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The Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome) is a stadium in Toronto. It is located on Bremner Boulevard. The Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Argonauts play at the Rogers Centre. It's capacity is 50,000 people (In a Baseball or Football game, less in a concert) making it the 4th largest stadium in Canada. The Rogers Centre is the first retractable roof stadium in Major League Baseball. It is the second stadium for the Blue Jays, Exibition Stadium being the first. The Rogers Centre is going to host the 95th Grey Cup.

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  • The Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome) is a stadium in Toronto. It is located on Bremner Boulevard. The Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Argonauts play at the Rogers Centre. It's capacity is 50,000 people (In a Baseball or Football game, less in a concert) making it the 4th largest stadium in Canada. The Rogers Centre is the first retractable roof stadium in Major League Baseball. It is the second stadium for the Blue Jays, Exibition Stadium being the first. The Rogers Centre is going to host the 95th Grey Cup.
  • The stadium was renamed "Rogers Centre" following the purchase of the stadium by Rogers Communications, which also bought the Toronto Blue Jays, in 2005. The venue was noted for being the first stadium to have a fully retractable motorized roof, as well as for the 348-room hotel attached to it, with 70 rooms overlooking the field. It is also the most recent North American major-league stadium built to accommodate both football and baseball. The stadium will be the centrepiece of the 2015 Pan American Games as the site of the opening and closing ceremonies.
  • Rogers Centre, formerly known as SkyDome, is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, situated next to the CN Tower near the shores of Lake Ontario. Originally opened in 1989, it is home to the American League's Toronto Blue Jays, the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts, the site of the annual International Bowl American college football bowl game, and as of 2008, the National Football League's Buffalo Bills' second playing venue in the Bills Toronto Series. While it is primarily a sports venue, it also hosts other large-scale events such as conventions, trade fairs, concerts, funfairs, and monster truck shows. The stadium was renamed "Rogers Centre" following the purchase of the stadium by Rogers Communications in 2005.
  • Rogers Centre is recognized as one of the world's premiere entertainment centres, which since its spectacular opening on June 3, 1989, has achieved the highest honours in the stadium entertainment industry. Formerly known as SkyDome, the venue was renamed the Rogers Centre on February 2, 2005. Roger Centre facility's capacity ranges from 5,000 to 60,000 for sports events, concerts, family shows, trade shows and conventions. In 1997, the facility hosted a record of 302 event days with announced attendance for events and tours of 4,500,000, making it one of the busiest venues in the world.
  • Rogers Centre (formerly known as the SkyDome) is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Originally opened in 1989, it is home to the American League's Toronto Blue Jays, the CFL's Toronto Argonauts and, as of 2008, the NFL's Buffalo Bills' second playing venue in the Bills Toronto Series. While it is primarily a sports venue, it also hosts other large-scale events such as conventions, trade fairs, concerts, funfairs, and monster truck shows.
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