Leon Bridges plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on September 14, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

Last night, for a crowd of over 1,400, Leon Bridges did that thing where he leaves a room spellbound. There were young folks all dappered up and older folks who looked proud that there was finally an artist who inspired their children to dress well in public.

The entire night, actually, was a great look at a man who will hopefully be sharing his talent with the world for a long time. From our review:

The man has admitted how much his style means to him. He shops at vintage clothing shops and wipes his face with a handkerchief. At first, it seems like the jacket and pants are way too big for him, like he accidentally purchased from the big & tall section. Then he dances. He shimmies, kind of effortlessly around the stage, elbows cocked at 90-degrees, head held high fingers locked and ready to snap. Then, it’s easy to realize that he needs that extra room in the pants to move. Bridges looks good in tailored suits, but he looks a thousand times better when he’s uninhibited on stage, dancing his cotdamn ass off.

Read the rest of the review here, and listen to a playlist featuring nearly all of the songs from last night's set list by following this playlist on Spotify

Setlist: Leon Bridges — September 14, 2016 (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida)

01. Smooth Sailin’
02. Outta Line
03. There She Goes
04. Pull Away
05. The Juice
06. Better Man
07. Golden Room
08. Lonely Road
09. Lisa Sawyer
10. Texas Sun
11. Hold On
12. Flowers
13. Twinstin & Groovin’
14. Shine
15. Coming Home
16. River

17. Pony

18. Pussyfootin’

19. Mississippi Kisses

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...