The heat and the threat of rain didn’t deter concertgoers from heading out to The MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater at The Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, on May 31, 2026, to see The Black Crowes, Whiskey Meyers, and Southall. Inside the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater, it was hot with all the concrete construction, about 90 degrees at the time of the show. The concert wasn’t sold out, but there were plenty of folks in the seats.
The Oklahoma country rock band Southall started out the evening as the audience was getting settled into their seats. Their set was short, only six songs long, but the crowd clapped and approved of the band’s effort.
Southall
Read Southall – Lead vocals
John Tyler “J.T.” Perry – Lead guitar, backing vocals
Reid Barber – Drums
Jeremee Knipp – Bass
Braxton Curliss – Keyboards
Ryan Wellman – Rhythm guitar
Setlist:
1.) Burning Bridges
2.) Stickin’ n Movin’
3.) High-Speed Feed
4.) Freight Train
5.) Scared Money
6.) DLTGYD (aka Don’t Let Them Get You Down)
Whiskey Myers was next on the bill with a start time of 7:30 pm. They played a 14-song set which lasted an hour and fifteen minutes. It was clear to see that a large portion of the audience had bought a ticket just to see this Billboard #1 recording artist. The set started with “Midnight Woman” off their 2025 album Whomp Whack Thunder. They also played “Time Bomb,” “Tailspin,” and “Icarus” from the album. The energy that culminated from their performance was going to be hard to match, much less beat. Whiskey Myers lived up to their billing of being a fun rocking country band with blues influences.
The band’s performance had the amphitheater crowd on the edge of their seats. Cody Cannon was all over the stage with great charisma and stage presence. He was entertaining and a great frontman to watch.
Whiskey Myers
Cody Cannon – Lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
John Jeffers – Guitar, slide guitar, lap steel, vocals
Cody Tate – Guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
Jeff Hogg – Drums
Tony Kent – Keyboards, percussion
Jamey Gleaves – Bass
Setlist:
1. Midnight Woman
2. John Wayne
3. Time Bomb
4. Tailspin
5. Glitter Ain’t Gold
6. Bury My Bones
7. Broken Window Serenade
8. Icarus
9. Frogman
10. Gasoline
11. Bitch
12. Stone
13. Feets
14. Wolf
The Black Crowes were scheduled to go on at 9:15 pm and were pretty much on time. The set started with “Profane Prophecy’ off their latest album, A Pound of Feathers, which was released March 13, 2026. All was going fine, and the band was settling in, but between song #9 “Soul Singing,” and song #10, “She Talks to Angels,” the band’s mascot appeared on the rear-projection screen clad as Uncle Sam in red, white, and blue. This is the same image that appeared on the t-shirt on Chris Robinson’s chest. Some patriotic fans started chanting USA, USA. Well, that didn’t sit well with Mr. Robinson, and he starkly replied, “Thanks for the geography lesson.” Things got dark from there as he told the audience they were ignorant and they had nothing to be proud of, which brought a cascade of boos as half the crowd headed for the exits.
If they didn’t expect a reaction from the imagery, then why post it? It almost feels like it was a set-up. I am not surprised that fans walked out. People purchase tickets because they love the music of a particular artist and want to be entertained and have a good time. They don’t expect an ideological lecture for their hard-earned money.
If they didn’t expect a reaction from the imagery, then why post it? It almost feels like it was a set-up. I am not surprised that fans walked out. I guess Chris Robinson got his “side of beef” after all.
The Black Crowes
Chris Robinson – Lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, percussion
Rich Robinson – Guitar, backing vocals
Current touring musicians
Erik Deutsch – Keyboards
Nico Bereciartua – Guitars
Cully Symington – Drums
Mark “Muddy” Dutton – Bass, backing vocals
Mackenzie Adams – Backing vocals
Lesley Grant – Backing vocals
Setlist:
1. Profane Prophecy
2. Go Faster
3. Horsehead
4. A Conspiracy
5. Sister Luck
6. Three Button Hand Me Down (Faces cover)
7. Blood Red Regrets
8. Wiser Time
9. Hard to Handle (Otis Redding cover)
10. Soul Singing
11. She Talks to Angels
12. Thorn’s Progress
13. Thorn in My Pride
14. Sting Me
15. Twice as Hard
16. Remedy
Encore:
17. Torn and Frayed (Rolling Stones Cover)
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