Calgary's memories of the Saddledome, filed by Calgarians. Forty-three years of Flames games, concerts, the Olympics, Stampede nights. File your own.
7 memories on the wall.
Tragically Hip · 2000
“Gord walked out on stage and the whole Dome just roared. I remember he told this long, rambling story between songs about a guy he met at a gas station in Medicine Hat and somehow turned it into the m…”
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…”
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