Editing Rogers Centre

{{Short description|Sports stadium in Toronto, Canada}}
{{Redirect|SkyDome}}
{{Distinguish|text=the nearby [[Rogers Communications Centre]] academic building}}
{{For|the convention centre in Ottawa|Rogers Centre Ottawa}}
{{For|other similarly named arenas and stadiums|Rogers Stadium (disambiguation){{!}}Rogers Stadium}}
{{pp-pc}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Rogers Centre<!--Please don't change this to SkyDome, as it is its former name-->
| nickname = ''SkyDome''
| logo_image = [[File:Rogers Centre.svg|195px]]
| image = Toronto - ON - Rogers Centre2.jpg
| caption = Rogers Centre in 2008
| location = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|43|38|29|N|79|23|21|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=it}}
| pushpin_map = Canada Toronto#Canada Southern Ontario#Ontario#Canada
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Rogers Centre
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Toronto]]##Location in [[Southern Ontario]]##Location in [[Ontario]]##Location in [[Canada]]
| broke_ground = October 3, 1986
| opened = June 3, 1989 (as SkyDome)
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| renovated = 2022–2024
| owner = [[Rogers Communications]]
| operator = Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership
| surface = [[AstroTurf]] (1989–2004)<br />[[FieldTurf]] (2005–2010)<br />AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D (2010–2014) <br />AstroTurf 3D Xtreme (2015) <br />AstroTurf 3D Xtreme with dirt infield (2016–present)
| architect = [[Rod Robbie]], Robbie Adjeleian NORR Consortium (1989)<br />[[Populous (company)|Populous]] (2024 renovation)
| project_manager = 
| structural engineer = Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adjeleian Allen Rubeli – Skydome |url=http://www.aar.on.ca/hotel_4.asp|publisher=Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Ltd.|date=January 29, 2006|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>
| services engineer = The Mitchell Partnership Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rogers Centre|url=http://www.tmptoronto.com/document_library/Rogers%20Centre.pdf|publisher=The Mitchell Partnership|access-date=August 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303080852/http://www.tmptoronto.com/document_library/Rogers%20Centre.pdf|archive-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref>
| general_contractor = [[EllisDon]] Construction
| main_contractors = 
| record_attendance = 68,237 ([[WrestleMania X8]], March 17, 2002)
| dimensions = '''Left Field Line''' – {{convert|328|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Left-Centre''' – {{convert|368|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Left-Centre Power Alley''' – {{convert|381|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Centre Field''' – {{convert|400|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Right-Centre Power Alley''' – {{convert|372|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Right-Centre''' – {{convert|359|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Right Field Line''' – {{convert|328|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Backstop''' – {{convert|60|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />[[File:RogersCentreDimensions.svg|200px]]
| tenants = <!-- Please do not place one-off events here, such as boxing, wrestling, and mixed-martial arts matches, as they are not tenants -->[[Toronto Blue Jays]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) (1989–present)<br />[[Toronto Argonauts]] ([[Canadian Football League|CFL]]) (1989–2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=TSN|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432322|publisher=tsn.ca|access-date=September 20, 2013}}</ref><br />[[Toronto Raptors]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1995–1999)<br />[[International Bowl]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (2007–2010)
<!-- Please do not place one-off events here, such as boxing, wrestling, and mixed-martial arts matches, as they are not tenants -->| publictransit = {{rint|toronto|rail}} [[Union Station (Toronto)|Union Station]]<br />{{rint|toronto|subway|1}} [[Union station (TTC)|Union subway]]<br />{{rint|gotransit|bus}} [[Union Station Bus Terminal|GO Bus Terminal]]<br />{{rint|toronto|streetcar|509}} [[509 Harbourfront|Harbourfront]]<br />{{rint|toronto|streetcar|510}} [[510 Spadina|Spadina]]
| address = 1 Blue Jays Way
| construction_cost = [[Canadian dollar|$]]570 million<br />$400 million (2022–2024 renovation)
| former_names = SkyDome (1989–2005)
| seating_capacity = Baseball: 39,150<br />Concerts: 10,000–55,000
| website = {{URL|https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/ballpark|mlb.com/bluejays/ballpark}}
}}

'''Rogers Centre''' (originally '''SkyDome''') is a [[retractable roof]] [[stadium]]<!--Rogers Centre is officially a stadium, not a ballpark, despite the 2020s renovations--> in [[downtown Toronto]], Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the [[CN Tower]] near the northern shore of [[Lake Ontario]]. Opened in 1989 on the former [[Railway Lands]], it is home to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). As well as being improved over the decades, during the MLB offseasons of 2022–24, the stadium was renovated by upgrading the sports facilities and hospitality whilst reducing the capacity for baseball games. While it is primarily a sports venue, the stadium also hosts other large events such as [[convention (meeting)|conventions]], [[trade fair]]s, [[concert]]s, [[traveling carnival|travelling carnivals]], [[circus]]es and [[monster truck]] shows.

Previously, the stadium was also home to the [[Toronto Argonauts]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) and the [[Toronto Raptors]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). The [[Buffalo Bills]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) played an annual game at the stadium as part of the [[Bills Toronto Series]] from 2008 to 2013. The stadium served as the site of both the [[2015 Pan American Games opening ceremony|opening]] and [[2015 Pan American Games closing ceremony|closing ceremonies]] of the [[2015 Pan American Games]] (renamed the '''Pan-Am Dome''' or '''Pan-Am Ceremonies Venue''' due to sponsorship regulations).<ref>{{cite web |date=November 7, 2009 |title=Rogers Centre Among Venues Proposed for 2015 Pan Am Games |url=http://www.bizbash.com/toronto/content/editorial/14569_rogers_centre_ontario_place_among_venues_proposed_for_2015_pan_am_games.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731003215/http://www.bizbash.com/toronto/content/editorial/14569_rogers_centre_ontario_place_among_venues_proposed_for_2015_pan_am_games.php |archive-date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=November 7, 2009 |website=Biz Bash Toronto |quote=Rogers Centre, Ontario Place Among Venues Proposed for 2015 Pan Am Games}}</ref>

The stadium was renamed "Rogers Centre" following the 2005 purchase of the stadium by [[Rogers Communications]], the corporation that also owns the Toronto Blue Jays.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/skydome-now-rogers-centre-turns-25-1.2662889|title = SkyDome, now Rogers Centre, turns 25|date = June 3, 2014|website = CBC News|publisher = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|quote = When Rogers bought the building in 2005, the stadium's official name switched to Rogers Centre. Many still refer to it as SkyDome, a name that came through a fan-naming contest.}}</ref><ref name="Rogers Purchases SkyDome">{{cite web |title = Goodbye SkyDome, hello Rogers Centre|url = http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/goodbye-skydome-hello-rogers-centre-1.549230|website = CBC Sports|date = February 2, 2005|access-date = May 28, 2015}}</ref> The venue is noted for being the first stadium to have a [[Retractable roof#The first retractable-roof stadiums|fully retractable motorized roof]], as well as for the 348-room hotel attached to it with 70 rooms overlooking the field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1131117-2012-mlb-season-power-ranking-the-30-stadiums#articles/1131117-2012-mlb-season-power-ranking-the-30-stadiums/page/21|title=Power Ranking All 30 MLB Stadiums|author=John Ewen|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> It is the last North American major-league stadium built to accommodate both [[Canadian football|football]] and [[baseball]].

== History ==

===Background and design===
The idea of building a domed stadium can be traced back to the bid that Toronto lost to [[Montreal]] as the Canadian candidate city for the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]. In the proposal, an 80,000–100,000 seat complex would be part of the planned Harbour City development on the site of [[Maple Leaf Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bidding for the Summer Olympics |url=https://torontoist.com/2015/07/bidding-for-the-summer-olympics/ |website=Torontoist.com |date=July 29, 2015 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |ref=Bidding for the Summer Olympics}}</ref>

The contemporary impetus for building an enclosed sports venue in Toronto came following the [[70th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]] game in November 1982, held at the outdoor [[Exhibition Stadium]]. The game, in which the hometown [[Toronto Argonauts]] (also known as the Argos) were making their first Grey Cup appearance since [[59th Grey Cup|1971]], was played in a driving rainstorm that left most of the crowd drenched, leading the media to call it "the Rain Bowl". As many of the seats were completely exposed to the elements, thousands watched the game from the concession section. To make a bad experience even worse, the washrooms overflowed. In attendance that day was [[Bill Davis]], the [[Premier of Ontario]], and the poor conditions were seen by the largest television audience in Canada (over 7.862 million viewers) to that point.<ref>[https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=33 Canadian Football League] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016233646/http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=33 |date=October 16, 2015 }}, Canada.</ref> The following day, at a rally for the Argos at [[Toronto City Hall]], tens of thousands of people who attended the game began to chant, "We want a [[dome]]! We want a dome!"<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K1JsDAAAQBAJ&q=toronto+rally+1982+we+want+a+dome&pg=PT785 | title=Paikin on Ontario's Premiers 2-Book Bundle: Bill Davis / Paikin and the Premiers| isbn=9781459738331| last1=Paikin| first1=Steve| date=October 22, 2016| publisher=Dundurn}}</ref>

Seven months later, in June 1983, Davis formally announced a three-person committee would look into the feasibility of building a domed stadium at [[Exhibition Place]]. The committee consisted of [[Paul Godfrey]], [[Larry Grossman (politician)|Larry Grossman]] and former Ontario Hydro chairman Hugh Macaulay.<ref>Miller, David (October 7, 1984). Battle Is On for Right to Build Our Domed Stadium. [[Toronto Star]]. pg A1, A13.</ref>

The committee examined various projects, including a large indoor stadium at Exhibition Place with an air-supported dome, similar to [[BC Place]] in Vancouver. In 1985, an international design competition was launched to design a new stadium, along with selection of a site. Some of the proposed sites included Exhibition Place, [[Downsview Airport]], and [[York University]]. The final site was at the base of the [[CN Tower]] not far from [[Union Station (Toronto)|Union Station]], a major railway and transit hub. The [[Railway Lands]] were a major [[Canadian National Railway]] rail switching yard encompassing the [[CNR Spadina Roundhouse]] (the desolate downtown lands were part of a master plan for revitalizing the area, which includes [[CityPlace, Toronto|CityPlace]]). Ultimately, the Robbie/Allen concept won because it provided the largest roof opening of all the finalists, and it was the most technically sound.

The stadium was designed by architect [[Rod Robbie]] and structural engineer Michael Allen and was constructed by the [[EllisDon]] Construction company of [[London, Ontario]] and the [[Dominion Bridge Company]] of Lachine, Quebec. The stadium's construction lasted about {{frac|2|1|2}} years, from October 1986 to May 1989. The approximate cost of construction was [[Canadian dollar|C$]]570&nbsp;million<ref name=cbcwinlose>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/you-win-some-you-lose-some-1.1060052|title=You win some, you lose some|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2013|publisher=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|570000000|1989}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}}) which was paid for by the [[Government of Canada|federal government]], [[Ontario]] [[Government of Ontario|provincial government]], the City of Toronto, and a large [[consortium]] of corporations.<ref>Romell, Rick. "Tax money for stadium site backed". Milwaukee Sentinel May 16, 1989: 1–6.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/mma/post/_/id/1621/inside-the-venue-torontos-rogers-centre|title=Inside the venue: Toronto's Rogers Centre|date=April 29, 2011|access-date=December 28, 2013|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>

=== Financing ===
The stadium was funded by a [[public–private partnership]], with the government paying the largest percentage of the cost. The initial cost of $150&nbsp;million was greatly underestimated,<ref name=deMause>{{cite web|url=http://demause.net/skydome.html|title=DOME TO NOWHERE|author=[[Neil deMause]]}}</ref> as the final cost was [[Canadian dollar|C$]]570&nbsp;million (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|570000000|1989}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}}).<ref name=cbcwinlose /> Two levels of government ([[Metropolitan Toronto|Metro Toronto]] and provincial) each initially contributed $30&nbsp;million (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|30000000|1989}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}}).<ref name=cbcwinlose /><ref name=deMause /><ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/ballpark/reference/index.jsp?content=history|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206044418/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/ballpark/reference/index.jsp?content=history|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 6, 2010|title=ROGERS CENTRE HISTORY|access-date=December 28, 2013|publisher=[[Toronto Blue Jays]]}}</ref> This does not include the value of the land that the stadium sits on, which was owned by the [[Canada Lands Company]] (a [[Crown corporations of Canada|Crown corporation of Canada]]) and the City of Toronto and was leased for $900,000 a year through 2088.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/sold/article18278584/|title=Sold . . .|first=Michael|last=Grange|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=November 30, 2004}}</ref> [[Beer in Canada|Canada's three main breweries]] ([[Labatt Brewing Company|Labatt's]], [[Molson]], and [[Carling O'Keefe]]) and the Toronto Blue Jays each paid $5&nbsp;million (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|5000000|1989}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}}) to help fund the stadium.<ref name=history /> An additional 26 other Canadian corporations (selected by invitation only) also contributed $5&nbsp;million,<ref name=history /> for which they received one of the 161 Skyboxes with four parking spaces (for ten years, with an opportunity for renewal) and a 99-year exclusive option on stadium advertising. The initial cost of leasing a Skybox ranged from $150,000 to $225,000 (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|150000|1989}}}} to ${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|225000|1989}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}}) a year in 1989&nbsp;– plus the cost of tickets for all events.

