, January 6, 2024.

(Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune) Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Superdome turns 50 this month, and while that's the big number, there's plenty of ways to tell the story of the famous stadium using other figures: 8 Super Bowls hosted by the Superdome, two more than any other stadium 87,500 Reported attendance for a Rolling Stones concert on Dec.

5, 1981, known for decades as the world's largest indoor concert 4 NFL stadiums older than the Superdome (Lambeau Field, Soldier Field, Arrowhead Stadium, Highmark Stadium) 31 Years of the Essence Music Festival at the Superdome 1 Sitting presidents to attend a Super Bowl: Donald Trump at this year's game in the Superdome; Trump also attended the 2020 College Football Playoff championship between LSU and Clemson 6 Men's Final Fours at the Superdome, from Michael Jordan's coming-out party in 1982 to Mike Krzyzewski's farewell in 2022 30,000 Peak estimated evacuees in the Superdome following Hurricane Katrina 273 Height of the Superdome, in feet 400,000 Approximate square footage of aluminum that makes up the Superdome roof 52 Escalators in the Superdome, along with 22 elevators.

The longest escalator is 120 feet.

680 Diameter of the Superdome, in feet, making it the largest fixed dome structure in the world.

It sits on a plot of 52 acres, and a walk around the outside of the Dome is 0.65 miles.

26,000 LED lights in the Superdome's exterior lighting system 48 Times in 50 years the Bayou Classic has been held at the Superdome.

The only exceptions were the 2005 game in Houston and the 2021 game in Shreveport.

Southern leads Grambling 26-22 in games played at the Dome.

69,000 Maximum seating capacity for a football game.

For basketball, it's 67,500, and for concerts, 83,000.

229 High school state football championship games in the Superdome, starting in 1981 and played there every year except for 2005 and 2020.

13 Times the college football national champion has been crowned at the Superdome, starting with Pitt in the 1977 Sugar Bowl and including five BCS or CFP national title games 191,000 Three-day attendance for Taylor Swift concerts at the Superdome in 2024, the highest-attended concert series in the stadium's history 503 NFL games played at the Superdome: 384 Saints regular-season games, 97 Saints preseason games, 14 Saints playoff games and eight Super Bowls.

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