Detroit Sports Venue With Dome Technology Set To Open in September

Cosm Detroit will open in September. This sports venue uses a giant LED dome to bring faraway games to life. Construction continues near Campus Martius as part of Bedrock's project at Cadillac Square.

The building covers 70,000 square feet. It includes a 34,000-square-foot market hall and parking lot, according to Crain's. A second phase will add 250-280 homes and shops, but plans for offices have been scrapped.

The main attraction is a planetarium-style LED dome stretching about 27 meters wide that gives visitors a 180-degree view. Tiny cameras inside live arenas capture the action.

Bedrock CEO Jared Fleisher visited the Los Angeles site and shared his thoughts with Axios Detroit. "You literally feel like you're there with 50,000 fans. It's incredible," Fleisher said.

Dallas and Los Angeles already have working locations. Atlanta gets one this year.

Sports will fuel the business, Fleisher said, pointing to partnerships with major pro leagues and broadcasters. But the venues also screen movies and other programs.

The Los Angeles site currently shows "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," "The Matrix" and a science-themed double feature called "Orbital and Liquidverse." Tickets cost different amounts and can climb into the hundreds of dollars.

Bedrock founder Dan Gilbert joined a $250 million funding round that the company announced in 2024, and construction started last year on the downtown plot.

Fleisher compared the Los Angeles experience to standing in an NFL end zone during a game. The technology tries to recreate what attending live events feels like without making people travel to stadiums.