Mercedes-Benz Superdome is a stadium located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mercedes-Benz Superdome currently houses the NFL teams the New Orleans Saints. The stadium opened as Louisiana Superdome on August 3, 1975 with the construction taking four years at a cost of $134 million, $572 million in today’s dollars. In 2011 Mercedes-Benz signed a naming rights deal.
The New Orleans Saints are one time Super Bowl Champions and are members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference within the NFL. They are known by their team colors consisting of black, gold and white. The current owners of the Saints are Tom Benson and Rita Benson LeBlanc.
The stadium currently holds 73,208 fans. There are 153 luxury suites and over 10,000 seats at the club level. Currently, it was the ninth largest stadium in the NFL. Mercedes-Benz Superdome is also a great venue for concerts and has hosted such musicians as ‘N Sync, Britney Spears and Beyonce. It also hosted the 1988 Republican National Convention.
Mercedes-Benz Superdome under went drastic renovations due to Hurricane Katrina at a cost of $185 million. In 2006 a larger renovation project was undertaken to the tune of $320 million which included replacing the outside siding.
The majority of tickets for Saint’s games are sold out and there is an extensive waitlist for season tickets. However, Saint’s fans can attempt to find available tickets to individual games through ticket exchanges.