I, as a transplant Washingtonian, have had the pleasure of experiencing the Tacoma Dome myself on several different occasions. In the intervening years between the opening and the present, the Tacoma Dome has had some amazing music events, with well-known musicians and bands – all the way from Elton John to The Jonas Brothers. The concert was held eight days after the Bowie show and general admissions ticket prices were $15. Journey and Bryan Adams had the pleasure of gracing the stage as the second music event at the Tacoma Dome on August 19, 1983. After Bowie’s concert the Tacoma Dome was the venue to be at for a concert. The tour was called “The Serious Moonlight Tour.” Bowie was joined by The Tubes and played a 24-song set list.
Bowie was on the rise with his hit album, Let’s Dance. On August 11, 1983, David Bowie had the honor of being the first musical act at the Tacoma Dome. Listen here, in a recording digitized from Tacoma Historical Society’s collection.įour months after the opening of the Tacoma Dome, the venue hosted its first concert event. In honor of the Dome’s opening, local musician Arel Thomas wrote a song titled “The Doma Tacoma.” It was recorded by a band named The Kicks. The beam is still there and stands 150 feet above the Tacoma Dome floor. Since the Tacoma Dome was funded with taxpayer money, according to Grit City Magazine, in April of 1982, thousands of people showed up to write messages and their names on a 5,000-pound beam, before workers installed it. The Tacoma Dome had its very own design and construction team, consisting of Architect McGranahan, Contractor Jimmy Zarelli, and Marshall Turner. The Tacoma dome is 530 feet in diameter and 152 feet tall. The roof was built with 1.6 million board feet, supplied by the Weyerhaeuser Company.Ī massive amount of concrete was used to construct the Tacoma Dome, enough to build a 70-mile-long sidewalk. It is one of the world’s largest wooden domes, and since the retiring of the Kingdome in March of 2000, it is Washington State’s largest domed structure. It is located at 2727 East D Street Tacoma, Washington. The Tacoma Dome broke ground in July of 1981 and opened its doors on April 12, 1983.
His vision of the dome was made a reality in 1983. He proposed “a great indoor auditorium under the world’s largest pillarless roof, capable of accommodating gatherings of thousands…” Gardner was a dreamer and a planner. His vision of a great Tacoma stadium made the newspaper on December 17, 1925. Gardner was a Tacoma engineer and architect. Taylor Gardner was ahead of his time in 1925.
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