Greg Billings, who plays Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida on Oct. 13, 2023. Credit: Photo via rutheckerdhall/Facebook

When Greg Billings Band staged its farewell concert at Ruth Eckerd Hall in 2021, we somehow had a feeling that it wasn’t actually the end. But this time around, it might actually be goodbye to Billings’ longtime partnership with Tom “King” Cardenas.

The two Tampa music legends co-founded Stranger together in 1981, and even had a deal with Epic Records for a time. 42 years and many gigs later, King is set to retire to Georgia after one last hurrah in downtown Clearwater. Don’t be too shocked if AC/DC’s Brian Johnson shows up, though.

Tickets to see Greg Billings Band’s final show with Tom King at Clearwater’s Bilheimer Capitol Theatre on Friday, Oct. 13 are still available and start at $20.

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This article appears in Oct 5-11, 2023.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...