Silverdome

E171133

defunct sports venue multi-purpose stadium stadium

The Silverdome was a large multi-purpose stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, best known as the former home of the NFL's Detroit Lions and host to major sporting and entertainment events.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Pontiac Silverdome	11
Pontiac Silverdome (former stadium)	1
Silverdome canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1501065 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Silverdome
Context triple: [Detroit Pistons, previousArena, Silverdome]

A. Houston Astrodome
The Houston Astrodome is a historic domed sports stadium in Houston, Texas, famed for hosting major events such as the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
B. RCA Dome
The RCA Dome was a large indoor stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, best known for hosting NFL games and major sporting events before its demolition.
C. Superior Dome
Superior Dome is a large indoor athletic stadium in Marquette, Michigan, known for its distinctive domed roof and use as a multi-purpose sports facility.
D. Chicago Stadium
Chicago Stadium was a historic indoor sports arena in Chicago best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks before its demolition in the 1990s.
E. Louisiana Superdome
The Louisiana Superdome, now known as the Caesars Superdome, is a massive multi-purpose domed stadium in New Orleans best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and host of numerous major sporting and entertainment events.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Silverdome
Target entity description: The Silverdome was a large multi-purpose stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, best known as the former home of the NFL's Detroit Lions and host to major sporting and entertainment events.

A. Houston Astrodome
The Houston Astrodome is a historic domed sports stadium in Houston, Texas, famed for hosting major events such as the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
B. RCA Dome
The RCA Dome was a large indoor stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, best known for hosting NFL games and major sporting events before its demolition.
C. Superior Dome
Superior Dome is a large indoor athletic stadium in Marquette, Michigan, known for its distinctive domed roof and use as a multi-purpose sports facility.
D. Chicago Stadium
Chicago Stadium was a historic indoor sports arena in Chicago best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks before its demolition in the 1990s.
E. Louisiana Superdome
The Louisiana Superdome, now known as the Caesars Superdome, is a massive multi-purpose domed stadium in New Orleans best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and host of numerous major sporting and entertainment events.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct sports venue ⓘ multi-purpose stadium ⓘ stadium ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Silverdome ⓘ surface form: Pontiac Silverdome
architecturalStyle	domed stadium ⓘ
city	Pontiac ⓘ
closed	2013 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1973 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demolished	2018 ⓘ
demolitionStartDate	2017 ⓘ
distanceFromDetroit	approximately 30 miles north of downtown Detroit ⓘ
formerHomeLeague	National Football League ⓘ
formerHomeTeam	Detroit Lions ⓘ
formerName	Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium (planning phase) ⓘ
hostedConcert	Led Zeppelin concerts ⓘ Michael Jackson concerts ⓘ Pink Floyd ⓘ surface form: Pink Floyd concerts The Rolling Stones concerts ⓘ U2 concerts ⓘ
hostedEvent	FIFA World Cup 1994 matches ⓘ NBA games for Detroit Pistons (temporary) ⓘ Super Bowl XVI ⓘ WrestleMania III ⓘ
hostedLeague	National Football League games ⓘ
hostedPromotion	World Wrestling Federation events ⓘ
hostedSport	American football ⓘ association football (soccer) ⓘ basketball ⓘ motorsports (indoor) ⓘ
hostedTeam	Detroit Lions home games ⓘ
location	Pontiac, Michigan ⓘ
notableRecord	site of one of the largest indoor crowds for a wrestling event (WrestleMania III) ⓘ
opened	1975 ⓘ
owner	Pontiac, Michigan ⓘ surface form: City of Pontiac (historical)
region	Oakland County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofType	air-supported dome ⓘ
seatingCapacity	80000+ ⓘ
seatingCapacityAmericanFootball	around 80000 ⓘ
seatingCapacityConcerts	over 90000 ⓘ
state	Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan
surfaceType	artificial turf (various eras) ⓘ
tenant	Detroit Lions ⓘ surface form: Detroit Lions (1975–2001) Detroit Pistons ⓘ surface form: Detroit Pistons (part of late 1970s–1980s)

How these facts were elicited