Memorable Moments
MEMORABLE METRODOME MOMENTS
1979
Groundbreaking (December 20, 1979)
1981
Roof Inflation (
October 2, 1981)
Roof Deflation (November 19, 1981)
1982
Superturf/Sporturf (Original Playing Surface – 1982-1986)
Twins First Game (Exhibition Game vs Phillies – April 3, 1982)
Twins First Home Opener (vs Seattle – April 6, 1982)
Vikings First Game (Pre-Season vs Seattle – August 21, 1982)
Minnesota Gophers First Football Game (vs Ohio – September 11, 1982)
Vikings First Home Opener (vs Tampa Bay – September 12, 1982
Scandinavia Today (October 1982)
MSHSL First Prep Bowl at the Metrodome (November 20, 1982)
Roof Deflation (December 30, 1982)
1983
NFC Wild Card Game (Vikings vs Atlanta - January 9, 1983)
Air-conditioning Installed (1983)
Roof Deflation (April 14, 1983)
NFL Draft Party (April 26, 1983)
First Tractor Pull (May 21, 1983)
College Bowl (November 20, 1983)
1984
First College Baseball Game (March 18, 1984)
Minnesota Gophers First Baseball Game at the Metrodome (vs Creighton – March 31, 1984)
Dave Kingman’s Ground Rule Double (May 1984)
Olympic Basketball (July 1, 1984)
NIC College Bowl (November 1984)
First Minnesota Strikers (NASL Soccer – 1984)
1985
Major League Baseball All Star Game (July 16, 1985)
MIAC Football (November 1985)
NIC Football (November 1985)
1986
NCAA Men’s Basketball 1st and 2nd Round (March 1986)
High School Basketball (March 1986)
Wrestle Rock (April 20, 1986)
Roof Tear – 9 Minute Delay (Twins vs Angels – April 26, 1986)
Gopher Football First Spring Game (May 1986)
Bob Dylan/Grateful Dead/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Concert (June 26, 1986)
MSHSL Soccer First Tournament (October 1986)
Special Olympics (December 1986)
1987
Astroturf Installed (1987-2003)
MSHSL Baseball Tournament (June 1987)
Vikings Scrimmage (August 1987)
Twins Play Off Game (vs Detroit – October 7, 1987)
Twins Play Off Game (vs Detroit – October 8, 1987)
Twins Pep Rally (October 10, 1987)
World Series (Twins vs St. Louis – October 17, 1987)
World Series (Twins vs St. Louis – October 18, 1987)
World Series (Twins vs St. Louis – October 24, 1987)
World Series (Twins vs St. Louis – October 25, 1987)
1988
Northwest Sports Show (March 1988)
Corvette Show (April 1988)
Pink Floyd “A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour” Concert (May 24, 1988)
Tyson/Spinks Match (June 1988)
Monsters of Rock Concert (July 1988)
NFC Wild Card Game (Vikings vs Rams – December 26, 1988)
1989
Boat Show (January 1989)
First TwinsFest (February 1989)
Home Show (February 1989)
Camping Show (February 1989)
Auto Show (February 1989)
Sports Show (March 1989)
NCAA Midwest Regional Men’s Basketball (March 1989)
Corvette Show (April 1989)
Rolling Stones “Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour” Concert Day 1 (November 29, 1989)
Rolling Stones “Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour” Concert Day 2 (November 30, 1989)
Minnesota Timberwolves Inaugural Season (1989-1990)
1990
Boat Show (January 1990)
Home and Garden Show (February 1990)
Sports Show (March 1990)
Minnesota Timberwolves Final Metrodome Game (49,551 Fans - April 17, 1990)
Mikhail Gorbechev, President of Soviet Union Visit (Metrodome served as Press Center - June 1990)
Olympic Festival Opening Ceremony (July 6, 1990)
First MSHSL Semi Final Football (November 1990)
Rollerdome Opened (December 1990)
1991
First U of M Softball Tournament (February 1991)
NCAA Men’s Basketball 1st and 2nd Round (1991)
US Soccer Cup Opening Ceremony (July 1991)
Special Olympics (July 1991)
ALCS Playoff (2 games – October 1991)
World Series (Twins vs Atlanta - 4 Games – October 1991)
Twins World Series Victory Celebration (October 29, 1991)
MSHSL Games Due to Snow Storms (November 1991)
1992
SuperBowl XXVI (Buffalo vs Washington – January 26, 1992)
Golf Show (February 1992)
NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four (1992)
Genesis Concert (June 1992)
Guns and Roses Concert (September 1992)
1993
Vikings Play Off Game (vs Washington – January 2, 1993)
Paul McCartney Concert (Mary 1993)
1994
NBA Jam (February 1994)
First Supercross (April 1994)
“Little Big League” Filming (1993)
Pink Floyd “The Division Bell Tour” Concert (June 22, 1994)
Rolling Stones “Voodoo Lounge Tour” Concert (December 11, 1994)
1995
NFC Wild Card Game (Vikings vs Chicago – January 1, 1995)
First Promise Keepers (July 14/15, 1995)
1996
NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional (1996)
Billy Graham Crusade (June 19-23, 1996)
National Wheelchair Softball (September 1996)
1997
Ozzfest (June 1997)
U2 “PopMart Tour” Concert (October 29, 1997)
Rolling Stones “Bridges to Babylon Concert” (November 25 1997)
1998
George Strait Concert (May 1998)
1st Hmong American New Year (December 1998)
1999
NFL PlayOff Game (Vikings vs Arizona – January 10, 1999)
Vikings First NFC Championship Game (vs Atlanta – January 17, 1999
1st Home & Landscape Expo (January 1999)
2000
NFC Wild Card Game (Vikings vs Cowboys – January 9, 2000)
First SnowCross Event (January)
NCAA Men’s Basketball 1st and 2nd Rounds (2000)
AA International Convention (June 20 – July 2, 2000)
1st Warped Tour (July 2000)
2001
NFL PlayOff Game (Vikings vs New Orleans – January 6, 2001)
NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four (March 2001)
N’Sync concert (June 2001)
2002
U.S.Taekwondo Union National Championships (July 2 – 6, 2002)
NCCAA Victory Bowl (November 2002)
NCAA Men’s Basketball (December 2002)
2003
NCAA Midwest Regional Men’s Basketball (2003)
Summer Sanitarium Tour (July 2003)
Metallica Concert (July 2003)
2004
Twins Game Suspended (vs Cleveland – October 2, 2004)
Field Turf Installed (2004 – 2009)
2005
Warped Tour (July 2005)
Monster Jam (December 2005)
2006
IFMA Freestyle Motocross (January 2006)
NCAA Midwest Regional Men’s Basketball (2006)
1st Youth in Music Marching Band Championship (October 2006)
2007
Minnesota Thunder Soccer (vs Galaxy – November 2007)
2008
Soundset ’08 Concert (May 2008)
NCCAA Victory Bowl (November 2008)
First 2-day MSHSL Prep Bowl (November 2008)
2009
NCAA Men’s Basketball 1st and 2nd Round (2009)
Twins Final Regular Season Game at Metrodome (vs Kansas City – October 4, 2009)
Twins ALCD Tie Breaker Game (vs Detroit – October 6, 2009)
Twins Final Metrodome Game (ALDS Game vs Yankees – October 11, 2009)
2010
Sportexe Momentum Turf Installed (2010)
Roof Deflation Due to Snow Storm (December 12, 2010)
2011
New Roof Inflation (July 13, 2011)
UBU Sports Turf Installed (July/August 2011)