Lainey Wilson plays Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on July 7, 2023. Credit: Annabella Vivero / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Rising country star Lainey Wilson, recently named to this year’s Time magazine Time100 Next list of future newsmakers, is ready to serenade Tampa.
The young singer already has a Grammy under her belt for Bell Bottom Country, and the sky seems the limit for this bold and boisterous singer. Wilson winds down her lengthy Whirlwind World Tour, a going concern since the summer, with a final date in Orlando this weekend. So spirits, musical and otherwise, should be high when she gets to Benchmark International Arena for the penultimate stop.
“She’s a legend already,” says Miranda Lambert. We believe her.

This post first appeared at our sibling publication Orlando Weekly.
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