Shall we try this again?
Rap/country crossover artists Post Malone and Jelly Roll will perform July 8 at Raymond James Stadium. The show was postponed from May 29 because, according to Post Malone, he hadn’t yet finished recording his new album. He postponed six concerts, including Tampa.
All righty then.
The album, The Eternal Buzz, is reportedly a two-disc, 40-song affair. It’s not out yet, so the performer (real name Austin Post) can’t use “The Big Ass Stadium Tour 2” as a vehicle to sell records. Which is the reason major artists tour in the first place.
Industry watchers claim postponements or cancellations of big-tickets shows is actually the result of poor ticket sales. It’s not known how many tickets had been sold for the May 29 concert, but there are thousands of seats still unsold for its July 8 re-do.
The shorthand for this is called, with no small amount of snark, blue dot fever, as reference to online seating charts which show buyers which seats are still available for purchase.
The more blue dots, the more seats are open.
Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord) has reportedly slimmed down considerably; maybe he’ll consider altering his stage name accordingly. He is an astonishingly good singer.
A new name for the headliner? Postpone Malone, maybe.
The big arrival in the visual art world is The Art of Banksy, a visiting exhibition opening July 31 in Morsani Hall, at the Straz Center in Tampa. It features more than 160 works by the anonymous British artist, including prints, canvases, screenprints, sculptures, unique works and limited-edition pieces.
On view through Aug. 30, the works are presented on the stage at Morsani, which will be transformed into an art gallery for the occasion.
More big summer shows at big summer venues: Train at the Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre (July 10); Ne-Yo and Akon at the Mid-Florida (July 14); Chicago and Styx at the Mid-Florida (July 15); Lynyrd Skynyrd and Loverboy at the Mid-Florida (July 18); Men at Work, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Shonen Knife at the BayCare Sound (July 18); Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire at Benchmark Arena (July 22); the Black Keys at the BayCare Sound (July 28).
St. Pete’s Palladium Theater will close Aug. 1 for long-awaited renovations – it’ll be at least a year – so the July 31 concert by local jazz artists Bryan J. Hughes & The Crew will be one to remember. It happens downstairs, in the Side Door Cabaret.
The calendar
July 1: The Princess Concert at the Mahaffey Theater
July 1: Simon Lasky’s New York Quintet ft. Allison Nash at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
July 2: Joe Jackson at the Capitol Theatre
July 2: Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival in Concert at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
July 2: Celtic Throne II at the Mahaffey Theater
July 2: Simon Lasky’s New York Quintet ft. Allison Nash at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret
July 4: St. Pete Opera 4th of July Pops Spectacular at the Mahaffey Theater
July 5: Florida Jazz Express: Fourth of July Big Band Concert at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
July 8: Victor Wainwright & The Train at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret
July 8: Post Malone, Jelly Roll at Raymond James Stadium
July 9: Tame Impala at Benchmark Arena
July 10: St. Pete Collective: The Music of James Taylor at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret
July 10: Tori Amos at Ruth Eckerd Hall
July 10: Train at the Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 11: Amare: Ella & The Bossa Beat Quartet at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret
July 11: Willy Chirino at Ruth Eckerd Hall
July 12: Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters at the Capitol Theatre
July 14: Ne-Yo, Akon at the Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 14: Rebecca Pennys Piano Festival at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art
July 15: Elona & Jodi in Broadway Cabaret at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret
July 15: J-Cole at Benchmark Arena
July 15: Chicago, Styx at the Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 17: Eric Darius at the Palladium Theater
July 17: John Lodge Celebration at the Capitol Theatre
July 17: Warrant at Ferg’s Pavilion
July 17: Megan Moroney at Benchmark Arena
July 18: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Loverboy at the Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 18: Men at Work, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Shonen Knife at the BayCare Sound
July 19: Al Downing Honors at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret
July 20: The Fixx at the Capitol Theatre
July 22: Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire at Benchmark Arena
July 22: Jo Koy at the Seminole Hard Rock Event Center
July 23: Daniel Caesar at Benchmark Arena
July 24: Lecuona Reimagined: A Musical Journey feat. Arencibia & Rodriguez at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret
July 24: Classic Albums Live Eagles Greatest Hits at the Capitol Theatre
July 25: An Evening of Blues with Steve Arvey & Reverend Billy C. Wirtz at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret
July 26: Adam Ray at the Seminole Hard Rock Event Center
July 28: The Black Keys at the BayCare Sound
July 31: The Final Set: A Palladium Send-off with The Crew at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret
Theater
July 2: The Cross & the Saber opens at LAB Theater Project and runs through July 19.
July 9: Dear Jack Dear Louise from Tampa Repertory Theatre opens at the Shimberg Playhouse (Straz Center) and runs through July 26
July 15: American Idiot from Jobsite Theater opens at the Jaeb Theater (Straz Center) and runs through Aug. 9.
July 17: Predictor from Powerstories opens at Stageworks Theatre and runs through July 26.
Bash of the Titans at freeFall Theatre runs through Aug. 2.
Websites
St. Petersburg/Largo:
Central Park Performing Arts Center
James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art
Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg
Palladium Theater/Side Door Cabaret
Clearwater/Safety Harbor/Dunedin/Tarpon Springs:
Ruth Eckerd Hall/BayCareSound/Murray Theatre
Safety Harbor Art & Music Center
Tampa:
New Tampa Performing Arts Center
Seminole Hard Rock Event Center
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