Minnesota Twins Tickets at Metrodome

I wrote on my twin cities tickets blog that Minnesota Twins tickets are super expensive for Opening Day! You can bet that the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome will be rocking on March 31st as the Minnesota Twins host the Los Angeles Angels. I love Opening Day - will see you at the dome!

Future of Minneapolis Metrodome

The future of the Minneapolis Metrodome has been a topic of discussion for about a decade, now. The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (they run the dome) are trying to figure out what to do with the stadium after the Gopher Football team moves out next year and the Minnesota Twins move out the following year. The Minnesota Vikings will still remain for another year after that, but there is no doubt that they will continue pushing for a new stadium.

The people who run the dome conducted a survey of state residents and determined that 92% of Minnesotans want to keep the Vikings (duh!) and that 85% think Minnesota needs a stadium with a roof (too bad the Twins didn’t listen to that survey!) . Now, the commission is going to put together a new stadium package at a cost of $953 million (the HHH Metrodome only cost $55 million to build) and is going to start working on city leaders to raise taxes to pay for it. It will be an interesting next few years as the Metrodome future is determined once and for all. The current Metrodome was a hotly discussed project in the 70’s, you can bet it’s replacement will be as well!

Metrodome and the New Twins Ballpark

Despite the event list being sparse for the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome over the next month, the Metrodome still manages to make the news. For example, the Minnesota Twins have a really interesting comparison of their new Twins Ballpark vs. the Metrodome. Some of my favorite facts include:

New Ballpark vs (Metrodome)
-Total Seating: 42,000 (56,000) *will create higher ticket demand*
-Home Plate to First Row Spectator: 50 feet (58 feet) *fans will be closer to the game*
-Seats with Obstructed Views: 0 (1,392)
-Main Concourse width: 44 feet (20 feet) *more room to buy stuff and still see the game*
-Total Restrooms: 34 (16) *shorter lines*

The Metrodome is really suited more for Vikings football than anything else, but it will be sad to see the Minnesota Twins move. The Twins have made many great memories at the Metrodome including two World Series Championships. This Twins season should be a fun season as fans prepare to say good-bye to the “Homerdome.”

Metrodome Sports and Music

The Metrodome Minneapolis is a well known sports facility hosting the NFL Minnesota Vikings and the MLB Minnesota Twins and the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher football and baseball teams. One thing many Metrodome fans forget is that the Metrodome can host concerts as well. In fact, the HHH Metrodome has hosted more than a half-million people watching infamous shows from Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, George Strait, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Metallica and The Rolling Stones. The Metrodome hasn’t hosted a big name music act for quite some time. The Target Center Minneapolis and the Xcel Energy Center St Paul seem to scoop up all the big name acts first!