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Concerts return to Tampa Bay as struggling venues await government relief
Christopher Spata, Tampa Bay Times
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Ybor City s famed chickens strut down a nearly empty Seventh Avenue sidewalk outside the Ritz Ybor in Tampa on May 5, 2020. The Ritz hasn t hosted a concert since March. As the coronavirus pandemic stretches into summer, it s unclear when the venue will be open for business again.
Concerts are back in Tampa Bay. Or, maybe a better way to put it: concerts once again exist in Tampa Bay.
When 38 Special advised the half-capacity crowd at Ruth Eckerd Hall to “hold on loosely” last week, it was arguably the highest-profile show in the region since March. ....

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