Category: Concert Announcements

Whether it’s through their music, or even just their trademark tongue-and-lips logo, who doesn’t know The Rolling Stones?

Monday morning, Raymond James Stadium unveiled a banner with the Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers’ iconic logo. That same day, the band posted online about “feeling restless,” obviously meaning another leg of their No Filter Tour, currently one of the top ten highest-grossing concert tours of all time. And just confirmed just under an hour ago: One of its new stops will indeed be at Tampa’s own Raymond James Stadium, on July 5, 2020. Tickets go onsale next Friday, and if you plan on going, you’d better jump at it.

Keith, Charlie, Ronnie, and Mick haven’t played a show in Tampa since 2005, when they sold out the St. Pete Times Forum to promote A Bigger Bang, their most recent album of new material. That was just over a month after Sir Paul McCartney sold the place out himself.

This will not be the first time the No Filter Tour will be presented in Florida, though. Last year, following Mick Jagger’s heart surgery, Miami and Jacksonville got a taste of the codgers’ everlasting talent. And in 2015, Orlando got the Zip Code Tour. I think it’s safe to say that Tampa has been tortured relentlessly, and we’ve waited long enough.

Heavy metal in Tampa? No way. Not here. Quit dreaming.

Hard rock legends Slash and Axl Rose have not always been the best of friends, and because of this, Guns N’ Roses are really just getting back on their feet. Following Slash’s departure from the band in 1996, Axl continued the group without the legend, and the band started to lose a few fans and even started playing intimate venues in some cases. But four years ago, something changed: The thirtieth anniversary of the group’s formation came around, and rumors began to spread that Axl and Slash were just gonna hug out everything that happened. In early 2016, those rumors were confirmed, and the group announced the Not In This Lifetime Tour, which would go through the United States, and later the rest of the world. The only Florida stop on the first US leg of the tour was in Orlando at Camping World Stadium, and on the second leg, Marlins Park in Miami. The last time they played in Tampa was in 2006, but the last time proper Guns, with Slash, played here, was at the old Suncoast Dome in late 1991. And guess who their opener was? Freakin’ Soundgarden.

But on another note, here’s the point:

Nearly thirty years later, the real Guns N’ Roses will, at long last, play Raymond James Stadium on August 15, 2020. Tickets go on sale this Friday. If you want to try your luck and go, I wish you the best of luck, as tickets are probably gonna go fast. But be sure to hope really hard that Axl will show up, or else you’ll be part of another infamous GnFnR riot.

Prog fans, get ready to burn a hole in your wallet so big, it burns away. No, Rush is not getting back together. But it’s actually the next big thing. On July 12 2019, over at Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall, the remaining members of four bands will come together for one massively unforgettable night of music.

The lineup is as follows: Steve Howe’s incarnation of YES, Asia, (minus the late great John Wetton) John Lodge of The Moody Blues, and Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy. Oh, and also legendary album cover artist Roger Dean will be displaying his artwork.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, and will start at $63.25. The show hasn’t officially been announced by YES, or Ruth Eckerd Hall yet, but when it does, it’s bound to sell out before the show happens.

It’s a wonder Phil Collins still tours. With damaged nerves and back problems, the legendary drummer of Genesis, and obviously the soul behind an incredible solo career, can no longer drum. Hence why his teenaged son is part of his backing band.

This past summer, Phil did a US leg of his critically acclaimed Not Dead Yet comeback tour, his first US tour in years. But due to overwhelming demand, another limited US run has been announced, and unlike last time, this one will roll into Tampa, over at Amalie Arena. September 26 will be Phil’s first show around here since 2004, which is surprising, considering the fact that he has a house in Miami, and holds galas there from time to time. Maybe he would have taken the drive up here.

Tickets go on sale to the public next Saturday at 10am, and will start at $50. He cancelled a Genesis show two songs in at Tampa Stadium once in 1992. But he hasn’t done it since. With that out of the way, do you care anymore? He’s a living legend, and he sits down the whole show. We’re lucky he still lives on this earth.

It’s been a hard few years for rock sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. After a family related falling out midway through their massive Rock Hall Three For All tour with Joan Jett and The Blackhearts and Cheap Trick, the Magic Man singers have hardly been on speaking terms until as recently as last year. Both sisters said that they were willing to reunite and put everything behind them. And there were signs of that on the official Heart website as early as last week, when the homepage was taken over by a countdown to something.

On August 17, 2019, one day before Queen + Adam Lambert rock Tampa’s Amalie Arena, Heart’s Love Alive Tour, with special guests Elle King and yes, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, will stop 15 minutes away, over at the Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheater. Tickets go on sale this Friday on LiveNation.

