Raymond James Stadium was built to replace Tampa Stadium at the demand of the new Bucs owner Malcolm Glazer. It is located adjacent to the site of the old stadium on the former location of Al Lopez Field, a minor-league baseball stadium that had been demolished in 1989. Once completed, the final cost of the new stadium was $168.5 million, with the entire cost publicly financed.
It was known as Tampa Community Stadium during construction, but the naming rights were bought for US$32.5 million for a 13–year deal by St. Petersburg-based Raymond James Financial in June 1998. On April 27, 2006, an extension was signed to maintain naming rights through 2015. In May 2016 the Buccaneers announced that the naming rights were extended an additional 12 years ensuring that Raymond James Financial's name will continue to appear through 2028.
The stadium officially opened on September 20, 1998[10], when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Chicago Bears, 27–15. The stadium hosted its first soccer game on March 20, 1999, when the Tampa Bay Mutiny lost to D.C. United, 5–2.
The stadium also hosts the annual Outback Bowl college football post-season game on New Year's Day since 1999. The Gasparilla Bowl will be held at the venue starting with the 2018 edition.
The stadium was selected to host the ACC Championship Game in 2008 and 2009.
The stadium is home field for the University of South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference. The team's record crowd at Raymond James Stadium is 69,383, on September 29, 2012, when the Bulls – during their worst season ever – played a non-conference game against the popular Florida State University Seminoles from the powerhouse Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time.
The largest crowd ever recorded in Raymond James Stadium came on January 9, 2017 as the stadium hosted the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship. 74,512 people were in attendance.
Through to the 2009 season, every Buccaneers game at Raymond James Stadium sold out. In 2010, no home game achieved a ticket sell out, so none could be broadcast on local television. The streak carried over until week four of the 2011 season, when it sold enough tickets for its Monday night game with the Indianapolis Colts on October 3 to avoid a local blackout.

She has a wealth of hits that she could bring to the stage and with summer tour planned for later this year, she’ll be warmed up and show ready. Plus with the likes of Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran and former Halftime performer Katy Perry in her phone book, it could be quite the star-studded show.

Jay-Z

The other day, Jay-Z had something to say about Tampa.

The rapper had just signed a deal with the NFL for his entertainment brand Roc Nation to consult on social justice issues and major events like the Super Bowl halftime show.

During a press conference with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Jay-Z was asked what he thought about the possibility of a Miami-heavy lineup for next year’s Super Bowl halftime — artists like Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull. He didn’t want to commit to that yet, saying it would be better to “speak to the community” first.

Then he brought up the 2021 Super Bowl, booked for Raymond James Stadium.
“Tampa’s next,” he said, according to Entertainment Tonight. “I love Tampa, but I have no idea who’s from there, who would perform. So, I don’t want to be running into that problem.”

Otros nombres que se consideran para este evento son:
Adele, Drake, Rihanna, Queen, Foo Fighters, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Jon Bon Jovi, Justin Bieber, Lizzo, Luke Bryan, Post Malone, Ed Sheeran, Metallica, Elton John, Garth Brooks, Imagine Dragons, Whitney Houston hologram, Michael Jackson hologram.