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A decade ago, Kanye West and psychedelic rockabilly trio The Koffin Kats were in Tampatown the exact same weekend.

Surely there are at least a few people who regret being in the same room as the controversial rapper (despite the opening act from some up-and-coming rapper named Kendrick Lamar), but this weekend, the Michigan rock trio—on the heels of celebrating its 20th anniversary this year—returns for the first time in two years to do a career retrospective.

The guys will also likely throw in some new material, which according to a press kit, is due later this year. The Krank Daddies and One Trip Little open. And there’s no ‘ye in sight.

Tickets to see Koffin Kats play Orpheum in Tampa on Saturday. Feb. 11 are still available and start at $44.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...