To borrow from Earth, Wind & Fire, do you remember dancing in September?
Ba-dee-ya! Remember how the stars stole the night away?
The 9 month of the year will be upon us soon, and on performances stages there’ll be lots of stars to steal the night away here in the bay area.
After a long, mostly-dry summer, concert venues and performance halls are seriously engaging again. In September, the biggest of the big rock concerts include Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails (Benchmark Arena), My Chemical Romance (Raymond James Stadium), and Garbage (Jannus Live).
Country and Americana fan can welcome Alison Krauss & Union Station (the BayCare Sound), Hardy (Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre), Lee Brice (the BayCare Sound), Jessie Murph (the Yuengling Center), Thomas Rhett (Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre) and Scotty McCreey (Ruth Eckerd Hall).
There are a few funny guys dropping by, too, including Adam Sandler (Benchmark Arena), “Weird Al” Yankovic (the BayCare Sound), Tom Segura (Ruth Eckerd Hall) and Jimmy Carr (Tampa Theatre).
The Florida Orchestra makes several pre-regular season appearances at the Mahaffey Theater, including a film screening and concert called Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues, during which the man himself is scheduled to make an appearance.
Imagine if you will a month including visits from Trent Reznor, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Alison Krauss and Morgan Freeman?
Welcome to September. Ba-dee-ya!
Concerts and stage events
Sept. 3. Cynthia Erivo with The Florida Orchestra at Ruth Eckerd Hall (sold out).
Sept. 4. Scotty McCreery (country) at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Sept. 4. KC & the Sunshine Band (’70s disco pop) at Seminole Hard Rock Event Center.
Sept. 5. Thomas Rhett (country) at Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre.
Sept. 5. Classic Albums Live plays Led Zeppelin II at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Sept. 5. Selwyn Birchwood (blues) at the Palladium Theater.
Sept. 5. Disney Descendants/Zombies Worlds Collide (young Disney performers) at Benchmark Arena.
Sept. 6. The World of Hans Zimmer (orchestral movie music) at Yuengling Center.
Sept. 6. Coheed and Cambria (rock) at Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre.
Sept. 6. Howard Jones/Haircut 100 (’80s synth pop) at Mahaffey Theater.
Sept. 6. Adam Sandler (comedy and music) at Benchmark Arena.
Sept. 6 Daniela Soledade (bossa nova) at Palladium Theater.
Sept. 6 Garbage (rock) at Jannus Live.
Sept. 7. Michael Schenker (rock) at Capitol Theatre.
Sept. 10. Nine Inch Nails (rock) at Benchmark Arena.
Sept. 10. Jessie Murph (country/rap) at Yuengling Center.
Sept. 10. Dream Theater (rock) at the BayCare Sound.
Sept. 11. Lee Brice (country) at the BayCare Sound.
Sept. 12-14 Arts Festival (various) at New Tampa Performing Arts Center.
Sept. 13 & 14. The Florida Orchestra: Amadeus (film with live music) at the Mahaffey Theater.
Sept. 13. My Chemical Romance (rock) at Raymond James Stadium.
Sept. 13. RuPaul’s Drag Race (performance) at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Sept. 15. Leon Bridges and Charley Crockett (Texas blues and roots) at the BayCare Sound.
Sept. 17. Cage the Elephant (rock) at the BayCare Sound.
Sept. 17. Welcome to Night Vale (paranormal comedy podcast) at the Capitol Theatre.
Sept. 18. Temporal Taal: Spice & Sound (music, cuisine and storytelling) at the Palladium Theater.
Sept. 19. Hardy (country) at Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre.
Sept. 19. The Crew (jazz) at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret.
Sept. 20. The Good Peaches (music, dance and theater) at the Mahaffey Theater.
Sept. 20. Tom Segura (comedy) at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Sept. 23. Scotty Wright & Helios Orchestra (jazz) at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret.
Sept. 23. Elizabeth Gilbert (comedy) at Tampa Theatre.
Sept. 24. Jimmy Carr (comedy) at Tampa Theatre.
Sept. 25. Weird Al Yankovic (comedy and music) at the BayCare Sound.
Sept. 25. Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues (film with live music by The Florida Orchestra) at the Mahaffey Theater.
Sept. 26. Benise (world music and dance) at the Mahaffey Theater.
Sept. 26. Lake Street Dive (jazz/pop) at Jannus Live.
Sept. 26. Classic Albums Live plays the Eagles’ Hotel California at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Sept. 26. Hot Tonic (jazz salute to the Beatles) at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret.
Sept. 27. Alison Krauss & Union Station (Americana, bluegrass) at the BayCare Sound.
Sept. 27 & 28. The Florida Orchestra: Jaws (film with live music) at the Mahaffey Theater.
Sept. 27. Arenas, Lasky & Nash: The Bacharach Project (jazz) at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret.
Sept. 28. Jeanine McAdams sings Roberta Flack (pop) at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret.
Sept. 29. A Day to Remember/Yellowcard (metalcore/punk) at the Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre.
Theater in September
Bakersfield Mist runs Sept. 4 through 14 at the Off-Central.
Tell Me on a Sunday runs Sept. 5 through Oct. 5 at freeFall Theatre.
Ada and the Engine (Powerstories) runs Sept. 12-21 at Stageworks Theatre.
Dracula A Comedy of Terrors runs Sept. 16 through Oct. 21 in the Jaeb Theatre, Straz Center.
Disco Dance Party (event) at Stageworks Theatre.
Goddess of the Hunt opens Sept. 18 and runs through Oct. 5 at LAB Theatre Project.
Fat Pig (Dead Canary Productions) opens Sept. 18 and runs through Sept. 28 at The Studio@620.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is onstage now, and runs through Sept. 14 at TheaterFor.
Websites
Benchmark Arena
BayCare Sound
Capitol Theatre
Mahaffey Theater
Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre
New Tampa Performing Arts Center
Palladium Theater/Side Door Cabaret
Raymond James Stadium
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Seminole Hard Rock Event Center
The Studio@620
Stageworks Theatre
Tampa Theatre
TheatreFor
Yuengling Center
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