Nearly three years behind schedule and more than $100 million over budget, the Louisiana Superdome opened on Aug. 3, 1975, in New Orleans. Approximately 45,000 people showed up for a massive open house that included concerts by the Allman Brothers Band and Marshall Tucker. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus wowed audiences with their amazi…
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