American Football, which plays Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida on August 10, 2018. Credit: Polyvinyl Records

Mike Kinsella of American Football, which plays Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida on August 10, 2018. Credit: Nicole Kibert/elawgrrl.com

Well, fucking happy Monday to us, Tampa Bay!

American Football — emo forefathers and one of CL’s favorite bands ever — has booked a short, bi-coastal spring tour that includes three Florida shows. The Chicago outfit will play Orpheum in Ybor City on August 10 in addition to dates in Orlando (August 9 at The Beacham) and Ft. Lauderdale (August 11 at Revolution Live).

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Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, May 4 at 10 a.m., and a venue presale is happening on May 2 at 10 a.m. Heart-throbbin’ Orlando emo band You Blew It! will even come out of retirement to open the shows.

We’ll update this post with ticket details as soon as they become available. More information on tickets is available below.

American Football w/You Blew It!

Fri. August 10, 7 p.m. $27.50.
Orpheum, 1915 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City.

This article appears in Apr 26 – May 3, 2018.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...