{"id":3295,"date":"2026-10-24T13:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\/?p=55756"},"modified":"2026-10-24T13:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:13:34","slug":"step-inside-tropicana-field-home-of-the-tampa-bay-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/step-inside-tropicana-field-home-of-the-tampa-bay-rays\/","title":{"rendered":"Step Inside: Tropicana Field \u2013 Home of the Tampa Bay Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stadium History<\/a> | Parking & Admission<\/a> | Seating & Capacity<\/a> | Food & Concessions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Venue Quick Facts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Venue Name<\/strong><\/td>\nTropicana Field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/strong><\/td>\nTampa Bay, FL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Address<\/strong><\/td>\n1 Tropicana Dr., St. Petersburg, FL 33705<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phone #<\/strong><\/td>\n(727) 825-3137<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capacity<\/strong><\/td>\n42,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Opened<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch 3, 1990<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Architect<\/strong><\/td>\nPopulous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Website<\/strong><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/www.mlb.com\/rays\/ballpark<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Home of the Tampa Bay Rays<\/h2>\n

Tropicana Field<\/a>, commonly known as \u201cThe Trop,\u201d is located in the heart of St. Petersburg, Florida, and is home to MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays<\/a>. It is one of the most uniquely-designed stadiums in Major League Baseball<\/a>, as the catwalks on the ceiling can actually come into play during a game. The stadium has been around longer than the Tampa Bay Rays. It has served the St. Petersburg\/Tampa area<\/a> since 1990 — eight years before the Rays played their first game.<\/p>\n

What events are coming up at Tropicana Field?<\/h2>\n

See upcoming events, including the 2026 World Series, and buy tickets for Tropicana Field<\/a>\u00a0right here on Ticketmaster.<\/p>\n

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Tropicana Field History<\/h2>\n

Tropicana Field was built between 1986 and 1990 and opened originally as the Florida Suncoast Dome. It has a recognizable slanted roof that was made to reduce cooling costs and help the structure remain safe in the case of a hurricane. The roof is not retractable, making it the only stadium in the league with a fixed roof. The interior concourse design was fashioned after the Brooklyn Dodgers\u2019 Ebbets Field. The Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League were the original tenants of the stadium and hosted games there from 1991 to 1996. It was also the original home of the Tampa Bay Lightning when they became an NHL franchise in 1993. The arena was then renamed to the ThunderDome while the Lightning called it home from 1993 to 1996. Tampa Bay was awarded an MLB franchise in 1995 and it was renamed Tropicana Field in 1996. The Lightning and Storm moved to downtown Tampa and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays became the tenants of the stadium.<\/p>\n