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  1. At Taylor Swift’s Tampa concerts, no light-up costumes are allowed
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Taylor Swift performs songs during The 1989 World Tour in Cleveland in 2015. For her Eras Tour coming to Tampa April 13-15, light-up costumes and signs will not be permitted.
  2. How Florida Taylor Swift fans are dressing for her Tampa shows
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Left from right: Friendship bracelets made by Stephanie Smith, a "Bejeweled" inspired outfit by Ashley Devenport and a costume that nods to multiple Taylor Swift eras by Diego Colon.
  3. Gasparilla Music Festival in Tampa: Here’s the lineup
    Mar. 30• Music News
    The Allman Betts Band performs during the Gasparilla Music Festival at Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in 2022. The festival returns to Curtis Hixon on April 29-30, 2023.
  5. Taylor Swift dance parties, tailgates and more around Tampa Bay
    Mar. 30• Music
    Taylor Swift performs during her Eras tour at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on March 24, 2023.
  6. A guide to Taylor Swift in Tampa: Parking, schedule, resale tickets and more
    Mar. 30• Life & Culture
    Taylor Swift performs during her Eras tour at Allegiant Stadium, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Las Vegas.
  7. The Smashing Pumpkins are coming to Tampa with Interpol in August
    Mar. 28• Music News
    The Smashing Pumpkins are playing Tampa's MidFlorida Credit Union Ampitheatre in August 2023.
  8. John Mayer is bringing his acoustic tour to Tampa this fall
    Mar. 27• Music News
    John Mayer performs on Monday, March 20, 2023, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
  9. Comedian and musician Tim Heidecker is coming to the Tampa Theatre
    Mar. 23• Life & Culture
    Tim Heidecker attends a Premiere Party for "Killing It" on Wednesday, April. 6, 2022, Casita Hollywood in Los Angeles.
  10. Taylor Swift in Tampa: parking and traffic tips
    Mar. 23• Music
    Taylor Swift, shown performing during the opener of her Eras tour on March 17 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, will be in Tampa for three sold-out shows April 13, 14 and 15. Fans are advised to plan ahead for parking and traffic.
  11. Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine hospitalized after attackers assault him at Florida gym, deputies say
    Mar. 22• Crime
    FILE - Rapper Daniel Hernandez, known as Tekashi 6ix9ine, performs during the Philipp Plein Women's 2019 Spring-Summer Collection, unveiled during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, Sept. 21, 2018. Palm Beach County sheriff's investigators said an altercation occurred Tuesday night between Hernandez and several people. Hernandez's injuries were not considered life-threatening.
  12. Def Leppard drummer attacked outside Florida Four Seasons hotel
    Mar. 21• Florida
    Rick Allen, of Def Leppard, shown in this 2019 photo, is recovering from an attack earlier this month outside a Florida hotel. Allen, who was in South Florida to perform a show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, was attacked while taking a smoke break outside the the Four Seasons hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach.
  13. The original Misfits lineup to play Tampa’s MidFlorida Credit Union this summer
    Mar. 21• Music News
    Glenn Danzig plays at the Wacken Open Air festival in July 2018.
  14. Concert by Chicago to celebrate Hooters 40th anniversary in Clearwater
    Mar. 20• Life & Culture
    Chicago, shown here at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Barclays Center in New York in 2016, will perform in Clearwater's Coachman Park on Oct. 7 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Hooters.
  15. Speak Easy showcases the lively creativity of Tampa Bay’s indie music community
    Mar. 15• Music Interviews
    Guitarist Eric Yoder (left), drummer Jack Clements, bassist Brendon Porter and keyboardist K Sahagian make up the St. Petersburg band Speak Easy. Saxophone player Nick Bredal (back left) and percussionist Devin Constant are part of their live ensemble.
  16. The Cure to play a Tampa show for the first time since 2008
    Mar. 9• Music News
    Robert Smith, singer for The Cure, looks to other band members during their 2004 concert at the then-Ford Amphitheatre.
  17. Gasparilla Music Festival will happen in April at Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Park
    Mar. 9• Music News
    The Allman Betts Band performs during the Gasparilla Music Festival at Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in 2022. The festival returns to the park April 29-30, 2023.
  18. Soulja Boy to bring pretty boy swag to Tampa’s Ritz Ybor
    Mar. 8• Music News
    In this file photo, Soulja Boy performs on stage at the Rich Gang Tour at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa.
  19. New Clearwater music venue at Coachman Park gets a name and artist lineup
    Mar. 8• Life & Culture
    A recent aerial drone photo shows construction in progress on the site of Coachman Park in Clearwater. The amphitheater has been given a name, The Sound, and Kenny Loggins and Billy Currington are among the artists lined up to perform after it opens in June.
  20. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa coming to Tampa this summer
    Mar. 6• Music News
    Actor and recording artist Snoop Dogg is seen on the field before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the New Orleans Saints on Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa.
  21. Lynyrd Skynyrd show at Florida Strawberry Festival still on despite member’s death
    Mar. 6• Life & Culture
    Lynyrd Skynyrd, shown here with Gary Rossington in the center front, will perform at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City on March 12. Rossington died on Sunday, but the show will go on.
  22. Taylor Swift tickets in Tampa are hard to find, leading to scams
    Mar. 6• Music News
    Taylor Swift performs at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2022. Tickets to Swift's show at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa next month are hard to find, and some fans are falling victim to scams.
  23. Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dead at 71
    Mar. 6• Music News
    Gary Rossington of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at the 2015 Big Barrel Country Music Festival at The Woodlands in Dover, Del. Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71.
  24. Wu-Tang Clan and Nas coming to Tampa for Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino pool party
    Feb. 27• Music News
    Wu-Tang Clan, left, and Nas will perform at a pool party hosted by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa in September.
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