Review: In first outdoor ‘Eras’ show, Taylor Swift took Tampa to a pristine, almost perfect, fantasyland [PHOTOS]

There was a lot to see at Taylor Swift’s Tampa show on Thursday night. A disco ball motorcycle helmet. Custom denim jackets.…

By Ray Roa

Taylor Swift plays Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on April 13, 2023.
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Photos: In Tampa, Tesla is still out there 'kickin' ass'

Elon Musk is really putting a damper on searches for "Tesla," but at least the Sacramento rock band is taking it in stride…

By Ray Roa

Tesla
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Everyone we saw when Mike Ingold launched his new guitar company with a free Tampa concert

Tampa-based luthier, musician and educator Mike Ingold got his new guitar-making company out in the public eye last Friday with a free…

By Ray Roa

Roxx Revolt & the Velvets plays Hooch and Hive in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 13, 2023.
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Photos: An ageless Barry Manilow plays Tampa's Amalie Arena

History says Barry Manilow is 79 years old. Don't tell that to ageless iconic American songwriter though. Mr. "Copacabana" was in Tampa…

By Ray Roa

Barry Manilow plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 14, 2023.
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Nelly, and everyone else we saw at Tampa Edition’s New Year’s Eve party

Everyone kept their clothes on, but Nelly got it hot on the Tampa Edition rooftop for a New Year’s Eve party at…

By Ray Roa

Nelly plays the Tampa Edition on Dec. 31, 2022.
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Photos: Backstreet Boys, Flo Rida headline Jingle Ball’s nostalgic return to Tampa

Since COVID-19 shut things down in mid-March 2020, Tampa Bay's megaconcert scene has seen two installments of 97x Next Big Thing, Reggae…

By Josh Bradley

Nick Carter (L) and Howie Dorough of Backstreet Boys at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 16, 2022.
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Photos: UK metalcore favorite Loathe plays Tampa Orpheum

Liverpool metal band Loathe was in the states yesterday for a show at Tampa Orpheum where Omerta and Unity TX opened.

By Ray Roa

Photos: UK metalcore favorite Loathe plays Tampa Orpheum
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Photos: Mario and Bow Wow bring Ying Yang Twins, Keri Hilson and more to Tampa's Amalie Arena

Christmas came early for fans of early-2000s pop, hip-hop and R&B on Friday, Nov. 18 when the Millennium Tour rolled into Tampa's…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Mario and Bow Wow bring Ying Yang Twins, Keri Hilson and more to Tampa's Amalie Arena
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Photos: Deathcore favorite Lorna Shore brings 'Pain Remains' album to Tampa Orpheum

Lorna Shore has seen a lot of change in the course of its 13-year existence, but the best version of the Jersey…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Deathcore hero Lorna Shore brings 'Pain Remains' album to Tampa Orpheum
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Review: In Tampa more than 13,000 fans show why the Iron Maiden family might never slow down at all

“I like a crowd I can see…and a crowd I can smell!” energetic lead singer and frontman Bruce Dickinson announced while addressing…

By Gabe Echazabal

Iron Maiden plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 27, 2022.
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Review: In Tampa, Aston Barrett Jr.'s Wailers satisfy the souls of Bob Marley fans

On Tuesday night, The Wailers came to the Ritz Ybor for a soul shaking experience that only a reggae show could offer.…

By Isaiah Stephens

The band including original members Aston “Familyman” Barrett, Junior Marvin, Donald Kinsey, and an assortment of members from the famously gifted Barrett family.
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Photos: Cuban music superstar-in-the-making Cimafunk rocks Ybor City

He came, he saw, he brought the cumbia. Cuban music superstar-in-the-making Erik Alejandro Iglesias Rodríguez was in Ybor City last Friday night for…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Cuban music superstar-in-the-making Cimafunk rocks Ybor City
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Photos: Cypress Hill plays Tampa's Hard Rock Event Center

Dr. Greenthumb was in the building last Sunday night when B-Real and Cypress Hill invited fans to inhale, exhale and rock with…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Cypress Hill plays Tampa's Hard Rock Event Center
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Photos: Smashing Pumpkins brings Jane's Addiction to Tampa's Amalie Arena

After going record shopping in Seminole Heights, The Smashing Pumpkins—touring ahead of a whole slew of new music—helped turn Tampa's Amalie Arena…

By Ray Roa

The Smashing Pumpkins play Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Oct, 7, 2022.
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Photos: Panic! At the Disco brings Marina and Jake Wesley Rogers to Tampa

