NTX Magazine Volume 2 | Page 34

Spotlight On North Texas Cowboys Stadium Regional Stage Cowboys Stadium lures big-ticket events, delivers spotlight for North Texas A s the largest domed venue in the world, Cowboys Stadium hosts its share of global events, headlined by Super Bowl XLV in 2011. The stadium’s versatility allows it to host an array of sporting events – from football games and soccer matches to monster truck rallies and title bouts – along with major concerts, including Paul McCartney, George Strait and Taylor Swift. Cowboys Stadium holds several attendance records, including largest crowd at a regular season NFL game, largest ever basketball game, largest crowd to watch a soccer match in Texas, and even the world record for attendance at a pro bowling event. Here’s a list of major events coming to Cowboys Stadium, in addition to the scheduled slate of its permanent occupant, the Dallas Cowboys: Event Date Gold Cup Semifinals 6/24/2013 2013 Cowboys Classic: LSU vs TCU 8/31/2013 Notre Dame vs. Arizona State 10/5/2013 Baylor vs. Texas Tech AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic 2014 Monster Jam NCAA Men’s Final Four 11/16/2013 1/6/2014 2/22/2014 4/5/2014 College Football National Championship 1/12/2015 32 NTX Magazine www.ntc-dfw.org