Amigo The Devil, which plays Orpheum in Tampa, Florida on May 1, 2025. Credit: Photo by Alison Clarke via All Eyes Media

The big hubbub in local booking tea this month has been this show from folkish metal-billy songwriter Amigo The Devil.

Originally booked for Floridian Social, the show was moved to Orpheum 32 miles away. Leadfoot Promotions immediately started to coordinate transportation for anyone who would have trouble getting across the bridge, but that didn’t stop a vocal minority from griping about the drive.

Meanwhile, the former talent buyer at Floridian explained why his old employer was now focused on special events rentals and weddings.

“It was clearly communicated it was no longer going to be a concert venue,” Shawn Kyle wrote. “Also that as the programming and concerts that had previously happened were no longer valued or part of the plan, I was told that my calendar holds and contracts for promoter shows would not be counted upon to be honored.”

Now the show is all ages and happening at a staple of the Bay area music scene.

Tickets to see Amigo the Devil play Tampa Orpheum on Thursday, May 1 are still available and start at $40.