Location in the United States Location in North Dakota | |
Full name | Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome |
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Address | 1800 University Dr N |
Location | North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. |
Owner | City of Fargo |
Operator | Fargo Dome Authority |
Capacity | 18,700 (football) Concerts
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Surface | Artificial turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | April 26, 1990 |
Opened | December 2, 1992 |
Construction cost | $48 million ($112 million in 2023 [1] ) |
Architect |
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General contractor | Industrial Builders, Inc. [2] |
Main contractors | Meinecke-Johnson |
Tenants | |
Fargo-Moorhead Fever (CBA) (1992–1994) North Dakota State Bison (NCAA) (1993–present) Fargo Freeze (IFL) (2000) |
Fargodome is an indoor athletic stadium and convention center in the north central United States, located on the campus of North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, North Dakota. It opened in 1992 and is owned and operated by the city despite being built on the university's campus. The facility is not an actual dome, its seating capacity is 18,700 for football and over 25,000 for full arena concerts. Its approximate elevation at street level is 900 feet (275 m) above sea level.
Fargodome is the home field of the Bison football team, which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). NDSU is a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and prior to the 1993 season, the football venue was Dacotah Field, adjacent to the south. The stadium also hosts the university's commencement ceremonies as well as many large concerts, other sporting events, and trade shows.
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The building was originally planned to be modeled on the Tacoma Dome but have an inflatable roof. However, as the design evolved, it was decided to have a fixed hard roof, although the dome name stuck. [3]
The Fargodome has held events such as the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, USHRA's Monster Jam, Happy Harry's Ribfest, World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling, and other local, regional, and national events. The facility briefly played host to the Fargo Freeze Indoor Football League team in 2000, though the team played just one season. [10]
The USA Wrestling 16U/Junior National Wrestling Championships (Women’s and Men’s Freestyle, Men’s Greco-Roman) takes place every year in the Fargodome in the month of July. [11]
Many famous acts have played the Fargodome including Elton John, Katy Perry, Cher, Guns N' Roses, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, The Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Garth Brooks, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Shania Twain, Taylor Swift, AC/DC, Paul McCartney, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Aerosmith, Poison, Nsync, Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Kiss, Beach Boys, Faith Hill, Bryan Adams, Ozzy Osbourne, Luke Bryan, Pink, Reba McEntire, Dixie Chicks, Lady Antebellum, Bruce Springsteen, Tim McGraw, Def Leppard, Metallica, Prince, Justin Timberlake, Mötley Crüe and many others. The Fargodome is also capable of hosting events on ice such as Disney on Ice, and traveling broadway.
Date | Artist(s) | Opening act(s) | Event Name | Attendance | Revenue | Notes |
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March 21, 1993 | Guns N' Roses | Brian May Band [12] | Use Your Illusion Tour | — | — | |
December 8, 1997 | Prince | — | Jam of the Year World Tour | — | — | [13] |
September 18, 1998 | Garth Brooks | — | The Garth Brooks World Tour | — | — | |
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September 20, 1998 | ||||||
December 5, 1998 | Shania Twain | Leahy | Come On Over Tour | — | — | |
February 17, 1999 | The Rolling Stones | Jonny Lang | No Security Tour | 21,970 / 21,970 | $1,501,183 | |
November 6, 1999 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | — | Reunion Tour | 17,245 / 20,000 | — | |
December 3, 1999 | NSYNC | — | NSYNC in Concert | — | — | |
September 29, 2002 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | — | The Rising Tour | — | — | |
August 17, 2004 | Metallica | — | Madly in Anger with the World Tour | — | — | [14] |
September 6, 2013 | Taylor Swift | Ed Sheeran Casey James | The Red Tour | 21,073 / 21,073 | $1,661,578 | |
January 11, 2014 | Pink | The Kin | The Truth About Love Tour | 21,879 / 21,879 | $1,613,670 | This show was originally scheduled to take place on October 27, 2013, but was postponed due to vocal rest. This concert used to hold the record for highest attendance and ticket sells record in the venue's history, until she broke her own record in 2019. [15] |
February 7, 2014 | Justin Timberlake | DJ Freestyle | The 20/20 Experience World Tour | 15,639 / 15,639 | $1,329,810 | This was his first concert in the state of North Dakota. |
February 14, 2014 | Toby Mac | — | Hits Deep Tour | – | – | |
July 12, 2014 | Paul McCartney | — | Out There | 18,220 / 18,220 | $2,247,472 | This was his first concert in the state of North Dakota. |
August 23, 2014 | Katy Perry | Kacey Musgraves Ferras | Prismatic World Tour | 21,843 / 21,843 | $1,660,459 | |
November 16, 2014 | Mötley Crüe | — | The Final Tour | - | - | |
