Florence and the Machine have embarked on \u201cThe Everybody Scream Tour\u201d of North America. Band members include lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden and harpist Tom Monger.<\/p>\n
The tour celebrates Florence\u2019s sixth album, \u201cEverybody Scream,\u201d released in October 2025. Songs from the new album include singles such as \u201cEverybody Scream\u201d and \u201cOne of the Greats.\u201d Welch wrote and produced \u201cEverybody Scream\u201d with a close-knit circle of collaborators including Mark Bowen of IDLES, who appears in the Autumn de Wilde-directed video for \u201cEverybody Scream,\u201d Aaron Dessner and Mitski.<\/p>\n
After needing lifesaving surgery on the \u201cDance Fever\u201d tour, Welch\u2019s recovery took her down the path of spiritual mysticism, witchcraft and folk horror as she felt the limits of her body and explored what it means to be \u201chealed.\u201d The album treads through womanhood, partnership, aging and dying, exposing the murky in the mundane.<\/p>\n
Across five albums \u2014 2009\u2019s \u201cLungs,\u201d 2011\u2019s \u201cCeremonials,\u201d 2015\u2019s \u201cHow Big, How Blue, How Beautiful,\u201d 2018\u2019s \u201cHigh As Hope\u201d and 2022\u2019s \u201cDance Fever\u201d \u2014 Welch has become one of the most monumental artists of a generation, with multiple U.S. and U.K. No. 1 albums and countless awards. Known for her earth-shattering live show and singular, iconic voice, she has sold out shows and headlined festivals the entire world over. She has collaborated and shared stages with icons \u2014 The Rolling Stones, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift among them \u2014 and published a book of lyrics, poetry and drawings, \u201cUseless Magic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Romeo Santos and Prince Royce<\/p>\n
TAMPA \u2014 Romeo Santos and Prince Royce will perform on Sunday, April 26, at Benchmark International Arena, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa.<\/p>\n
Tickets start at $95.75. Visit www.benchmarkintlarena.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Santos is a global icon in Latin music, widely known as the King of Modern Bachata for redefining and popularizing the genre worldwide. Blending traditional bachata with R&B, pop and urban influences, he has built an international following through timeless hits and emotionally charged songwriting. From his early success as the lead singer of Aventura to his record-breaking solo career, Santos has consistently pushed bachata into the mainstream, collaborating with top artists and selling out stadiums around the world.<\/p>\n \u201cFormula, Vol. 3,\u201d his sixth and most recent studio album, was released in 2022.<\/p>\n According to Walter Kolm Entertainment, in the past 11 years, multi-platinum award-winning, singer\/songwriter Prince Royce has become a bona fide Latin superstar and bachata music idol, scoring 21 No. 1 radio hits, 22 Latin Billboard Awards, 19 Premio lo Nuestro Awards, 19 Premios Juventud Awards, nine Latin AMAs, and 14 Latin Grammy nominations. In 2024, he released his seventh studio album, \u201cLlamada Perdida.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0Bilheimer Capitol Theatre<\/p>\n Graham Nash<\/p>\n CLEARWATER \u2014 Graham Nash will perform on Wednesday and Thursday, April 22-23, 7:30 p.m., at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $88.50. Visit www.rutheckerdhall.com<\/a> or call 727-791-7400.<\/p>\n Nash, as a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who has seen rock history unfold from the launch of the British Invasion to the birth of the Laurel Canyon movement a year later and beyond. An extraordinary Grammy Award winning renaissance artist \u2014 and self-described \u201csimple man\u201d \u2014 Nash was inducted twice into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, for his work with CSN and his work as a solo artist.<\/p>\n Towering above virtually everything that Graham Nash has accomplished in his long and multi-faceted career, stands the litany of songs that he has written and introduced to the soundtrack of the past six decades. Nash\u2019s remarkable body of work began with his contributions to the Hollies opus from 1964 to 1968, including \u201cOn A Carousel\u201d and \u201cCarrie Anne,\u201d and continues all the way to \u201cNow\u201d (2023), his most recent solo album.