Brendon Urie brought some serious panic to Amelie Arena last night, when his pop-punk band Panic! At the Disco brought along Marina…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Panic! At the Disco brings Marina and Jake Wesley Rogers to Tampa
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Photos: Karol G plays Tampa's Amalie Arena just head of Hurricane Ian evacuation orders

A slight scheduling conflict meant that Colombian Billboard chart-topper—and pal of Becky G and Bad Bunny—Karol G, had to play Tampa on…

By Ray Roa

Karol G plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 25, 2022.
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Photos: Intoxicated, Heaven's Gate bring best of Florida metal to Tampa's Born Free Pub & Grill

A cauldron of old school Tampa metal vibes stirred on the west end of Sulphur Springs Friday night when Intoxicated, a Central…

By Ray Roa

Heaven's Gate plays Born Free Pub & Grill in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 23, 2022.
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Photos: Everyone we saw when Off With Their Heads played Hooch and Hive in Tampa

Tampa Bay promoter Savage Beat brought a heavyweight punk show to Tampa's West River district on Thursday night, with a show headlined…

By Ray Roa

Fans at Hooch and Hive in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 22, 2022.
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Photos: Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and Busta Rhymes bring the golden-era of NYC hip-hop to Tampa

All the Tampa Bay hip-hop heads—including some with their kids—came out to MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on Wednesday night to see a…

By Ray Roa

GZA of Wu-Tang Clan plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 21, 2022.
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Photos: Lamb of God brings Killswitch Engage and Baroness to Tampa's MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

Thousands of ears are ringing across Tampa Bay this morning, and they belong to heavy metal fans who piled into the old…

By Ray Roa

Lamb of God plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 17, 2022.
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Photos: Everyone we saw when The Path played Tampa's Hooch and Hive on Thursday

Last night, St. Pete's Leadfoot Promotions brought the 'Burg—including VFW Post 39 OG Lady V—to Tampa venue Hooch and Hive for a…

By Ray Roa

St. Pete's Lady V, working the door at Hooch and Hive in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 8, 2022.
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Photos: Ghost brings new album, and Mastodon, to Tampa's Yuengling Center

Swedish metal giant Ghost brought a new album, Imperatour, to Tampa on Tuesday night for the band's only Florida show supporting the…

By Ray Roa

Ghost plays Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 6, 2022.
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Photos: Rod Stewart and Cheap Trick finally play Tampa's Amalie Arena

Two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were in Tampa Bay last night when Sir Rod Stewart finally made it to…

By Ray Roa

Rod Stewart plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 3, 2022.
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Review: Santana and Earth, Wind and Fire play the game of love at very sold-out Tampa gig

A shoulder-to-shoulder crowd of hippies and Rob Thomas buffs was treated to a sprinkling of the Woodstock experience Saturday night at Tampa's…

By Josh Bradley

Santana plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 27, 2022.
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Review: The Black Keys storm through powerful Tampa show at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

“That’s Patrick on the drums, my name is Dan, we’re the Black Keys from Akron, Ohio,” announced Dan Auerbach midway through his…

By Danielle Malkin

The Black Keys play MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 25, 2022.
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Review: The lights literally go out every time Snail Mail plays Ybor City

Lindsey Jordan thinks the chickens running free in Ybor City are crazy. But they're not the wildest things about her trips to…

By Ray Roa

Snail Mail plays The Ritz in Ybor City, Florida on Aug. 24, 2022.
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Review: In Tampa, Jack Johnson delivers backyard BBQ vibes, Ziggy Marley, to 15,000 party people

If you're gonna have a party, you’re going to need drinks. While it was nowhere near Buffett-levels, there were enough of those…

By Ray Roa

Jack Johnson plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 19, 2022.
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Review: Michael Bublé helps Tampa fans get 'Higher'

Crooning, class, and style have never gone out of fashion for Michael Bublé. The 46-year-old Canadian vocalist is the consummate showman and…

By Gabe Echazabal

Michael Bublé plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 13, 2022.
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Review: Lil Baby and Chris Brown bring hits upon hits to sold-out Tampa show

What makes a superstar performance? Is it the power to draw another major star onto the stage as a co-headliner? Is it…

By Isaiah Stephens

Lil Baby plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 13, 2022.
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Photos: Rising Tampa rapper Doechii drops into Mischief Monday at The Ritz Ybor

Last Monday, on Aug. 8, on the same day Twitter Music changed its name to it say it was listening to Doechii,…

By Ray Roa

Doechii at The Ritz in Ybor City, Florida on Aug. 8, 2022.
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