October 12, 2015 | Taylor Swift | Vance Joy | The 1989 World Tour | 21,067 / 21,067 | $2,219,188 | This concert was originally planned to take place on September 9, but was postponed to October 12 to avoid any potential scheduling conflict with the Houston Astros potentially making the 2015 Major League Baseball postseason. [16] |
February 11, 2016 | AC/DC | Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown | Rock or Bust World Tour | 19,308 / 19,308 | $2,049,080 | [17] |
May 5, 2016 | Garth Brooks | — | The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood | 73,480 | $5,100,000 | [18] |
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June 4, 2016 | James Taylor | – | Before this World Tour | – | – | |
June 18, 2016 | Justin Bieber | Post Malone Moxie Raia | Purpose World Tour | 12,451 / 12,451 | $1,177,819 | [19] |
August 4, 2017 | Bruno Mars | Camila Cabello | 24K Magic World Tour | – | – | |
August 24, 2017 | Tim McGraw and Faith Hill | Natalie Hemby | Soul2Soul: The World Tour | – | – | |
October 17, 2018 | Ed Sheeran | Snow Patrol Lauv | Divide Tour | 17,762 / 17,762 | $1,766,790 | |
May 4, 2019 | Pink | Julia Michaels | Beautiful Trauma World Tour | 22,164 / 22,164 | $2,927,135 | |
September 14, 2019 | Bob Seger | - | Roll Me Away: The Final Tour | - | - | |
October 30, 2019 | Celine Dion | — | Courage World Tour | 10,473 / 12,239 | $1,174,539 | |
August 11, 2021 | Guns N' Roses | Mammoth WVH | Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour | 9,100 / 10,087 | $988,411 | |
July 27, 2022 | Machine Gun Kelly | Avril Lavigne Willow | Mainstream Sellout Tour | 11,908 / 11,908 | $714,355 | |
April 6, 2023 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Strokes King Princess | Global Stadium Tour | 19,331 / 19,311 | $2,067,826 | |
August 11, 2023 | Def Leppard Mötley Crüe | Alice Cooper | The World Tour | - | - | |
August 19, 2023 | Pink | Brandi Carlile Grouplove KidCutUp | Summer Carnival | - | - | |
November 5, 2023 | Shania Twain | Lily Rose | Queen of Me Tour | - | - | [20] |
The Fargodome's Gate City Bank Theater is home to theatrical productions, produced locally and touring.
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The Fargodome is currently studying an expansion of its permanent seating. The current capacity is 18,700 with an additional 100 seats to be added during the winter 2015. [21] The addition of 5,000 to 7,500 seats has been discussed since 2011, but is now being seriously considered after several straight years of sold out NDSU Bison football games. That would bring the total capacity for football games to around 25,000. The additional seating would require major structural changes to the dome, including moving the press boxes from the east side to the west side. The west side has been reinforced and could handle extra levels, whereas the east side has a lobby that was not designed to bear any extra load.
In summer 2016, the stadium video boards were replaced with 12 new interior displays featuring SMD LED technology including two large 30'x100' High Definition video/scoreboards on each endzone, 12'x24' screens behind those large screens for those seated behind the board, and four large 20'x22' High Definition video boards (one in each corner), the $7.7 million project also provided for four ribbon displays on the seating fascia 3' high and 33' long along with a portable 15' x 25' screen which can be moved around on gameday, the project also renovated the electronics room and provided for new computer and graphics technology. These screens replaced the 6 old boards installed in 2002. In total, the new boards provide for 8,500 square feet (790 m2) of LED boards in the dome. The contract also provided for an increase from 3 to 5 High Definition cameras for additional angles, one of the cameras has a 55x extra zoom for close up play.
In the summer of 2022, the stadium replaced its aging AstroTurf with a newer version. It cost the Fargodome $1.1 million, which it paid for using the stadium reserve funds, that also included upgrades to the Magic Carpet system that rolls out the turf onto the stadium floor.
In 2011, the Fargodome was ranked as the 49th best stadium in college football by BleacherReport.com. [22] The article states
There aren't many indoor venues in college football, but the few that do exist at the non-FBS level are very unfriendly to any visiting team. That effect is only amplified in a playoff atmosphere.
The Fargodome is routinely ranked as one of the loudest college football stadiums in the country. On December 14, 2012, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead measured the Fargodome crowd noise from the press box during an FCS playoff semifinal game between North Dakota State and Georgia Southern. According to The Forum, the maximum crowd noise exceeded 111 decibels, and the decibel meter consistently read 102–106 during the game. [23] During a 2013 playoff game between North Dakota State and Furman, the crowd noise was measured at 115 decibels. [24]
Fargo is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 census, which was estimated to have grown to 133,188 in 2023, making it the 218th-most populous city in the United States. Fargo, along with its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 248,591 in 2020.
North Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as the state's land-grant university. As of 2021, NDSU offers 94 undergraduate majors, 146 undergraduate degree programs, 5 undergraduate certificate programs, 84 undergraduate minors, 87 master's degree programs, 51 doctoral degree programs of study, and 210 graduate certificate programs. It is classified among "R1-Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".
