{"id":348916,"date":"2025-12-18T15:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/?p=348916"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:01:29","slug":"josh-groban-jennifer-hudson-co-headline-tour-in-tampa-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/josh-groban-jennifer-hudson-co-headline-tour-in-tampa-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson co-headline tour in Tampa this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"234248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/review-josh-groban-salutes-teachers-skips-most-of-his-own-catalog-at-florida-orchestra-gala-event-in-st-pete-12830206\/attachment\/zljmy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zljmy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Josh Groban plays Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on Feb. 5, 2022.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy.webp?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A high-contrast, dramatic photo of singer Josh Groban performing on stage. He is wearing a dark suit, a black shirt, and clear-rimmed glasses, holding a microphone close to his face with a focused expression. In the dimly lit background, several members of an orchestra are visible, including two cellists in the mid-ground. The lighting is moody, with purple and white highlights catching the performers against the dark stage.\" class=\"wp-image-234248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-1024x683.webp?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Josh Groban plays Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on Feb. 5, 2022. <span class=\"image-credit\"><span class=\"credit-label-wrapper\">Credit:<\/span> Photo by Josh Bradley<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Attend the tale, because Josh Groban and Jennifer Hudson are joining forces for an arena tour this summer, which stops in Tampa this June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 44-year-old multi-faceted tenor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ifof2fOcmbA\">took to Hudson\u2019s talk show on Tuesday morning<\/a> to co-announce the 16-date run of shows. \u201cI am so honored to be able to hit the road with you this summer. To be able to travel the country, to be able to blend our voices. The duet possibilities!\u201d he told the EGOT-winner during the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news comes following a few years off the road\u2014which was preceded by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5ZHyPPjNNgQ\">incredible, Tony Award-nominated Broadway run as the titular character in \u201cSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street\u201d<\/a>\u2014and in the midst of Groban promoting <em>Hidden Gems<\/em>, a new collection of ultra-deep cuts. Many of the songs on the record have never been widely available before, so while it technically isn\u2019t a new studio album, non-ride-or-dies may as well consider it as one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/josh-groban-with-special-guest-jennifer-hudson-21024067\">Tickets to see Josh Groban and Jennifer Hudson play Tampa\u2019s Benchmark International Arena on Friday, June 19 go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m., and start at $82.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-remote-data-blocks-foundation-event rdb-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-border\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c1b4f74 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns community-card--wide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media2.cltampa.com\/cltampa\/imager\/u\/original\/21024066\/53132b4d-9976-4fc2-96d5-8e978427392b_source.webp?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group community-card__content is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-628836ec wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8d2db683 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading rdb-heading\" id=\"h-\">Josh Groban with special guest Jennifer Hudson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-64aeeb98 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"rdb-block-data-time has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-cc0821fa3b7921c32415095b9db18061\"><span class=\"rdb-block-label\">Time<\/span> Fri., June 19, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rdb-block-data-location has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f0a7f0c415224f4c6b31fd5cee37c86b\"><span class=\"rdb-block-label\">Location<\/span> Benchmark International Arena, 401 E Channelside Dr., Tampa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/josh-groban-with-special-guest-jennifer-hudson-21024067\" class=\"wp-block-button__link rdb-button has-white-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\">View More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><br><br>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a 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category-music-2 category-show-previews category-tampa-bay-journalism-project newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/chuck-redd-who-just-canceled-a-kennedy-center-concert-over-trump-is-coming-to-tampa-in-january\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chuck Redd, who just canceled a Kennedy Center concert over Trump, is coming to Tampa in January\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chuck Redd Photo by Steve Splane crop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chuck Redd&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?fit=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?fit=1024%2C703&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/chuck-redd-who-just-canceled-a-kennedy-center-concert-over-trump-is-coming-to-tampa-in-january\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chuck Redd, who just canceled a Kennedy Center concert over Trump, is coming to Tampa in January<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHe tops a fresh list of new concerts coming to Tampa Bay.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349252\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-coppertail-brewing tag-crowbar tag-four-star-riot tag-slideshow-gallery tag-soft-rock-renegades category-local-music category-music-2 newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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