{"id":146337,"date":"2026-02-06T18:23:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/146337\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T18:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:23:37","slug":"photos-bad-bad-things-and-emo-night-tampa-rip-rock-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/146337\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Bad, Bad Things and Emo Night Tampa rip Rock the Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ABad, Bad Things\u2019 Ryan Fouche at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 5, 2025. Credit: Ryan Metcalf \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

The Florida cold couldn\u2019t keep the emo kids away from Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park <\/a>last Thursday when Emo Night Tampa staged a takeover of downtown\u2019s 15-years-running live music series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rock The Park Tampa,<\/a> which happens every first Thursday, was supposed to include Bill. (stylized all-lowercase) supporting a debut full-length<\/a>, but the Tampa indie-rock band was forced to drop out last minute due to illness.\u00a0Tampa punk trio Lychee Camp<\/a> dutifully filled in (making up for its recent Rock the Park appearance that was forced into The Hub due to rain), along with Pet Lizard<\/a> (playing as a trio due to a scheduling conflict for bassist Justin Reed). The night was capped off by a tight set from Bad, Bad Things<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All photos by Ryan Metcalf\/Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

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This article appears in Feb. 05 \u2013 11, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\t\tTagged: Bad Bad Things<\/a>,\u00a0Lychee Camp<\/a>,\u00a0Pet Lizard<\/a>,\u00a0Rock the Park Tampa<\/a>,\u00a0Slideshow Gallery<\/a>,\u00a0Tampa Bay concerts<\/a>\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead his 2016 intro letter\u00a0and disclosures from 2022 and 2021.\u00a0Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Ray Roa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n