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The Superdome also has hosted a diverse array of non-sporting events, from a Rolling Stones concert that drew 87,500 fans to a speech by Pope John Paul II in front of 80,000 people.
The U.S. women's national team met China in the Superdome on December 16, 2015, in what was both the final match of the USWNT's post-World Cup Victory Tour, as well as Abby Wambach's last game for the national team. China won, 1–0, in front of 32,950 fans: a record-setting attendance for a soccer match in Louisiana.
The stadium opened in 1975 as the Louisiana Superdome at a cost of $134 million ($786 million in today's dollars) and is now the fifth-oldest stadium in the NFL.
During Katrina, the Superdome served as a refuge of last resort for 25,000 to 30,000 evacuees with nowhere else to go to escape howling winds, pelting rain and rising floodwaters.
Some of the above venues have hosted some of the largest crowds in history for indoor sports. The Caesars Superdome, for example, regularly seats more than 70,000 for basketball games (NCAA and NBA). The largest confirmed attendance for a basketball game (108,713) was at AT&T Stadium (then known as Cowboys Stadium) for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.
This is a list of seating capacities for sports and entertainment arenas in the United States with at least 1,000 seats. The list is composed mostly of arenas that house sports teams (basketball, ice hockey, arena soccer and arena football) and serve as indoor venues for concerts and expositions.