<\/p>\n After leaving the Hollies at the end of 1968, Nash relocated to the United States and in the span of less than a year, he and new musical partners Stephen Stills, David Crosby (and Neil Young), left a permanent imprint on contemporary music history with the first Crosby, Stills & Nash LP (1969) and CSNY\u2019s \u201cD\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu\u201d (1970), the former of which featured Nash\u2019s \u201cMarrakesh Express,\u201d \u201cPre-Road Downs\u201d and \u201cLady of the Island,\u201d and the latter of which included his iconic \u201cTeach Your Children\u201d and \u201cOur House.\u201d His contribution to CSN\u2019s oeuvre was further solidified with a pair of Top 10 hits, \u201cJust A Song Before I Go\u201d (1977) and \u201cWasted on The Way\u201d (1982).<\/p>\n Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra<\/p>\n CLEARWATER \u2014 Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra will perform on Friday, April 24, 8 p.m., at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $44.50. Visit www.rutheckerdhall.com<\/a> or call 727-791-7400.<\/p>\n Liebert\u2019s global success can be attributed to a myriad of things \u2014 his creative vision, his determination, and a strong sense of melody. Born in Cologne, Germany, he began playing guitar at 11. He later settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe was a fresh start for Liebert in many ways and in addition to returning to the acoustic guitar, he remained open to letting the place define the music he made. Liebert founded the first incarnation of his band, Luna Negra, in 1989. His debut album began as a self-produced release called \u201cMarita: Shadows and Storms,\u201d copies of which local Native American artist, Frank Howell, distributed in his art galleries.<\/p>\n After the record made its way to radio stations, it began generating a buzz among programmers and received unprecedented response among listeners. Higher Octave Music picked it up and released a fully remastered version, \u201cNouveau Flamenco.\u201d Recorded for less than $3,000 on an old analog machine in a shack beside a gravel pit, this CD became an international sensation, establishing Liebert\u2019s unique border-style flamenco, and becoming the best-selling instrumental acoustic guitar album of all time.<\/p>\n Liebert has since become one of the most successful instrumental artists of the past decades, entertaining audiences around the world and releasing a catalog of 33 classic albums including live recordings, an orchestral album for Sony Classical, a binaural surround sound recording, remix albums, a lullaby and a flamenco-reggae album. He has been nominated for five Grammy awards.<\/p>\n Justin Hayward<\/p>\n CLEARWATER \u2014 Justin Hayward will bring \u201cThe Story In Your Eyes Tour\u201d to the Tampa Bay area for a performance on Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m., at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $63.50. Visit www.rutheckerdhall.com<\/a> or call 727-791-7400.<\/p>\n Having chalked up more than 50 years at the peak of the music and entertainment industry, Hayward\u2019s voice and guitar playing have been heard the world over. Though his song catalogue contains many of the most influential songs in popular music, he is not one to rest on his laurels.<\/p>\n Known principally as the vocalist, lead guitarist and composer for The Moody Blues, his is an enduring talent that has helped to define the times in which he worked. Possessing one of the most distinctive voices in rock music, as well as being the driving force behind The Moody Blues, Hayward penned classics like \u201cNights in White Satin,\u201d \u201cQuestion,\u201d \u201cNew Horizons,\u201d \u201cI Know You\u2019re Out There Somewhere,\u201d \u201cTuesday Afternoon,\u201d \u201cStory In Your Eyes,\u201d \u201cThe Voice\u201d and \u201cYour Wildest Dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNights in White Satin\u201d continues to be covered by other recording artists all over the world, most recently having chart success with Planet Funk, and the song has featured in several movies including Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u201cCasino,\u201d Robert de Niro\u2019s \u201cA Bronx Tale\u201d and \u201cShattered,\u201d directed by Wolfgang Petersen.<\/p>\n Over the last five and a half decades the band has sold upwards of 55 million albums and, along with Hayward as a solo artist and writer, received numerous awards.<\/p>\n In 2018 Justin was inducted into the world-famous Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the other Moody Blues.