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Tampa Bay’s best live music happening February 20-27
Including Lil Wayne, Florida Strawberry Festival, Kate Pierson, Little Feat and more.
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The 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival returns, with more than two dozen concerts on tap
Tommy James & the Shondells helps kick things off in Plant City on Thursday.
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‘Suavemente’ hitmaker Elvis Crespo has just one Florida stop on his US tour—and it’s in Tampa
He’s being mentioned in the same breath as Lady Gaga lately, too.
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Ahead of return to Clearwater, Little Feat’s Bill Payne reveals the best gig he ever saw
Good times, bad times.
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Fresh off FireAid, Rod Stewart makes now annual return to Tampa this month
It’s always going to be a good time, too.
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Victor Rosado brings the spirit of NYC’s Paradise Garage to Winter Pride in St. Pete
Over the last week, there’ve been flurries of extra gay activity in St. Pete.
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French shoegaze heavyweight Alcest plays Tampa Orpheum on Tuesday
Openers Mono and Kælan Mikla both offer similar sounds.
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Count Basie is gone, but the orchestra that bears his name returns to St. Petersburg on Monday
Trumpeter Scotty Barnhart leads the ensemble at St. Pete College.
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Wallows plays a bigger venue every time it comes to Tampa Bay
The band is at BayCare sound this time, five years after its local debut.
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Pale Gold tops solid emo and rock bill coming to St. Pete on Sunday
Floating Boy and Last Disaster are on the bill, too.
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Stratocaster hero Robin Trower brings revived US tour to St. Pete
There are apparently still other worlds to conquer.
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Tampa Tunes, DJ Spaceship, team up for another ‘Church’ session in Ybor City
Improvised beats will be blended with live piano.
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Orlando songwriter Derek Engstrom brings Leisure Chief for intimate Tampa concert
He’s at Far Forest on Sunday.
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Ybor City’s ‘Pink It Up’ charity ska concert returns this weekend
Every penny made will be donated to organizations helping cancer patients.
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Of The Trees ushers in BayCare Sound’s EDM era this weekend
Standing-room only when the Colorado producer hits the floor.
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Ukulele weilding indie-pop songwriter Mxmtoon plays Ybor City this weekend
With a new cover of Chet Baker’s ‘I Fall In Love Too Easily’ in tow.
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New ‘Voice’ judge and country songwriter Kelsea Ballerini plays Tampa on Saturday
It’s been a hectic month for the 31-year-old country singer-songwriter.
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Tampa’s Deviant Libation hosts Bay of Fire Black Metal and Arts Festival this weekend
Promethean Horde headlines.
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Billy Summer’s bodacious rock and roll band Florida plays Tampa on Saturday
Summer should be St. Petersburg’s dean of rock and roll.
