Fargo dome
Fargodome in 2009
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| Location | 1800 University Dr N Fargo, North Dakota United States |
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| Owner | City of Fargo |
| Operator | City of Fargo |
| Capacity | 26,700 (Center-stage concerts) 22,000 (End-stage concert) 16,000 (3/4-house concert) 11,000 (Half-house concert) 19,000 (Football) 10,000 (basketball) 3,500 (Gate City Bank Theater) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
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| Broke ground | April 26, 1990 |
| Opened | December 12, 1992 |
| Construction cost |
$48 million ($83.7 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Sink, Combs, Dethlefs Triebwasser, Helenske & Associates |
| General contractor | Industrial Builders, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
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North Dakota State Bison (NCAA) (1993–present) Fargo Freeze (IFL) (2000) |
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Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome is an indoor athletic stadium located in Fargo, North Dakota, on the campus of North Dakota State University (NDSU). Opened in late 1992, the facility is owned by the City of Fargo, built on university land. The arena's seating capacity is 18,700 for football and over 25,000 for full arena concerts.
It is the home field of the North Dakota State Bison football team, which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Bison Football team is a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Prior to the 1993 season, the Bison played at Dacotah Field. The stadium also plays host to North Dakota State graduation ceremonies as well as many large concerts, other sporting events, and trade shows.
The building was originally planned to be modeled on the Tacoma Dome and have an inflatable roof. However, as the design evolved, it was decided to have a fixed hard roof, although the dome name stuck.
The Fargodome has held events such as the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, USHRA's Monster Jam, Rib Fest, World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling, and other local, regional, and national events.
The Asics/Vaughan Cadet and Junior National Wrestling Championships (freestyle, Greco-Roman wrestling) takes place every year in the Fargodome in the month of July.
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