12 Facts About Pontiac Silverdome

Pontiac Silverdome was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan.

In 2012, the Pontiac Silverdome served as the home venue of the Detroit Mechanix of the American Ultimate Disc League and hosted the league championship game that season.

The city of Pontiac Silverdome was unable to find a good use for the stadium, leaving it empty for 8 years; the city ran out of money, and was forced to sell due to the rising maintenance costs.

The Pontiac Silverdome reopened in 2010 and hosted many events, including soccer matches, concerts, HBO championship boxing, monster truck shows and many more.

Pontiac Silverdome hosted the Detroit Lions of the NFL, the Detroit Pistons of the NBA, the Detroit Express of the NASL, the Michigan Panthers of the USFL, college football's Cherry Bowl, the Motor City Bowl, the MHSAA football state finals and four first-round games during soccer's 1994 FIFA World Cup.

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Pontiac Silverdome hosted an AMA Supercross Championship round from 1976 to 2005.

In 2012, the Pontiac Silverdome became the home stadium of the city's professional Ultimate Frisbee team, the Detroit Mechanix, of the American Ultimate Disc League.

Pontiac Silverdome returned to Pontiac in 1965 and was shocked to see the deterioration of the city and its lack of a future plan.

Pontiac Silverdome was a venue for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Pontiac Silverdome was the home to many marching band activities and events, including the Michigan Competing Band Association State Marching Band Championships until 2005, the Bands of America Regional championships from 2003 to 2005, and the Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1987 and 1988.

Demolition officials stated that final filling and grading operations of the former Pontiac Silverdome site were expected to be completed by the end of November 2018.

In September 2019, the City of Pontiac announced that Amazon was going to develop the Silverdome site into both a distribution facility and delivery center.