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018The Story In Your Eyes\u2019 was a hit for me as a writer and singer with The Moody Blues and it was a favorite with my fellow band mates and fans,\u201d Hayward said. \u201cThe title suggests my intention for the upcoming tour, with stories and question and answer time, as well as full band performances of the hits from all phases and eras of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n Jannus Live<\/p>\n The Maine<\/p>\n ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 The Maine will bring their \u201cI Love You But I Chose The Maine Tour\u201d to the Tampa Bay area on Tuesday, April 28, 5:30 p.m., at Jannus Live, 200 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $49.75. Visit www.jannuslive.com<\/a>. Moody Joody also will perform.<\/p>\n Following a year of major festival performances including Warped Tour, Boston Calling and When We Were Young Fest, The Maine are also preparing to hit the road for their first headline tour in nearly two years, which quickly became their biggest on-sale they\u2019ve had in their career. In addition, the band\u2019s own and self-curated festival 8123 Fest was its most successful in its fourth biannual iteration of 2025. The band has created an insanely loyal fanbase, with some fans traveling thousands of miles and attending hundreds of shows. Dubbed the \u201c8123 Family\u201d by the band, they have over 1 million followers across social media accounts.<\/p>\n Pop trio Moody Joody\u2019s next single \u201cLoretta\u2019s Last Call\u201d was released March 25. The band will be opening for The Maine on their spring headline tour.<\/p>\n Established in 2007 in Tempe, Arizona, The Maine\u2019s current lineup features lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist John O’Callaghan; lead guitarist Jared Monaco; bass guitarist Garrett Nickelsen; drummer Patrick Kirch; and rhythm guitarist Kennedy Brock.<\/p>\n Music4Life Living Arts Center<\/p>\n Telephone Tag<\/p>\n CLEARWATER \u2014 Telephone Tag will perform on Saturday, April 25, 7 p.m., at the Music4Life Living Arts Center, 1204 Rogers St., Clearwater.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $33.85. Visit wileyhouseconcerts.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Telephone Tag is husband and wife duo Ryan Jacob Doyle (vocals and guitar) and Lena Doyle (violin and vocals) who have a special bond of music and romance that creates a mesmerizing, sonically awing, folk-pop duo. Supporting a new EP and single releases, Telephone Tag wrapped 2024 with an extensive UK tour where they opened for the 1980s pop icons Johnny Hates Jazz. The powerhouse couple has performed in Dubai and toured globally. Ryan opened for Paul McCartney at London\u2019s Hyde Park.<\/p>\n After two years full-time on the road, living and touring in their RV, Telephone Tag is now residing in Los Angeles and working on new music releases.<\/p>\n The Palladium<\/p>\n Diego Figueiredo<\/p>\n ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 Grammy Award nominated guitarist Diego Figueiredo will perform on Thursday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., at the Palladium at St. Petersburg College, 253 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $30. Visit mypalladium.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Figueiredo returns to the Palladium Side Door for a special solo show. He is an extraordinary star among the world’s greatest jazz guitarists. His superb technique, timing and imagination have made him one of the hottest international names right now. He has a unique skill set and his concerts have been a great success in more than 60 countries around the world.<\/p>\n Figueiredo has released 28 CDs, three DVDs, and a book. He has received awards twice at the Montreux Jazz Festival as one of the greatest guitarists in the world. He unites technique and emotion in a fusion of Brazilian music and jazz.<\/p>\n Safety Harbor Art & Music Center<\/p>\n Rory Block<\/p>\n SAFETY HARBOR \u2014 Legendary blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Rory Block will perform on Friday, April 24, 7:30 p.m., at the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center, 706 Second St. N., Safety Harbor.<\/p>\n Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Visit www.safetyharborartandmusiccenter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to her website, Block is known for her powerful and authentic interpretations of traditional country blues and her own original compositions. