The Fargodome is an indoor stadium located in Fargo, North Dakota. It opened in 1992 and holds over 19,000 people for football games and over 25,000 for full arena concerts. It is the home of the North Dakota State UniversityBison football team. It contains two scoreboards on each endzone, four large video screens (one in each corner), two large electronic message centers below the scoreboards, as well as four stats boards (two centered on each sideline) all of which were installed by Daktronics in 2002.
November 1987: Bob Johnson (then Fargo Parks Superintendent) proposed a plan for convention and athletic facilities in Fargo.
January 1988: Proposed plan was modified to include a single stadium to be built on North Dakota State University land, that would be financed in part by a half-cent sales tax.
December 1988: Voters approved half-cent sales tax
April 1989: Architects hired and construction process begins
December 1992: Fargodome opens
December 2002: Fargodome celebrates its 10th anniversary
December 2006: Initial talks underway to attach a 6,000-9,000 seat stadium to the Fargodome, for use as a basketball arena for the North Dakota State UniversityBasketball teams, as well as smaller performances.
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The Fargodome, in its first ten years, made a 142 million dollar direct economical impact and an additional 320 million dollar secondary economical impact on the area.
The Fargodome is the largest exhibition hall in North Dakota, with a total of 120,000 sq ft.[1]
A 33-ton, 21 row, movable stands were built into the Fargodome. This stand allows for a more intimate setting.
The Fargodome has held concerts that have surpassed its 25,000 seating capacity
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