Rogers Centre - Toronto's Iconic Multi-Purpose Stadium
Formerly known as Sky Dome, the Rogers Centre was the 1st fully functioning retractable roof sports stadium in North America. Building was started in October of 1986 and completed less than three years later. The dome cost approximately $570 million CDN… close to $1 billion in today’s money.
Since it’s grand opening on June 3, 1989, the Rogers Centre has hosted thousands of events including:
- Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball
- Concert Events including major acts like the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi and U2
- Auto Shows including the Canadian International Auto Show and ImportFest
- WWF Wrestling Events
- Toronto Argonauts CFL Football (the team has since moved to BMO Field
- Exhibitions
- Disney on Ice
- and many more…
The largest crowd to gather at the Rogers Centre was for the WWF’s WrestleMania X8 with 68,237 fans in attendance.