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, she grew up in Manhattan and was immersed in the Greenwich Village folk music scene, where she was surrounded by musical giants like Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and more. At 15, she embarked on a journey to learn directly from blues legends such as Son House, Skip James and Mississippi John Hurt, becoming a prominent figure in the blues world.<\/p>\n Rory’s 2025 release, \u201cHeavy On The Blues,\u201d is on the New York-based M.C. Records label. The CD includes duets with Ronnie Earl, Jimmy Vivino, and Joanna Conner. Rory talks about the new recording:<\/p>\n \u201cI am very excited to announce that I have recorded a brand-new project for M.C. Records called \u2018Heavy On The Blues,\u2019\u201d Block said. \u201cI tapped into my lifelong love of American roots blues, celebrating the founders and best of the classic blues legends, and included some of my own originals. The recording Is filled with slide, overlapping acoustic parts, and funky rhythms. Can’t wait for you to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n Damon Fowler<\/p>\n SAFETY HARBOR \u2014 Damon Fowler will perform on Sunday, April 26, 5:30 p.m., at the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center, 706 Second St. N., Safety Harbor.<\/p>\n Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Visit www.safetyharborartandmusiccenter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fowler is a singer, guitar player and songwriter who had a featured slot in Butch Trucks Freight Train Band and a side gig as guitarist in the Dickey Betts Band.<\/p>\n Fowler\u2019s 2021 Landslide Records release, \u201cAlafia Moon,\u201d debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Chart, spent four months in the Top 20, and was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the Blues\/Rock category. His follow-up record, \u201cDamon Fowler and Friends, Live at The Palladium,\u201d garnered strong airplay throughout the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n His 2024 release, \u201cBarnyard Smile,\u201d features eight new original Fowler compositions plus distinctive covers of Bo Diddley and Jerry Reed tunes. The album combines all the influences that have shaped his distinctive blues career.<\/p>\n The BayCare Sound<\/p>\n SatchVai Band<\/p>\n CLEARWATER \u2014 Following their highly successful debut band tour across Europe this past June and July \u2014 which saw numerous sold-out shows and glowing praise from fans and press alike \u2014 legendary guitar icons Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are bringing their electrifying SatchVai Band to the United States for the first time. The \u201cSurfing with the Hydra\u201d 2026 tour includes a stop in the Tampa Bay area on Friday, April 24, 7 p.m., at The BayCare Sound, 255 Drew St., Clearwater.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $48.50. Visit www.rutheckerdhall.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n This new chapter follows a monumental summer that took the newly formed band through major cities including London, Manchester, Paris, Copenhagen, Zurich, and more as well as festivals including Hellfest, Umbria Jazz Festival, and Guitares en Scene Fest, thrilling audiences with the unmatched interplay and energy that only Satriani and Vai can deliver. Now, with a brand-new video and single, \u201cDancing,\u201d released in March via earMUSIC, the guitar greats are ready to bring that same firepower to stages across America.<\/p>\n In addition to Vai and Satriani, the band features Marco Mendoza on the bass, Pete Thorn on guitar, and Kenny Aronoff on drums.<\/p>\n BTS brings their world tour to Raymond James Stadium on April 25 and 26.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of LIVE NATION<\/p>\n Raymond James Stadium<\/p>\n BTS<\/p>\n TAMPA \u2014 Grammy-nominated South Korean group BTS will perform on Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26, 8 p.m., at Raymond James Stadium, 4201 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa.<\/p>\n Visit www.ticketmaster.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n BTS, an acronym of Bangtan Sonyeondan or \u201cBeyond the Scene,\u201d are a South Korean boyband that has been capturing the hearts of millions of fans globally since their debut in June 2013. The members of BTS are RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook. Gaining recognition for their authentic and self-produced music, top-notch performances, and the way they interact with their fans, the band has established themselves as 21st century pop icons breaking countless world records.