Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome ( more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America ' s Center , and previously known as The Trans World Dome ( from 1995 – 2001 ) is a multi - purpose stadium in St . Louis , Missouri , and home of the St . Louis Rams of the NFL . It was constructed largely to lure an NFL team back to St . Louis , and to serve as a convention center . The Dome provides multiple stadium configurations that can seat up to 70 , 000 people . Seating levels include : a private luxury suite level , a private club seat and luxury suite level , a concourse level ( lower bowl ) and terrace level ( upper bowl ) . The dome was completed in 1995 . The dome is bordered by America ' s Center to the west , Cole Street to the north , Broadway to the east and Convention Plaza to the south . It is accessible off Interstate 70 eastbound at the Convention Center / Broadway / Busch Stadium exit , I - 70 westbound from Illinois at the Martin Luther King Jr . / Veterans Memorial Bridge , and Interstate 55 southbound at the Gateway Arch / Busch Stadium exit . The stadium is also serviced by the Convention Center Metrolink rail station . Naming rights . From its construction to mid - fall 1995 , the dome was known as the " Dome at America ' s Center " . Then the dome was known as the Trans World Dome , after Trans World Airlines , until 2001 , when TWA was acquired by American Airlines ( American already has its name on two NBA / NHL venues in Dallas and Miami ) . The facility then briefly went back known as the Dome at America ' s Center until the naming rights were acquired on January 25 , 2002 by Edward Jones Investments , a brokerage house based in St . Louis . As part of a deal to sell the naming rights to Rams Park ( now the Russell Athletic Training Center ) , the Rams ' training facility in Earth City , Missouri , to sportswear manufacturer Russell Athletic , the Rams agreed to rename the Edward Jones Dome to Russell Athletic Field for the Rams ' Monday Night Football game against the Chicago Bears on December 11 , 2006 . The renaming was for the one night only . Playoff Football . The dome has hosted five NFC playoff games , including the 1999 and 2001 NFC Championship games , both of which the Rams won . Concerts . On November 8 , 1997 , U2 performed at the Dome during their PopMart Tour . On December 12 , 1997 , The Rolling Stones recorded a memorable show from their Bridges To Babylon Tour . The show was later released on VHS / DVD . On July 2 , 2001 , ' N Sync performed at the Dome during their Pop Odyssey Tour . Metallica ' s 2003 Summer Sanitarium Tour made a stop at The Edward Jones Dome on July 25 , 2003 . The tour featured headliner Metallica , with bands Limp Bizkit , Linkin Park , Deftones and Mudvayne . NCAA College Basketball . In April 2005 , the Edward Jones Dome hosted the 2005 NCAA Men ' s Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four . Louisville , Illinois , Michigan State and North Carolina met , with North Carolina winning the title game against Illinois . The Dome has hosted an NCAA Men ' s Basketball Regional three times and is scheduled to host in 2012 . In 2004 , the St . Louis Regional saw Georgia Tech defeat Kansas in a final that required overtime , Tech have previously defeated Nevada while KU became the first team ( and the only one to date ) to score 100 points in a college basketball game in the building in its regional semifinal win over UAB . The Dome also hosted the 2007 Midwest Regional , where Florida , en route to winning its second consecutive national championship , defeated Butler and then Oregon , who had defeated UNLV in the other regional semifinal . In 2010 , Michigan State eliminated Northern Iowa , and Tennessee knocked off Ohio State , before MSU beat UT to move on to the Final Four . College Football . The Edward Jones Dome hosted the first Big 12 Conference football championship game in 1996 ( Nebraska versus Texas ) . The third game , in 1998 , was also held in the dome ( Kansas State versus Texas A & M ) . The dome has also been a neutral site for regular - season college football matchups between the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri , promoted locally as the " Arch Rivalry " . Missouri has won all six games ( 2002 , 2003 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 & 2010 ) . MSHSAA Show Me Bowl . Since 1996 the Dome has held the annual Missouri State High School Activities Association football championship games . Religious conferences and other events . The Dome became the site of the biggest indoor gathering in United States history , January 27 , 1999 when Pope John Paul II held mass in the stadium . Over 104 , 000 people attended the service . In 1999 the Rev . Billy Graham held The Greater St . Louis Billy Graham Crusade with well over 200 , 000 people attending in its four days . Michael W . Smith and Kirk Franklin were among the musical artists that performed . Edward Jones Dome hosted the 2005 General Conference Sessions of Seventh - day Adventists . The dome was also host to Nazarene Youth Conference " Water Fire Wind " in July 2007 . The conference was noted for renovating 35 public schools in the St . Louis area , saving the school system over $ 150 , 000 in labor costs . The conference also built two homes in one week in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity , sponsored over 1 , 500 children in third - world areas ( in partnership with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and World Vision ) , and fed over 10 , 000 families in the St . Louis area for one week . Since the year 2009 , the Edward Jones Dome has been the host of the International Holy Convocation of the Church of God in Christ . Every year in November , the members of the COGIC meet in the Edward Jones Dome for the official Sunday morning service of their Holy Convocation . The Edward Jones Dome at Americas Center hosted the 85th annual General Conference of The United Pentecostal Church International on September 30 - October 4 , 2009 . Starting in 2006 , Edward Jones Dome has become the home of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Urbana missions conference which takes place every 3 years . The event had outgrown its former home on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana , Illinois ( about 17 , 000 attendees in 2009 ) . From 2011 through at least 2013 , the Dome will host the World Championship of the FIRST Robotics Competition . Over 300 teams from around the world qualify annually to compete in the championship held in mid - April . The FIRST LEGO League World Festival and FIRST Tech Challenge Championship occur at the same time , in different areas of the Dome . The Edward Jones Dome also hosts a round of the AMA Supercross Championship . Renovations . For the 2010 season , The Edward Jones Dome received a new permanent turf surface . The surface manufactured by AstroTurf , will be AstroTurf ’ s Magic Carpet II Conversion System , which features its GameDay 3D Synthetic Turf System . This system is similar to the original turf system that was in the dome from 1995 - 2004 whereas it can be rolled up and stored underground in a pit at the dome . The dome used a FieldTurf brand surface from 2005 - 2009 . The Edward Jones Dome also received a $ 30 million renovation in 2009 , which replaced the scoreboards with LED video displays ( one large in north endzone and one smaller in south endzone ) and LED fascia boards around the bowl of the dome . The renovations also added new premium areas ( Bud Light Zone and Clarkson Jewelers Club ) . Some of the paint work in the dome was lightened as well and painted in Rams colors ( Blue , Gold , and White ) . In 2010 , the Rams locker room was re - built and switched ends ( from north endzone to south endzone ) . For 2011 , New HD monitors are being installed throughout the dome in place of the older screens at concession stands and other areas . St . Louis Football Ring of Fame . Former St . Louis football Cardinals and former Rams football players are included in the Ring Of Fame in the Edward Jones Dome .