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These updates will enhance game day experiences and reposition the iconic building as one of the most up-to-date facilities in North America to witness NFL football, live sporting events, world-class live entertainment and other special events. The five-year project is a collaborative effort between the Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District (LSED), the New Orleans Saints and the State of Louisiana, and the project continues to near its 2024 scheduled completion date. During the summer of 2010, the Superdome installed 111,831 square feet (10,389.4m2) of the UBU Speed S5-M synthetic turf system, an Act Global brand. The Essence Festival of Culture is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, with thematic art installations and fashion, beauty and food events, plus nightly headline performances inside the Caesars Superdome.. Why it matters: Hip-hop started at a party in the Bronx and has evolved into one of the most popular mainstream music genres. The match was cancelled, however, as USA Rugby, the governing body of the sport in the United States, refused to approve the artificial turf playing surface.[77]. The match gained its famous appellation in the end of the eighth round when Durn turned away from Leonard, towards the referee and quit by saying "No ms" (Spanish for "No more"). Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University Libraries. (Eliot Kamentiz/The Times-Picayune archive), Voodoo priestess Ava Kay Jones performs a purification ritual at midfield of the Superdme before a 2000 game between the New Orleans Saints and the St. Louis Rams. She urged people to read a dissenting opinion from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and vowed the Biden-Harris adminstration will do everything it can to promote diversity. . Last year's festival saw 1.9 million live and virtual attendees of activities including Essence Food & Wine Festival, Essence Marketplace, Essence Film Festival, Essence Wellness House, Global Black Economic Forum, Essence Family Day and more. The coveted space in the 450 Level End Zone Valleys have been reimagined to create wider concourses to improve the flow of people on gameday. The New Orleans Saints will play at the newly renamed Caesars Superdome after a 20-year contract was approved Thursday. the Superdome will host nightly ticketed performances by artists including headliners . The last professional baseball games played in the Superdome occurred on April 34, 1999, when the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins played a two-game series dubbed the "New Orleans Major League Baseball Classic. Ice Cube tops a West Coast hip-hop showcase with DJ Quik, E-40, Ice-T, JJ Fad, Lady of Rage and Yo-Yo. The Bowl Championship Series National Championship Games were played at the Superdome four times. As illustrated by the above graphic -- which incorporates an aerial photo from the 1950s -- the Superdome itself is just outside the old cemetery's footprint. LSU, Tulane and University of New Orleans played an in-state team and out-of-state teams from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas in the annual tournament. New 7,500-square-foot (700m2) bunker lounges on each side of the stadium were built. New escalators, which will whisk fans to the upper levels of the dome in 100-foot-tall open-air atriums, are now operational. The annual Louisiana Prep Classic state championship football games organized by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association have been held at the Superdome since 1981, except in 2005 following the extreme damage of Hurricane Katrina (moved to Independence Stadium in Shreveport) and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic (moved to Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana). The tournament final saw The Road Warriors prevail over Magnum T. A. and Ron Garvin. The festival's lineup in the past has been heavily shaped by mostly R&B artists. Arnold/The Times-Picayune), As a few spectators watch, three clergymen participate in a 1957 ceremony deconsecrating Girod Street cemetery. Plans were drawn up in 1967 by the New Orleans modernist architectural firm of Curtis and Davis and the building opened as the Louisiana Superdome in 1975. The Caesars Superdome is a proven economic engine for the state of Louisiana, delivering hundreds of millions of dollars every year. The Superdome was used as a "shelter of last resort" for those in New Orleans unable to evacuate from Hurricane Katrina when it struck on August 29, 2005. The Superdome's first soccer matches occurred on September 5, 1976. We want to take this opportunity to update you on the extensive renovations and upgrades taking place at Caesars Superdome. It is the home stadium