<\/p>\n While imparting a positive influence through activities such as the Love Myself campaign and the UN \u201cSpeak Yourself\u201d speech, the band has mobilized millions of fans across the world (named ARMY), collected six No.1 Billboard Hot 100 singles since 2020, and performed multiple sold-out stadium shows across the world. They were also named Time\u2019s Entertainer of the Year 2020.<\/p>\n BTS are five-time Grammy nominees and have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards like the Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards Artist of the Year 2021 and MTV Video Music Awards. In June 2025, BTS were fully reunited as all seven members returned from their military service. The band will unveil new music in the spring of 2026, signaling a return set to be etched in pop culture history.<\/p>\n Bayboro Brewing Co.<\/p>\n Boogarins<\/p>\n ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 Brazilian alternative rock band Boogarins will perform on Friday, April 24, 7 p.m., at Bayboro Brewing Co., 2390 Fifth Ave. S., St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $24.06. Visit www.bayborobrewing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Current members include Fernando “Dinho” Almeida (vocals and rhythm guitar), Benke Ferraz (lead guitar), Hans Castro (drums), and Raphael Vaz (bass). Their debut album, \u201cAs Plantas Que Curam,\u201d was released in 2013. According to their website, the album \u201cdistilled the neo-psychedelic and lo-fi recording wave that won fans worldwide, capturing the zeitgeist of the international music scene.\u201d The band has performed at many international festivals, such Rock in Rio Lisboa, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Lollapalooza, and South by Southwest.<\/p>\n \u201cBacuri,\u201d the band\u2019s most recent studio album, was released in 2024.<\/p>\n Brass Mug<\/p>\n Smile Empty Soul<\/p>\n TAMPA \u2014 Hard rock outfit Smile Empty Soul will perform on Friday. April 24, 6:30 p.m., at the Brass Mug, 1450 Skipper Road, Tampa.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $22.95. Visit www.facebook.com\/brassmugtampa\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hailing from Los Angeles, the band dates to the late 1990s and has stayed true to its hard rock roots to this day. Current members include founder Sean Danielsen on lead vocals, and lead and rhythm guitars; and Jon Loree on drums. In 2025, the band released the EP \u201cSwan Song.\u201d Their most recent full length record, \u201cBlack Pilled,\u201d was released in 2021.<\/p>\n Hard Rock Event Center<\/p>\n Boys Like Girls<\/p>\n TAMPA \u2014 Boys Like Girls will bring \u201cThe Soundtrack of Your Life Tour\u201d to the Tampa Bay area for a show on Wednesday, April 22, 8 p.m., in the Hard Rock Event Center at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 5223 Orient Road, Tampa.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $85. Visit Ticketmaster.com<\/a> or seminolehardrocktampa.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Marking 20 years since their self-titled debut and 17 years since \u201cLove Drunk,\u201d the tour finds the band performing both albums front-to-back each night in track list order \u2014 a rare, career-spanning event built for the fans who\u2019ve been there since the basement days and the new ones singing along for the first time.<\/p>\n Boys Like Girls emerged from the Boston underground with a sound that cut through the noise \u2014 anthemic, unapologetic, and impossible to ignore. Since their debut, the band has defined and defied boundaries, delivering dynamic records and high-voltage performances that have resonated worldwide. Their catalog has become a cornerstone of 2000s alternative, earning platinum records, sold-out tours, and a fiercely loyal global following.<\/p>\n After a period of reinvention \u2014 both as individuals and as a unit \u2014 Boys Like Girls have reemerged with a renewed focus. Their return isn\u2019t about nostalgia; it\u2019s a statement of intent. With a new record slated for release and a tour alongside the Jonas Brothers, the band is poised to reclaim their place at the forefront of modern music.<\/p>\n The Ritz<\/p>\n Two Feet<\/p>\n TAMPA \u2014 Two Feet will perform on Wednesday, April 22, 7 p.m., at the Ritz Ybor, 1503 E. Seventh Ave., Tampa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n