"After 20 years and thousands of shows,The Orpheum will be bidding you all a fond farewell," the owners wrote in a Facebook post announcing the closure.
The post did not provide any details on the new venue's location opening date. There was also no closing date for Orpheum's Ybor location at 1915 E 7th Ave.
According to Orpheum's website, shows are booked until May, then there's a three-month break before the venue hosts U.K. post-punk goth-rock band The Mission, The Chameleons and Theatre of Hate in September.
Orpheum owners have not responded to calls and texts from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. This post will be updated when a response comes in. The only interesting city document attached to the property is a summertime inquiry from a rep from Trulieve who wanted to know if a dispensary would be appropriate in the location Orpheum currently occupies.
The 700-plus capacity venue's spot has been on Seventh Avenue since 2011 after it moved from its original location at the corner of 8th St. and Avenida Republica de Cuba.
Over the course of 20 years, Orpheum has hosted thousands of bands in both its venues, including The Killers who played a last-minute set there in November 2019. When it moves out of the district, Ybor will be without a venue to accommodate shows too big for Crowbar (under 400 capacity) and too small for The Ritz (1,100 plus).
"I'm grateful for the opportunity I was given when I bought the business that I had worked at for years," Jerry Dufrain, co-owner of Orpheum wrote. "I'm grateful for my partner Dave, who has allowed me to build The Orpheum into what it is. I'm grateful for all the things that I've experienced and learned here."
