Philly-punk outfit Sweet Pill plays last show of the year in Tampa next month

Punk outfit Sweet Pill Credit: Uv Lucas

Open your diamond eyes, because Sweet Pill is about to wrap up its year by headlining a trio of gigs in Florida, including a grand finale in Tampa.

In terms of studio work, the five-piece has been taking a different route this year. Its new EP is a handful of rerecordings called “Unraveled,” a term that turned out to be Sweet Pill-coded for “acoustic.” As is tradition for a band’s acoustic era, the unplugged approach isn’t being met onstage at all. But considering how lead singer Zayna Youssef recently fractured her elbow after stage-diving while opening for Pool Kids in Philadelphia, there’ll probably at least be a sense of delicacy that isn’t usually on a punk stage, just for recovery purposes.

On a positive note, Sweet Pill has never headlined a show in Florida, and the Ybor City stop will also feature fellow Philadelphian, “emo mathcore” outfit Kaonashi, and scream queen trio-slash-Girls Rock alum Kitty Kitty Meow Meow on the bill.

Tickets to see Sweet Pill play Ybor City’s Crowbar on Sunday, Nov. 16 are still available and cost $25.98.