The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000-seat Fargodome located in Fargo. The Bison have won 17 national championships and 38 conference championships. They have won nine NCAA Division I AA FCS National Championships between 2011 and 2021. The Bison hold the record for most overall NCAA national championships and the record for the most consecutive championships with five titles between 2011 and 2015 for Division I FCS.
The North Dakota State Bison are the athletic teams of North Dakota State University (NDSU), which is located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota. The teams are often called the "Thundering Herd". The current logo is a bison.
The North Dakota State Bison wrestling team represents North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison currently compete in the Big 12 Conference and wrestle their home duals at the Scheels Center. NDSU is currently coached by Obe Blanc.
The Nickel Trophy is a trophy that was presented to the winner of the annual football game between the rival University of North Dakota (UND) Fighting Hawks and the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Bison. The two universities are approximately 76 miles apart on the eastern border of North Dakota. The two schools suspended play in 2003 before meeting again in 2015, with annual games resuming in 2019. In the entire history of the rivalry, the game has never been contested anywhere beside Grand Forks or Fargo.
Dacotah Field is an outdoor stadium in the north central United States, on the campus of North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, North Dakota. It is the former home of the North Dakota State Bison football team, and the current home of the North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team. The field runs east-west at an approximate elevation of 900 feet (275 m) above sea level.
The Gold Star Marching Band or also known as "The Pride of North Dakota" is the marching band of North Dakota State University. It is a non-auditioned band, open to all majors. With approximately 170 members, the band is one of the largest organizations on campus.
The 2011 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by ninth year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference title with Northern Iowa.
The 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State entered the season as the defending NCAA Division I Football and Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) champions. In 2012, the Bison won their second straight MVFC title posting, a 7–1 conference record and 10–1 overall mark in the regular season. In the FCS playoffs they defeated South Dakota State, Wofford, Georgia Southern, and Sam Houston State to finish the season 14–1 and win their second consecutive national title.
The 2013 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Craig Bohl, in his 11th and ultimately final season, as he left to become the head coach at Wyoming after the season. The team, which played their 21st season in the Fargodome, entered the season as the two-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the 2008 season.
The 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Klieman. The team, which played its 23rd season in the Fargodome, entered the season as the four-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) since the 2008 season.
The 2007 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 10–1, placing second in the Great West Conference with a 3–1 mark. North Dakota State averaged 40 points per game and allowing just 22 points per game to opponents. The Bison totaled 4,855 total yards of offense, an average of 441 yards per game.
The 2006 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison head coach is Craig Bohl, in his fourth season as head coach of the team. The Bison play at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State competes in the FCS division of college football. In 2006, the Bison finished with a record of 10–1, and were the conference champions at 4–0. While being ranked #4 at the end of the year, NDSU was ineligible to make the playoffs per NCAA Division I rules which mandates a four-year probationary period for new football programs.
The 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Klieman. The team played their 25th season in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to win the MVFC championship for the seventh consecutive year. As a result, the Bison received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs as the No. 2 seed. In the playoffs, they defeated San Diego, Wofford, and Sam Houston State to advance to the National Championship game. There they defeated James Madison 17–13 to win the school's sixth National Championship in seven years. The September 30 game against Missouri State was the 700th victory since the team's founding in 1894.
The 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Matt Entz. The team played in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, for the 27th season as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They entered the season as defending national champions, having won seven of the prior eight FCS titles. In 2019, the Bison finished the regular season 12–0, the second consecutive undefeated Bison season, and won their ninth consecutive MVFC title. They received an automatic qualifying bid to the FCS playoff tournament and were seeded as the No. 1 team. The Bison then went 4–0 in the FCS playoffs to finish 16–0 as FCS champions, becoming the first team at any level of college football to finish a season 16–0 since Yale in 1894. They also extended their FCS-record winning streak to 37 games.
The 2020 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Matt Entz. The team played in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, for the 28th season as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They entered the season as defending national champions, having won eight of the prior nine FCS titles.
The 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by fourth-year head coach Matt Entz. They played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
The Bison finished their regular season with an overall record of 9–2 and 7–1 in MVFC play. NDSU received the number 3 overall seed in the FCS playoffs. The Bison then beat Montana in the second round, Samford in the quarterfinals, and Incarnate Word in the semifinals, before falling to topseed and archrival South Dakota State in the FCS National Championship. This was the program's first loss in the FCS title game, and only their third ever loss in a title game at any level.
The 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Entz. Following the season he was hired by USC as the team's linebackers coach. The Bison played home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The North Dakota State Bison football team drew an average home attendance of 15,121 in 2023.
The 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team represents North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison are led by first-year head coach Tim Polasek. Polasek joined the Bison after being an offensive coordinator at North Dakota State, Iowa, and most recently, Wyoming. Polasek is assisted by first-year offensive coordinator Jake Landry, who joins the Bison from St. Thomas, as well as co-defensive coordinators Grant Olson and Nick Goeser. The Bison play home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
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