Tampa Bay Halloween Shows Span $5 Tribute Sets to $71 Kodak Black Concert
Events run Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 across St. Petersburg, Tampa, Clearwater, Largo and Ybor City.
By Sarah Ross ·
Tampa Bay's Halloween weekend calendar includes tribute nights, horror-themed shows and arena concerts between Oct. 30 and Nov. 1, with ticket prices ranging from free entry to $71.05 and up.
The weekend opens Oct. 30 with Freakers Ball: The Big Uneasy, a Damon Fowler benefit at Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa. Doors are at 7 p.m. and tickets are $19.75. That same night, St. Pete's We're Sweet Girls DJ collective plays a set at the Coppertail loading dock for Zombie Prom, hosted by Adriana Sparkle. The Halloween Trio with TJ Schaff, Jon Shea and Fil Pate starts at 8 p.m. at New World Biergarten in Tampa on a $10.12 requested donation basis.
Oct. 31 carries the bulk of the schedule. Nightmare on Channelside brings Kodak Black, Meek Mill, DaBaby, Bellygang Kush, Ykniece, Cheeksbossman Gemg, Baby Drill and Diamond The Body to Benchmark International Arena at 7 p.m., with tickets starting at $71.05. Also that evening, Ghostbusters In Concert plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater at 8 p.m. for $43.25 and up, and Monster's Ball with Noizu starts at 10 p.m. at the Hard Rock Event Center inside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa for $33.95 and up.
Tribute acts fill smaller rooms on Oct. 31. Emo Night Tampa pairs a Paramore tribute, Paraless, with Bad Bad Cowboy, an Amyl and the Sniffers tribute, at 9 p.m. at The Hub in Tampa with no cover charge. Emoween at New World Music Hall in Tampa starts at the same hour with Predayed, Narunobands, Whodouhate, Yinxsos and Gaysznn for $15. Daikaiju plays Magnanimous Brewing in Tampa at 7 p.m. for $25.
Free and low-cost options round out the weekend. Noise From the Grave!!! at Brass Mug in Tampa starts at 9 p.m. on Oct. 31 for $10. Oh The Horrors! at Deviant Libation runs $5 at 7 p.m. Spook-o-delic Halloween Bash with DJ Blenda at The Independent in Seminole Heights opens at 8 p.m. with no cover. Halloween House Party at The House in Tampa begins at 9 p.m. Oct. 30, free with RSVP or a $10 suggested donation.
Nov. 1 closes the run with two free events: Dia de la Muerte with DJ Big Willie and Friends at The Bricks in Ybor City, and a 3 p.m. showing of the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera with live organ at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Largo.
Source: Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
