Erykah Badu, who plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 29, 2021. Credit: Jess Phillips/Bungalow Entertainment

Erykah Badu, who plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 29, 2021. Credit: Jess Phillips/Bungalow Entertainment

You better call on Tyrone because the reigning queen of neo-soul, Erykah Badu has booked a fall 2021 concert in Tampa.

Tickets to see Erykah Badu—with special guests Goodie Mob and Scarface—play Amalie Arena on Friday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. go on sale Friday, July 30 at 10 a.m. EDT and start at $59.

Tampa last saw Badu, in 2016 when she headlined Gasparilla Music Festival and most recently played Florida as part of iii Points 2018.

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This article appears in Jul 22-28, 2021.

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...