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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.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...