The Caesars Superdome is a multi-purpose domed stadium located at 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive in New Orleans, Louisiana. It opened on August 3, 1975, as the Louisiana Superdome after Louisiana businessman David Dixon lobbied the NFL for an expansion team — only to be told the league would never come to New Orleans without a covered venue. The resulting structure spans 13 acres of floor space beneath a lamellar steel dome measuring 680 feet in diameter and 253 feet tall, enclosing roughly 125 million cubic feet of interior space and earning recognition as the largest fixed domed structure in the world.
Originally built for $165 million, the stadium has seen two naming-rights deals — becoming the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in 2011 before Caesars Entertainment secured a 20-year agreement worth approximately $11 million per year in 2021. Beyond serving as the permanent home of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints, the venue has hosted NCAA basketball Final Fours, championship boxing, WrestleMania, and blockbuster concerts, cementing its status as one of the most versatile major-event arenas in the United States.
Stats at a Glance
- Teams: New Orleans Saints (NFL)
- Location: 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Opened: August 3, 1975
- Capacity: 73,208 (football); expandable to 76,468
- Dome Diameter: 680 feet (207 m)
- Dome Height: 253 feet
- Super Bowls Hosted: 8 — most of any stadium through Super Bowl LIX (2025)
- Attendance Record: 78,133 — WrestleMania 34 (2018)
Engineering Marvel of the South
Designed by the New Orleans firm of Curtis and Davis, the Superdome took shape in the early 1970s as an engineering statement unlike anything built before it. Its steel lamellar frame supports a dome so wide that the entire playing field and lower seating bowl sit comfortably beneath it, free of obstructing columns. The stadium cost $165 million to construct and consumed a 52-acre urban footprint in downtown New Orleans when it opened in 1975.
The venue’s resilience was tested catastrophically when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in August 2005. Tens of thousands of evacuees sheltered inside as the city flooded, and the Superdome itself sustained severe damage. A subsequent $193 million repair and renovation project restored the facility, and the Saints returned to play there in September 2006 for an emotionally charged home opener that drew national attention.
America’s Super Bowl Capital
No stadium in NFL history has hosted more Super Bowls than the Caesars Superdome. Through Super Bowl LIX in February 2025, the venue had welcomed eight championship games — more than any other facility in the country. Memorable matchups, record-breaking halftime performances, and the intimate buzz of a domed crowd have made New Orleans a perennial favorite destination for the league’s biggest event.
The Super Bowl record is only part of the story. The Superdome has hosted six NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours, including the iconic 1982 title game in which a freshman Michael Jordan hit the winning shot for North Carolina. WrestleMania 34 in 2018 set the all-time attendance mark at 78,133, and the building has welcomed some of the largest concerts and boxing cards in Louisiana history, proving it a true multipurpose giant.
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Caesars Superdome FAQs
What NFL team plays at the Caesars Superdome?
The New Orleans Saints have called the Caesars Superdome home since the stadium opened in 1975 and remain its primary NFL tenant today.
How many Super Bowls has the Caesars Superdome hosted?
Through Super Bowl LIX in February 2025, the Caesars Superdome has hosted eight Super Bowls — more than any other stadium in NFL history.
When did the venue get the Caesars Superdome name?
In July 2021, Caesars Entertainment acquired naming rights in a 20-year deal worth approximately $11 million per year, replacing the previous Mercedes-Benz Superdome name that had been in use since 2011.
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