This Sunday, a crew of Tampa Bay drum and bass veterans is turning Crowbar in Ybor City into a farewell rave, with a low-cost sendoff for the independent venue as it prepares to leave its lease later this year. The ANODNB collective - short for A Night of Drum & Bass - has pulled together a lineup organizers call both a celebration and a goodbye to the small-room culture that helped shape Tampa’s underground. For regulars, it is one more chance to hear jungle, liquid and rollers in a cramped, sweaty space built for close-up nights and young bands’ first tours.
The Farewell Lineup
According to Creative Loafing Tampa, the ANODNB bill puts Thee Joker at the center, with special guests Jay Marley, Kean and PopeJohn joining in. Promoters told the outlet the night is about “blending nostalgia, underground culture, and the energy that helped define Crowbar for years,” with a $5 cover at the door. Expect a short, dense lineup and an early rush for a room that rarely squeezes in more than a few hundred people.
Crowbar's Final Months
Crowbar has been a fixture in Ybor City’s music circuit, but the Tampa Bay Times reported this winter that the venue is set to close as new development and rising rents put the squeeze on independent stages. That pressure has turned the calendar into a run of farewell events across genres, from indie to punk to electronic. Indie Night even sold out two dates in mid‑May, a sendoff that crowd packs Crowbar coverage said highlighted how much Tampa still leans on rooms this size. For touring and local artists alike, losing a roughly 300-person venue changes how midlevel bills move through Florida.
Why ANODNB Matters
ANODNB has worked as an on-and-off monthly hub for drum and bass in the Bay since about 2015, promoting local selectors and keeping the scene connected, according to the group’s event page on Events.com. At the same time, Creative Loafing has tracked bigger shifts in Ybor, including proposals for new, larger venues nearby and a lease timeline that narrows Crowbar’s runway. Crowbar owner Tom DeGeorge has publicly criticized that landscape, and those headlines help explain why promoters are treating this ANODNB date as a farewell instead of just another monthly.
Last Call
On the practical side, Crowbar’s intimacy also means lines and a tight cap, with local reporting repeatedly pegging capacity at around 300 people. Fans say the only real way to be sure you get in for these final shows is to show up early, especially with entry held to a low cover so the night stays about community rather than price. For now, the drum and bass faithful will pack in one more time, swap records and stories, and turn the speakers up in a room that has helped define Tampa nightlife for years.
