Southern-rock band Blackberry Smoke plays Tampa this weekend

Blackberry Smoke plays the kind of good ol’ Southern rock that makes you want to drink Jack Daniels, smoke cigarettes, and burn a Confederate flag.

The Atlanta band has been around since the early aughts and has already achieved what every Southern band hopes for—opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Now, they follow acts like Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Village People and Plain White T’s as a Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival 2025 headliner.

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This article appears in Apr 24-30, 2025.