Tacoma Dome

Is it

by the Tacoma Dome? I think so, yeah.

Yeah, nice.

But one of my friend's daughters and her dad actually have worked it for years.

It's a little early, because didn't we just have Halloween?

Three weeks ago, I was in Tacoma Dome, the Christmas show there, and I was asking kids what they were wearing for trick-or-treating.

They're going crazy for Christmas stuff.

I'm having a wonderful holiday time, and it's just like Christmas, even though it's hot outside.

Yes.

On Tuesday, November 17th, we will be at the Tacoma Dome.

giving away turkeys and sides while they last.

We'll give away at least 1,000 turkeys and sides.

quick

we need it because

i don't want to miss anyone okay um tacoma rescue mission tibbets at fern hill sean is a legend in this community korean women's association coordinated care eloise cooking pot motani law firm law group newport healthcare burns towing spinacker property management united healthcare molina healthcare Geezer Credit Union, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Scott Funeral Home and Cremation Services, College Unbound, Tacoma Dome, and all of the wonderful neighborhoods and volunteers who will lend us their time over the next two weeks.

It's so much pre-work that goes into this.

So

I saw him with Dave Chappelle at the Tacoma Dome.

Okay.

He fucking killed it.

Yeah.

This was 2017, 18. like it was just before like no no it was whatever it was it was a huge sold out the fucking Tacoma dome 20,000 people in Tacoma and he was hilarious dude brought the house down and the fact that it was like holy shit Dave Chappelle's coming on after this that's how good he was yeah they did that tour together yeah and That special that came out wasn't what the jokes I heard from when he was on tour with Dave Chappelle.

Yeah.

He, like, scrapped all that.

Niggas in Paris was seismic.

I remember Jay, my brother Jason, he went to the Tacoma Dome when Jay-Z and Kanye performed Watch the Throne Tour at Tacoma Dome.

Tickets were $80.

I was like, man,

man.

You at the

Tacoma Dome, you got money.

Bring

It's a LAN, a local area network.

And you come up and you're in Seattle, Washington, and he's playing at the Tacoma Dome or whatever they got up there.

Okay? And then you sell tickets there.

You print out the paper tickets.

Well, they're cut.

The first date is here at the Tacoma dome.

And I was like, man, that's it.

You know, I'm taking my son because he had to go away on business and couldn't make it the last time and already had tickets for us.

When I see the tickets first come up, I see $60.

I was like, oh, thank God.

And then I realized $60 are all the way in the back of the Tacoma Dome on the second level.

and the funny thing when i saw him on the lat when they did the uh somewhere in time tour that place was half empty i mean attendance was dismal and i thought that's why when they announced the first two legs they didn't play to come they didn't play you know seattle area and i'm like oh it's because nobody showed up at that last one you know I can see why they put it off to the third leg, though, because, I mean, it was bare.

Um, where are the ticket salesmen? And then they find out, and I know this from working at Ticketmaster, when you sell an event, you come up with a ticket code for the event.

If it was Papa Roach at the Tacoma Dome on December 3rd, the ticket event would be TD for Tacoma Dome 1203.

So that's the event code is 1203.

If Papa Roach hypothetically wanted to play a matinee that day, it would be TD 1203 A or B.

Even without additional tax revenue or other support, the Dome is able to serve not just as a place to see a cool show or a home for numerous nonprofit activities supporting our community, but as an economic driver for our region, generating over $60 million in annual economic impact, with some concerts drawing more than half their audience from out of state and filling hotels countywide.

Roughly 40% of guests that attend our K-pop shows have reported their visit to the Tacoma Dome required an overnight stay in a hotel.

That number can be as high as 70% for some of our electronic dance events.

And of course, our state wrestling and basketball championships draw families from throughout the state.

This need is critical to ensuring Tacoma's venues serve our community, strengthen our economy, and reflect the city's goals and values.

To that end, TVE will be continuing our master plan project in 2027 and '28.

To help guide the long-term future of the Tacoma Dome, Cheney Stadium, and Tacoma City Theaters.

Phase one of the project will be kicking off soon, and will focus on assessing market opportunities and potential improvements to the buildings to ensure they are able to provide spaces that welcome all cultures, abilities, and communities.