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Florida among 14 states where StubHub buyers can get refunds for canceled or postponed events
Last week, StubHub reversed its refund policy, but we’re protected.
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John Prine, who keeps a home in Gulfport, in critical condition with COVID-19 symptoms
The country and Americana legend just played Tampa Bay in December.
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Florida DJ Griff Gotti, an alum of Tampa’s Ol’ Dirty Sundays, dies after testing positive for coronavirus
He was 39 years old.
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Rapper NF postpones May 1 Tampa concert at Yuengling Center because of coronavirus
If you want love, you’re gonna have to wait.
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Rapper DaBaby is now being sued after allegedly slapping a woman at a Tampa concert
The incident happened at Whiskey North on Saturday, March 7.
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St. Pete’s Reggae Rise Up 2020 postponed amid coronavirus concerns
The new dates are in October, and no refunds will be issued.
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Live Nation is reportedly suspending all tours, including Tampa Bay shows, due to coronavirus
UPDATE: AEG is doing it, too.
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After a year off, Okeechobee IV offers Florida music festival lovers a new hope
It lit the cow fields up with lasers and bass.
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Gasparilla Music Festival gives Tampa Bay a break from the weird world we’re all living in
You should’ve CDC-een it.
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Amid coronavirus concerns, St. Pete’s Reggae Rise Up 2020 is not canceled, organizers say
You won’t have to count on Nahko for medicine either.
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Video shows DaBaby slapping a woman at his Tampa concert last weekend
Last May, DaBaby punched a guy at a Louis Vuitton store so hard his pants fell down.
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Lil Nas X crashed a wedding in Orlando last weekend
“Oh my God!” a woman hollers, “what the fuck is happening right now?”
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Los Lobos was in a good mood, and it translated into an even better show in Clearwater
The Commonheart, not so much.
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St. Petersburg live music venue State Theatre might reopen by late April
It’s been closed since 2018.
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Billy Joel, ever the remarkable Piano Man, bonded with sold-out Tampa audience at Amalie Arena
He’s 70 and showed no signs of stopping on Friday night.
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Ja Rule is coming to Tampa to discuss that whole Fyre Festival thing
It goes down at the Digital Summit Tampa.
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On a windy night, Chicago’s Whitney creates its own quiet storm during Tampa debut
What tornado warning?
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Beloved Tampa music venue New World Brewery opens its new location next week
The bar and outdoor area of New World will be home to no-cover shows on a stage facing a grassy knoll.
