Calgary's memories of the Saddledome, filed by Calgarians. Forty-three years of Flames games, concerts, the Olympics, Stampede nights. File your own.
4 memories on the wall.
AC/DC · 2015
“The floor was shaking so hard during Thunderstruck that my buddy's beer just vibrated right off the armrest. The Dome was never built for that kind of bass. You could feel it in your chest. Angus Youn…”
Paul McCartney · 2012
“My mom got us tickets for her 60th birthday. She cried through the entire first three songs. Let It Be, Hey Jude, the whole building singing along. A Beatle was playing in the Saddledome in Calgary, A…”
Adele · 2016
“Adele stopped mid-song because she said the sound bouncing off the saddle roof was messing with her monitors. She laughed about it and said "this building is wild." Then she sang the rest of the show …”
Memories land here every week
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