The then unusual financing structure created controversy. First of all, there was no public tender for supplies and equipment. Secondly, companies that paid the $5&nbsp;million fee, such as [[Coca-Cola]], [[The Sports Network|TSN]] and [[Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce|CIBC]], received 100 percent stadium exclusivity,<ref name=cbcwinlose /> including advertising rights, for the life of their contract that could be extended up to 99&nbsp;years. Third, the contracts were not put up for bid, meaning there was some doubt the contracts were made at a market rate: [[Pepsi]] stated at the time that had it known the terms of the contract it would have paid far more than $5&nbsp;million for the rights. Local media like [[Now (newspaper)|''NOW Magazine'']] called the amount charged to the companies "scandalously low".<ref>[[Now (newspaper)|''NOW Magazine'']], December 3–9, 1998.</ref>

=== Construction ===
[[File:Suspension bridge over railway tracks SkyDomeRogersCentre.JPG|thumb|right|A [[cable-stayed bridge]] was built over the [[Union Station Rail Corridor]] next to the stadium. Stadium-goers, pedestrians and cyclists use the bridge, while [[hot dog stand]]s are set up on it.]]

Construction of the ''Ontario Stadium Project'' was spearheaded by lead contractor EllisDon. Several factors complicated the construction: The lands housed a functioning water [[pumping station]] that needed to be relocated, the soil was contaminated from a century of industrial use, railway buildings needed to be torn down or moved, and the site was rich with archaeological finds. One of the most complex issues was moving the John Street pumping station across the street to the south of the stadium. Foundations to the stadium were being poured even as the facility (in the infield area) continued to function, as construction on its new location had yet to be completed.

Because the stadium was the first of its kind in the world, the architects and engineers kept the design simple (by using a sturdy dome shape) and used proven technologies to move the roof. It was important the design would work and be reliable as to avoid the various problems that plagued Montreal's [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]. The 31-storey-high roof consists of four panels: one (on the north end) is fixed in place and the other three are moved by electrically driven 'train' engines, that run on high-strength railway rails. The roof, which takes 20 minutes to open, was made out of steel trusses covered by [[corrugated steel]] cladding, which in turn is covered by a single-ply PVC membrane.

Because of its location south of the major railway corridor, new pedestrian connections had to be built; the infrastructure was part of the reason for the high cost of the stadium. The [[SkyWalk]] is an approximately {{convert|500|m|adj=on}} enclosed walkway that leads from the base of the CN Tower and via a bridge connects to Union Station (and is part of the [[Path (Toronto)|Path]] network). The John Street [[cable-stayed bridge]] was built to provide north–south passage over the rail tracks, linking Front Street with the stadium.

Construction at the site, which at one time was south of the shoreline, unearthed over 1,500 artifacts. These included a 200-year-old French cannon used as ballast for a ship, cannonballs, pottery and a telescope.<ref>{{cite news |work=Toronto Star |title=Toronto's waterfront: Dredging up the past to build the future |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/06/torontos_waterfront_dredging_up_the_past_to_build_the_future.html |date=August 6, 2013 |first=Tim |last=Alamenciak |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> The stadium was completed two months late, having been planned to open for the first regular season game of the [[1989 Toronto Blue Jays season]]; the team played the first two months of its home schedule at Exhibition Stadium that year.

=== Naming ===
[[File:SkyDomeLogo.png|thumb|SkyDome wordmark (1989–2005)]]
The official name prior to and during construction was the 'Ontario Stadium Project' but was widely referred to in local media as simply 'the Dome' or 'Toronto Domed stadium'. As completion neared the name "SkyDome" was chosen as part of a province-wide "name the stadium" contest in 1987. Sponsored by the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'', ballots were offered for people to submit their suggested name, with lifetime seats behind home plate to all events at the stadium (including concerts) as the prize. Over 150,000 entries were received with 12,897 different names. The selection committee narrowed it down to four choices: "Towerdome", "Harbourdome", "SkyDome", and simply "the Dome". The judges' final selection was SkyDome. Premier [[David Peterson]] drew the prize-winning entry of Kellie Watson from a lottery barrel containing the over-2,000 entries that proposed "SkyDome". At the press conference announcing the name, Chuck Magwood, president of the Stadium Corporation of Ontario (Stadco), the crown corporation created to run SkyDome,<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=M.E.|title=The Skydome a/k/a Rogers Centre, turns 25|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2014-06-04/skydome-rogers-centre-25th-anniversary-blue-jays|website=Sporting News|access-date=November 19, 2014|archive-date=June 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630233544/http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2014-06-04/skydome-rogers-centre-25th-anniversary-blue-jays|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.highbeam.com/416338/article-1G1-30127808/skydome-then-and-now |title=SkyDome, then and now |access-date=April 8, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309210650/https://business.highbeam.com/416338/article-1G1-30127808/skydome-then-and-now |archive-date=March 9, 2016}}</ref> commented: "The sky is a huge part of the whole roof process. The name has a sense of the infinite and that's what this is all about." Kellie Watson received lifetime seating of choice at SkyDome, which is still honoured after the stadium was renamed to Rogers Centre, under new ownership.

=== Opening ===
[[File:600th McDonald's Canada Skydome August 29 1989.jpg|thumb|Opening of the 600th [[McDonald's Canada]] location at the SkyDome in August 1989 with a performer in a [[Ronald McDonald]] costume in attendance; the McDonald's location has since been replaced.]]
The stadium officially opened on June 3, 1989, and hosted an official grand opening show: "The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration", broadcast on [[CBC Television]] the following evening hosted by [[Brian Williams (sportscaster)|Brian Williams]]. With a crowd of over 50,000 in attendance, the event included appearances by [[Alan Thicke]], [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Andrea Martin]] of [[Second City Television|''SCTV'']], impressionist [[André-Philippe Gagnon]] and rock band [[Glass Tiger]]. The roof was ceremonially "opened" by Ontario Premier [[David Peterson]] (no relation to Oscar) with a laser pen. The roof's opening exposed the crowd to a downpour of rain. Despite audible chants of "close the roof", Magwood insisted the roof remain fully open.

=== Financial problems and fallout ===
The stadium became a thorn in the side of David Peterson's [[Ontario Liberal Party|Ontario Liberal]] government for repeated cost overruns. After the [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberals]] were defeated by the [[Ontario New Democratic Party|NDP]] in the [[1990 Ontario general election|1990 Ontario election]], a review by the new [[Bob Rae]] government in October 1990 revealed Stadco's debt meant the Dome would have to be booked 600&nbsp;days a year to turn a profit, almost twice as many days as there are days in a calendar year. The stadium income was only $17&nbsp;million in its first year of operations, while debt service was $40&nbsp;million. It was determined the abrupt late inclusion by Stadco of a hotel and health club added an additional $112&nbsp;million to the cost of the building.

As the province slipped into [[Early 1990s recession|a recession]], Rae appointed [[University of Toronto]] professor [[Bruce Kidd]] and [[Canadian Auto Workers]] President [[Bob White (trade unionist)|Bob White]] to the Stadco board to help deal with the stadium's growing debt, but the original $165&nbsp;million debt had increased to $400&nbsp;million by 1993.<ref name=cbcwinlose /><ref name=deMause /> Stadco became a political liability, and in March 1994, the Ontario government paid off all outstanding Stadco debts from the government treasury and sold the stadium for $151&nbsp;million to a private consortium that included Labatt Breweries, the Blue Jays' owner.<ref name=deMause /><ref name=rogersbuy />

In November 1998, the stadium, which Labatt then owned as 49 percent of total, filed for bankruptcy protection,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/skydome-seeks-bankruptcy-protection-1.161002|title=SkyDome seeks bankruptcy protection|date=November 26, 1998|access-date=December 28, 2013|publisher=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> triggered after disastrous Skybox renewal numbers. Most of the 161 Skybox tenants had signed on for 10-year leases; a marked decrease in interest in the stadium's teams and the construction of the [[Scotiabank Arena|Air Canada Centre]], which hosted the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] and [[Toronto Raptors]], resulted in few renewals for Skybox leases. That same month, the Blue Jays re-signed for an additional ten years in the facility.<ref name=deMause />

In April 1999, Sportsco International LP bought the stadium out of bankruptcy protection for $80&nbsp;million.<ref name=rogersbuy>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/story/print/?id=106352 |title=Rogers buys SkyDome for $25 million |date=November 29, 2004 |access-date=December 28, 2013 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228090352/https://www.tsn.ca/story/print/?id=106352 |archive-date=December 28, 2013}}</ref>

=== Purchase and renaming ===
[[File:RogersCentreLogo2.jpg|thumb|Rogers Centre wordmark on the exterior of the stadium. The stadium was renamed in 2005.]]
In November 2004, [[Rogers Communications]], parent company of the Blue Jays, acquired SkyDome, excluding the attached SkyDome hotel, which had been sold to Renaissance for a reported $31 million in 1999, from Sportsco for about $25&nbsp;million&nbsp;– roughly four percent of the cost of construction.<ref name=rogersbuy />

On February 2, 2005, [[Edward S. Rogers Jr.|Ted Rogers]], President and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Rogers Communications, announced a three-year corporate contract to change the name of SkyDome to Rogers Centre. The name change remains controversial and is unpopular with many fans, most of whom continue to refer to it as SkyDome [[Criticism of advertising|in opposition to increased commercialism]] from the purchase of [[naming rights]]. One example is a 25,000-name petition started by [[Toronto Transit Commission|TTC]] bus driver Randy Rajmoolie.<ref name=petition>{{cite news |title=12,000 people sign petition demanding Jays' stadium has name restored to 'SkyDome'|url=http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/12-000-people-sign-petition-demanding-jays-stadium-has-name-restored-to-skydome-1.2851527|work=[[CTV News]]|date=April 8, 2016|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> A baseball diamond in Toronto's [[Trinity Bellwoods Park]] is officially named SkyDome after the stadium's former and popular name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/07/trinity-bellwoods-skydome-finally-recognized/|title=The Skydome in Trinity Bellwoods Park has finally been recognized}}</ref><!--Please don't mention plans to rename the Rogers Centre, as it isn't verified by reliable sources-->

After the purchase, Rogers refurbished the stadium by, among other things, replacing the [[Jumbotron]] with a [[Daktronics]] video display, and erecting other new monitors, including several built into the outfield wall. They also installed a new [[FieldTurf]] artificial playing surface.<ref name=rogers>{{cite news |title=Goodbye Skydome, Hello Rogers Centre|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/goodbye-skydome-hello-rogers-centre-1.549230|work=[[CBC News]]|date=February 2, 2005|access-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref>

In May 2005, the [[Toronto Argonauts]] agreed to three five-year leases at Rogers Centre, which could have seen the Argonauts play out of Rogers Centre up to and including 2019. The team had the option to leave at the end of each of the three lease agreements.<ref>{{cite news |title=Toronto Argonauts May Soon Be Homeless|first=Daniel|last=Girard|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/cfl/argos/article/1128259--toronto-argonauts-may-soon-be-homeless|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=February 8, 2012|access-date=February 8, 2012}}</ref> Proposed plans to lock Rogers Centre into its baseball configuration permanently in order to install a natural grass surface forced the Argonauts to relocate to [[BMO Field]] before the 2016 season.<ref name="Toronto Argonauts">{{cite news|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=May 20, 2015|title=Bell Canada and Kilmer Group to acquire Argonauts|url=http://argonauts.ca/article/bell-canada-and-kilmer-group-to-acquire-argonauts|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522130512/http://argonauts.ca/article/bell-canada-and-kilmer-group-to-acquire-argonauts|archive-date=May 22, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cbc-bellargos>{{cite web|title=Argonauts announce sale, move to BMO Field|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/argonauts-announce-sale-move-to-bmo-field-1.3080235|website=CBC News|access-date=May 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name=bell>{{cite news|title=Bell, Larry Tanenbaum to purchase Argonauts|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2015/05/19/bell-larry-tanenbaum-to-purchase-argonauts.html|access-date=May 20, 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 19, 2015}}</ref>

In November 2005, Rogers Centre received a complete makeover to "open" the 100 Level concourse to the playing field and convert 43 luxury boxes to "party suites". This required some seats to be removed, which decreased overall capacity.<ref name="Blue Jays continue renovations to Rogers Centre; Changes create a more fan-friendly environment">{{cite press release|title=Blue Jays Continue Renovations to Rogers Centre; Changes Create a More Fan-Friendly Environment|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060403&content_id=1381328&vkey=pr_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|date=April 3, 2006|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224044119/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060403&content_id=1381328&vkey=pr_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=February 24, 2012}}</ref>

In April 2006, Rogers Centre became one of the first buildings of its size to adopt a completely smoke-free policy in Canada, anticipating an act of provincial legislature that required all Ontario public places to go smoke-free by June 1, 2006.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Alcohol was not available to patrons of Rogers Centre on April 7, 2009, as the [[Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario]] (AGCO) imposed the first of a three-day alcohol suspension at the stadium for "infractions (that) took place at certain past events", according to the press release.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Rogers Centre Announces Dates for Alcohol Service Suspension|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2009/03/c7531.html|publisher=Newswire.ca|date=April 3, 2009|access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref>

=== Major renovation in the 2020s ===
By 2020, with the Rogers Centre over 30 years old and one of the oldest [[List of current Major League Baseball stadiums|stadiums in MLB]], Rogers had begun to explore options for the long-term home of the team. Rogers Communications and [[Brookfield Corporation|Brookfield Asset Management]] reportedly discussed replacing Rogers Centre with a smaller, baseball-specific stadium plus residential towers, office buildings, retail stores and public space. The new venue would be constructed on the southern end of the current stadium and adjacent parking lots, while the mixed-use development would be built on the northern portion of the site. An alternate site was also been considered for a new baseball park at [[Quayside, Toronto|Quayside]] in Toronto's east end next to [[Lake Ontario]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rogers Centre faces demolition as Blue Jays owner plans new stadium |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-faces-demolition-as-blue-jays-owner-plans-new-stadium/ |website=The Globe and Mail |access-date=November 27, 2020}}</ref>

