Born Free Pub & Grill in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 23, 2022. Credit: Photo by Dave Decker
It’s been about 150 days since the abrupt closure of beloved biker bar and emergent, essential, music venue Born Free.

Owner Afzaal Deen is still looking for a new location, and a GoFundMe is about 36% of the way towards its goal (although the effort is stalled out as of two months ago).

In the meantime, like other acts did in January, a slew of local bands featuring some of the best rock songwriters in the area are coming together in Ybor City to raise additional funds for Deen.

Tickets to the Save Born Free benefit concert at Crowbar in Ybor City on Saturday, March 16 are still available for $15.

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