[8][9] The Dome was officially dedicated on August 11, 1984, as a sellout crowd watched the Indianapolis Colts defeat the New York Giants in an NFL preseason game.

The Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears played a preseason game at the Hoosier Dome on August 26, 1984,[10] which had been scheduled prior to the Colts moving in.

[14] The building itself was imploded on December 20, 2008, by Controlled Demolition, Inc.,[15] and was featured on the second series premiere of the National Geographic show Blowdown.

[16] They work with local Indianapolis designers to recycle the material into community shade structures and art installations, as well as wallets, purses and bags.

[22] The Indiana High School Athletic Association's 1990 boys and girls basketball finals were held at the stadium; 41,046 attended the boys semifinals and finals, setting the record for the largest crowd at a high school basketball game.

[25][26] It served as one of two sites for the FIBA Men's Basketball World Championship in 2002,[27] sharing the honors with Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the home of the Indiana Pacers.

During the 1987 Pan American Games, the RCA Dome hosted the Gymnastics and Handball competitions as well as the closing ceremonies.

[31] In addition, it hosted the NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships from 1989 to 1999, and the 1990 General Conference Session of Seventh-day Adventists.

Additionally, the RCA Dome served as the site of the Indiana State School Music Association State Marching Band Competition, the Bands of America Grand Nationals, and the Drum Corps International Midwestern Regional, along with the NFL Scouting Combine in February of each year.

[33] Many concerts took place in this venue, such as the 1987 Pink Floyd reunion,[34] the Rolling Stones, the Monsters of Rock Festival in 1988[35] (Van Halen, Metallica, Scorpions, Dokken, and Kingdom Come), and Farm Aid IV in 1990[36] (Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Lou Reed, John Mellencamp, Genesis, CSN&Y, Willie Nelson, Iggy Pop, Don Henley & Bonnie Raitt).