However, the Blue Jays instead decided to undertake a major $400 million renovation of the stadium's interior in two phases, during the 2022{{snd}}2023 and 2023{{snd}}2024 offseasons.<ref name=2022reno/>  The objective of the renovations was to extend the ballpark's [[shelf life]] by another 10–15 years, while continuing to plan for a new stadium or more significant rebuild of the Rogers Centre within the next 10 to 12 years.<ref name=2022reno>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/rogers-centre-renovation-plans | title=Blue Jays announce renovation plans for Rogers Centre | website=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=8 October 2024|date=28 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-blue-jays-reveal-what-rogers-centre-looks-like-ahead-of-2024-home-opener-1.6813372|website=torontoctvnews.ca |title=Toronto Blue Jays reveal what Rogers Centre looks like ahead of 2024 home opener| date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

====2022–2023====
[[File:Interior of Rogers Centre (Roof Open) 2024.jpg|thumb|Interior after the second phase of renovations in [[2024 Toronto Blue Jays season|2024]]]]
The first phase of the renovations was designed by [[Populous (company)|Populous]] and involved re-orienting [[Baseball field#Outfield|outfield]] seats to face home plate, raising [[bullpen]]s, adjusting the outfield dimensions to be asymmetrical, adding social spaces with bars in the outfield sections of the 500 Level (the highest level), and removing some seats to widen all remaining seats, thereby reducing capacity to 41,500 attendees.<ref name=digest1>{{cite web| url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2022/07/28/blue-jays-unveil-details-renderings-for-2023-rogers-centre-renovations/| website=ballparkdigest.com| title=Blue Jays unveil details, renderings for 2023 Rogers Centre renovations| date=28 July 2022| access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref><ref name=star/> The [[2023 Toronto Blue Jays season|2023 Blue Jays]] home opener was moved a few days later to accommodate the first phase of the renovation.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2023/04/new-fan-experiences-unveiled-rogers-centre-ahead-jays-home-opener.51979| website=urbantoronto.ca| title=New Fan Experiences Unveiled at Rogers Centre Ahead of Jays' Home Opener| date=6 April 2023| access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref>

====2023–2024====
The second phase involved re-orienting the infield seats to face home plate, the addition of cupholders to the seats in the 100 Level, as well as reducing the size of foul territory, improving the dugouts for the Blue Jays and their opponents, and the addition of LED backstop advertising to cover the entire backstop, which is much more visible during television broadcasts.<ref name=digest2>{{cite web| url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2023/07/27/2024-rogers-centre-renovations-unveiled-by-blue-jays/| website=ballparkdigest.com| title=2024 Rogers Centre renovations unveiled by Blue Jays| date=27 July 2023| access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref>  Following the second phase, capacity of the stadium was reduced further to 39,150.<ref name=star>{{cite web| url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/blue-jays/the-rogers-centre-transformation-is-almost-complete-heres-what-blue-jays-fans-should-know-about/article_bf028bd4-ef8f-11ee-9598-8b0317fd9860.html|website=thestar.com| title=The Rogers Centre transformation is almost complete. Here's what Blue Jays fans should know about the renovations| date=4 April 2024}}</ref>  The [[2024 Toronto Blue Jays season|2024 Blue Jays]] home opener was also moved a few days later to accommodate the second phase of the renovation.

=== List of improvements ===
{{more citations needed section|date=June 2015}}
Significant improvements to the facility since opening in 1989 include:
* Exterior roof lighting that can be programmed for themes and events.
* The Blue Jays clubhouse was substantially renovated, including a larger training room, an open concept lounge and personal lockers. In total, the clubhouse expanded from {{convert|12000|to|24000|ft2|m2}}.
* Main level concourse expansion, making the space brighter, more fan-friendly with expanded wheelchair seating.
* The FieldTurf was upgraded to AstroTurf Gameday Grass for 2010.
* The main video board was upgraded in 2005, from a JumboTron to a modern Daktronics video board, measuring {{convert|33|by|110|ft}}.
* Jays Shop – Stadium Edition, was expanded to an {{convert|8000|ft2|m2|adj=on}} retail space along the main concourse (2007).
* Two video boards were built into the outfield fence that each measure {{convert|10|by|65|ft|0}}. These boards provide player stats, out-of-town scores and other information related to the game and league.
* A continuous, ribbon-style video board was installed on the facing of the 300 Level, providing statistics and scores.
* Installation of 150 new {{convert|42|in|m|2|adj=on}} flat-screen video monitors in the main- and second-level concourses, bringing the number of stadium monitors to around 300.
* Upgrade of the entire field lighting system in a two-month conversion process with all 840 of the 2,000-watt bowl lights replaced.
* A centre-field porch (later named the [[WestJet]] Flight Deck) in the 200 Level was added following the removal of the windows of the former Windows Restaurant (2013, $2 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2013/03/30/windows-restaurant-at-rogers-centre-gets-2m-renovation/|title=Windows Restaurant at Rogers Centre gets $2M renovation|date=March 30, 2013|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref><ref name=decade>{{cite web|url=https://www.thescore.com/buzz/articles/438322-250-million-renovations-coming-to-rogers-centre|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140107053122/http://www.thescore.com/buzz/articles/438322-250-million-renovations-coming-to-rogers-centre|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 7, 2014|title=$250-Million Renovations Coming To Rogers Centre|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=[[Score Media and Gaming|theScore Inc.]]}}</ref>
* The AstroTurf Gameday Grass was upgraded to AstroTurf Gameday Grass 3D Extreme for the [[2015 Toronto Blue Jays season|2015 season]].
* A full dirt infield was installed for {{nowrap|[[2016 Toronto Blue Jays season|2016]];<ref name=wbgodiar>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-adding-dirt-infield-at-rogers-centre/c-164164706 |website=MLB.com |last=Chisholm |first=Gregor |title=Work begins on dirt infield at Rogers Centre|date=February 10, 2016 |access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name=alddebu>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2016/04/07/blue-jays-debut-rogers-centre-all-dir-infield-on-friday.html |work=Toronto Star |last=Kennedy |first=Brendan |title=Blue Jays debut Rogers Centre all-dirt infield on Friday |date=April 7, 2016|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref>}} for the previous six <!-- 2010–15 -->seasons, Rogers Centre was the only MLB ballpark with {{nowrap|sliding pits.<ref name=adinffx>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/toronto-blue-jays-rogers-centre-dirt-infield-changes-040716 |website=Fox Sports |last=DaSilva |first=Cameron |title=The Blue Jays finally have a normal dirt infield like the rest of MLB |date=April 7, 2016 |access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref>}}<!-- Twins' Metrodome closed in 2009 -->
* A two-year, $10 million roof upgrade, completed for the [[2017 Toronto Blue Jays season|2017 season]], updated the aging OT network and control system to speed up the opening and closing process, reduce monitoring staff requirements, and added a rooftop weather station to better predict incoming weather systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/jmp-engineering-and-new-electric-partner-to-retrofit-rogers-centres-iconic-retractable-roof-616600034.html|title=JMP Engineering and New Electric Partner to Retrofit Rogers Centre's Iconic Retractable Roof|date=March 20, 2017|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref>
* A new AstroTurf field was installed prior to the [[2021 Toronto Blue Jays season|2021 season]]. The new turf is attached to the floor, so the stands will no longer be able to be rolled and will be permanently locked into baseball configuration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/blue-jays-getting-new-astroturf-field-amid-hopes-full-season-toronto/|title=Blue Jays getting new AstroTurf field amid hopes for full season in Toronto|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=November 28, 2021|first=Shi|last=Davidi|publisher=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref>
* Further lighting and video board upgrades were made for the [[2022 Toronto Blue Jays season|2022 season]].
* For the 2024 [[The Eras Tour]] by [[Taylor Swift]], new antennas were installed in the Rogers Centre for 5G [[Wi-Fi]], at a cost of $8 million. The stadium street address was also renamed "1 Taylor Swift Way" specifically for the concerts.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/10/17/rogers-centre-invests-8m-to-upgrade-5g-network-ahead-of-taylor-swift-concerts/ |website=toronto.citynews.ca| title=   
Rogers Centre invests $8M to upgrade 5G network ahead of Taylor Swift concerts| date=17 October 2024}}</ref>

== Stadium features ==
{{multiple image|total_width=300px|image1=Windows Restaurant in SkyDomeRogersCentre.JPG|caption1=Several restaurants have views of events. The former Windows restaurant looked onto the playing field|image2= Skydome field no grass.jpg|caption2=The stadium's field without its turf in 2006. The stadium's FieldTurf could be removed for events such as concerts and trade shows. }}

The venue was the first major team sports stadium in North America with a functional, fully [[retractable roof]] (Montreal's [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] also had a retractable roof, but due to operational issues, it was replaced with a permanent fixed roof). The roof is composed of four panels and covers an area of {{convert|345000|sqft|m2}}. The two middle panels slide laterally to stack over the north semi-circular panel, and then the south semi-circular panel rotates around the stadium and nests inside the stack. It takes 20&nbsp;minutes for the roof to open or close.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rogers Centre – Facts|url=http://www.rogerscentre.com/about/facts.jsp|website=Rogerscentre.com|publisher=Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership|access-date=November 19, 2011|archive-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006103359/http://www.rogerscentre.com/about/facts.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref>  It is not possible to move the roof in cold weather because the mechanism that closes the roof could fail in cooler weather.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rogers Centre roof shut for deciding Jays playoff game despite Open the Dome campaign|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bluejays-roof-closed-rogers-centre-1.3270004|website=CBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923143220/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bluejays-roof-closed-rogers-centre-1.3270004 |archive-date=September 23, 2016}}</ref>

The original [[AstroTurf]] installation was replaced with [[FieldTurf]] from 2005 to 2010. The FieldTurf took about 40 hours to remove for events such as concerts or trade shows, as it used 1,400 trays that needed to be stacked and transported off the field. Prior to the [[2010 Toronto Blue Jays season|2010 baseball season]], to reduce the amount of time required to convert the playing field, a new, roll-based version of AstroTurf was installed. Similar to FieldTurf, the installation uses a sand- and rubber-based infill within the synthetic fibres.<ref>{{cite news|title=Blue Jays Hoping to Gain Some Level Footing |first=John |last=Lott |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2515955 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100207014305/http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2515955 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 7, 2010 |newspaper=[[National Post]] |location=Toronto |date=February 3, 2010 |access-date=February 8, 2010 }}</ref> Rogers Centre is one of five venues in [[Major League Baseball]] that use artificial turf (the others are [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], [[LoanDepot Park]] in Miami, [[Globe Life Field]] in [[Arlington, Texas]], and [[Chase Field]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2018/10/12/arizona-diamondbacks-installing-synthetic-grass-chase-field-2019/1614391002/ |title=Arizona Diamondbacks installing synthetic grass at Chase Field  |date=October 12, 2018 |website=azcentral.com |access-date=October 13, 2018}}</ref> in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]) and was the last venue to use "sliding pits" before switching to a full dirt infield for the [[2016 Toronto Blue Jays season|2016 baseball season]]. Before the Argonauts moved out, the pitcher's mound could be lowered or raised hydraulically when converting from baseball to football (or vice versa).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2016/02/11/blue-jays-begin-work-on-all-dirt-infield-at-rogers-centre.html|title = Blue Jays begin work on all-dirt infield at Rogers Centre|website = [[Toronto Star]]|date = February 11, 2016}}</ref>

The use of natural grass was long thought to be unfeasible since the stadium was designed as a closed structure with a roof that opens, and as such, the interior was not intended or built to deal with weather, including low temperatures and drainage. As of the 2020 season, they are one of two teams to have never played a home game on grass at their main stadium{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}} (the Tampa Bay Rays played some home games in 2007 and 2008 at [[The Stadium at the ESPN Wide World of Sports|Champion Stadium]] in [[Walt Disney World]] in [[Bay Lake, Florida]],<ref name="ESPN-2007-05-16">{{cite web
| url    = http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270517130
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140808155341/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270517130
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = August 8, 2014
| title  = Young's two-run homer helps D-Rays stop Rangers' rally
| agency=Associated Press
| website    = ESPN
| date = May 17, 2007
| access-date = July 19, 2014
}}</ref><ref name="ESPN-2008-04-24">{{cite web
| url    = http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280424130
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20140727045832/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280424130
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = July 27, 2014
| title  = Balanced Rays complete three-game sweep of Blue Jays at Disney
| agency=Associated Press
| website    = ESPN
| date = April 24, 2008
| access-date = July 19, 2014
}}</ref><ref name="Champion-Stadium">{{cite web
| url    = http://spring.ballparksofbaseball.com/ChampionStadium.htm
| title  = Champion Stadium, Spring training ballpark of the Atlanta Braves
| author = Ballparks of Baseball
| website    = Ballparks of Baseball
| access-date = July 19, 2014
}}</ref> as well as during the 2025 season at George Steinbrenner Stadium; during the [[2020 Toronto Blue Jays season|2020]] and much of the [[2021 Toronto Blue Jays season|2021 seasons]], due to travel restrictions amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in North America|COVID-19 pandemic]], the Toronto Blue Jays played most of their home games at [[Buffalo Bisons|their AAA affiliate's]] home stadium of [[Sahlen Field]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nightengale |first1=Bob |title=Toronto Blue Jays to play home games at Buffalo's Sahlen Field this season |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/bluejays/2020/07/24/toronto-blue-jays-play-home-games-buffalo-2020/5502146002/ |work=USA Today |date=July 24, 2020}}</ref> with the Blue Jays also playing home games in [[TD Ballpark]] in [[Dunedin, Florida]], during the first two months of the 2021 season). Along with Tropicana Field, the Rogers Centre [[warning track]] consists of brown turf, which does not provide any tactile differences from the rest of the field.

