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Maverick City Music, which plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 31, 2024.
Just watch video from Georgia-born worship collective's 2022 visit to the Everglades Correctional Institution in Miami. The trip with gospel giant Kirk Franklin was the largest prison event in U.S. history and resulted in an absolute bop, "Melodies from Heaven."
And while the group's visit to the jail was part of a project that sought to "expand the idea of what the Kingdom of God looks like," Maverick City Music has not been immune to criticism from both sides of its fanbase which has chastised the group for working with artists who use cuss words (cry more), and its parting of ways with Dove Award-winning former member Dante Bowe after he accidentally exposed himself on social media.
It'll also be interesting to see if founder Chandler Moore—who is on hiatus from the group—will be back in the lineup come the fall.
Tickets to see Maverick City Music play Tampa's Amalie Arena in Tampa on Thursday, Oct. 31 are still available and start at $25.75.
See Josh Bradley's roundup of new concerts coming to Tampa Bay below.
Sexyy Red w/Hunxho/Loe Shimmy/BlakeIAna Wednesday, Sept. 25. 7 p.m. $65.75 & up. Amalie Arena, Tampa
Quarters Of Change w/Aldn Thursday, Sept. 26. 7 p.m. $19. Crowbar, Ybor City
Benise Friday, Sept. 27. 7:30 p.m. $36 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
The Blues Is Alright: Tucka w/King George/Pokey Bear/J-Wonn/Lenny Williams/Theodis Ealey/Nellie 'Tiger' Travis Friday, Sept. 27. 8 p.m. $55 & up. Yuengling Center, Tampa
Yngwie Malmsteen Friday, Sept. 27. 7:30 p.m. $35 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Dorian Electra w/TBA Sunday, Sept. 29. 6 p.m. $25 & up. Crowbar, Ybor City
Everglow Tuesday, Oct. 1. 7:30 p.m. $63 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
The Floozies w/The Sponges Saturday, Oct. 5. 7 p.m. $27. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Sunday, Oct. 6. 8 p.m. $70 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa
Xiu Xiu Monday, Oct. 7. 7 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City
Elle King Friday, Oct. 25. 7:30 p.m. $40 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City
Sabrina Carpenter w/Griff Friday, Oct. 25. 7 p.m. $251 & up (resale only). Amalie Arena, Tampa
Labyrinth in concert Saturday, Oct. 26. 8 p.m. $43.25 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
The Black Dahlia Murder w/Dying Fetus/Spite Cult/AngelMaker/Vomit Forth Sunday, Oct. 27. 5:30 p.m. $34.50. The Ritz, Ybor City
Quinn XCII Tuesday, Oct. 29. 7 p.m. $43 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Coin w/Aidan Bissett Friday, Nov. 1. 7 p.m. $32.50 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Dwight Yoakam w/The Mavericks/Drayton Farley Thursday, Nov. 14. 6 p.m. $34.50 & up. The BayCare Sound, Clearwater
The Pineapple Thief Saturday, Nov. 16. 8 p.m. $29.50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Blues Traveler Sunday, Nov. 17. 7 p.m. $33.50 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Panchiko w/Glare Tuesday, Nov. 19. 7 p.m. $30. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Babyface Wednesday, Nov. 20. 8 p.m. $115 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa
Qveen Herby Thursday, Nov. 21. 8 p.m. $38 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Black Violin Saturday, Nov. 23. 8 p.m. $46 & up. Morsani Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa
Keller Williams Friday, Dec. 6. 8:30 p.m. $35. Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa
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