Credit: The Real UglySquad/YouTube

Credit: The Real UglySquad/YouTube

Orpheum brought its famous Saturday sink-or-swim back to Seventh Avenue a couple weeks ago, but this Friday night gig features Tampa hip-hop group Uglysquad playing “Our first show since the world was shut town, it’s time to TURN TF UP! We can’t wait to raise a glass with everyone!!”

In a phone call with Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Orpheum owner Lazy Dufrain said concertgoers can expect reduced capacity and social distancing rules. Masks aren’t required for guests, but they’re highly encouraged.

Uglysquad. Fri. June 19, 8 p.m. $12. Orpheum, Ybor City. myafton.com

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...