However, the Blue Jays have long explored the possibility of converting the Rogers Centre to a natural grass surface, and plans were examined in order to install a grass field by 2018 to allow enough time for research and growing of the sod.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2014/04/24/blue_jays_pave_way_for_grass_at_the_rogers_centre.html|title=Blue Jays pave way for grass at the Rogers Centre|date=April 24, 2014|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|first=Brendan|last=Kennedy}}</ref>  Installing grass would require digging up the floor, adding a drainage system, and installing {{convert|30|cm|ft|0|abbr=on}} of dirt. The stadium would need to be permanently locked into its baseball configuration; the lower stands, which roll into position for football, would be permanently fixed in position for baseball.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jays turf Argos in favour of grass playing surface at Rogers Centre |first=Tom|last=Maloney|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/jays-turf-argos-in-favour-of-grass-playing-surface-at-rogers-centre/article14211436/|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|location=Toronto|date=September 9, 2013|access-date=November 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/argos/2012/02/09/perkins_argos_turfed_if_toronto_blue_jays_put_grass_in_rogers_centre.html|title=Perkins: Argos turfed if Toronto Blue Jays put grass in Rogers Centre|date=February 9, 2012|access-date=January 12, 2014|last=Perkins|first=Dave|publisher=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2014/02/01/jays_president_beeston_insists_baseball_should_be_played_on_grass_griffin.html|title=Jays president Beeston insists 'baseball should be played on grass': Griffin|date=February 1, 2014|access-date=February 1, 2014|publisher=[[Toronto Star]]|last=Griffin|first=Richard}}</ref>  The plan became more definite when Rogers renewed the Argonauts' lease through 2017, but ruled out any further extensions; in May 2015, it was announced the Argonauts would move to [[BMO Field]] for the 2016 season.<ref name="Toronto Argonauts" /><ref name="cbc-bellargos" /><ref name="bell" /> The Blue Jays subsequently confirmed the Argonauts' early departure would not accelerate their own plans to install grass in 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-mulling-installation-of-dirt-infield/ |title=Blue Jays mulling installation of dirt infield - Sportsnet.ca |access-date=May 24, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315082820/http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-mulling-installation-of-dirt-infield/ |archive-date=March 15, 2016}}</ref> though it did allow for a dirt infield to be installed for the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2016/04/07/blue-jays-debut-rogers-centre-all-dir-infield-on-friday.html|title=Blue Jays debut Rogers Centre all-dirt infield on Friday|date=April 7, 2016|access-date=April 10, 2016|publisher=[[Toronto Star]]|last=Kennedy|first=Brendan}}</ref> However, it does not appear likely the field will be converted to natural grass, as no further announcements for replacing the surface have been made since, and the field continues to retain its artificial surface.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bluejayhunter.com/2017/10/real-grass-least-important-renovation-needed-at-rogers-centre-blue-jays.html|title = Real Grass is the Least Important Renovation Needed at Rogers Centre|date = October 27, 2017}}</ref>

There are a total of 5,700 club seats and 161 luxury suites at the Rogers Centre. The complex had a [[Hard Rock Cafe|Hard Rock Café]] restaurant until December 2009 when the restaurant closed after its lease expired.<ref name="hrcclose">{{cite news |title=Hard Times Shut Down Hard Rock at the Dome|first=Peter|last=Edwards|url=https://www.thestar.com/article/651908|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=June 17, 2009|access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref> The Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel is also within Rogers Centre with 70 rooms, and a restaurant and bar called the [[Sportsnet]] Grill overlooks the field.<ref name="Toronto Marriott City Centre">{{cite web|url=https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-photos/yyzcc-toronto-marriott-city-centre-hotel/|publisher=[[Marriott International]]|date=July 1, 2005|access-date=March 22, 2008|title=Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel}}</ref> The Blue Jays in partnership with [[Score Media and Gaming|theScore]] Bet announced plans in April 2022 to create a new premium branded flagship sports bar and restaurant that would be open 365 days a year at the Rogers Centre and provide [[sports betting]] lines, including for [[daily fantasy sports]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reichard |first=Kevin |date=April 8, 2022 |title=Blue Jays, theScore Bet announce 10-year sponsorship - Ballpark Digest |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2022/04/08/blue-jays-thescore-bet-announce-10-year-sponsorship/ |access-date=April 11, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Over $5&nbsp;million of artwork was commissioned in 1989 (${{#expr:({{inflation|CA|50|1989}}/10)}} million in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars):
[[File:DSC08787 - The Audience (37049087052).jpg|thumb|''The Audience'' is a depiction of larger-than-life fans by [[Michael Snow]] above the northeast (shown) and northwest entrances of Rogers Centre]]
* ''The Audience''&nbsp;– by [[Michael Snow]] is a collection of larger-than-life depictions of fans above the northeast and northwest entrances. Painted gold, the sculptures show fans in various acts of celebration.
* ''A Tribute to Baseball''&nbsp;– by Lutz Haufschild, above the Southeast and Southwest entrances of Gate 5.
* ''The Art of the Possible''&nbsp;– by Mimi Gellman, inside along the north side of the concourse on the 100 Level. The glass and steel sculpture incorporates the signatures of 2,000 builders of SkyDome, and is a tribute to their work. Some of the artifacts found during excavation, such as musket balls and pottery, have also been included. The brightly illuminated sculpture became an issue to baseball players when the stadium first opened. The bright lights were considered a distraction to batters.
* ''Salmon Run''&nbsp;– by Susan Schelle, outside by the Southeast entrance in [[Bobbie Rosenfeld Park]]; it is a large fountain with various stainless steel salmon cutouts.
* ''Spiral Fountain''&nbsp;– by [[Judith Schwarz]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.rogerscentre.com/about/history.jsp|publisher=Rogers Centre|access-date=August 10, 2012|archive-date=June 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625061415/http://www.rogerscentre.com/about/history.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The stadium's parking lot is located under the stadium itself. The underground parking lot is divided into four sections (Sun, Moon, Star, and Cloud) and the ramps within the stadium correspond to these sections, while the fifth section, the Hotel Zone, being the northernmost section, is reserved for hotel uses by the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel directly above this section.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/ballpark/transportation/parking | title=Where to park at Rogers Centre {{pipe}} Toronto Blue Jays | website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref>

=== Seating capacity ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
|+ Baseball
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|Years
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|Capacity
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|1989–1998
| 50,516<ref name="Green">{{cite book|last=Lowry|first=Phil|title=Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebrations of All 273 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present|year=2006|publisher=Addison Wesley Publishing Company|location=New York City|isbn=978-0-201-62229-4|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/greencathedralsu0000lowr_u1c9}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|1999–2002
| 45,100<ref name="Green" />
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|2003–2004
| 50,516<ref name="Green" />
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|2005–2006
| 50,598<ref name="Green" />
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|2007
| 48,900<ref>{{cite web |title=Rogers Centre|url=http://www.moalleman.com/rogers.asp|publisher=Mo Alleman|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|2008–2010
| 49,539<ref>{{cite web |title=Jays Want to Hear 49,539 People|url=http://jaysjournal.com/2010/04/03/jays-want-to-hear-49539-people/|website=Jays Journal|date=April 3, 2010|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|2011–2012
| 49,260<ref>{{cite web |title=Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre|url=http://www.theballparkguide.com/majors/toronto-blue-jays/rogers-centre|publisher=The Ballpark Guide|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|2013–2022
| 49,282<ref name="RogersCentreFacts">{{cite web|title=Fun Facts and Figures|url=http://www.rogerscentre.com/about/facts.jsp|publisher=Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015|archive-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006103359/http://www.rogerscentre.com/about/facts.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2013 American League Attendance Projections|first=Maury|last=Brown|url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19774|website=[[Baseball Prospectus]]|date=March 4, 2013|access-date=April 4, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|2023
| 41,500<ref name="Sportsnet">{{cite web|title=New outfield in renovated Rogers Centre will play very differently for Blue Jays|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/new-outfield-in-renovated-rogers-centre-will-play-very-differently-for-blue-jays/|date=January 17, 2023|access-date=January 28, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};"|2024–present
| 39,150<ref name="Toronto Star">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/blue-jays/the-rogers-centre-transformation-is-almost-complete-heres-what-blue-jays-fans-should-know-about/article_bf028bd4-ef8f-11ee-9598-8b0317fd9860.html |title=The Rogers Centre transformation is almost complete. Here's what Blue Jays fans should know about the renovations |website=[[Toronto Star]] |date=April 4, 2024 }}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
|+ Football
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #002147; color: white; border: 2px solid #6699FF;"|Capacity
|-
| 53,506<ref>{{cite web |title=2011, 2013 Gold Cup|url=http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1441230&page=2|website=Bigsoccer.com|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>
|}
{{Clear}}
{{wide image|File:Toronto, Skydome within.jpg|880|Panorama of the interior seating and field for Rogers Centre in 2006}}

=== Rogers Centre video board ===
The Rogers Centre video board is {{convert|33|ft|m}} high and {{convert|110|ft|m}} across. The panel is made up of modular [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] units that can be replaced unit by unit, and can be repaired immediately should it be damaged during an event. Originally, this screen was a Sony [[Jumbotron]], which was the largest in North America at the time of the stadium's opening,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-5-1989-blue-jays-play-first-game-skydome|title = June 5, 1989: Blue Jays play first game in SkyDome – Society for American Baseball Research}}</ref> but it has since been replaced a few times. There are also two ribbon boards made up of LED that run along the East and West sides of the stadium interior. Each board is {{convert|434|ft|m}} long by {{convert|3.5|ft|m}} high. In addition, two video boards make up parts of the left and right outfield walls while the stadium is in baseball configuration. These are {{convert|65|ft|m}} wide by nearly {{convert|10|ft|m}} high.

The main video board was upgraded again for the 2022 Blue Jays season, this time by using more modern technology and adding four "wings", two on each side of the central part of the main video board with the lower wings on each side being wider, making the main video board no longer rectangular. This was to accommodate the windows of the hotel behind the main video board.

The video board and the stadium played host to several [[Serial (radio and television)|serial television]] events, including the series finales for ''[[Cheers]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', along with live coverage of the funeral of [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]] in 1997.

== Stadium usage ==

=== Baseball ===
[[File:The Blue Jays host the Orioles in the AL Wild Card Game (30243609331).jpg|thumb|The [[2016 American League Wild Card Game]] held at the Rogers Centre]]
The Blue Jays have won two World Series championships at Rogers Centre, hosting Games 3, 4, and 5 of the [[1992 World Series]] and Games 1, 2, and 6 of the [[1993 World Series]] at the stadium, then known as SkyDome, with Game 3 of the 1992 series the first World Series game ever played in Canada. The stadium also hosted the [[1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]]. The [[1991 American League Championship Series]] was the first Major League Baseball playoff series played entirely indoors with the first two games at the [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome|Metrodome]] in [[Minneapolis]] and the final three at SkyDome.

Games in the first round of the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]] were played at the Rogers Centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rogers Centre to host WBC games in '09|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2008/07/31/wbc_toronto_groupgames|website=[[Sportsnet]]|date=July 31, 2008|access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref>

=== Basketball ===
Besides baseball, Rogers Centre was the original home of the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Toronto Raptors]], who played at the venue from November 1995 to February 1999, while the Air Canada Centre (later renamed [[Scotiabank Arena]]) was being planned and built. It proved to be somewhat problematic as a basketball venue, even considering it was only a temporary facility. For instance, many seats theoretically in line with the court were so far away that fans needed binoculars to see the action. Other seats were so badly obstructed that fans sitting there could only watch the game on the replay boards. For most games, Rogers Centre seated 22,900 people. However, the Raptors sometimes opened the 500 Level, which is the stadium's uppermost level, when popular opponents came to town, such as the [[Chicago Bulls]] when [[Michael Jordan]] was a member of the team, expanding capacity to 29,000 and held over 36,000 attendees at one point.

=== Football ===
[[File:TORONTO ROGERS CENTRE - ARGONAUTS June 2007 - panoramio - Alain Falieres.jpg|thumb|The Rogers Centre's field arranged for [[Canadian football]] with some seats in the 500 Level closed off and replaced with large banners]]

Rogers Centre hosted Canadian football from opening in 1989 to 2015, as the Argonauts moved to [[BMO Field]] in 2016. In November 2007, it hosted the [[95th Grey Cup]], its first since 1992 and third all-time. It was the 56th Grey Cup hosted by the city of Toronto since the championship's inception in 1909.

From 1989 to 2003, SkyDome hosted the [[Vanier Cup]] championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (later renamed [[U Sports]] in 2016) football.

In 1994, then-part owner of SkyDome Labatt considered purchasing a [[National Football League]] and a [[Major League Soccer]] team to play at the stadium.<ref name=dreamjob>{{cite book|title=Dream Job|last=Peddie|first=Richard|year=2013|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]}}</ref>

The [[International Bowl]], an [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[college football]] game between two American schools – one from the [[Big East Conference]] and one from the [[Mid-American Conference]] – has been played at Rogers Centre four times. The Big East school has won all four bowl games. On January 6, 2007, the [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|University of Cincinnati Bearcats]] defeated the [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan University Broncos]], 27–24. The [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University]] won the second bowl game in the series on January 5, 2008, by beating the [[Ball State Cardinals football|Cardinals of Ball State University]], 52–30. The [[Buffalo Bulls football|Bulls of the University at Buffalo]], a school within a ninety-minute drive of Rogers Centre, lost the third International Bowl to the [[UConn Huskies football|University of Connecticut Huskies]], 38–20. On January 2, 2010, the [[South Florida Bulls football|University of South Florida Bulls]] beat the [[Northern Illinois Huskies football|Huskies of Northern Illinois University]], 27–3.

