the older, short-pile AstroTurf field was replaced with the more modern grass-like FieldTurf brand surface to reduce injuries; the Hawks players had seen far more injuries than any other team in Japan prior to the field being replaced. Notable events NPB On May 18, 1994, Hiromi Makihara of the Yomiuri Giants threw a perfect game against Hiroshima Toyo Carp as the Giants won 6–0. Makihara's first Perfect-game at Fukuoka Dome is of special note as it being the only one thrown there, as well as the last one in the NPB (15th overall) until Rōki Sasaki pitched a perfect game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10th, 2022 at ZOZO Marine Stadium. Concerts Michael Jackson performed at the stadium four times during his solo career. The first two times, Jackson performed two sold-out concerts during his Dangerous World Tour, on September 10 & 11, 1993, for a total audience of 70,000 fans (35,000 per show). The second and last two times were in 1996, during his subsequent tour, HIStory World Tour, on December 26 and 28, also on two sold-out concerts for 80,000 people (40,000 fans per show). Whitney Houston performed at the stadium on September 22, 1993 during The Bodyguard World Tour. Madonna performed three times at the stadium. The shows happened on 7, 8, and 9 December 1993 during The Girlie Show World Tour. The stadium also hosted Frank Sinatra's final public concerts on 19 and 20 December 1994. The Rolling Stones played two concerts at the dome during their Voodoo Lounge Tour on 22 and 23 March 1995. Bon Jovi played a concert at the dome on May 13, 1995 during their These Days Tour. On September 18 and 19, 2000, the stadium hosted L'Arc~en~Ciel as part of their "TOUR 2000 REAL". Mariko Shinoda held her graduation concert at the stadium on July 21st, 2013 as part of the AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour, "AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~ (AKB48・2013真夏のドームツアー ～まだまだ、やらなきゃいけないことがある～)" that summer. Super Junior performed their Super Show 6 at the stadium on 20 December 2014 as part of their sixth world tour, with a sold-out crowd of 47,874 people. Blackpink had a sold-out concert at the stadium on 22 February 2020 as part of their In Your Area Tour. TVXQ Their Japanese name is Tohoshinki had solo concerts in Fukuoka PayPay Dome for 9 days. Perfume