Monster Jam is rolling back into the Caesars Superdome on Saturday, February 27, 2027, bringing a lineup of 12,000-pound trucks to New Orleans as part of a tour marking two major milestones at once. The stop doubles as a celebration of the motorsport franchise's 35th anniversary and the 45th birthday of its flagship truck, Grave Digger, according to the seed report.
Two Anniversaries, One Superdome Stop
Monster Jam traces its roots to 1992, but Grave Digger predates the organized tour altogether — built in 1982 by Dennis Anderson as a mud bogger constructed from salvaged car parts, long before it became the franchise's signature attraction, according to WFTV. That dual-anniversary framing is part of the 2027 tour's celebration of 35 years of stadium mayhem. As WGNO reports, the New Orleans stop will feature 12 monster truck drivers competing for the Stadium Championship Series West title, with the show split into three competition categories: racing, skills, and freestyle.
Among the trucks confirmed for the show are Grave Digger, Son-uva Digger, and Sparkle Smash, per the same report. Sparkle Smash has an unusual origin story of its own — the unicorn-themed truck actually started life as a Spin Master die-cast toy in December 2019, years before Feld Entertainment built a full-scale, 12,000-pound version for live competition, a reversal of the usual truck-to-toy pipeline detailed in earlier Hoodline coverage of the Sparkle Smash origin story.
What Makes These Trucks Tick
The vehicles themselves are engineering spectacles regardless of paint job. A standard Monster Jam truck stands roughly 10.5 feet tall, 12.5 feet wide, and 17 feet long, weighing 12,000 pounds and powered by a supercharged engine putting out 1,500 horsepower, according to specs published by Monster Jam. Each truck rolls on custom BKT tires measuring 66 inches tall and 43 inches wide, with each tire-and-wheel assembly tipping the scales at 645 pounds on its own.
Getting that kind of hardware onto an indoor arena floor requires serious local logistics. Building the dirt track inside the Caesars Superdome takes roughly 100 truckloads of dirt, which Feld Entertainment stores on property in New Orleans East between events, according to Macaroni KID West Bank. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes operation that turns an NFL stadium into a dirt-and-horsepower playground for a weekend, then reverses course once the trucks roll out.
Fans Score the Show, Drivers Chase a World Finals Berth
Winners in the skills and freestyle categories aren't decided purely by judges sitting trackside. Stadium attendees vote in real time using the JudgesZone.com mobile platform, directly shaping who takes home event honors — a fan-engagement format Hoodline detailed in its coverage of a Tampa tour stop. Head-to-head racing brackets remain the exception, decided by official timing clocks rather than crowd input.
The stakes in New Orleans go beyond bragging rights. The 12 drivers competing in the Stadium Championship Series West are vying for a berth in the Monster Jam World Finals, according to WGNO, with drivers competing for a spot in that championship event. The World Finals will land at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis over the Fourth of July weekend in 2027, a shift from Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, which hosted the finals in July 2026, as Hoodline previously reported when the Indianapolis venue was confirmed for 2027.
Tickets and Entry Rules
Tickets for the New Orleans show go on sale Tuesday, September 22, 2026, per WGNO's report. Monster Jam promoters described the event as featuring awesome trucks, amazing stunts, big air and action-packed entertainment, according to the same report.
Prospective attendees should note Ticketmaster's entry guidelines for the event: everyone aged two and older needs a ticket, and costumes are prohibited for anyone 14 or older, according to Ticketmaster. Feld Entertainment, which operates Monster Jam, stages more than 3,500 live family-entertainment shows annually across 80 countries — a scale that makes the New Orleans stop just one piece of a sprawling, methanol-fueled touring operation, according to Feld Entertainment.