Rogers Centre was also the venue for the [[43rd Vanier Cup]] on Friday, November 23, 2007, just two days before [[95th Grey Cup|Grey Cup Sunday]]. It was the 16th Vanier Cup hosted at the venue, returning after a three-year absence in which it was hosted by [[Hamilton, Ontario]] (2004 and 2005) and [[Saskatoon]], Saskatchewan (2006). It was the 40th Vanier Cup hosted by Toronto since that championship's inception in 1965.

====NFL====
{{see also|National Football League in Toronto}}
The [[National Football League]]'s [[Buffalo Bills]] announced its intentions to play five "home" games (and three pre-season games) in Rogers Centre in October 2007, so beginning the [[Bills Toronto Series]]; the first of these regular-season games took place on December 7 of the [[2008 Buffalo Bills season|2008 season]] versus the [[Miami Dolphins]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bills Have Deal in Place for Toronto Games|first1=Mark|last1=Gaughan|first2=Jerry|last2=Sullivan|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/264441.html|newspaper=[[The Buffalo News]]|date=January 30, 2008|access-date=January 30, 2008}}</ref> It marked the first time an NFL team has established a "home" stadium outside the United States for regular-season games. The Bills played a preseason game against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] at Rogers Centre on August 14, 2008; the Toronto Series was played every year through the 2013 season.

=== Soccer ===
[[File:Simon Vukčević free kick at Serbia and Montenegro vs. Italy in Toronto (photo by Djuradj Vujcic).jpg|thumb|A soccer match between [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia]] and [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in 2005]]
From the mid-2000s, soccer matches have been regularly held in SkyDome / Rogers Centre; they had been rarely played at the venue when its [[AstroTurf]] surface had been in place.<ref name="cbc-jun-2005">{{cite news|last=Molinaro|first=John F.|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer-friendly-in-toronto-ends-in-stalemate-1.565021|title=Soccer friendly in Toronto ends in stalemate|agency=[[CBC.ca]]|date=June 9, 2005|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> Examples of soccer ([[association football]]) matches:

*On June 8, 2005, an international soccer friendly between [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]] and [[Italy national football team|Italy]] took place, ending in a 1–1 draw.<ref name="cbc-jun-2005"/>

*On May 25, 2010, the stadium hosted a friendly soccer match between Italy's [[ACF Fiorentina]] and [[Juventus FC]] with Fiorentina winning 1–0.<ref name="cbc-may-2010">{{cite news|last=Molinaro|first=John F.|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fiorentina-blanks-juventus-in-toronto-friendly-1.956664|title=Fiorentina blanks Juventus in Toronto friendly|agency=[[CBC.ca]]|date=May 25, 2010|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>

*On July 16, 2010, the stadium hosted a friendly soccer match between England's [[Manchester United F.C.]] and Scotland's [[Celtic F.C.]] Manchester United F.C. defeated Celtic F.C. with a score of 3–1. The match was played on a temporary grass surface harvested from [[Burford, Ontario]] and transported via 18 tractor-trailers.<ref name="cbc-jul-2010">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/man-u-downs-celtic-in-rogers-centre-friendly-1.867762|title=Man U downs Celtic in Rogers Centre friendly|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|publisher=[[CBC.ca]]|date=July 16, 2010|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>

*On July 21, 2012, the stadium hosted the friendly between [[Toronto FC]] and [[Liverpool F.C.]], a match that finished in a 1–1 draw.<ref name="thestar-jul-2012">{{cite news|last=Girard|first=Daniel|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/tfc/2012/07/21/toronto_fc_and_liverpool_draw_11_in_friendly_at_rogers_centre.html|title=Toronto FC and Liverpool draw 1-1 in friendly at Rogers Centre|agency=[[Toronto Star]]|date=July 21, 2012|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>

*On November 19, 2013, Rogers Centre hosted a friendly soccer match between [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and [[Chile national football team|Chile]], a match that finished in a 2–1 victory for the Brazilian side.<ref name="2013 ref">{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/wc-hosts-brazil-beat-chile-2-1-at-rogers-centre/|title=WC hosts Brazil beat Chile 2-1 at Rogers Centre|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]. [[Sportsnet]]|date=November 19, 2013|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:95%;" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}};"|Date
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}};"|Winning Team
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}};"|Result
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}};"|Losing Team
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}};"|Competition
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}};"|Spectators
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|January 24, 1995||{{flagdeco|Denmark}} [[Denmark League XI]]||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|CAN}}||style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|[[SkyDome Cup]]||style="text-align:center;"|10,024<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skydome.html Denmark-Canada]</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|January 26, 1995||{{fb|CAN}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|POR}}||style="text-align:center;"|13,658<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skydome.html Canada-Portugal]</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|January 29, 1995||{{fb|POR}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{flagdeco|Denmark}} [[Denmark League XI]]||style="text-align:center;"|23,723<ref name="thestar-jan-1995">{{cite news|last=Da Costa|first=Norman|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/437180152|title=Finishing kick ends Portugal's drought SkyDome Cup first trophy in team's history|agency=[[Toronto Star|The Toronto Star]]|date=January 30, 1995|access-date=December 9, 2017|id={{ProQuest|437180152}} }}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|July 30, 2004||{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto]]||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|40,078<ref name="cbc-jul-2004-1">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/fc-porto-beats-liverpool-at-skydome-1.497632|title=FC Porto beats Liverpool at SkyDome|agency=[[CBC.ca]]|date=July 31, 2004|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|July 31, 2004||{{flagicon|ITA|2003}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|50,168<ref name="cbc-jul-2004">{{cite news|last=Molinaro|first=John F.|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/totti-lifts-roma-past-celtic-at-skydome-1.497919|title=Totti lifts Roma past Celtic at SkyDome|agency=[[CBC.ca]]|date=July 31, 2004|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|June 8, 2005||{{fb|SCG}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|ITA|2003}}||style="text-align:center;"|International Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|22,138<ref name="cbc-jun-2005"/>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|July 12, 2005||{{flagicon|CRO}} [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|18,159<ref name="Rangers Dinamo">{{cite news|last=Boyle|first=Robert|url=https://aws.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/on-this-day-dinamo-in-toronto/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716083459/https://aws.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/on-this-day-dinamo-in-toronto/|archive-date=16 July 2021|title=On This Day: Dinamo In Toronto|agency=[[Rangers F.C.]]|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=July 16, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|July 7, 2006||{{fbu|20|USA}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–1||{{fbu|20|CAN}}||style="text-align:center;"|International U20 Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|5,325<ref>{{cite news|last=Terra|first=Lino|url=http://www.ontariosoccerweb.com/articles.php?id=3184|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929184717/http://www.ontariosoccerweb.com/articles.php?id=3184|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2007|title=USA Defeats Canada in U20 Friendly|date=July 8, 2006|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|May 25, 2010||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[ACF Fiorentina]]||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|21,122<ref name="cbc-may-2010"/>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|July 16, 2010||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||style="text-align:center;"|3–1||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|39,193<ref name="cbc-jul-2010"/>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|August 3, 2010||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]||style="text-align:center;"|3–2||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|17,169<ref>{{cite news|last=Molinaro|first=John F.|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/panathinaikos-beats-inter-in-toronto-1.956349|title=Panathinaikos beats Inter in Toronto|agency=[[CBC.ca]]|date=August 3, 2010|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|March 7, 2012||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toronto FC]]||style="text-align:center;"|2–2||{{flagicon|USA}} [[LA Galaxy|Los Angeles Galaxy]]||style="text-align:center;"|[[2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League championship round#First leg|CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals]]||style="text-align:center;"|47,658<ref name="thestar-mar-2012">{{cite news|last=Girard|first=Daniel|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/tfc/2012/03/08/toronto_fc_ties_los_angeles_galaxy_before_47658_at_rogers_centre.html|title=Toronto FC ties Los Angeles Galaxy before 47,658 at Rogers Centre|agency=[[Toronto Star]]|date=March 8, 2012|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|July 21, 2012||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toronto FC]] ||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||style="text-align:center;"|Club Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|33,087<ref name="thestar-jul-2012"/>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|March 9, 2013||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toronto FC]] ||style="text-align:center;"|2–1||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sporting Kansas City]]||style="text-align:center;"|[[2013 Major League Soccer season|MLS Regular Season]]||style="text-align:center;"|25,991<ref name="ESPN">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=359737|title=Toronto FC vs. Sporting Kansas City - Football Match Summary - March 9, 2013 - ESPN|agency=[[ESPN]]|date=March 9, 2013|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|November 19, 2013||{{fb|Brazil}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–1||{{fb|Chile}}||style="text-align:center;"|International Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|38,154<ref name="2013 ref"/>
|}

=== Motorsports ===
Having originated in 1980 at Exhibition Stadium, the Toronto Supercross moved to the Rogers Centre upon its opening in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pomeroy|first=Chris|title=The Toronto Supercross Returns For 2016|url=https://www.mxpmag.com/the-toronto-supercross-returns-for-2016/|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=Motocross Performance Magazine}}</ref> The event was held annually through 1996 before going on hiatus.<ref>{{cite news|last=McGil|first=Mike|date=May 2017|title=Dome Sweet Dome|pages=50–56|work=Motocross Performance Magazine|url=https://issuu.com/mxpmagazine/docs/17.01_web/56|access-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> It was revived as a part of the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] World Supercross GP series in 2004 and joined the [[AMA Supercross Championship]] after the two series fully merged in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 28, 2007|title=AMA Supercross And FIM World Supercross GP Consolidate Into Single Championship|url=https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/ama-supercross-and-fim-world-supercross-gp-consolidate-into-single-championship/|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Coombs|first=Davey|date=April 7, 2020|title=The List: Supercross in the Fall|url=https://racerxonline.com/2020/04/07/the-list-supercross-in-the-fall|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=Racer X Magazine}}</ref> The event ran until 2014 and returned for 2016 and 2017.<ref>[http://www.amasupercross.com/MediaGuide/SXMediaGuide_15_lores.pdf 2015 AMA Supercross media guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013092314/http://www.amasupercross.com/MediaGuide/SXMediaGuide_15_lores.pdf |date=October 13, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AMA Supercross 2019 Series Guide - Wins by City: Toronto, ON, Canada - Rogers Centre|url=https://www.amasupercross.com/MediaGuide/SXMediaGuide_19.pdf|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=amasupercross.com|page=58}}</ref> Then, on January 16, 1993, the stadium hosted the Skydome Grand Prix featuring the [[United States Auto Club|USAC]] [[United States Auto Club#USAC National Midget Championship|National Midget Car Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=USAC National Midget:1993-01|url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/USAC_National_Midget:1993-01|website=The Third Turn}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user= USACNation|author-link=United States Auto Club|number= 1080573441407836160|date=January 2, 2019|title=USAC National Midgets haven't raced internationally since this 1993 stop at the SkyDome in Toronto, home of Major League Baseball's Blue Jays. On this night indoors, however, Kenny Irwin, Jr. made it his winter home.}}</ref> The night of racing featured [[NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR]] stars [[John Andretti]], [[Kenny Irwin Jr.]], [[Tony Stewart]] and [[Indianapolis 500]] winner [[Tom Sneva]] racing on an [[Oval track racing|1/6 mile oval track]] and was broadcast across Canada on [[The Sports Network|TSN]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Murray|first=Richie|date=February 26, 2020|title=USAC's indoor history goes back to the beginning|url=http://www.usacracing.com/news/item/9081-usac-s-indoor-history-goes-back-to-the-beginning|access-date=June 28, 2020|website=usacracing.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=March 15, 2016|title=54 Teams entered in Saturday's USAC race here|work=Harrisburg Register|url=http://www.dailyregister.com/news/20160315/54-teams-entered-in-saturdays-usac-race-here|access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref>

=== Other sports ===
[[File:UFC 129.jpg|thumb|[[UFC 129]] was held at the Rogers Centre in April 2011]]
Rogers Centre has also hosted exhibition [[cricket]], [[gaelic football]], [[hurling]], [[Australian rules football]] and [[1990 SkyDome World Tennis Tournament|tennis]].

It hosted the [[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1993 IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships]].

On May 31, 1997, the venue hosted a post-Olympic [[Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race|track and field event]] that pitted Olympic track champions [[Donovan Bailey]] and [[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]], in a 150&nbsp;m race billed as a competition for the title of the "World's Fastest Man", given media disputes over that title during the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in Atlanta. Bailey won the race, completing it in a time of 15 seconds and winning the $1.5&nbsp;million prize. Johnson pulled up lame at the 110&nbsp;m mark claiming a quadriceps injury.

Rogers Centre is the site of several major [[High school (North America)|high school]] and [[College athletics|collegiate]] sporting competitions, such as the [[Prentice Cup]] for high school baseball. Since 2008, the Rogers Centre is the host of the Greater Toronto high schools' [[Metro Bowl]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Metro Bowl to Have a U.S. Flavour|first=David|last=Grossman|url=https://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/532394|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=November 7, 2008|access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref>
On April 30, 2011, [[UFC 129]] was hosted at Rogers Centre, in the first major [[mixed martial arts]] event to ever be held in Ontario after the province lifted a ban on prizefighting. Due to overwhelming demand for tickets (with the initial slate of 42,000 selling in around half an hour), the UFC and Rogers Centre reconfigured the event for 55,000 tickets. The event broke a UFC attendance record set at [[UFC 124]] in Montreal, and also set records for the largest single-day gate revenue in both UFC  (surpassing [[UFC 66]] by at least double) and Rogers Centre history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mmaweekly.com/ufc-129-sold-out-shatters-records-with-55000-tickets|title=UFC 129 Sold Out, Shatters Records With 55,000 Tickets|work= MMAWeekly.com|date=February 12, 2011|language=en-US|access-date=January 22, 2020}}</ref>

For the [[2015 Pan American Games]], the Rogers Centre was used for the [[2015 Pan American Games opening ceremony|opening]] and [[2015 Pan American Games closing ceremony|closing]] ceremonies.

