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As BIG as it Gets - Monster Jam!!

The worldโ€™s most popular trucks and best drivers roars into Amalie Arena August 17-18

By Carolynn Jones / Seven Marketing & PR July 24, 2024

Experience big-time family fun at Monster Jam®.  The most unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience for families and fans in the world today returns to Tampa for an adrenaline-charged weekend at Amalie Arena on Saturday, August 17 and Sunday, August 18, 2024.At Monster Jam®, world champion athletes and their 12,000-pound monster trucks tear up the dirt in wide-open competitions of speed and skill.  

The excitement begins at the Monster Jam Pit Party held in Tampa on Saturday and Sunday.Fans can see the massive trucks up close, meet their favorite drivers and crews, get autographs, and take pictures.  Activities include the Sand Box play area, UNOH tire demonstration, coloring and temporary tattoo station, and new photo ops, including the chance to take a photo with the championship trophy.  This fun-filled experience is the only place that allows people to get up close access to the Monster Jam teams and get an insider's look at how these trucks are built to stand up to the competition. 


Tampa fans will be on the edge of their seats as the world’s best drivers show off crazy skills and all-out racing in fierce head-to-head battles for the Event Championship.  Engineered to perfection, the 12,000-pound Monster Jam trucks push all limits in Freestyle, Skills, Donuts and Racing competitions.  

The all-star lineup will feature multiple fan favorites including reigning Monster Jam World Finals Skills champion and Stadium Series Blue champion Tyler Menninga gets behind the wheel of the black and green wrecking machine, the legendary Grave Digger®. Rookie MJ Solorio grabs the bull by the horns in El Toro Loco®.  Keeper-of-the-beast Tony Ochs roars into the race for the championship in ThunderROARusä, an apex predator that made its debut in 2023.  And Jamie Sullivan will put the pedal to the medal driving MonsterMutt® Dalmation. 

Fans are encouraged to get to their seats early to experience Monster Jam Trackside approximately one hour before the event start time.  Featured festivities include competition previews, driver interviews, giveaways, opening ceremonies and power rush truck introductions.

Monster Jam drivers are trained, world-class male and female athletes who have mastered not only the physical strength and mental stamina needed to compete, but the vital dexterity to control 12,000-pound machines capable of doing backflips, vertical two-wheel skills and racing at speeds up to 70 miles-per-hour to produce jaw-dropping, live motorsports action seen around the world. 



WHEN:        Saturday, August 17, 2024

  • Event Time – 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM
  • Pit Party open from 10:30 AM–12:00 PM (Event Ticket & Pit Pass required for entry)

                        Sunday, August 18, 2024

  • Event Time – 1:00 PM
  • Pit Party open from 10:30 AM–12:00 PM (Event Ticket & Pit Pass required for entry)


WHERE: Amalie Arena | 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL33602

TRUCK LINEUP: Grave Digger® driven by Tyler Menninga; El Toro Loco® driven by MJ SolorioThunderROARusä driven by Tony Ochs; Monster Mutt® Dalmatian driven by Jamie Sullivan; Megalodon® driven by Mikayla Tulachka; Just Get-Er-Done driven by Brandan Tulachka; Excalibur driven by Michael Pagliarulo; Kraken driven by Nick Pagliarulo. 

**Truck and driver line-up subject to change

TICKETS: Tickets will be available for purchase online at Ticketmaster.comVisit MonsterJam.com for more detailed information.


Congratulations to MARY BETH MCSWAIN who won 4 tickets to this show!