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Emo Night Tampa returns from hiatus with all-covers Halloween concert

Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182 and more are on the agenda.

by Ray Roa October 26, 2023August 4, 2025

Pilot Jonezz Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla

After clocking out for a summer break, Tampa’s eight-years-running Emo Night party is back on Halloween with an all-covers concert that sees local bands covering the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182 and Radiohead.

There’s even a special Weakerthans cover set happening courtesy of a one-off supergroup featuring members of beloved Bay area rock outfits Bad, Bad Things, Pet Lizard and Turkey Boy.

Tickets to the Emo Night Tampa Halloween II party happening Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Crowbar in Ybor City are $10.

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This article appears in Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2023.

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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... More by Ray Roa