=== Professional wrestling ===
[[File:Poetryinmotion.jpg|thumb|[[WrestleMania X8]] at the stadium in 2002]]
[[WWE]] has hosted [[WrestleMania]] at Rogers Centre twice. [[WrestleMania VI]] was held on April 1, 1990, with the main event being a title vs title match which saw the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Champion]] [[The Ultimate Warrior]] defeat the [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]], set the SkyDome attendance record of 67,678. The attendance record was broken when 68,237 attended [[WrestleMania X8]] on March 17, 2002, the main event seeing [[Triple H]] win the [[WWE Championship|Undisputed WWF Championship]] from Canadian [[Chris Jericho]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.about.com/od/wrestlemania/a/wmthevenues.htm|title=WrestleMania&nbsp;— The Venues and Attendance of Every WrestleMania|publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith|About.com]]|access-date=February 3, 2008|archive-date=February 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228194811/http://prowrestling.about.com/od/wrestlemania/a/wmthevenues.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In February 1999, the stadium hosted a taping for the February 13, 1999, episode of ''[[WWE Raw]]'' (a [[List of WWE Raw special episodes|special]] Saturday-night airing of ''Raw'' due to [[USA Network]]'s coverage of the [[Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show]]), featuring [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] being defeated by [[Mr. McMahon]] in a [[gauntlet match]] against [[The Corporation (professional wrestling)|The Corporation]]. It had the largest crowd in ''Raw'' history, with a reported attendance of 41,432.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2017/2/8/14526922/today-pro-wrestling-history-feb-8-daniel-bryan-retires-wwe-raw-twitter|title=On This Day in Wrestling History: Daniel Bryan Retires|author=The Notorious Eddie Mac|date=February 8, 2017|website=Cageside Seats|language=en|access-date=January 22, 2020}}</ref>

On March 1, 2025, WWE returned to the Rogers Centre for the first time since WrestleMania X8 to host their [[Elimination Chamber: Toronto]] premium live event.

=== Music concerts ===
[[File:Before U2 Concert Toronto.jpg|thumb|Preparations taking place at the Rogers Centre before a [[U2]] concert]]
<!--Please do not add an indiscriminate list of concerts without reliable references. Wikipedia is not a directory of all concerts.-->
The stadium has several concert configurations, including smaller ''Theatre'' (capacity 5,000 to 7,000) and ''Concert Hall'' (formerly ''SkyTent''; capacity 10,000 to 25,000).<ref>{{cite web |title=Theatre Concert|url=http://www.rogerscentre.com/corporate/venue_theatre.jsp|publisher=Rogers Centre|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> Due to the stadium's design and building materials, the acoustics are poor, and the loudness/quality can vary greatly around the stadium. Its popularity with artists and fans has diminished over the years, and the [[Scotiabank Arena]] now hosts most major concerts. The SkyTent, a group of acoustical curtain sails hoisted on rigging above the floor, helps reduce sound distortion and improve sound quality by dampening reverberations around the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Rogers Centre: One Blue Jay Way, Toronto, Ontario|url=http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/76.php|publisher=Glass Steel and Stone|access-date=August 10, 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619050435/http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/76.php|archive-date=June 19, 2012}}</ref>

Soon after its opening, the stadium became a popular venue for large-scale rock concerts and is the largest indoor concert venue in Toronto.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deadmau5 Leaves Em' Raving|first=Ben|last=Rayner|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2011/11/06/deadmau5_leaves_em_raving.html|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=November 6, 2011|access-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref> Artists have included: 
*[[Bruce Springsteen]], U2 with two concerts in 2009, as well as their concert in 2011, all part of their [[U2 360° Tour|360° Tour]].<ref name="ChartAttack-DomeOpen">{{cite web|title=Rogers Centre Dome Opening For U2's Toronto Shows|first=Kate|last=Harper|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/74529/rogers-centre-dome-opening-for-u2s-toronto-shows|publisher=Chart Communications Inc.|date=September 16, 2009|access-date=October 2, 2009|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925053929/http://www.chartattack.com/news/74529/rogers-centre-dome-opening-for-u2s-toronto-shows|archive-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref><ref name="CP24-U2">{{cite news |title=Dome Open for 2nd Concert in History as 60K Fans Rock Out with U2|url=http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090917/090917_u2/20090917/?hub=CP24Entertainment|work=[[Bell Media|CTVglobemedia]]|date=September 17, 2009|access-date=October 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="U2-360-2ndShow">{{cite news |title=U2 360° TOUR: 2009: Toronto Thursday, September 17, 2009|newspaper=U2.Com |url=http://www.u2.com/tour/index/date/id/4467|publisher=U2 A De-Lux Excursion|year=2009|access-date=October 2, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Bon Jovi]] performed two sellout shows on July 20 and 21, 2010, at Rogers Centre as part of [[The Circle Tour]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Events – Bon Jovi Welcomes Fans Into The Circle With 2010–2011 World Tour|url=http://www.rogerscentre.com/events/article.jsp?content=20091022_135411_1508|publisher=Rogers Centre|date=October 21, 2009|access-date=August 10, 2012|archive-date=March 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313005626/http://www.rogerscentre.com/events/article.jsp?content=20091022_135411_1508|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
*[[Bruce Springsteen]] performed on August 24, 2012, during his [[Wrecking Ball World Tour]] in front of 39,000 attendees.
*[[The Rolling Stones]] played two sold-out concerts at the stadium: on December 4, 1989, during the [[Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour|Steel Wheels Tour]] and on September 26, 2005, during their highest-grossing tour [[A Bigger Bang Tour]]. 
*[[Madonna]] performed three shows from 27 May, 1990 at the Skydome, the shows were part of the [[Blond Ambition World Tour]], and were Canada's only dates.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://todayinmadonnahistory.com/2024/05/27/today-in-madonna-history-may-27-1990-3/| website=todayinmadonnahistory.com| title= Today in Madonna History: May 27, 1990| date=27 May 2024| access-date= 5 December 2024}}</ref>{{efn|One of the more notable concerts, as shown in the documentary [[Madonna: Truth or Dare|Truth or Dare]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Rogers Centre and Blue Jays Celebrate Anniversary|url=http://www.newswire.ca/fr/story/431459/rogers-centre-and-blue-jays-celebrate-anniversary|publisher=Newswire.ca|date=June 5, 2009|access-date=August 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509005608/http://www.newswire.ca/fr/story/431459/rogers-centre-and-blue-jays-celebrate-anniversary|archive-date=May 9, 2013}}</ref> The touring show had become extremely controversial due to the risqué visuals and performances. When the concert arrived in Toronto, police were alerted that the show might violate local obscenity laws. The police were on site for the concert and threatened charges without changes. The show went on as planned, however, without any legal action taken.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://torontosun.com/2016/05/28/the-time-toronto-police-nearly-arrested-madonna| newspaper=Torontosun| title= The time Toronto Police nearly arrested Madonna|date=29 May 2016 |access-date=5 December 2024 }}</ref>}} Later, she performed two concerts at the stadium again during [[The Girlie Show (Madonna)|The Girlie Show World Tour]] for October 11 & 12, 1993.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://todayinmadonnahistory.com/2015/10/11/today-in-madonna-history-october-11-1993/|website=todayinmadonnahistory.com| title= Today in Madonna History: October 11, 1993|date=11 October 2015 |access-date= }}</ref>
*Rogers Centre has been a venue for large [[electronic dance music]] events. During 2013, the stadium hosted two [[electronic dance music]] events, including two sold-out shows on [[Swedish House Mafia]]'s [[One Last Tour]], and [[Sensation (event)|Sensation]].
*[[Guns N' Roses]] performed at Rogers Centre on July 16, 2016, during their [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]] in front of 48,016 attendees with [[Billy Talent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-name-the-cult-billy-talent-more-openers-summer-2016-tour/|title=Guns N' Roses Name The Cult, Billy Talent + More Openers for Summer 2016 Tour|date=June 16, 2016|website=Loudwire|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> 
*[[Metallica]] also played a sold-out show at the stadium as part of their [[WorldWired Tour]] on July 16, 2017, with special guests [[Avenged Sevenfold]] and [[Volbeat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metallica.com/tour/30540|title=2017-07-16 Toronto, Ontario, Canada|publisher=Metallica.com|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> 
*[[Shawn Mendes]] headlined his first stadium show to a sold-out crowd on September 6, 2019, at Rogers Centre during his [[Shawn Mendes: The Tour]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Brooks|first=Dave|date=December 17, 2018|title=Shawn Mendes Sells Out First Ever Stadium Show in Minutes|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8490597/shawn-mendes-sells-out-first-ever-stadium-show-in-minutes#:~:text=On%20the%20heels%20of%20Shawn,tickets%20went%20on%20sale%20Saturday.|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
*[[Beyoncé]] opened her North American leg of the [[Renaissance World Tour]] at the Rogers Center on July 8 and 9 2023, for 56,577 people.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Trapunski |first=Richard |date=2023-07-09 |title=Beyoncé Rides Her Bedazzled Horse Into Canada for Triumphant Tour Kickoff |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/beyonce-north-american-tour-kickoff-toronto-canada-live-review-1234785222/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> 
*[[Taylor Swift]], the American singer-songwriter performed at the Rogers Centre as part of [[The Eras Tour]] from November 14 to 16, 2024 and subsequently November 21 to 23rd, which made her the first artist to schedule six shows on a single tour at Rogers Centre.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/taylor-swift-thanks-toronto-fans-in-heartfelt-instagram-post-it-was-awesome-to-play-in-canada| website=torontosun.com| title=Taylor Swift thanks Toronto fans in heartfelt Instagram post: 'It was awesome to play in Canada' |date= 26 November 2024|author=Mark Daniell|publisher=[[Toronto Sun]]}}</ref>

=== Other uses ===
*Rogers Centre contains {{convert|143000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of exhibition space, allowing it to host a variety of events year-round.

*[[Disney on Ice]] and [[circus]]es have used the venue.

*It is home to several annual [[auto show]]s, with the [[Canadian International AutoShow]] in February and Importfest in October.

*The Opening Ceremonies of the [[XVI International AIDS Conference, 2006|XVI International AIDS Conference]] were held at Rogers Centre on August 13, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=In the Community |url=http://www.rogerscentre.com/fun/community.jsp|publisher=Rogers Centre|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>

*It has also hosted many [[Public speaking|public speakers]], including appearances by the [[14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]], [[Evangelism|Christian evangelist]] [[Billy Graham]], [[Nelson Mandela]], and for a book reading with [[J. K. Rowling]] and [[Margaret Atwood]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Atwood Lends Voice to World Book Night|first=Vit|last=Wagner|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/books/article/949350--atwood-lends-voice-to-world-book-night|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=March 5, 2011|access-date=August 13, 2011}}</ref>

*In addition to being a venue that hosts sports, concerts and other events, the Rogers Centre also houses the head offices of a number of businesses. The [[Toronto Blue Jays]] have its office headquarters in the building and until 2008, the [[Toronto Argonauts]] did as well. It is also the home of the head offices of [[Ticketmaster]] Canada and [[Zuffa]] Canada, the former also having the main Ticketmaster outlet (ticket centre) for eastern Canada, at the south end of the building beside Gate 9.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ticketmaster Canada Ltd.: Company Overview|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=21012903|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920002758/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=21012903|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 20, 2012|website=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|access-date=July 15, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ticketmaster Canada Privacy Policy|url=http://www.ticketmaster.ca/h/privacy.html|publisher=Ticketmaster Canada|date=March 3, 2009|access-date=July 15, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UFC Opening Canadian Office in Toronto|first=Dave|last=Deibert|url=http://sports.nationalpost.com/2010/05/25/ufc-opening-canadian-office-in-toronto/|newspaper=[[National Post]]|location=Toronto|date=May 25, 2010|access-date=April 4, 2013}}</ref>

*In addition, the building contains the Toronto [[Renaissance Hotels|Renaissance Hotel]], a Premier Fitness/Health Club, (formerly) a [[Hard Rock Cafe]] (now John Street Terrace), and (formerly) Windows Restaurant (now WestJet Flight Deck). From 2006 until its closure in 2009, the Hard Rock Cafe only opened when there was a performance in the building.<ref name="hrcclose" /> On non-event days, there are daily tours of the Rogers Centre.

