A group photo of six men standing and sitting along a curved metal guardrail with tall green bushes behind them, casually dressed in a mix of T-shirts, jackets, and hats.
Cage the Elephant, which plays BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida on Sept. 17, 2025. Credit: PHOTO BY CASSILYN ANDERSON / CageTheElephant/X

Remember when Cage The Elephant was that wild pack of southern rock misfits you blasted in your car with the windows down, convinced they were the future of radio?

Well, the band is back, and it still knows how to light a fuse. This run of shows has Cage tearing through tracks from its new album Neon Pill, along with the raucous, sing-’til-you’re-hoarse bangers that made frontman Matt Shultz & co. kings of the late-aughts festival circuit.

Each city gets a different pair of openers; Clearwater lucks out with surf-psych crew The Moonrocks and jangly indie charmer Girl Tones.

Tickets to see Cage the Elephant play the 97X Next Big Thing Legends show at The BayCare Sound in Clearwater on Wednesday, Sept. 17 are still available and start at $45.

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CORRECTION 09/16/25 9:33 p.m. This tour is in support of the band’s new album, ‘Neon Pill.‘

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This article appears in Sept. 11-17 2025.