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Randall King
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds — Tampa, FL
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About Randall King

Randall King is a red dirt country artist who came up through the Texas honky tonk circuit, building a following with straightforward country storytelling and no-frills arrangements. His approach sits somewhere between traditional country and the gritty red dirt scene — he's not reinventing anything, but he doesn't need to. King writes about the things people actually live: trucks, whiskey, small towns, and the kind of relationships that don't work out the way you hoped. He gained wider attention as the red dirt and Texas country movements picked up momentum, finding an audience that appreciated country music without the pop production. His songs tend to be direct and unpretentious, the kind of stuff that plays just as well in a dive bar as it does on streaming playlists. He's part of that wave of artists proving there's still a market for country music that sounds like it was written in an actual bar rather than a Nashville office.

Randall King shows are casual and sweaty. Crowds are tight, people drink a lot, and there's usually someone trying to get everyone to sing along. He plays straightforward, lets the songs do the work, and the energy builds naturally rather than getting forced. The kind of show where you feel like you're at a friend's benefit rather than a concert.

Known for Backroads and Broken Hearts, Highway to Hell (Randall King Version), Whiskey Wisdom, Small Town Saturday Night

Randall King + Tampa

Randall King brought his honky-tonk brand to Dallas Bull in Tampa on February 6, 2026, running through 19 songs that leaned hard into the stuff that makes him work. He opened with "Big Deal" and "When My Baby's in Boots," then pivoted through deeper cuts like "Unwound" and "Cheatin' on My Honky Tonk" — songs that let him stretch into the melancholy corners of his catalog. The setlist built toward an ambitious encore that stacked medleys: "Too Much Fun" rolled into a mashup spanning "John Deer Green," "Should Have Been a Cowboy," and six more country classics, basically a greatest-hits gauntlet of the stuff that works in honky-tonks. It's the kind of show that works because King doesn't overthink it.

Randall King in Tampa News

Live Music in Tampa

Tampa's country music scene has always operated in the shadow of Nashville, but venues like Dallas Bull have carved out their own space for straightforward honky-tonk acts. The city pulls hard toward that Texas-leaning sound—less polished pop-country, more neon and beer. It's a crowd that knows what it wants: direct, unpretentious country that doesn't apologize. That's Randall King's whole thing, which is probably why he keeps coming back.

Tampa road trip to see Randall King?

Skip the strip and head to Hyde Park, Tampa's most livable neighborhood with tree-lined streets, independent shops, and genuine character. Stay nearby and eat at The Bricks of Hyde Park for elevated Southern cuisine in a refurbished historic building. Spend an afternoon at the Dali Museum in nearby St. Petersburg—it's legitimately world-class and a solid hour drive but worth it. Walk along Bayshore Boulevard at sunset before the show. The whole vibe is understated enough that Johnson will feel like the most exciting thing happening all weekend.

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