Credit: Matt Stell / Facebook
Self-described “ex-boyfriend country” artist Matt Stell just got back from England, where he performed as part of C2C: Country to Country, a stacked, three-day country concert that featured the likes of Lady A (the band, not the jazz singer) and Thomas Rhett.

Now that he’s back home, the 38-year-old Arkansas boy is kicking off a brief run of U.S. shows at Tampa Bay’s beloved live music saloon on Friday, March 24.  Tickets are sold-out, but I guess that’s boyfriend season for ya. Or in his case, ex-boyfriend season.

This article appears in Mar 23-29, 2023.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...