Leon Majcen has come a long way from St. Petersburg College, but he always makes time to come back home.
Over the last decade, the 26-year-old made a name for himself locally and even landed on a festival bill with Tyler Childers in 2018. A move to Nashville followed, and he’s spent the past year playing Americanafest and opening for the likes of Kip Moore, Turnpike Troubadours, Margo Price and others.
Majcen, whose family has roots in Bosnia and Croatia, cut his teeth playing at Indian Shores Coffee and learned to love the Bay area while fishing alongside fellow Bosnians at Fort DeSoto where they would catch mackerel on spoons.
“About two years ago, I quit my job to start pursuing this full time,” he recently told RFD-TV,” admitting that he was booking shows in locales where he wanted to fish. “Since then, it definitely got a little busier, and had to get a little more strategic, but the concept is still the same.”
Now Majcen—whose father raised him on Dylan, Cash, Kristofferson, The Rolling Stones, and Creedence Clearwater Revival—is gearing up to release a new album, Making A Livin’ [Not A Killin’], on Oct. 17.
A tour supporting the effort kicked off this week in Berwin, Illinois (just 100 miles from Rockford where his family first immigrated). The run winds its way the Northeast and the South before bringing Majcen past the Rockies, into the Midwest and back home for two Florida shows—including one at the three-day St. Pete Country Fest headlined by Treaty Oak Revival, Parker McCollum and the Red Clay Straws.
See Josh Bradley’s weekly list of new concerts coming to Tampa Bay below.
Matt Woods w/Lauris Vidal Sunday, Oct. 19. 6 p.m. $19.10 & up. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Kodak Black Friday, Oct. 31. 8 p.m. $40.05 & up. Yuengling Center, Tampa
Capyac (opening for Marc Rebillet) Saturday, Nov. 15. 7 p.m. $55.80. The Ritz, Ybor City
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus w/Morning In May Friday, Nov. 21. 6 p.m. $25. Brass Mug, Tampa
That Mexican OT Tuesday, Dec. 2. 8 p.m. $53.04 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City
Andy Frasco & The U.N. w/TBA Saturday, Dec. 6. 7 p.m. $39.56 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Thursday, Dec. 11. 8 p.m. $149.65 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tampa
Obituary w/Intoxicated/Castrator Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 13 & 14. 6 p.m. $28.81. Brass Mug, Tampa
Tyler Hilton & Kate Voegele Thursday, Dec. 18. 8 p.m. $41.93. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
MGK w/Julia Wolf Friday, December 19. 7:30 p.m. $52.60 & up. Benchmark International Arena, Tampa.
The California Honeydrops Thursday, Jan. 8. 7 p.m. $41.62. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Southern Culture on the Skids Saturday, Jan. 17. 8 p.m. $30.30. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa
Gregory Alan Isakov Sunday, Jan. 18. 8 p.m. $135.95 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
John Waite Friday, January 30. 8 p.m. $57 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Sabaton w/Pop Evil/Wings of Steel Tuesday, Feb. 10. 7 p.m. $67 & up. Yuengling Center, Tampa
The Outlaws w/Jimmy Hall Thursday & Friday, February 19 & 20. 7:30 p.m. $50.50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater.
David Foster and Katharine McPhee Friday, Feb. 20. 8 p.m. $60.35 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Winter Pride Drag Race: Nina West Sunday, Feb. 22. 11 a.m. No cover, $26.90 & up for VIP. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Gino Vannelli Saturday, March 14. 8 p.m. $63 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
UPDATE 10/07/25 5:40 p.m. It’s spelled fucking ‘Kristofferson,’ Ray.
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This article appears in Oct. 2 – 8, 2025.