Beast In Black returns to The Orpheum, with a new album in tow

The Finnish power-metal band comes back to the same Ybor room it played in 2023 on Saturday, February 13, touring its fourth album, Fear The Beast.

The last time Beast In Black played Tampa, it was a Saturday in October 2023 at The Orpheum. On February 13, the band comes back to the very same room — and this time it has a new album to show for the three-plus years in between.

Beast In Black plays The Orpheum in Tampa on Saturday, February 13, 2027, at 7pm. The show was announced on October 30, and tickets are available through The Orpheum. The room holds about 720, which for a band that writes songs built for arenas makes for a loud, close night.

The Tampa date is part of a February–March 2027 North American headline tour that Blabbermouth reported on October 27, with Gloryhammer announced as support on the run. The tour opens its Southeast swing with Charlotte's Underground on February 11 and Atlanta's Masquerade on February 12, putting Tampa right behind them, and it runs into late March with stops in Montréal, New York and Worcester. Check The Orpheum's listing for the full Tampa bill.

The reason for the tour is a new record. *Fear The Beast* is the band's fourth studio album; Blabbermouth covered the release of its title track on September 10, as noted on the band's discography page, with "Lost Children" among the singles that preceded it. It follows *Berserker*, *From Hell With Love* and 2021's *Dark Connection*, all released through Nuclear Blast.

The album came at a cost to the touring calendar. In spring 2026, band leader Anton Kabanen — the former Battle Beast guitarist who started Beast In Black — sat out the band's North American tour supporting Helloween so he could stay home and finish the record, as reported by Blabbermouth and The Metallist. So February's run is the first chance for North American fans to see the songs he stayed home to make, played by the full band as headliners.

February's run is the first chance for North American fans to see the songs Kabanen stayed home to make.

For Tampa, that makes this more than a routine return. The Orpheum is a room this band has already proven it can fill with a crowd that knows the words, and a Saturday-night slot opens it up to fans driving in from Orlando, Sarasota and beyond. If you were there in 2023, expect the same blast of synths, falsetto and double-kick — with a new album's worth of material folded into the set.

With presales and the general on-sale already underway at the end of October, per Blabbermouth, and a venue of this size, buying early is the safer move.

Three years is a long gap for a band with a Tampa crowd this loyal. February 13 is when it closes.

Sources: BEAST IN BLACK Announces February/March 2027 North American Tour With GLORYHAMMER — Blabbermouth (blabbermouth.net); Beast in Black discography — Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org); BEAST IN BLACK Leader ANTON KABANEN To Sit Out Band's North American Tour With HELLOWEEN — Blabbermouth (blabbermouth.net); BEAST IN BLACK's ANTON KABANEN Sits Out North American Tour With HELLOWEEN to Finish New Album — The Metallist (themetallist.com); Former BATTLE BEAST Guitarist ANTON KABANEN's BEAST IN BLACK To Release 'Berserker' Album In November — Blabbermouth (blabbermouth.net); The Orpheum (theorpheum.com); Beast In Black at The Orpheum — JamBase (jambase.com)