Credit: Photo by Josh Bradley

Exactly 11 months following a killer opening set for Billy Idol’s gig at Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall, New Zealand-based singer-songwriter Kelsy Karter brings her punk-rock songbook and encouraging IDGAF attitude to Tampa.

Maybe fans will get to hear about her next (temporary) face tattoo while stuffing their faces with those divine Hooch cheese curds.

Tickets to see Kelsy Karter & the Heroines play Hooch and Hive in Tampa on Thursday, March 21 are still available and start at $15.

UPDATED 03/15/24 Karter opened for Billy Idol, not Billy Joel.
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This article appears in Mar 7-13, 2024.

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...