Close-up portrait of Doja Cat with very short, platinum blonde hair, looking to the side with her mouth slightly open. She's wearing a light beige, crocheted halter top, a thick gold chain, and cross earrings. She is lying on or against a textured background of white or cream-colored fleece or sheepskin.
Doja Cat, who plays Benchmark International Arena on Nov. 13, 2026. Credit: Braylen Dion

Paint the town red, because Doja Cat has announced a new string of tour dates, one of which will stop at Tampa’s recently-renamed Benchmark International Arena.

The 29-year-old queen of pop-rap finally dropped her funky new album Vie last week, after a three-year period of recording. The record, which features contributions from fellow rap goddess SZA and Jack Antonoff (a.k.a. this generation’s Jeff Lynne, and frontman of his own project, Bleachers), is described as a return to her roots, and sees her show off her pipes more than on any of her past records. 

The last time ol’ Amala Dlamini was in town was in November of 2023, with hometown hero Doechii opening things up. And while her tonsil surgery-related cancellation opening for The Weeknd’s 2022 gig at Raymond James Stadium was a bummer, seeing the Boss Bitch play Clearwater’s Coachman Park days before COVID-19 shut things down was nothing short of a fever dream.

Tickets to see Doja Cat play Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena on Friday, Nov. 13 go on sale next Thursday at 10 a.m. No ticket prices have been announced yet.

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Doja Cat – Tour Ma Vie World Tour

Time Fri., Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Location Benchmark International Arena, 401 Channelside Dr, Tampa

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This article appears in Oct. 2 – 8, 2025.

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...