Maverick City Music's Halloween show among best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay

Church and Halloween aren't the most common bedfellows, but it'll be hard to not get possessed by the holy ghost when Maverick City Music lands in the Bay area.

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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