Max Bemis of Say Anything, which plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on Nov. 3, 2024. Credit: Photo by Crystal Kirby
All the real boys who raged to Say Anything’s landmark 2004 album are probably real-old men by now, but that’s not going to stop them from tiptoeing back into the pit for this tour.

Last month, Say Anything announced that fall run to celebrate the 20th anniversary of …Is A Real Boy would kick off in Florida and land in Tampa Bay in November.

While frontman Max Bemis said that band was retiring in 2019, the stop finds the L.A. emo/pop-punk band playing the 21-track concept album in full, plus supporting its newest album, …Is Committed, released last May.

Tickets to see Say Anything play Jannus Live in St. Petersburg on Sunday, Nov. 3 are still available and start at $34. Social Animals, Circus Trees and Runt open the show.

See Josh Bradley’s latest new concert roundup below.

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Buju Banton w/Fridayy Sunday, Aug. 25. 8 p.m. $54.75 & up. Amalie Arena, Tampa

Buffalo Strange Saturday, Aug. 31. 7 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Meghan Trainor w/Paul Russell Monday, Sept. 2. 8 p.m. $150 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

Fea w/Hovercar/Eleni and The Uprising Thursday, Sept. 5. 7 p.m. $10. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Rewind Reunion: Huda Hudia w/Xquizit DJ X/DJ Mondo/Jason Gemini/Matt The Brat/more Saturday, Sept. 7. 8 p.m. $10. The Ritz, Ybor City

Back 2 Da Streetz: Gucci Mane w/Rob 49/Yung Miami/Plies/Ball Greezy/Tom G./more Friday, Sept. 20. 8 p.m. $59 & up. Yuengling Center, Tampa

Carter Vail (opening for Yung Gravy) Saturday, Sept. 21. 7 p.m. $35.75 & up. Yuengling Center, Tampa

PJ Sin Suela Saturday, Sept. 21. 7 p.m. $25 & up. Crowbar, Ybor City

Mad Caddies w/Ballyhoo!/Hey-Smith Sunday, Sept. 22. 7 p.m. $27. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Huron John w/DBMK/more TBA Thursday, Oct. 3. 7 p.m. $18. Crowbar, Ybor City

Emorfik Friday, Oct. 18. 10 p.m. $15 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Fantasia Friday, Oct. 25. 7:30 p.m. $39.50 & up. The BayCare Sound, Clearwater

Rex Orange County Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday. $29.50 & up. Morsani Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Saturdays At Your Place w/Carpool/Harrison Gordon/Trash Saturday, Oct. 26. 7:30 p.m. $18. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Say Anything w/The Social Animals/Circus Trees/Runt Sunday, Nov. 3. 6:30 p.m. $34. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Hammer & Nail Fest: Three Knee Deep w/No Friend of Mine/Cold Steel/Right On Time/Migrant Fury/Zero Chill/Death Before Dishonor/Vietnom/Exit Strategy/more Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 & 9. 6 p.m. Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday. $30 per day, $50 for weekend pass. Crowbar, Ybor City

Bridge City Sinners w/Holy Locust/Possessed by Paul James/Lightnin’ Luke Friday, Nov. 15. 7 p.m. $25. Crowbar, Ybor City

King’s X w/Sound & Shape Thursday, Dec. 5. 8 p.m. $30 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Steel Panther Thursday, Dec. 12. 8 p.m. $32.50 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Celebrating Meat Loaf: Caleb Johnson w/The Neverland Express Saturday, Jan. 25. 8 p.m. $29 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Burton Cummings w/Jim Messina Friday, Feb. 7. 8 p.m. $40 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

The Black Crowes Wednesday, Feb. 12. 7:30 p.m. $83 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

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This article appears in Aug 1-7, 2024.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...