{"id":272278,"date":"2026-05-15T14:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272278\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:21:31","slug":"freaky-fun-ebm-favorite-lords-of-acid-returns-to-tampa-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272278\/","title":{"rendered":"Freaky, fun, EBM favorite Lords of Acid returns to Tampa on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"519\" data-attachment-id=\"151962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/photos-all-the-freaky-fun-from-lords-of-acids-tampa-concert-17801977\/attachment\/lordsofacid-tampaorpheum-2428\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lordsofacid-tampaorpheum-2428.webp?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lordsofacid-tampaorpheum-2428\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lords Of Acid plays Orpheum in Tampa, Florida on May 10, 2024.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lordsofacid-tampaorpheum-2428.webp?fit=780%2C519&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lordsofacid-tampaorpheum-2428.webp\" alt=\"A dynamic, close-up live concert photograph of the band Lords of Acid performing on stage. In the sharp foreground, a singer with long dark hair is captured mid-performance with their arms thrown enthusiastically in the air, head tilted back, and tongue sticking out. They are wearing a sheer black fishnet long-sleeve top with black tape crosses on their chest, layered over a dark red and black corset. In the softly blurred background to the left, another band member with long dark hair is playing a bass or electric guitar. The dark venue is illuminated by moody, vibrant purple and magenta stage lighting.\" class=\"wp-image-151962\"  \/>Lords Of Acid plays Orpheum in Tampa, Florida on May 10, 2024. Credit: Ryan Kern \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s going to get freaky in North Tampa when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lordsofacidofficial.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lords of Acid <\/a>finds itself back on Nebraska Avenue. <\/p>\n<p>The EBM band\u2014featuring founding members Praga Khan and Oliver Adams along with new singer Gigi Ricci\u2014is on the verge of releasing new music, according to Khan who told fans that the new stuff respects the past while putting \u201ca clear focus on the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Live shows are pretty much adults only affairs with plenty of nipple tape and latex for everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorpheum.com\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.theorpheum.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets to see Lords of Acid play Orpheum in Tampa on Sunday, May 17 are still available for $41.70.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778854891_342_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Youtube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altnewsfoundation.org\/cl-tampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa-newslettersignup-page\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/may-14-20-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 14 \u2013 20, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\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&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\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<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lords Of Acid plays Orpheum in Tampa, Florida on May 10, 2024. 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