Significant Events
- December 6, 1975 (Opening Night) - The Who (attended by 75,962 fans)
- December 31, 1975 – Elvis Presley (his very first New Year's Eve show, attended by 62,500 fans)
- April 30, 1977 - Led Zeppelin (attended by 76,229 fans)
- February 4, 1979 – NBA All-Star Game
- January 24, 1982 – Super Bowl XVI
- The Jacksons performed three concerts at Pontiac Silverdome on August 17, 18 and 19, 1984 during their Victory Tour.
- March 29, 1987 – WrestleMania III
- August 7, 1987 – Madonna, who lived near the dome in her childhood, brought the Who's That Girl World Tour here with 56,000 people in the audience
- September 18, 1987 – Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass
- 1988 – NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 1988 – NBA Finals games 3 through 5
- 1991 – NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 1992 – Metallica and Guns N' Roses brought the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour to the dome on July 21, 1992, with Faith No More as their opening act.
- 1994 – Hosted World Cup games for the 1994 World Cup
- 1994 – Pink Floyd performed their classic album, The Dark Side of the Moon, in its entirety, on July 15, 1994 for the first time since 1975.
- 2000 – Metallica held New Year's Eve concert at the venue along with Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, and Sevendust
- January 6, 2002 – Final Detroit Lions game played, a 15-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
- April 17, 2010 – "Domination In The Dome" (Monster Trucks) Grand Re-Opening of the Silverdome
- August 6, 2010 – AC Milan vs Panathinaikos football clubs In "Match of the Titans"
- January 29, 2011 – World Championship Boxing HBO-televised "Super Fight" between Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley
- February 12, 2011 – Isoc Amsoil Championship Snocross Series
- April 27, 2012 – Maybach Music Tour 2012, Featuring Rick Ross,Wale and Meek Mill
- August 11, 2012 – American Ultimate Disc League Championship Game
- The stadium has played host to music festivals, including The Monsters of Rock Festival and The Vans Warped Tour.
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