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Five months after its closure, local bands are still coming to together to help Born Free Pub find a new home

A benefit concert happens in Ybor City this weekend.

by Ray Roa March 13, 2024July 11, 2025

A benefit concert happens in Ybor City this weekend.

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Florida hardcore bands come to Tampa to help raise money for recently-shuttered venue Born Free

The beloved biker bar is still looking for a new home—and Orpheum plays host this weekend.

by Ray Roa January 17, 2024April 15, 2025

Beloved Tampa biker bar and music venue Born Free Pub & Grill is closed

Owners wrote that they’ve lost the lease.

by Ray Roa October 19, 2023July 24, 2025

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Q&A: Punk icon Lydia Lunch brings Retrovirus to Tampa biker bar on Friday

She’s part art revolutionary, part provocateur sex symbol.

by Arielle Stevenson September 27, 2023June 7, 2025

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Tennessee stoner-metal band Wyndrider drops in for Saturday concert at Tampa biker bar

It’s fitting to see the outfit play a bar called ‘Born Free.’

by Ray Roa September 19, 2023June 10, 2024

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Florida hardcore duo Two-Piece plays Tampa biker bar Born Free on Tuesday

Cold Steel, Gaijin, and Migrant Fury open.

by Ray Roa September 13, 2023December 4, 2024

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New local hardcore band Plague Spitter releases EP at Tampa biker bar Born Free

Philly ripper Freeze Mf opens the mid-week show.

by Ray Roa August 30, 2023August 13, 2024

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Born Free’s summer of hardcore continues when California’s Outta Pocket plays Tampa on Friday

Bands from Ohio, Jacksonville, Ocala and Tampa open the show.

by Ray Roa July 13, 2023July 19, 2023

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Masked Houston hardcore band Mexican Coke plays Tampa on Tuesday

The band is one of Houston’s most manic live music exports.

by Ray Roa June 23, 2023May 13, 2025

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Alabama hardcore band Apprehend plays Tampa biker bar on Saturday

Local acts Vacancy, Cold Steel, Cursed Birth and Jar will give these out-of-towners a warm welcome.

by Kyla Fields May 31, 2023August 16, 2023

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Tampa biker bar Born Free welcomes Gainesville grindcore band Fulcrum on Friday

Dead Mirrors opens the show along with Ramtha and Vacancy.

by Ray Roa April 12, 2023July 9, 2025

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Photos: West coast hardcore favorite Spy plays sold-out show at Tampa’s Born Free biker bar

by Ray Roa April 3, 2023

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California heavy-hitter Spy plays stacked hardcore concert at Tampa biker bar

Giants of the Florida scene open at Born Free.

by Ray Roa March 29, 2023June 16, 2023

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Orlando hardcore heavyweight Gillian Carter plays a Tampa biker bar on Friday

Pez, St. Pete shoegaze band Nashira opens along with South Florida “rot ‘n’ roll” trio Iron Buddha

by Ray Roa March 2, 2023October 6, 2023

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Tampa hardcore band Yield To None headlines Born Free pub on Friday

Razor and the Boogiemen plays support along with Tampa cybergrind duo Scissor Blade.

by Ray Roa February 15, 2023January 15, 2025

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In celebration of new album, Tampa grindcore band Collapsor plays three shows this week

The run starts with an album release on Saturday.

by Ray Roa February 3, 2023May 2, 2023

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Working class Atlanta punk band Antagonizers plays Tampa’s Born Free pub on Friday

Get your Oi!s in line.

by Ray Roa January 11, 2023December 6, 2024

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Tampa’s Born Free pub stages ear-splitting pre-New Year’s Eve concert

Thorn, fresh off a new album, opens.

by Ray Roa December 23, 2022November 8, 2023

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Metalcore band Godseyes headlines heavy Wednesday show at Tampa’s Born Free pub

There’s a wrestling-themed lucha-mask wearing Florida band on support.

by Ray Roa December 1, 2022October 29, 2024

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Swans’ Norman Westberg brings solo ambient, semi-improvisational work to Tampa on Sunday

He’s back at Born Free.

by Ray Roa October 12, 2022June 5, 2024