5 things you should know about WWE's new venue Tropicana Field

#1 Tropicana Field concerts

The Fray performing at Tropicana Field

Over the years, Tropicana Field has hosted many different concerts since its inception. One of the first large events held at Tropicana Field was a Don Henley concert in 1990. Since then, many big-name acts have held concerts at Tropicana Field, names like Eric Clapton, David Bowie, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, and Van Halen. The New Kids on the Block currently hold the record for the largest crowd at Tropicana Field when 47,150 concertgoers saw the group in 1990.

Since 1998, the number of high profile concerts at Tropicana Field has decreased due to the Tampa Bay Rays calling "The Trop" their home. Since an MLB season is 162 games (81 of which are played at Tropicana Field) scheduling concerts is quite difficult. Not to mention, the Amalie Arena and the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre have somewhat stolen big concerts from Tropicana Field.

Tropicana Field also used to hold the Rays Summer Concert Series. These concerts took place after Ray's baseball games starting in 2007 at no extra charge to ticket holders. Originally, the idea was for lesser-known and up-and-coming acts to showcase their talent to Rays fans.

After the success in 2007, the Rays booked some high-profile names to perform after baseball games - names such as The Beach Boys, LL Cool J, ZZ Top, Avril Lavigne, and even The Wiggles. However, citing the stress the concerts had on the artificial turf, Tropicana Field discontinued the series before the 2018 season.