In spite of Ann Wilson releasing a covers album, Immortal back in September, maybe some new material will be released from the Wilson sisters. But whether there is any or not, this is not a show to miss.

No Axl Rose? Oh well. These two legends likely won’t be playing an extensive amount of Guns N’ Roses music anyway.

Guitar legend Slash and vocalist Myles Kennedy have been jamming together for years on end. And whenever Slash isn’t shredding for Axl and Duff, he’s on the road with Myles. And with a new album out last year, why not? Slash hasn’t been to the US in a year or two, so now the time has come for some Americans to experience a duo that will probably go down as one of the most legendary rock duos in history.

On August 13, 2019 at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators will conclude their US summer tour. Tickets go on-sale to the public Friday, and is a primarily GA show. GA tickets start at a whopping $33.

Keep an eye out for those pre-sales, too. The SiriusXM one is happening right now, and that code is…well, you figure it out. I just said it!

Jon Anderson of Yes has a new solo album coming out this year. 1000 Hands: Chapter One has been nearly 3 decades in the making, and will feature contributions from Robby Steinhardt of Kansas, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, and fellow Yes bandmate, the late, great Chris Squire.

For the last few years, he’s been on the road with Yesmates Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman. But once again, they’ve parted ways. For now, anyway.

Anderson has just announced a tour in support of the new album, and on May 8, 2019, Clearwater’s Capitol Theatre will get a taste of him solo. His last time here solo was in 2014 over at Ruth Eckerd Hall, when the Capitol was still under renovations.

The show has not officially been announced by Ruth Eckerd Hall, but has been confirmed on his website. I’ll keep this page updated as more information comes out.

Once legendary British rockers The Who finished off their critically acclaimed The Who Hits 50! tour in 2016, and then some in 2017, surviving members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey parted ways for a year so they can do their own things. It felt like The Who was finally over.

Wrong.

Late last week, they announced a forthcoming album of new material, their first like that in 13 years, along with a tour with a symphony orchestra. But that was the only info we were given, other than the fact that Daltrey is thinking that this is his last tour. Then again, he’s been saying that for 40 years.

Nonetheless, on September 22, 2019, The Who’s Moving On! tour will arrive at Tampa’s Amalie Arena.

UPDATE: Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10AM, and will start at $66.75.

Nope. You’re not on drugs. (Well, metaphorically anyway.)

The last time the original lineup of Queen, one of the most respected and known rock bands of all time was in Florida was when they stopped in Lakeland on the Jazz tour in 1978. That’s right. Smash hits such as Another One Bites The Dust and Radio Gaga had not yet been written or recorded. But now, everything is different. Of course, Freddie Mercury passed away in 1991, and there’s nothing that can be done about that. Yet Queen’s two sole surviving members, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor hired Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers to front them for a few years, and on their 2006 US tour, Florida, specifically Miami and Jacksonville were played for the first time in almost 30 years.

But now, Bri and Roger have hired American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert to front the group. Their first few dates were in the US, and they did not come near Florida at all. Last year, they announced another US tour, and they snubbed Florida again. This year, the group has toured Aussie and New Zealand, and stood by to watch the making of the groundbreaking theatrical biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. And they’ve just announced some new US dates.

But there will be something very different about this set of dates.

On August 18, 2019, Queen + Adam Lambert will rock Amalie Arena for the first time ever. This will also be the group’s first time in the Tampa Bay area ever, excluding a show the old Sunshine Speedway in St. Pete in March 1975 that was cancelled due to being too small of a venue. That’s right: Bohemian Rhapsody was still not a thing last time they were supposed to rock Tampa. Can you imagine what a Queen show must have been like without it?

Tickets go on sale December 7, and will start at $45.75. While retired original bassist John Deacon will not be present, we just may get a glimpse or two of Freddie. We Tampa fans only expect the best for a legendary rock band that’s about to make their debut here, after close to 50 years.

SHARON! If your Monday is going off the rails, this is news that will blow your mind.

Ozzy Osbourne is one of the many legends of rock who have announced his retirement from touring this year, and after a recent medical scare, it was believed that he may have to put the tour off. But nope.

The Prince Of Darkness just announced his rescheduled shows for next year, as well as a new batch. One of the new ones includes a stop at Tampa’s Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheater on June 2. And the craziest part? Megadeth will open for him.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, starting at a whopping $29.50. With a lineup as such, it’s almost like Ozzfest is coming in, so get your tickets as soon as presale begins!