of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). In the match, Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Roberto Durn to regain the WBC Welterweight Championship. It played occasional games there in the 1990s against high-profile opponents before the opening of the New Orleans Arena (now the Smoothie King Center) in 1999. Others taking the stage will include Wizkid, Muni Long and Kizz Daniel. But is it enough to fill the Superdome? The Athletics were unable to break their lease at the OaklandAlameda County Coliseum and remained in Oakland. The upgrades, part of the arenas five-year Envision the Future renovation project, are expected to be in place for the Saints 2024 season as New Orleans prepares to host the 2025 Super Bowl. Crews tore down the temporary stairs that led from Champions Square to the Dome, and replaced them with permanent steps. Red Dog Diner on Magazine Street reopened earlier this month after being used primarily as a commissary kitchen and storage space for next door restaurant Rum House for the last few years (the chef of both restaurants, Terri Savoie, is also a partner in Rum House). This article is more than 2 years old. We have always created a festival that had some things announced and some surprises. Over the years, there have been occasional efforts to lift the so-called "Superdome curse." Beginning in 2011, demolition and new construction began to the lower bowl of the stadium, reconfiguring it to increase seating by 3,500, widening the plaza concourse, building two bunker club lounges and adding additional concession stands. The Girod Street Cemetery was deconsecrated in January 1957, and workers moved the African-American corpses to Providence Memorial Park on Airline Drive. the Superdome will host nightly ticketed performances by artists including headliners Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott and Megan Thee Stallion as the . The festival's new brain trust is led by Caroline Wanga, the president and CEO of Essence Ventures, the New York-based parent company of the festival and its namesake magazine, and Hakeem Holmes, the 30-year-old New Orleans native who occupies the newly created role of vice president of the Essence Festival of Culture. 83 . It first hosted WrestleMania XXX on April 6, 2014, an event which notably featured Brock Lesnar ending The Undertaker's long-standing WrestleMania winning streak. In 2008, new windows were installed to bring natural light into the building. The College Football Playoff semifinal game is played every three years in the stadium. The out-of-state teams were Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Cal State Fullerton, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Houston, Lamar, Miami (FL), Mississippi State, NC State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oral Roberts, South Alabama, Southern California, Southern Mississippi, Texas A&M, UCLA.[67]. Sheri Koones . This concert was originally scheduled to take place on July 14, 2019, but was postponed due to Hurricane Barry. Who will be this years surprises? [20] Mercedes-Benz did not renew the contract,[21] and in July 2021 it was announced that the naming rights would be sold to Caesars Entertainment, under which it was renamed Caesars Superdome. THEN: Of course there was a curse. In 1996, the stadium hosted the AAU Junior Olympics wrestling competition. Live. The Girod Street Cemetery was founded in 1822 as a resting place for the city's Protestants, but by the 1950s it had fallen into disrepair, becoming a neglected, overgrown eyesore. This page was last edited on 26 June 2023, at 00:00. [62] In 1981, the Yankees played the New York Mets, Philadelphia Philles and Pittsburgh Pirates in the dome. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune), Mia X performs on the Congo Square Stage during the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Saturday, April 30, 2022. It traditionally serves as the culmination of the krewe's parade.[84]. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. Between August 28 and September 14, 1975, the Superdome continued to celebrate its grand opening, with appearances by Bob Hope, Chayl Jhuren, Telly Savalas, Dorothy Lamour, Karen Valentine, and Raquel Welch. But it wasn't until 1970, when the Superdome was built, that the land of the cemetery was used to house a parking lot. For superstitious Saints fans, only one explanation made sense: Their team's home field was cursed. Speaking ahead of a discussion organized by the Global Black Economic Forum, Vice President Kamala Harris told the crowd she was extremely disappointed by a U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday essentially ending affirmative action in college admissions. In addition, escalators were added to the outside of the club rooms. Sections. Beyond the Superdome