Edward Jones Dome Upgrades and Renovations

Last week at the Rams Falcons game I was able to check out the latest Edward Jones Dome upgrades. I was pretty impressed for the most part. The picture shown is of the new larger LED video board on the North side of the stadium, which is just sick in size and quality, a nice addition. This is the second largest video board in the league. It is a shame that only about 60% of the stadium can view it however. The new video board on the other side is actually much smaller than the board that was there before but with the TV quality you will not miss the old one. The new Rams Club & Premium Club areas are beautiful and well done. From the lower area you can actually see through to the escalators and this will allow actual daylight to creep into the dome. The section numbers around the top of the dome are now on a white background making it seem a little brighter. My favorite addition is the Bud Light Party Zone which has tons of televisions and a fabulous view of the field from right behind the South end zone, you must check it out. The new PA announcer is way better than Jim Holder, and you can actually understand everything he says. There are two small LED boards on the East and West sides that show the current score, down, distance, yard line, and time outs remaining. I took a poll of fans in the upper section and only about half could read the boards from their location. These are two small and the Rams will have to do something about this. There are two rings of LED boards around the sides that also show many ads along with scores from around the league and fantasy stats! Another great addition however with the font choice and size I believe these may also be hard for some viewers to see. Well that is all I can remember at the moment, hopefully more than 30,000 fans will show up next week for the Governors’ Cup game against the Kansas City Chiefs to see the upgrades.

Edward Jones Dome Renovations

As interested and excited as I am to see the St. Louis Rams take on the Atlanta Falcons Friday night at the Edward Jones Dome, I am also excited to see the $30 million dollars worth of renovations that took place over the summer. That's right $30 million dollars worth of our taxpayers money went towards renovation of the Edward Jones Dome. For those of you that want a better atmosphere hopefully these additions will help. There will be two new LED video boards twice as large as the old video board. The Rams have promised more scores, highlights and fantasy information during games. St. Louis's largest sports bar, the Bud Zone will also be open to check out before and after the game. There will also be a new Premium Club in addition to a renovated Rams Club which will feature tons of televisions. Some daylight from the outside is supposed to be able to peak through the clubs and into the stadium. This natural light with some new lighter paint in the stadium should brighten things up a bit. There will also be a new LED marquee in front of the stadium.

I pray to NOT hear the song Celebration, or see the black and white pixel dancing Elvis character. We also hope the new improved sound system is unable to play commercials at the same time as highlights or announcements. See you there!