Edward Jones Dome - St. Louis, Missouri
Edward Jones Dome at America's Center®
Basic Facts about the Dome
The Edward Jones Dome opened on November 12, 1995. The Dome is a part of the America’s Center® complex, which allows it to be utilized in a stand alone configuration or directly connected with convention center exhibit halls. Located in the heart of downtown St. Louis, the Dome is the home of the St. Louis Rams. In its short history, the Dome has hosted the Big 12 Conference Football Championship, NCAA Men’s Basketball Regionals, the Saint Louis University vs. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Classic, the Gateway Football Classic, AMA Supercross, U2, the Rolling Stones and the pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II. The Dome also hosts several annual state high school football games and motor sports events. In 2005, the facility hosted the NCAA Men’s Final Four basketball championship that attracted 54,000 fans to St. Louis and created an economic impact of $71.9 million. Beginning in 2007, the Dome will host the annual University of Missouri vs. University of Illinois football game on Labor Day weekend.
Basic Features
Fixed solid opaque roof permits darkened capability with no air-lock problems. Beneath the roof, the Dome features a sealed concrete 104,800 sq. ft. floor with bleachers extended and utility grids on 30 ft. centers. The concrete floor, along with a variety of artificial playing surfaces, allows for a variety of events including football and basketball games, entertainment events and conventions. The Dome features two 20' x 26' color Sony Jumbotron screens.
Seating Capacity
The Edward Jones Dome provides multiple stadium configurations that can seat up to 67,000 people. Seating levels include: a private luxury suite level, a private club seat and luxury suite level, a concourse level (lower bowl) and terrace level (upper bowl). Chairs may also be placed on the floor for entertainment and basketball events. The floor of the Dome seats up to 13,000 theatre-style and up to 10,500 for banquets. An additional 13 meeting rooms can accommodate from 50 to 1,000 people.
Incentive design features allow the Dome floor to be transformed easily from convention exhibition space to football field to concert venue. The first 14 rows of permanent seats are retractable as they fold back to provide a smooth wall appearance when the exhibit hall floor is being used for exhibits or meetings. A full section of seats is removable allowing exhibits to flow freely from America's Center's five exhibition halls directly into Hall 6, the Dome floor. Connecting all six halls creates 502,000 square feet of contiguous prime exhibit space.
Locker Rooms/Dressing Rooms
The Dome has several fully carpeted locker and dressing rooms. Each is equipped with restroom and shower facilities.
Box Office
The Edward Jones Dome box office is fully computerized. Tickets for Dome eventscan be purchased at locations throughout St. Louis and the Midwest andby phone.
Press Box
The Dome's main press box provides 150 working positions. Also available are nine broadcast booths and an ancillary press box for up to 100 additional positions.
Lighting
A metal halide lighting system provides up to 300 foot candle illumination at floor level. In most domed facilities, lights are permanently fixed at stadium event height and cannot be lowered to levels preferred for exhibits and trade shows. In the Edward Jones Dome, the grids can be set at 55 feet to provide the best lighting for exhibit hall events or as low as three feet to make attaching decorative banners or changing light bulbs simple. For sports events, the lights are set at the full 140 foot height. The Dome's opaque hard ceiling prevents daylight and outside noise from interfering with sophisticated production needs of major events.
Suites and Club Seats
The Edward Jones Dome has 120 suites on two levels, offering 2,710 seats. A 43,000 square foot club level (largest in the country) offers 6,300 extra-wide seats. Both suite and club seat members have the first option to buy tickets to their seats for public events and exclusive access to the Rams Club gourmet restaurant.
Food Service/Merchandise
America's Center Catering manages all catering and restaurant services in the Dome and Rams Club. SportsService manages concession and novelty sales in the Dome.
Accessibility/Parking
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is only 13 miles from the Dome. St. Louis is within a days drive of one-third of the U.S. population. Four interstate highways converge on St. Louis (I-44, I-55, I-64 and I-70). The MetroLink light rail system services The Dome with a station just two blocks away. More than 30,000 parking spaces are available within a 10-minute walk of the Dome, and parking for up to 100 buses is available nearby.
Accommodations
Metropolitan St. Louis offers 35,000 hotel rooms within a 20-minute drive of the Dome, while 7,600 rooms are within walking distance downtown or a 5-minute MetroLink ride.
Address/Contact
Edward Jones Dome at America's Center - 701 Convention Plaza - St. Louis, MO 63101
(314) 342-5201 - (314) 342-5042 (TDD)