The Tacoma Dome has a capacity of 17,100 seats for basketball and only 10,000 for football. The Seattle SuperSonics played their games at different seasons including the 1994-95 season when the Seattle Center Coliseum which is known today as KeyArena was being renovated. The WHL team Tacoma Rockets played at the arena between 1991 and 1995, and the WCHL team Tacoma Sabercats played there between 1997 and 2002.
The indoor soccer team Tacoma Stars played its games in the arena between 1983 and 1992. The arena hosted several other sporting events including gymnastics as well as figure skating that were hosted as part of the Goodwill Games in 1990. Different other minor ice hockey teams played at the arena. In 1989-1990 season, the dome hosted the Final Four of NCAA Womens.
The preseason exhibition games of the National Hockey League were hosted at the dome in the years 1983, 84, 88 and in 1992. Bull riding events have been hosted at the Tacoma Dome between 2003 and 2009. The first concert to be hosted in the dome was a performance of David Bowie with The Tubes. The rock band U2 performed at the arena in April 1992 as part of their Zoo TV Tour. A lot of other artists have performed at the dome including Britney Spears, Aerosmith, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and many others.