A concert photograph showing Elizabeth Stokes of the New Zealand indie rock band The Beths performing live on stage at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida, on June 21, 2023. Positioned center-right in a medium three-quarter shot, Stokes sings into a stand-mounted microphone while playing a dark electric guitar with a white pickguard. She wears a bright pink short-sleeved collared shirt, dark denim shorts, and has dark shoulder-length hair with bangs. The stage is bathed in deep red performance lighting, with red curtains, stage lights, a drum kit, and a Pabst Blue Ribbon banner visible in the background.The Beths play Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on June 21, 2023. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

The Beths are not from Australia. The New Zealand indie-rock band, however, is in America and headed for Florida this fall.

The Kiwi quartet is a bonafide band of sweethearts famous for a bouncy, joyous, album-accurate live show that touches every part of its now four-LP discography going back to 2018.

Touring behind last year’s Straight Line Was a Lie, The Beths have three Florida shows in October, including one in Tampa.

The band’s last appearance in the Bay area—a June 2023 show at the show-shuttered Crowbar—found bassist Benjamin Sinclair applauding the city’s infrastructure, specifically, the rail. “Light rail, heavy rail, the infrastructure, it’s all very nice,” he said. Sadly, Tampa has not added any notable public transport options since then.

A social media post from @thebeths says the band will actually “play your favourite Beths songs by spontaneous request!” at the gig.

Tickets to see The Beths Saturday play The Ritz in Ybor City on Saturday, Oct. 3 are still available for $36.05.

See Josh Bradley’s weekly roundup of new concerts coming to Tampa Bay below.

Straight Line Was A Lie by The Beths

Chenayder (opening for The Two Lips) Wednesday, Sept. 16. 7 p.m. $25.98. New World Music Hall, Tampa

Liquid Pennies w/Deaf Company/DJ J Dog Saturday, Aug. 22. 9:30 p.m. $FREE. The Bends, St. Petersburg

Michael Franti Trio w/Wheeland Brothers Wednesday, Sept. 23. 7 p.m. $52.85 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

200 Stab Wounds Sunday, Sept. 27. 7 p.m. $31.88. Orpheum, Tampa

Said The Sky w/Nurko Saturday, Oct. 3. 10 p.m. $31.15 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Rebecca Black Saturday, Oct. 10. 7:30 p.m. $40.76 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Cherokee Social + foxlair (opening for Ian McConell) Friday, Oct. 23. 8 p.m. $20.77. New World Music Hall, Tampa

Clownvis Presley Thursday, Oct. 29. 8 p.m. $15. Skippers Smokehouse, Tampa

Trivium w/In Flames/Fit For An Autopsy/Frozen Soul Thursday, Nov. 5. 5:30 p.m. $63.15 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Archer Oh (opening for The Altons) Wednesday, Nov. 11. 7 p.m. $29.67 & up. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Latto (opening for Doja Cat) Friday, Nov. 13. 7:30 p.m. $74.95 & up. Benchmark International Arena, Tampa

Paul Oakenfold + The Crystal Method Saturday, Nov. 14. 7 p.m. $34.89 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Spafford Saturday, Nov. 21. 7 p.m. $38.18. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Sidepiece Saturday, Nov. 21. 10 p.m. $31.67 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

For King + Country Sunday, Nov. 29. 7 p.m. $46.90 & up. Benchmark International Arena, Tampa

Trisha Paytas: Trishmas Friday, Dec. 4. 7:30 p.m. $48.50 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Hayden Coffman Saturday, Dec. 5. 7 p.m. $28.55. Cowboys Dance Hall, Largo

Secondhand Serenade Thursday, Dec. 10. 7 p.m. $35.06 & up. Orpheum, Tampa

Shaun Cassidy Unwrapped Friday, Dec. 11. 7 p.m. $58 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Flying High Forever: A Celebration of Ozzy Osbourne Saturday, Jan. 9. 6 p.m. $33.76. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Nervosa w/Embryonic Autopsy Thursday, Feb. 11. 6 p.m. $35.06. Orpheum, Tampa

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This article appears in Aug. 06-12, 2026.

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