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Pontiac Silverdome reopens as sports venue

Thursday, March 18, 2010

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The new owner of the Pontiac Silverdome wants to sell you a whole seat to one of its new sporting and entertainment events, but thinks you'll only need the edge.

Triple Sports & Entertainment plans to host 6-8 events this year at the 82,000-seat stadium and former home to the Detroit Lions. More events in the next year or two are expected to be announced soon.

The first event will harken back to a spectacle that has helped make the Silverdome locally famous - a monster truck rally. "Domination in the Dome " will feature monster trucks like Big Foot and freestyle motocross races on April 17. Tickets are available at the box office and by clicking here.

Triple Sports & Entertainment, a subsidiary of Toronto-based Triple Group, bought the Silverdome last year for a little more than $500,000. It has since made some upgrades and repairs and plans to invest even more in the near future.

The Silverdome was opened in 1975 and has hosted a wide variety of events, ranging from a visit from Pope John Paul II to Wrestlemania III. It primarily served as the home of the Detroit Lions until the NFL team moved to Ford Field in downtown Detroit. It also served as the home to the Detroit Pistons before the NBA team moved to the Palace of Auburn Hills, and even hosted a FIFA World Cup game.

The city of Pontiac has struggled to find a solution to what to do with the stadium after the Lions left early this decade. Numerous redevelopment proposals started and stalled until the city fell into receivership and sold it at auction last year

Source: Triple Sports & Entertainment
Writer: Jon Zemke