=== Attendance records ===
* [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]'s [[WrestleMania X8]] attracted the largest paid crowd to SkyDome. The March 17, 2002, event gathered 68,237 fans. [[WrestleMania VI]] held the previous record of 67,678 on April 1, 1990.
* [[Major League Baseball]]: The [[1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1991 All-Star Game]] on July 9 attracted 52,383 spectators.
* [[Billy Graham]] Mission Ontario Youth Rally:  This meeting, on June 10, 1995, is conceivably the most attended event in the stadium's history. The attendance of 72,500 was boosted by performances by several [[Christian music]] groups, and by extensive seating on the field. There were as many as 30,000 people outside, watching the event on screens around the stadium.<ref name="Baptist Press">{{cite web |first=Herb|last=Hollinger|title=Graham recuperation won't derail Southern Baptist Convention date|publisher=Baptist Press|date=June 10, 1995|url=http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/7999,16-Jun-1995.pdf|access-date=January 15, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Toronto Blue Jays]]: A crowd of 52,268 attended game five of the [[1992 World Series]], which Toronto lost 7–2 to the [[Atlanta Braves]]. The smallest crowd for a Jays game occurred in April 2010, when 10,314 watched Toronto win 8–1 against the [[Kansas City Royals]].<ref name="TSN-lowAttendance">{{cite web |agency=Canadian Press|title=Jays pound Royals in front of smallest-ever crowd at Dome|publisher=TSN|date=April 19, 2010|url=http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=318689|access-date=April 19, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Canadian Football League]]: 54,088 packed the SkyDome to watch the [[77th Grey Cup|1989 Grey Cup]] Game between the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] and the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]].
* [[Toronto Argonauts]]: The 1991 Eastern Division Final played against the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] drew a crowd of 50,386. The smallest crowd for an Argonauts game occurred on July 13, 2001, when 11,041 people watched Toronto lose 30–16 against Winnipeg<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bombers-finally-win-in-skydome-1.288911|title=Bombers finally win in SkyDome|publisher=Cbc.ca|date=July 13, 2001|access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref>
* [[National Football League]]: 55,799 fans filled the Rogers Centre to see the [[Buffalo Bills]] defeat the [[Dallas Cowboys]] 9–7 in an [[American Bowl]] exhibition game on August 12, 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 Buffalo Bills|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1995nflbuf.html|access-date=April 23, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Toronto Raptors]]: A March 24, 1996, game against the [[Chicago Bulls]] drew a crowd of 36,131. For this game, the basketball venue was reconfigured to accommodate more fans due to the popularity of the visiting team, which basketball superstar [[Michael Jordan]] played for during this time. The expansion Raptors handed the record-setting Bulls one of their ten defeats that season, winning 109–108.
* [[Association football|Soccer]]: A July 31, 2004, soccer game between [[Celtic F.C.]] and [[AS Roma]] drew 50,158.
* [[Mixed martial arts]]: [[UFC 129]] sold 55,000 tickets for the highest single-day event gate in the stadium's history and set new world records for the sport.<ref name="Yahoo! Sports UFC 129 Attendence">{{cite web |title=UFC 129 Sold Out, Shatters Records With 55,000 Tickets|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AlzGepvyxFdZZ51G4KDzm309Eo14?slug=mmaweekly-834de44e4a03e5c59c453c61d287d74a|publisher=[[Yahoo Sports]]|date=February 12, 2011|access-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref>

== Timeline ==
* '''1986'''&nbsp;– October 3&nbsp;– SkyDome's ground is broken.
* '''1987'''&nbsp;– June 3&nbsp;– The stadium is officially named "SkyDome".
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– June 2&nbsp;– Dress rehearsal for opening ceremony, family/friends of volunteer performers invited to attend. First unofficial "[[Wave (audience)|wave]]" performed at SkyDome.
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– June 3&nbsp;– SkyDome officially opens, hosting a live opening night gala.
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– June 5&nbsp;– SkyDome plays host to its first [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] game. The Blue Jays lose 5–3 to the [[Milwaukee Brewers]].
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– June 5&nbsp;– [[Fred McGriff]] hits the first [[home run]] at SkyDome.
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– June 7&nbsp;– [[John Cerutti]] records the first Blue Jays win at SkyDome, beating the Brewers 4–2.
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– June 8&nbsp;– [[Rod Stewart]] performs the first concert at SkyDome.
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– July 12&nbsp;– The stadium plays host to its first [[Toronto Argonauts|Argonauts]] game, a 24–15 loss to the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]].
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– July 17&nbsp;– First Doubleheader at Skydome and the Jays win both games beating the Angels.
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– October 7&nbsp;- Athletics' [[Jose Canseco]] hits a home run into the fifth deck of SkyDome, off Toronto Blue Jays' pitcher [[Mike Flanagan (baseball)|Mike Flanagan]]. It is an estimated {{convert|480|ft|adj=on}} shot, although one journalist estimated it to be at least 500 feet.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Room With a View in Toronto|first=Tyler|last=Kepner|url=http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/a-room-with-a-view-in-toronto/|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 8, 2009|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– November 5&nbsp;– Rest of the World defeats West Indies by 11 runs in longest game (cricket) hosted by SkyDome
* '''1989'''&nbsp;– November 26&nbsp;– The [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] defeat the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] 43–40 in the [[77th Grey Cup]].
* '''1990''' – April 1 – [[WrestleMania VI]] saw the then SkyDome attendance record of 67,678.
* '''1990'''&nbsp;– The [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] single-season attendance record is broken with 58 sellouts and a season total crowd of 3,885,284.
* '''1991'''&nbsp;– July 9&nbsp;– The stadium is the host of the [[1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]].
* '''1992'''&nbsp;– The [[Calgary Stampeders]] defeat the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] 24–10 in the [[80th Grey Cup]].
* '''1992'''&nbsp;– The first [[World Series]] game outside the United States is played at SkyDome, as the Blue Jays host the [[Atlanta Braves]] in game three of the [[1992 World Series]].
* '''1993'''&nbsp;– October 23&nbsp;– The Blue Jays win their second straight World Series championship when Toronto [[outfielder]] [[Joe Carter]] hits a walk-off home run against [[Philadelphia Phillies]] pitcher [[Mitch Williams]].
* '''1995'''&nbsp;– June 22&nbsp;– During a game against the [[Milwaukee Brewers]], two acoustic panels fall off the inner ceiling in the seventh inning, injuring seven fans. The game is not stopped.<ref>{{cite news |title=Skydome is Falling! Skydome is Falling!|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19950623&id=6rUeAAAAIBAJ&pg=5997,1563933|newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]|date=June 23, 1995|access-date=April 4, 2013|pages=B1, B5}}</ref>
* '''1995'''&nbsp;– July 9&nbsp;– A worker dies when installing lights for a computer show (falling {{convert|25|ft|m|order=flip}})
* '''1998'''&nbsp;– November&nbsp;– Several dignitaries, including [[Prime Minister of Canada]] [[Jean Chrétien]], honour the visiting [[South Africa]]n [[President of South Africa|president]] [[Nelson Mandela]].
* '''1998'''&nbsp;– November&nbsp;– SkyDome files for [[bankruptcy]] protection.
* '''1998'''&nbsp;– SkyDome is purchased out of bankruptcy by Sportsco.
* '''2001'''&nbsp;– April 12&nbsp;– A scheduled Blue Jays' game against the [[Kansas City Royals]] is cancelled due to the retractable roof jamming during a test run, damaging the roof and sending debris crashing to the field below.<ref>{{cite news |title=SkyDome Roof Shreds|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/skydome-roof-shreds-1.277009|work=[[CBC News]]|date=April 12, 2001|access-date=April 4, 2013}}</ref>
* '''2001'''&nbsp;– August 3&nbsp;– The retractable roof is ordered closed in the third inning of a Toronto Blue Jays' game against the [[Baltimore Orioles]] at the request of home plate [[Umpire (baseball)|umpire]] [[Tim Welke]], as a swarm of thousands of [[aphid]]s descends on SkyDome.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blue Jays Work the Bugs Out|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-04-sp-30584-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 4, 2001|access-date=April 4, 2013}}</ref>
* '''2001'''&nbsp;– Oct 5&nbsp;– The second doubleheader at SkyDome and the Jays win both games again beating the Cleveland Indians.
* '''2002''' – March 17 – [[WrestleMania X8]] sets the SkyDome attendance record of 68,237.
* '''2005'''&nbsp;– February 2&nbsp;– [[Rogers Communications]] buys the stadium and renames it Rogers Centre.
* '''2007'''&nbsp;– November 25&nbsp;– Rogers Centre plays host to the [[95th Grey Cup]], the first in Toronto in 15&nbsp;years. The [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] defeat the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] 23–19 in the game.
* '''2008''' – August 14 – Rogers Centre plays host to a pre-season [[National Football League]] game between the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], the first of a five-year lease deal that sees [[Bills Toronto Series|the Bills playing occasional home games in Toronto]].
* '''2011''' – April 30 – Rogers Centre holds its first [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] event, [[UFC 129]]. It is the first to be held in a stadium and was the biggest [[Mixed martial arts|MMA]] event in North America at that time.
* '''2011''' – June 25 – Rogers Centre successfully holds the first [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] event in North America.
* '''2012'''&nbsp;– November 25&nbsp;– The [[Toronto Argonauts]] defeat the [[Calgary Stampeders]] in the [[100th Grey Cup]] 35–22. [[Johnny Reid]] headlined a special Kick-Off Show, and half time performers include internationally renowned Canadian singers [[Justin Bieber]], [[Carly Rae Jepsen]], [[Marianas Trench (band)|Marianas Trench]], and [[Gordon Lightfoot]].
* '''2015'''&nbsp;– July 10&nbsp;– Rogers Centre holds [[2015 Pan American Games opening ceremony|the opening ceremony]] of the [[2015 Pan American Games]].
[[File:ClosingceremonyTO2015.jpg|thumb|Scene from the [[2015 Pan American Games closing ceremony]], held at the Rogers Centre]]
* '''2015'''&nbsp;– July 26&nbsp;– Rogers Centre holds [[2015 Pan American Games closing ceremony|the closing ceremony]] of the 2015 Pan American Games.
* '''2015'''&nbsp;- November 6&nbsp;- The last Argonauts game hosted at Rogers Centre before the team's move to [[BMO Field]] in the next season. The Argonauts won against the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] with a score of 21–11.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/toronto-argonauts-win-final-game-at-rogers-centre-where-they-played-27-seasons-1.2647367|title=Toronto Argonauts win final game at Rogers Centre where they played 27 seasons|date=2015-11-06|access-date=2022-07-31|first=Neil|last=Davidson|publisher=[[The Canadian Press]]}}</ref>
* '''2016'''&nbsp;– October 4&nbsp;– Rogers Centre opens its roof for the first time in Blue Jays postseason history during the [[2016 American League Wild Card Game|American League Wild Card Game]] against the [[Baltimore Orioles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/manfred-looking-like-rogers-centre-dome-will-open-wild-card/|title=Rogers Centre dome will be open for Blue Jays-Orioles wild card game|last=Johnston|first=Mike|publisher=Sportsnet.ca|date=October 4, 2016}}</ref>
* '''2018'''&nbsp;– April 16&nbsp;– A scheduled Blue Jays' game against the [[Kansas City Royals]] is cancelled due to the retractable roof having a hole as a result of the mid-April 2018 ice storm.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/jays-game-falling-ice-rogers-centre-1.4621981| title = Blue Jays game postponed due to ice-damaged dome {{!}} CBC Sports}}</ref>
* '''2018'''&nbsp;– April 17&nbsp;– The third doubleheader in Blue Jays history at Rogers Centre and the Blue Jays would remain unbeaten in doubleheaders at Rogers Centre as they beat Royals 11–3 in Game 1 and 5–4 in Game 2.
* '''2020–21'''&nbsp;– The Blue Jays are forced to relocate their home games to [[Sahlen Field]] in [[Buffalo, New York]] and [[TD Ballpark]] in [[Dunedin, Florida]] on a temporary basis for the [[2020 Toronto Blue Jays season|2020 season]] and the start of the following season as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto|COVID-19 pandemic]] and the closure of the [[Canada–United States border]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2020-season-delayed|title=Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
* '''2021'''&nbsp;– July 30&nbsp;– The first Blue Jays game back at Rogers Centre since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was against the [[Kansas City Royals]].
* '''2022'''&nbsp;– July - The Blue Jays unveil plans for a major renovation of the Rogers Centre, with phase 1 focusing on outfield improvements.<ref name=digest1/>
*'''2023'''&nbsp;– July - Phase 2 of the Rogers Centre renovation plans are unveiled.<ref name=digest2/>
*'''2024'''&nbsp;– April - The two offseason renovations are completed, and the stadium was officially re-opened.<ref name=star/>
*'''2025'''&nbsp;– March 1 - [[WWE]] hosted [[Elimination Chamber: Toronto]], which had an attendance of 38,493. The event was also notable for the [[John Cena]] turning heel for the first time in 22 years, and was the highest-grossing WWE event ever held in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER RESULTS (3/1): Keller's report on Men's and Women's Chamber matches, Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens, Cody Rhodes answering Rock's offer, more |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2025/03/01/wwe-elimination-chamber-results-3-1-kellers-report-on-mens-and-womens-chamber-matches-sami-zayn-vs-kevin-owens-cody-rhodes-answering-rocks-offer-more/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Triple H Says WWE Elimination Chamber Is Highest Grossing WWE Event In Canada History {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/triple-h-says-wwe-elimination-chamber-highest-grossing-event-canada-history |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}</ref>
<!--Please don't add concerts unless it is a major milestone in itself-->

== Facts and figures ==

=== Baseball firsts ===

====Opening day (June 5, 1989)====
Reference: Retrosheet: Skydome firsts<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skydome Firsts |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/ballparks/skydome.htm |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=www.retrosheet.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin-left:15px; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;"
|-
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|'''Statistic'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|'''Details'''
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Score
| [[Milwaukee Brewers]] 5, [[Toronto Blue Jays]] 3
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Umpires
| [[Rocky Roe]] (home)<br />[[Mike Reilly (umpire)|Mike Reilly]] (first base)<br />[[Rich Garcia]] (second base)<br />[[Dale Scott]] (third base)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Managers
| [[Cito Gaston]] (Blue Jays)<br />[[Tom Trebelhorn]] (Brewers)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Starting pitchers
| [[Jimmy Key]] (Blue Jays)<br />[[Don August]] (Brewers)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Attendance
| 48,378<ref name="Retrosheet">[[#RetrosheetRef|Retrosheet: Skydome firsts]]</ref>
|}

