Elvis Crespo, who plays Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 27, 2025. Credit: Photo via elviscrespolive/Facebook
It’s been two decades since “Suavemente” brought a new element to backyard barbecues from the Bronx to Brickell, and the merengue classic’s creator is still on the road singing it.

Elvis Crespo makes just one stop in Florida on this nine-stop coast-to-coast tour.

The 53-year-old has enjoyed being in the same conversation as Lady Gaga lately, as fans draw comparisons between her comeback video, “Abracadabra,” which features nods to a Crespo track with the same name, according to some observers.

Tickets to see Elvis Crespo play the Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 27 are still available and start at $60.

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This article appears in Feb 20-26, 2025.

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...