Sierra Ferrell, who plays Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida on May 30, 2023. Credit: Photo via Concord

Country music is enjoying a renaissance, with artists like Margo Price, Kelsey Waldon, Tyler Childers, Robert Ellis and more all elevating the genre well above the tropes trotted out on pop-country radio.

Sierra Ferrell is undoubtedly part of that revolution, and she’s bringing it to Tampa Bay this summer.

Tickets to see Sierra Ferrell at Clearwater’s Bilheimer Capitol Theatre on Tuesday, May 30 go on sale Friday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. EST and start at $24.50.
Ferrell, 34, made her Grand Ole Opry debut last December, four years after self-releasing albums, and a year after putting her 2021 album Long Time Coming out on Rounder Records.

The West Virginia songwriter’s past, growing up poor, and even homeless, is well documented, but her upbringing brings so much of the magic of her home to listeners who’ve fallen in love with a sound that’s both modern and vintage, but also rooted in the Appalachian mountains and unafraid to dip into jazz and even international sounds like Latin music and calypso. Her often theatrical stage show is quickly becoming stuff of legend.

This is undoubtedly a chance to see a star on the rise.

Mortal Sons w/Hollowhouse/Sligh/Kind Villain/He Kindly Friday, Feb. 17. 7 p.m. $15. Crowbar, Ybor City

Jaron Jammer w/Hovercar Saturday, Feb. 18. 9 p.m. No cover. Jug & Bottle, Seminole Heights

Soul! Feat. DJ Jask/Funk Jesus/DJ Blenda/Jay Marley/Von Garden Jr. Saturday, Feb. 25. 9 p.m. $5. Orpheum, Tampa

Emo Night: Big Sad w/My Cat Umi/Amateur Taxidermy/Razor & the Boogiemen Saturday, March 4. 9 p.m. No cover. American Legion Post 111, Tampa

St. Petersburg Jazz Celebration: Shawn Brown w/Jeremy Carter/Simon Laskey/James Suggs/John Lamb/more Sunday, March 5. 6 p.m. $30. The Factory, St. Petersburg

Cowboy Bebop Live Monday, March 6. 7:30 p.m. $20 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Soul Glo w/Cloudrat/Backslider Tuesday, March 7. 7 p.m. $15. Orpheum, Tampa

Sol (opening for SonReal) Wednesday, March 8. 8 p.m. $22. Crowbar, Ybor City

Nonpoint w/Blacktop Mojo/Sumo Cyco Friday, March 10. 7 p.m. $26.50. The Ritz, Ybor City

Eddie 9V Wednesday, March 15. 8 p.m. $20 & up. The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City

BroJob w/Tactosa/In Gloom/Sever The Memories/Endbringer Friday, March 24. 6:30 p.m. $20. Orpheum, Tampa

Priest (opening for Combichrist, closing for Esoterik w/DJ Gold) Wednesday, March 29. 8 p.m $22. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Masked Wolf Wednesday, March 29. 7 p.m. $22. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

North Star Boys Thursday, March 30. 9 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City

Magic Giant w/Mobley Friday, March 31. 8 p.m. $22. Crowbar, Ybor City

Ricardo Montaner Sunday, April 2. 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. $69 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

The Polish Ambassador Saturday, April 8. 7 p.m. $25 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Skinny Puppy w/Lead into Gold Tuesday, April 11. 7 p.m. $28.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Whitechapel w/Archspire/Signs Of The Swarm/Entheos Saturday, April 15. 6 p.m. $25. Orpheum, Tampa

Prof w/Juice Lord/Bayo/Willie Wonka Thursday, April 20. 7 p.m. $25. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

The SteelDrivers Saturday, April 22. 8 p.m. $34.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Thursday, April 27. 7:30 p.m. $53.25 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Harsh Symmetry w/Haunt Me/Ortrotasce/DJ Winters Friday, April 28. 7 p.m. $15. Crowbar, Ybor City

Surf Curse Tuesday, May 9. 6 p.m. $25. Orpheum, Tampa

Voivod w/Imperial Triumphant Wednesday, May 17. 7 p.m. $25. Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg

All But 6 Tour: Pouya w/Fat Nick/Kxllswxtch/Ramirez Thursday, May 25. 8 p.m. $30. The Ritz, Ybor City

Assemblage 23 w/Mari Kattman Friday, June 16. 8 p.m. $23. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Duran Duran w/Nile Rodgers & Chic/Bastille Saturday, June 17. 7 p.m. $51 & up. Amalie Arena, Tampa

Disturbed Saturday, Aug. 5. 6:30 p.m. $29.50 & up. Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa 

This article appears in Feb 9-15, 2023.

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