==== Batting ====
{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin-left:15px; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;"
|-
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|'''Statistic'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|'''Details'''
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Batter
| [[Paul Molitor]], Brewers<ref name="Retrosheet" />
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Blue Jays Batter
| [[Junior Félix]]
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Hit
| [[Paul Molitor]], Brewers ([[double (baseball)|double]])<ref name="Retrosheet" />
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Run
| [[Paul Molitor]], Brewers
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Blue Jays Run
| [[George Bell (outfielder)|George Bell]]
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|RBI
| [[Gary Sheffield]], Brewers
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Blue Jays RBI
| [[Fred McGriff]]
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Single
| [[Kelly Gruber]], Blue Jays
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Double
| [[Paul Molitor]], Brewers
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Triple
| [[Jay Buhner]], [[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]] (June 18, 1989)<ref name="Retrosheet" />
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Home run
| [[Fred McGriff]], Blue Jays (June 5, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Grand slam
| [[Terry Steinbach]], [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] (July 16, 1989)<ref name="Retrosheet" />
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Blue Jays grand slam
| [[Glenallen Hill]] (September 1, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Inside-the-park home run
| [[Rance Mulliniks]], Blue Jays (July 11, 1991)<ref name="Retrosheet" />
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Stolen base
| [[Fred McGriff]], Blue Jays (June 5, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Sacrifice hit
| [[Robin Yount]], Brewers (June 5, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Sacrifice fly
| [[Robin Yount]], Brewers (June 5, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Cycle
| [[George Brett]], [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] (July 25, 1990)<ref name="Retrosheet" />
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Blue Jays cycle
| [[Jeff Frye]] (August 17, 2001)
|}

==== Pitching ====
{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin-left:15px; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;"
|-
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|'''Statistic'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|'''Details'''
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Win
| [[Don August]]
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Blue Jays Win
| [[John Cerutti]] (June 7, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Loss
| [[Jimmy Key]]
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Opposing Loss
| [[Chris Bosio]], Brewers (June 7, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Shutout
| [[Bert Blyleven]], [[Los Angeles Angels|Angels]] (July 18, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Blue Jays Shutout
| [[John Cerutti]] (August 2, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Save
| [[Dan Plesac]], Brewers (June 5, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Blue Jays Save
| [[David Wells]] (June 9, 1989)
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Hit by pitch
| [[Tony Fossas]] hit [[Lloyd Moseby]], Brewers (June 7, 1989)<ref name="Retrosheet" />
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Wild pitch
| [[Jimmy Key]], Blue Jays (June 5, 1989)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198906050.shtml|publisher=Baseball Reference|title=August 2, 1989 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score|access-date=March 27, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|Balk
| [[Tony Fossas]], Brewers (June 7, 1989)<ref name="Retrosheet" />
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|No-hitter
| [[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Dave Stewart]], [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] (June 29, 1990)<ref name="Retrosheet" />
|}

=== Stadium-related ===
{{original research|section|date=August 2014}}
[[File:Rogers Centre open and closed.jpg|thumb|right|Left: Rogers Centre with roof closed<br />Right: Rogers Centre with roof opened]]
[[File:Skydome seats rotate.jpg|thumb|right|The field-level seating rotates on tracks to make the stadium easier to reconfigure]]
* The stadium roof had a patent, which prevented its design from being easily copied: U.S. Patent #4676033. The patent was filed on May 1, 1986, and published June 30, 1987, to dome designers, architect [[Rod Robbie]] and structural engineer Michael Allen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4676033.PN.&OS=PN/4676033&RS=PN/4676033|title=United States Patent 4,676,033|publisher=USPTO.gov|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> The patent expired in 2006.
* The original mascot of the stadium was a turtle by the name of Domer. Domer has not been widely used since the mid-1990s, although he did make a return on June 6, 2014, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rogers Centre.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-s-skydome-opened-25-years-ago-today-1.1850386|title=Toronto's SkyDome opened 25 years ago today|last=Kitching|first=Chris|publisher=[[CP24]]|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref>
* When the retractable roof is open, people standing on the observation deck of the nearby [[CN Tower]] can look down on the field.
* Over 50&nbsp;million people have visited SkyDome/Rogers Centre.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
* When the roof is open, 91 percent of the seats and 100 percent of the field is open to the sky, covering an area of {{convert|3.2|ha|acre|abbr=off}}.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
* The roof weighs {{convert|11000|ST|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/ballpark/information/history | title=History {{pipe}} Rogers Centre {{pipe}} Toronto Blue Jays | website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> and is held together by 250,000 bolts.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
* The stadium's inward-looking hotel rooms have regular two-way windows, yielding instances of what some could consider indecent exposure and leading to nicknames such as "SexDome" and "Exhibitionist Stadium". When SkyDome first opened, a couple engaging in sexual intercourse was televised on the scoreboard Jumbotron during a baseball game, thanks to illumination from stadium lighting despite the room's lights being off. Days later, a man was caught masturbating during a game in full view of the packed stands. The man, later tracked down by a ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reporter, calmly said, "I thought they were one-way windows."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/05/18/Fans-distracted-by-sex-during-Blue-Jays-game/7438643003200/|title=Fans distracted by sex during Blue Jays game}}</ref> Patrons now have to sign contracts stipulating they will not perform any lewd acts within view of the stadium. The last reported such instance occurred in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2012/09/16/skydome_hotel_scandals_over_the_years.html|title=SkyDome Hotel scandals over the years|website=[[Toronto Star]]|date=September 16, 2012}}</ref> Occasionally, broadcasts will [[Kiss cam|zoom into humorous instances]] from these hotel rooms, such as a [[pillow fight]] during the 1992 World Series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2012/09/17/birds_eye_view_of_blue_jays_from_comfort_of_instadium_hotel.html|title = Bird's eye view of Blue Jays from comfort of in-stadium hotel|website = [[Toronto Star]]|date = September 17, 2012}}</ref>
* When the stadium first opened, the [[Toronto Transit Commission]] was worried about the challenge of moving the large crowds. As a way to streamline the entry to the subway and to encourage public transit use to the stadium, all tickets for the first 30&nbsp;days also worked as a [[Toronto Transit Commission fares|Metropass]], which was the commission's monthly pass.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
* The stadium corporation has been requested to help in the planning of other venues from the U.S., the Netherlands, England, Australia, New Zealand, to Singapore, China and Germany ''(Source: Rogers Centre Press release)''.
* It was the most expensive stadium in both the [[Canadian Football League]] and [[Major League Baseball]], constructed at a price of [[Canadian dollar|C$]]570&nbsp;million<ref name=cbcwinlose /> (C${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|570000000|1989}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}}). This record was passed by the [[Yankee Stadium|New Yankee Stadium]] at a cost of US$1.5&nbsp;billion. If Montreal's [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] (which was formerly the home field of the [[Montreal Expos|Expos]], only used for CFL playoff games since the late 2000s and [[MLS Cup Playoffs|MLS playoff games]] since the mid-2010s) were counted, it would take the title, with a 1976 cost of C$1.6&nbsp;billion (C${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|1600000000|1989}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}}).
* Rogers Centre has hosted regular-season games of five of the six [[major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada]] throughout the stadium's history; all but a [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) game, despite the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] being in the NHL.

== In popular culture ==
*The stadium is the setting of the climax in the 2022 [[Pixar]] animated film ''[[Turning Red]]'', in which the fictional [[boy band]] 4*Town performs a large-scale concert during which the stadium is partially destroyed. As the Toronto-set film's time period is set in 2002, the stadium is referred to by its original SkyDome name.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mele |first=Rick |date=March 11, 2022 |title=All the Toronto References We Could Spot in Pixar's 'Turning Red' |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/all-the-toronto-references-we-could-spot-in-pixars-turning-red/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |website=Complex Canada |language=en}}</ref>

*The exterior part of the venue has been used in [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s 2024 film, ''[[Trap (2024 film)|Trap]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 18, 2024|last=Landau|first=Jack|title=A new major movie was just filmed at Blue Jays' Rogers Centre|url=https://dailyhive.com/toronto/major-movie-filmed-blue-jays-rogers-centre|access-date=2024-04-19|website=[[Daily Hive]]|archive-date=April 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419184141/https://dailyhive.com/toronto/major-movie-filmed-blue-jays-rogers-centre|url-status=live}}</ref> which was renamed "Tanaka Arena" for the story's outline, hosting a Lady Raven concert, who is the movie's popstar.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150px" heights="150px">
Rogers Centre July 2005 02.jpg|Interior of the stadium in 2005. Rogers refurbished several parts of the stadium after its acquisition, including replacing the Jumbotron with a Daktronics video display.
Toronto - ON - Rogers Centre (Nacht).jpg|The roof of the Rogers Centre illuminated during the night in 2008.
Toronto Blue Jays Shop, Rogers Centre -throughglass (35678680363).jpg|Exterior entrance to one of the two [[Toronto Blue Jays|Jays]] Shop locations at Rogers Centre.
Rogers Centre video screen.jpg|The stadium's video board in 2018, depicting the two [[Commissioner's Trophy (MLB)|Commissioner's Trophies]] won by the Blue Jays in [[1992 World Series|1992]] and [[1993 World Series|1993]]
Rogers Centre - TFC vs Galaxy (6965625113).jpg|A soccer match between [[Toronto FC]] and the [[LA Galaxy|Los Angeles Galaxy]] in 2012
IIFA Toronto 2011 (8).jpg|The [[12th IIFA Awards|12th International Indian Film Academy Awards]] held at the Rogers Centre in June 2011
100th Grey Cup Toronto November 2012 (1).jpg|Members of the [[Toronto Argonauts]] run onto the field of the Rogers Centre, after winning the [[100th Grey Cup]] in 2012
Blue Jays Win the 1993 World Series.jpg|Fireworks at the stadium after the Toronto Blue Jays win the [[1993 World Series]]
95th Grey Cup Toronto 2007 Rogers Centre End Zone.jpg|Scene from the [[95th Grey Cup]] in 2007, the first Grey Cup to be held in the city since 1992
Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel - Toronto, ON.jpg|Marriott hotel connected to the stadium
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[List of Canadian Football League stadiums]]
* [[List of current Major League Baseball stadiums]]
* [[List of stadiums in Canada]]
{{Portal bar|American football|Architecture|Association football|Baseball|Sports|Canada|Ontario}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

===Notes===
{{Notelist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/ballpark}}
<!--spacing, please do not remove-->

{{Toronto Blue Jays}}
{{MLB Ballparks}}
{{Navboxes
|list1=
{{s-start-collapsible|header={{s-sta|et}}}}
{{succession box
 | title = Home of the<br />[[Toronto Blue Jays]]
 | years = 1989&nbsp;– present
 | before = [[Exhibition Stadium]]
 | after = current
}}
{{succession box
 | title = Home of the<br />[[Toronto Argonauts]]
 | years = 1989&nbsp;– 2015
 | before = [[Exhibition Stadium]]
 | after = [[BMO Field]]
}}
{{succession box
 | title = Home of the<br />[[International Bowl]]
 | years = 2007&nbsp;– 2010
 | before = first stadium
 | after = last stadium
}}
{{succession box
 | title = Home of the<br />[[Toronto Raptors]]
 | years = 1995&nbsp;– 1999
 | before = first arena
 | after = [[Scotiabank Arena|Air Canada Centre]]
}}
{{succession box
 | title = Host of [[WrestleMania]]
 | years = 1990 ([[WrestleMania VI|VI]])<br />2002 ([[WrestleMania X8|X8]])
 | before = [[Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino|Trump Plaza]]<br />[[Astrodome|Reliant Astrodome]]
 | after = [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]<br />[[T-Mobile Park|Safeco Field]]
}}
{{succession box
 | title = Host of the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]]
 | years = 1991
 | before = [[Wrigley Field]]
 | after = [[San Diego Stadium|Jack Murphy Stadium]]
}}
{{succession box
 | title = [[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics]]<br />Venue
 | before = [[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]]<br />[[Seville]]
 | after = [[Palau Sant Jordi]]<br />[[Barcelona]]
 | years = [[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1993]]
}}
{{succession box
 | title = [[FIBA Basketball World Cup|FIBA World Cup]]<br />Final Venue
 | before = [[Estadio Luna Park|Luna Park]]<br />[[Buenos Aires]]
 | after = [[O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall|Olympic Indoor Hall]]<br />[[Athens]]
 | years = [[1994 FIBA World Championship|1994]]
}}
{{succession box
 | title = [[Pan American Games]]<br />Opening and Closing Ceremonies
 | before = [[Estadio Jalisco]]<br />[[Guadalajara]]
 | after = [[National Stadium of Peru|Estadio Nacional]]<br />[[Lima]]
 | years = [[2015 Pan American Games|2015]]
}}
{{end}}
{{Buffalo Bills}}
{{Toronto Argonauts}}
{{Toronto Raptors}}
{{Toronto landmarks}}
{{Grey Cup}}
{{Sport venues in Toronto}}
{{AMA Supercross venues}}
{{Rogers Communications}}
{{IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics venues}}
{{FIBA Basketball World Cup Final venues}}
{{2009 World Baseball Classic Stadiums}}
{{Pan American Games stadiums}}
{{Defunct NFL stadiums}}
{{Former NBA arenas}}
}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1989 establishments in Ontario]]
[[Category:American Bowl venues]]
[[Category:American football venues in Canada]]
[[Category:Amphitheatres in Canada]]
[[Category:Australian rules football grounds]]
[[Category:Baseball venues in Ontario]]
[[Category:Bills Toronto Series]]
[[Category:Buffalo Bills stadiums]]
[[Category:Canadian Football League venues]]
[[Category:Canadian football venues in Ontario]]
[[Category:Convention centres in Canada]]
[[Category:Defunct Canadian football venues]]
[[Category:Event venues established in 1989]]
[[Category:Former NBA venues]]
[[Category:Indoor track and field venues]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball venues]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Canada]]
[[Category:Music venues in Toronto]]
[[Category:Retractable-roof stadiums]]
[[Category:Rogers Communications]]
[[Category:Pan American Games opening ceremony stadiums]]
[[Category:Railway Lands]]
[[Category:Soccer venues in Ontario]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1989]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Toronto]]
[[Category:Toronto Argonauts]]
[[Category:Toronto Blue Jays stadiums]]
[[Category:Toronto Raptors]]
[[Category:Venues of defunct NCAA bowl games]]
[[Category:Venues of the 2015 Pan American Games]]