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Review: In Tampa, Jingle Ball lineup doesn’t turn heads, but still overflows with variety
We still miss One Direction, though.
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Dunedin Brewery ponders its future, as city revamps outdoor dining ordinance
The brewery is home to one of Tampa Bay’s best live music calendars.
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Review: Lake Street Dive delivers playful, uplifting set at Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall
Monica Martin killed in her opening set.
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Review: In Clearwater, Graham Nash cuts deep into his fabled catalog’s folklore, and honors David Crosby, too
Wild tales, indeed.
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Review: Despite chatty Tampa audience, John Legend lives up to his name in retrospective, piano-only concert
Conversations in the dark.
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Tampa’s Innings Festival will not return in 2024
The festival took to social media to announce the discontinuation.
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Review: Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival keeps country music reputable in Tampa
Seein’ things that we may never see again.
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Sixto Rodriguez, ‘Sugar Man’ songwriter who played unforgettable 2013 Tampa show, dies at age 81
The show featured a ‘truly once-in-a-lifetime vibe.’
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‘I outlived those sons of bitches!’: In Clearwater, John Fogerty relives history while reclaiming his swamp rock anthems
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ down the…waterfront.
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‘I’m a person of hope’: A defiant Peter Frampton turns in jubilant, steamy, set at The Sound in Clearwater
It’s obvious that Frampton still has a lot of fight left.
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Clearwater’s new music venue The Sound opens Wednesday, ushering in a new era for the Tampa Bay concert scene
There’s simply no other turnkey outdoor venue like it.
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Review: Tori Amos does it all in Clearwater during triumphant, sold-out Father’s Day show
A happy phantom indeed.
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Review: In Clearwater, Ed Sheeran kicks off theater tour with story-driven sad and happy hours
The show came after Sheeran spent time at Middleton Middle School where he gifted the music program guitars.
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Review: The Psychedelic Furs miss Mars Williams during Clearwater show, but remain as vital as ever
The crowd mostly talked over opener Evan Dando.
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Live Nation is offering $25 concert tickets to these big Tampa Bay shows
There are more than two dozen gigs on the ‘Concert Week’ menu.
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On his 90th birthday, Willie Nelson reminds us all to embrace what makes us unique
“The lesson of Willie is this: be who you are. If you are a long-haired cowboy in a pickup truck with mudflaps, have at it and God bless you.”
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Review: In Clearwater debut, Hoodoo Gurus reminds fans its a vital and mighty force
Their first appearance in the local area since the 1980s was certainly worth the long wait.
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Florida Strawberry Festival nominated for Academy of Country Music Award
The 58th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will take place on Thursday, May 11
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Review: Taylor Swift—plus 69,131 Tampa fans—turn in loud, hot and fearlessly flawless farewell show
So, when are we getting back together?