Hard-partying Oakland band Planet Booty plays Ybor City on Friday

Oakland quartet Planet Booty has yet to bring the sexy lyrics and party-hard sounds of its latest record Yes to Florida, but it’s taking a little extra time for the boys to prepare for a stop here.

“We’ve been wrestling gators, humping oranges, and saying the word GAY as loud and proud as we can in preparation for our first stop to the Sunshine State in over 3 years,” the band said in a Twitter post ahead of what appears to be the group’s Tampa debut, set for Friday, Aug. 26 at Crowbar in Ybor City.

Nerdcore rapper Swell Rell and local punny hip-hop group Symphonic Pheenix Force open.

This article appears in Aug 18-24, 2022.