A close-up portrait photograph of musician Chris Kirkpatrick smiling warmly at the camera. They have short dark hair, a neatly trimmed beard with touches of gray, and are wearing a black jacket layered over a black top, accented by a thick silver chain necklace. The background is softly blurred with a shallow depth of field, revealing abstract shapes in dark blue and bright yellow, indicative of a brightly lit event or premiere setting.Chris Kirkpatrick at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on Nov. 15, 2026. Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock

If there was a tour built around late-’90s/early-2000s “Total Request Live,” it might look like this gig coming to local theme park

Chris Kirkpatrick, the kooky, formerly-braided countertenor from Nsync (stylized all-caps_, tops the festivities along with “All Or Nothing” boy band O-Town, LFO “Summer Girls,” and Ashlee Simpson ex-boyfriend Ryan Cabrera (“On The Way Down”).

Chris Kirkpatrick’s performance at the Busch Gardens Food, Wine & Garden Festival in Tampa on Saturday, May 9 is included with park admission.

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This article appears in May 07 – 13, 2026.

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