About Raymond James STADIUM

RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM, HOME OF THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, first broke ground in 1996. The 65,000-seat stadium (expandable to 75,000) hosted it’s first game on September 20, 1998, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosted the Chicago Bears.

Raymond James Stadium is home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, University of South Florida Bulls football, Monster Jam, ReliaQuest Bowl, Gasparilla Bowl and Supercross. They have hosted Super Bowls XVIII, XXXV, XLIII, and LV, the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship, International Soccer, and Wrestlemania 37. They have also hosted major concerts such as Kenny Chesney, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, U2, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Luke Bryan, The Weeknd, Coldplay, Luke Combs, George Strait and more. The venue had a record setting year in 2023 with a total of eight (8) sold out stadium shows and a nomination as the 2024 Pollstar Stadium of the Year.

Members of the NFL Players Association have consistently rated Raymond James Stadium’s field as the best in the league and league insiders refer to the stadium as the “crown jewel” of the NFL.