If this was the start of a victory lap for storied Ybor City venue Crowbar, then Underoath has set one hell of a pace.
The Grammy-nominated homegrown hardcore hero technically wrapped a nearly year-long, two-leg national tour with Papa Roach last Saturday at Tampa’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, but announced from the stage this surprise show for just 400 fans. The intimate gig was meant to be a tribute to followers who might not have shelled out for tickets to see the band play a short opening arena set—and a chance for Underoath to play Crowbar one more time before the lease runs out this summer.
“You guys are day one fans,” Underoath frontman Spencer Chamberlain said last Monday night, adding that the show sold out in half-an-hour.
It was a family affair, too, with kids and high-schoolers mixed into a crowd of mostly 30-to-40 somethings reveling in a punchy set that included the best stuff from Underoath’s latest album, The Place After This One, and a wild three-song climax of the band’s most-beloved cuts. Thin Spaces, a homegrown rock band that includes Dark Cycle Clothing co-founder Adam Enfinger and original Anberlin drummer Jerad Griffin, opened alongside Social Wreckage, a band that includes Maren McTague, daughter of Underoath guitarist Tim McTague.
Looking fit despite the grueling tour they just wrapped, Chamberlain—together with McTague, bassist Grant Brandell, drummer Aaron Gillespie, and multi-instrumentalist Chris Dudley—promised to return to Tampa in 2026, too.
All photos by Dave Decker
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This article appears in Oct. 2 – 8, 2025.