Trace Adkins, who plays Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 15, 2023. Credit: Photo by Kristin Barlowe

In 2010, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s senior music correspondent Gabe Echazabal wrote how the country star “seemed baffled on whether to more closely emulate the cool Southern swagger of Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant or the swiveling hip action of female magnet heartthrob Tom Jones” while opening for Toby Keith.

Nary a year passes where the 61-year-old doesn’t make his way towards the Sunshine State, whether he’s in the same building as Clint Eastwood talking to a chair (never forget that GOP National Convention), or rocking the same bill as Blake Shelton. Following a gig at Grand Ole Opry, Adkins returns to the Hard Rock where he was among the first slate of artists to christen the stage.

Tickets to see Trace Adkins play Hard Rock Event Center inside Tampa’s Seminole Hard Rock Casino and Hotel on Friday, Dec. 15 are still available and start at $75.