Rod Stewart plays intimate Tampa casino gig on Friday

And one day he’ll finally start that Big Band tour.

By Josh Bradley on Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 1:53 pm

Photo by Phil DeSimone

Rod Stewart, who plays the Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 16, 2024.

Rod the Bod keeps on talking about how he’s done playing his rock material and wants to spend the rest of his touring career focusing on his big band material (which Judy Collins praised at a downtown Clearwater gig last month), but despite a new swing album with Jools Hollis due later this month, the 79-year-old is having a hard time letting it go.

Stewart—who just played the casino last year—is currently fresh off of a Las Vegas residency, and is even set to co-headline a gig or two with Billy Joel later this year, so while part of me doubts we’ll ever get those big-band-focused shows, you can’t hate on the hits. He wears it well, you know.

Tickets to see Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa on Friday, Feb. 16 are going for $275.

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Review: At Tampa Hard Rock, Rod Stewart relishes being on ‘the smallest stage I’ve played on in a long time’

Rod Stewart plays Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 16, 2023.

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Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in Tampa Bay. Check the music section in print and online every week for the latest in local live music.

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