The Rolling Stones present ‘No Filter’ tour in Tampa Friday

TAMPA, Florida – Your parents ‘favorite band – and maybe yours too – returns to Tampa on Friday night, more than a year after COVID-19 closures suspended the Rolling Stones’ 2020 “No Filter” tour.

The legendary British rockers will perform on Tampa’s biggest stage at Raymond James Stadium, just over two months after drummer Charlie Watts passed away.

The concert follows stops in Charlotte, Nashville and Los Angeles. Most recently, the group performed in Minneapolis on October 24.

Lead singer and founding member Mick Jagger said he was delighted to be back on stage, thanking fans for their patience amid pandemic cancellations and postponed tour dates. If you purchased a ticket for the canceled July 2020 concert in Tampa, it will be honored during the rescheduled Friday night show.

Tickets for the concert are still available, including exclusive VIP packages. A local connection fans may not be familiar with: Legend has it that after a concert in 1965, the band were staying at the Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater when Keith Richards premiered one of the band’s iconic hits.

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“So (Richards) got up the next morning,” said Allison Dolan, president of the Clearwater Historical Society. “They’re sitting by the pool at the Fort Harrison Hotel, and he’s playing it for Mick Jagger, and they end up writing the whole song for” (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction “by the pool at Fort Harrison . “

It’s not the group’s only connection to Florida. In 2020, Jagger purchased a four-bedroom home in Lakewood Ranch for his partner, choreographer Melanie Hamrick. They have a four-year-old son together.

Friday’s concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available here.