As Phoebe Bridgers says, Halloween is a time when we can be anything—and Emo Night Tampa takes that to heart for its annual fall concert.

The 2025 lineup for its Halloween concert features Sam Bips & Friends covering Bright Eyes, J.IN.X channeling Kid Cudi, Devotion and Desire covering Bayside, and Peace Cult doing Green Day.

These Halloween editions have become a kind of tradition. The last time Emo Night Tampa rolled out this all-covers show, bands tackled Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182, and Radiohead.

What makes this Halloween extra scary is that Crowbar’s lease is set to expire in 2026 and while the venue has secured rights through then, what happens after is anyone’s guess—this could be one of the last Emo Night Tampa Halloween parties there.

Owner Tom DeGeorge has spoken openly about the challenges independent venues face in Ybor City, where development pressures are changing the landscape. “Our 20-year anniversary is in 2026, and I really want to get there,” DeGeorge told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay in 2021.

His club at 1812 N 17th St. opened in November 2006, and has a calendar packed with national tours and local staples.

Tickets for Emo Night Tampa’s Halloween 2025 concert at Crowbar in Ybor City on Friday, Oct. 31 are still available and start at $12.49.

Emo Night Tampa

Time Fri., Oct. 31, 8 p.m. 2025

Location Crowbar – Tampa, 1812 17th Street North, Tampa

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This article appears in Oct. 2 – 8, 2025.