The last time Eric Church played Amalie Arena, nearly 16,000 fans packed in and hunkered down for a three-hour, 36-song set. And while the 43-year-old country superstar—and Billboard’s current get-your-vaccine-cover-boy—has been mostly hunkered down throughout the pandemic, he’s ready to go back on tour.
Today, Church announced a new 55-city tour that includes a March 5 stop at Tampa’s Amalie Arena. Tickets to see Eric Church in Tampa for “The Gather Again Tour” go on sale to the public on Friday, May 7 at 10 a.m. There’s no price listed online, but Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out to a rep for Amalie Arena to get more information. A press release says that Church Choir members (that’s the fan club, not actually choir singers) get access early.
Ticket prices are $35.25, $65.25 (majority of the tickets available), $95.25, $145.25 and $165.25.
The only other Florida date on the tour is on March 4, 2022 at Orlando’s Amway Center.
To accommodate as many fans as possible, Church is touring with an in-the-round setup for the first time in his career. He also wants all his fans to get vaccinated.
“It became very clear to me that the only way to really get back to normal is through vaccinations. You’ve got to get needles in arms,” Church told Billboard. And get this, he believes epidemiologists and industry experts who say getting a vaccine is a good idea.
“I just want to play shows,” he continued in an appeal to anyone who gets big mad about vaxx-talk. “Politics’ job is to divide – that’s how you win elections. Those things that unite us are music and sports. The times when, whether you’re a Democrat or Republican or whatever, you throw your arm around the person next to you. We need that. I need that.”
UPDATED: 04/32/21 10:50 a.m. Updated with ticket prices.
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