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SoundBytes: Blackbear, Yes, Asia, Speedy Ortiz and more

 
Speedy Ortiz will open for Interpol at the Mahaffey Theater on May 8, 2019. Photo courtesy of Shervin Lainez.
Speedy Ortiz will open for Interpol at the Mahaffey Theater on May 8, 2019. Photo courtesy of Shervin Lainez.
Published April 5, 2019

-- Interpol just booked a cool opener for their May 8 concert at the Mahaffey Theater: Indie rockers Speedy Ortiz. Click here.

-- Miranda Lambert has just booked dates for a ladies-first arena tour that'll hit Orlando's Amway Center on Nov. 9, with Maren Morris, Tenille Townes and Lambert's own Pistol Annies in tow. Click here.

-- Rapper Blackbear is coming to Jannus Live on May 31. Tickets are $31.50 and up. Click here.

-- Get ready for a whole night of British prog, rock and more. Yes and Asia, who have shared and do share several members (including Steve Howe, Geoff Downes and Billy Sherwood), are teaming up for a co-headlining tour that'll hit Ruth Eckerd Hall on July 12. Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Carl Palmer will be there with Asia and also his own Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy; and so will the Moody Blues's John Lodge. Got all that? Good, because tickets are on sale now for $63.25 and up. Click here.

-- Snarky Puppy is coming to Ruth Eckerd Hall on Sept. 26. Tickets are $33.25 and up. Click here.

-- Rapper Joe Budden will bring his Joe Budden Podcast to the Straz Center in Tampa on May 3. Tickets are $33.75 and up. Click here.

Contact Jay Cridlin at cridlin@tampabay.com or (727) 893-8336. Follow @JayCridlin.