concerts, hip-hop-related content will inform the free daytime seminars, showcases and speeches at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. [13] On September 11, New Orleans Police Superintendent Eddie Compass reported there were "no confirmed reports of any type of sexual assault. By the 1950s, the cemetery was an overgrown -- and decidedly creepy -- eyesore. Many early fans of the festival are aging out of their late-night concert years. After hosting several exhibition games at Tulane Stadium during typical New Orleans summer thunderstorms, Dixon was told by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle that the NFL would never expand into New Orleans without a domed stadium. [57], The first baseball game in the Superdome was an exhibition between the Minnesota Twins and the Houston Astros on April 6, 1976. 1 of 19 Over the years, there have been occasional efforts to lift the so-called "Superdome curse." The most notable, and colorful, came in 2000, when -- before a playoff game against the Rams --. The stadium was conceptualized to be a multifunctional stadium for football, baseball and basketballwith moveable field level stands that would be arranged specifically for each sport and areas with dirt (for the bases and pitchers mound) covered with metal plates on the stadium floor (they were covered by the artificial turf during football games)and there are also meeting rooms that could be rented for many different purposes. In the second, Wilfred Bentez defended his WBC world Jr Middleweight championship against the former WBA Welterweight champion of the world Thomas Hearns.[71]. Additionally, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) patrons will have new seating opportunities, and the overall game day and event experience will be amplified for the visitor. This football season the fans at Gate-A 450 Level nearest Poydras Street will see the renovated End Zone Valley and next season, 2024, fans at Gate E, nearest The Smoothie King Center will enjoy the remodeled 450 End Zone Valley. Arnold/The Times-Picayune archive), By winning Super Bowl XLIV in February 2010, Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints went a long way toward exorcising what many long-suffering Saints fans pointed to as a "Superdome curse." Will Wyclef return the favor with Hill? Series look at the Caesars Superdome transformations that New Orleans Saints fans can expect in 2024, Shift4 Transaction Alert: Saints add three offensive players to the roster, Series look at the Caesars Superdome renovations that New Orleans Saints fans can expect in 2024, "I am excited about the opportunity to help the National Football League grow the great game of flag football throughout the world. (Eliot Kamentiz/The Times-Picayune archive), The Girod Street Cemetery is photographed on Aug. 29, 1954. At Gray, our journalists report, write, edit and produce the news content that informs the communities we serve. Doug E. Fresh curates a hip-hop, 50th-anniversary commemoration featuring Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, KRS-One and Slick Rick. In 2020 and 2021, Essence was staged virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hot 97 DJ Angie Martinez presents 50 Years of Women in Hip-Hop featuring Eve, New Orleans own Mia X, Remy Ma, Salt-N-Pepa and Trina. A few days later, the dome was closed until September 25, 2006. While all domed stadiums possess this quality to some degree, the Superdome is known to be extremely loud during games, especially during offensive drives by the visiting team. In college football, the Sugar Bowl has been played at the Superdome since 1975, which is one of the "New Year's Six" bowl games of the College Football Playoff (CFP). The basketball capacity does not reflect the NCAA's new policy on arranging the basketball court on the 50-yard line on the football field, per 2009 NCAA policy. In 2022, homegrown hip-hop star Lil Wayne was a surprise guest during Nicki Minajs set and Ms. Lauryn Hill dropped in unannounced during her Fugees bandmate Wyclef Jeans show. [9], It was hoped the stadium would be ready in time for the 1972 NFL season, and the final cost of the facility would come in at $46million. The Superdome event featured Olga Korbut, Nelli Kim, Nicolai Andrianov and Alexander Dityatin. The Superdome is located on 70 acres (28ha) of land, near the former Girod Street Cemetery. And superstar-level talent is not as readily available to Essence, as global entertainment powerhouse Live Nation locks up many artists by buying the exclusive rights to entire tours. VH1 Soul was a proud sponsor of the 2007 ESSENCE Music F "Alicia Keys Joins Mary J. Blige As Headliner Of 2010 Essence Festival", "Beyonce Makes Her Triumphant Return to the Superdome! The white corpses went to Hope Mausoleum on Canal Street. It was