Actual country music outlaw Maren Morris is coming to St. Pete this summer

Some people think throwing chairs off balconies or drunkenly shouting slurs makes an artist an outlaw, but we’re willing to bet that Waylon and Willie have more in common with the Maren Morris’ of the world than they do with someone like Morgan Wallen.

Morris—who won the Changemaker of the Year Award at Variety’s Hitmakers event last year—loves country music, but famously bucked against it in 2023 when she vocally denounced the toxic elements of the genre (read: an ongoing lack of diversity on radio playlists, the celebration of veiled racist dog whistles, more). “I want to take the good parts with me,” she said last year on “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen.

She’s bringing some of that goodness down to Tampa Bay this summer, too.

Tickets to see Maren Morris play the Duke Energy Center for the Arts at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg Saturday, Aug. 17 are on sale now and start at $44.

Betty Who opens the show, along with Morris’ other Florida shows in Jacksonville (Aug. 16) and Hollywood (Aug. 18).

The shows are billed as a revival and reunion of the 34-year-old’s pandemic-shortened 2020 run of the same name (which die not have a Bay area date on it). The gig also comes on the heels of Morris’ Billboard Women in Music performance where a press release said she earned the Visionary Award ​​for her commitment to speaking out against injustices throughout her career.

Last month, Maren performed at Billboard’s Women in Music event in Los Angeles and was recognized with the Visionary Award ​​for her commitment to speaking out against injustices throughout her career. She was also honored with the Changemaker of the Year Award at the Variety’s Hitmakers event in December.

See Josh Bradley’s weekly roundup of new Tampa Bay area concert announcements below.

Future Joy Friday, May 10. 11 p.m. $8 & up. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Crystal Egg (opening for The Lemon Twigs) Sunday, May 12. 5:30 p.m. $22. Crowbar, Ybor City

The Chippendales Thursday-Friday, May 16-17. 8 p.m. $55 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

Farseek (album release) w/Kick Veronica/Floating Boy/Agile Saturday, May 18. 8 p.m. $10. Crowbar, Ybor City

Vintage Culture Sunday, May 19. 11 a.m. $50 & up. Hard Rock Event Center Pool at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

Blue Devil Tattoo 30th Anniversary Party: Scumbag Wrld w/Coldsteel/The Kutoffs/DJ Chuck Knorris Thursday, May 23. 7 p.m. No cover. Crowbar, Ybor City

The Resolvers w/The Dub Collectors/Eric Swanson Saturday, June 15. 7 p.m. $13. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Gwar w/Weedeater/X-Cops Monday, June 17. 6 p.m. $27.50 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Silversun Pickups Monday, June 17. 7 p.m. Prices TBA. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Walled City w/Plague Spitter/Caught Fire/Blown Apart/fisherpriceguillotine Saturday, June 29. 6 p.m. $11. The Icehouse, Gulfport

Anberlin w/Hawthorne Heights/Armor for Sleep/Emery/This Wild Life/more TBA Saturday, July 6. 5:30 p.m. $39 & up. The BayCare Sound, Clearwater

Sydney Valette w/Matt Hart/More Is Not Enough Friday, July 12. 7 p.m. $18. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Jorge Celedón Thursday, July 18. 8 p.m. $40 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

The Moss w/TBA Thursday, July 18. 9 p.m. $23. Crowbar, Ybor City

The Aristocrats Tuesday, July 23. 6:30 p.m. $30. Crowbar, Ybor City

Maren Morris Saturday, Aug. 17. 8 p.m. $44 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

The Swon Brothers Thursday, Aug. 29. 7:30 p.m. $24.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

The Buena Vista Social Orchestra Monday, Sept. 30. 8 p.m. Prices TBA. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert Thursday, Oct. 3. 7:30 p.m. $52.50 & up. Morsani Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

The Marley Brothers Friday, Oct. 4. 7:30 p.m. $46.65 & up. MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa

Anne Wilson Saturday, Oct. 5. 7 p.m. Prices TBA. Morsani Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

The Commodores w/The Pointer Sisters/The Spinners Thursday, Nov. 14. 8 p.m. $125 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

Tab Benoit Friday, Nov. 15. 8 p.m. $35 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Underoath w/Static Dress Friday-Sunday, Dec. 13-15. 6:30 p.m. $32.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Cancellations/reschedules

Sun Room w/Twin Suns at Crowbar, April 17 Rescheduled to Tuesday, Sept. 17.

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This article appears in Apr 25 – May 1, 2024.