Singer-songwriter A.J. Croce brings his Croce Plays Croce Tour to the Tampa Theatre, blending his father Jim Croce's classics with his own originals.
A.J. Croce brings his Croce Plays Croce tour to Tampa Theatre on Monday, November 30, 2026. It's a show that sits on a specific family line: A.J. is the son of the legendary Jim Croce, and for this tour, he's stepping back into his father's catalog. He waited thirty years before he started performing Jim's music, and he's described the decision as waiting until he felt he could honor that legacy with depth and integrity.
The set blends Jim Croce's classics—'Operator', 'You Don't Mess Around with Jim', 'Bad Bad Leroy Brown', and 'Time in a Bottle'—with A.J.'s own originals. It's a way of hearing the two side by side rather than one replacing the other.
That's a good place to start on who A.J. is, because he's built a long career on his own. He's an acclaimed singer-songwriter, piano virtuoso, and multi-instrumentalist who's put out eleven studio albums over more than three and a half decades. More than twenty of his songs have hit Billboard's Top 40, and he's shared the stage with Ray Charles, B.B. King, James Brown, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, and Rod Stewart. The Croce Plays Croce tour has traveled across the country, pulling from American roots, rock 'n' roll, blues, jazz, soul, and world music.
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Tickets run from $34.50 to $89.50 plus taxes and fees, which works out to $42–$101 at the box office and $45.75–$107.25 online. There are also VIP packages available in advance for $144.50 to $214.50 plus fees and taxes—$160.25–$235.50 at the box office and $168.75–$247 online—which include a premium reserved seat, early entry, an intimate pre-show experience with A.J. Croce, an autographed 8x10 photo, a wine koozie, a tote bag, and an official VIP laminate and lanyard. The show starts at 8 PM, with doors opening at 7 PM.
