Posts Tagged ‘Orlando’

“BKFC 53 Breaking It Down At Olympia!!!”

“BKFC 53 Breaking It Down At Olympia!!!”

3NOV2023 Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL All Photos by Jordan Raiff Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship returned to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL on November 3rd. Marking the return of BKFC Middleweight Champ, and FL fighter David Mundell, this was a packed card and held in a smaller more personal section […]

Tesla Shines At Night Number Two at The House of Blues

Fresh off two performances on the 2023 Monsters of Rock Cruise, hard rockers Tesla took over the House of Blues in Orlando for two nights, playing to a sold-out audience on Friday, May 5th followed by a nearly sold-out show on Saturday, May 6th. I attended the Saturday show with a good friend and concert photography mentor, […]

BKFC Brings Their Action-Packed Card Back To Orlando!!!

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship returned to the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL on November 5th. With a six-month gap since their last visit to the theme park destination of Florida, the room was jam-packed with fans ready to see these warriors duke it out once again!! This raw segment of combat sports is like nothing […]

Judas Priest Celebrates its 50th at “Warlando” in Orlando

The Warlando Metal Festival featuring the legendary Judas Priest as the headliner thundered into the Orlando Amphitheater on Saturday, September 11th, 2021. With a stacked lineup that would make any metal head quiver with anticipation, I was giddy once I found out I was headed to cover the festival. Judas Priest was touring in support […]

Orlando Welcomes The United States Womens National Team

MAYOR BUDDY DYER TO WELCOME THE U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM TO ORLANDO FOR THE 2020 SHEBELIEVES CUP DURING EVENT AT CITY HALL ON FRIDAY, FEB. 28 Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer welcomes members of the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) to Orlando for the first time since their 2019 FIFA World Cup victory and will […]

Blood, Lust & Death in Tampa and Orlando

All Photos By Johnathan Hawkins, Will Ogburn & Travis Failey The Haven in Winter Park and the Orpheum in Tampa were the perfect settings for exactly the kind of uncensored in-your-face show that Dope and Combichrist put on. With September Mourning and Davey Suicide as support, The Blood, Lust, Death 2017 Tour was in full […]

Trivium Puts on a Show for the Hometown Crowd

  When Trivium and Sabaton came to the House of Blues inside of Disney Springs on Friday, they showed Orlando what it feels like to be the center of attention. Orlando has always felt a bit like a stopgap in the middle of bands’ national tours. At the base of the East Coast, but before […]

Orlando and Saint Pete have an “In This Moment”

 with Travis Failey In the midst of Orlando’s booming summer of concerts, the Hell Pop Tour rolled into Hard Rock Live at Universal’s City Walk. The tour brought a diverse foursome of rock groups – from the sexually charged, female-driven headliner In This Moment, to the metallic super group Hellyeah, to the countrified, bluesy sounds […]

A Night at the Plaza with Matisyahu

“We play what the f––– we want to play,” Said a visibly annoyed Matisyahu – and thunderous applause broke the awkward silence. Interruptions were frequent during the Jewish reggae star’s performance in Orlando, and so he decided to address them. “Does every artist have to deal with this?” The setting for Wednesday’s show at the […]

Abby Wambach-A Legend Retires

U.S. Women’s Soccer Captain Abby Wambach retired today at the age of 35. The native of New York endeared herself to Floridian soccer fans early in her career by winning two SEC Most Valuable player awards at the University of Florida in 2000 and 2001. Her long and storied international career started shortly thereafter, and […]