AFI
With TR/ST
TAMPA, FL | THE RITZ | 10.25.2025
Photo by Sam James @samjames.jpeg
Holy Visions in Tampa
Saturday night in Ybor City, AFI turned The Ritz into a gothic cathedral of sweat, eyeliner, and catharsis. It’s been over a decade since they last stalked this stage, and the wait was worth every echo.
The Ritz, with its century-old bones and low-hung chandeliers, was the perfect venue. The place throbbed like a heart—brick walls sweating, fans pressed shoulder-to-shoulder in the pit, the floor moving like waves when “Girl’s Not Grey” and “17 Crimes” hit. The sound was tight: drums punchy, guitars slicing, vocals soaring clean, fierce and fabulous.
Havok, ever the shape-shifter, played the crowd like a violin—leaping onto the barricade, throwing the mic stand, letting choruses turn into a full-throated choir.
By the end of the night, shirts were drenched, eyeliner streaked, smiles wide. AFI didn’t just play a show—they conducted a ceremony in noise and nostalgia, proof that after nearly thirty years, the fire still burns.
Remaining Tour Dates:
10/28 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
10/29 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at Moody Theater
10/31 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
11/01 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at the Complex
11/04 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
11/05 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
11/16 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Corona Capital
TR/ST
Photos by Sam James
AFI
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