Ali's last professional win. Janelle James and Salt-N-Pepa's DJ Spinderella. Kelly Rowland performs at the Essence Music Festival presented by Coca-Cola on July 7, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana. [citation needed]. Please include the headline. (Photo by Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune), GETTY IMAGES PHOTO BY BENNETT RAGLIN FOR ESSENCE, Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Essence, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, Megan Thee Stallion, Jill Scott, Janelle Monae, Juvenile and many more will help blow out the candles, homegrown star Juveniles smash 1998 album 400 Degreez., Essence Fest heats up as hip-hop celebrates 50 years. [66] In 1991, the Los Angeles Dodgers played the Oakland A's in two games on March 2223, 1991. April 19, 1986, saw Jim Crockett Promotions (in association with Bill Watts' UWF and All Japan Pro Wrestling) host the first of three annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournaments. Copyright 2023 Click2Houston.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. The NCAA has hosted the Men's Final Four at the Superdome six times in 1982, 1987, 1993, 2003, 2012, and 2022. In 1996, the stadium hosted the AAU Junior Olympics basketball competition. What curse? Along with the state police, Elward Thomas Brady, Jr., a state representative from Terrebonne Parish and a New Orleans native, conducted an investigation into possible financial irregularities, but the Superdome went forward despite the obstacles. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Wyclef Jean, left, and surprise guest Lauryn Hill perform onstage during the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Friday, July 1, 2022. [61], The Minnesota Twins and the Houston Astros played an exhibition game on April 6, 1976. The site was redeveloped. Boaters hit the water on the Southshore despite the hot temperatures, Human remains found in Slidell identified as missing woman, according to coroner, Thousands of people pack the Superdome for the second night of Essence Festival, Families on the Northshore prepare for big 4th of July weekend. Jill Scott performs on the Congo Square Stage during the third day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, April 30, 2023. For now, the casual Southern comfort food spot is open for breakfast and lunch Thursday through Monday, with plans to bring back happy hour and eventually dinner down the road. Attendees filled the floor area, as well as the regular seating sections. Doesnt matter which door they come in, theyre going to have a new, completely different experience, said ASM Global Media Relations Director Mike Hoss. In 1977, the Jazz set a then-record in attendance for an NBA game, with 35,077 watching the Jazz led by Pete "Pistol Pete" Maravich against the Philadelphia 76ers,[68] led by fellow future Hall of Famer Julius Erving. Share to Facebook; . (AP Photo). Because of a booking mixup, the Jets performed a full set to an empty Superdome in the summer of 1987.[85]. Leonard E. Nelson, dean of Christ Church Cathedral. Megan Thee Stallion performs at the Reading Music Festival in England on Aug. 26 2022. [58], Superdome officials pursued negotiations with Oakland Athletics officials during the 197879 baseball off-season about moving the Athletics to the Superdome. The legendary Missy Elliott, who previously appeared at Essence in 2015, 2018 and 2019, headlines Saturday following a special performance by Jill Scott, a latter-day Essence mainstay. The 29th annual Essence Festival of Culture is revving up in New Orleans. [59] Superdome officials met with the Pittsburgh Pirates in April 1981 about moving the club to New Orleans when the Pirates were unhappy with their lease at Three Rivers Stadium.[60]. They believe that, going forward, Essence must be more creative and nimble. But both the Essence audiences demographic and the concert landscape have shifted. (Ralph Uribe and Chalres Bennett/The Times-Picayune archive), The Superdome superstructure rises from the ground in December 1974. For the 2018, 2019 and 2020 NFL seasons Turf Nation Inc located in Dalton, GA have supplied the synthetic turf system for the Superdome, The Superdome has, as of 2017, the largest continuous synthetic turf system in the NFL. In the early years, rap was a rarity at Essence. The Yankees hosted the Baltimore Orioles on March 15 and 16, 1980. Hakeem Holmes, a New Orleans native and newly appointed vice president of the festival, describes the festival as a crown jewel of Black culture that plays a pivotal role in the amplification and celebration of the contributions of the Black community through business, music and more., This is the first time three black women emcees are headlining, Holmes noted.
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