A studio promotional photograph of the music group Gipsy Kings posing against a plain black background. Six musicians stand in a row dressed in dark collared shirts and trousers under studio lighting. In the center, lead guitarist Tonino Baliardo wears a bright blue button-down shirt and holds a white acoustic guitar pointing downward. Flanking him on either side, band members pose holding vibrant colored acoustic guitars—a red guitar on the left and a purple guitar on the right—with one member on the far right wearing a bright red neck scarf.Gipsy Kings Credit: c/o Reybee Inc.

For nearly 50 years, international musical stalwarts Gipsy Kings have been taking their sonically adventurous show on the road — introducing audiences to the intersectional joys of rumba, flamenco, folk, rock and sundry hip-centric sounds.

The success of the mission speaks for itself in the form of Grammys, millions of records sold, spots on soundtracks like The Big Lebowski and now even a recent eponymous documentary about the band’s musical journey.

And in another way of looking back to look forward, the band are touring behind new album Historia, an autobiographical portrait of the band’s life as musical nomads.

Tickets to see Gipsy Kings featuring Tonino Baliardo inside Duke Energy Center for the Arts at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on Sunday, Aug. 16 are still available and start at $50.

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This article appears in August 13 – 19, 2026.

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