Rap-Toberfest 2026 is set for The Moon Tower at Dunedin Brewery on Saturday, Oct. 24. The bill includes New Orleans rapper Alfred Banks, Hallowed Hive and a roster of other performers.
Banks collaborated with the New Orleans Nightcrawlers on the album Too Much to Hold. As first reported by Creative Loafing Tampa, Rap-Toberfest features the New Orleans rapper alongside Hallowed Hive and a roster of other performers, with tickets still available starting at $15.
A Lineup Built for the Underground Scene
The bill brings Banks and Hallowed Hive together with Phxntom33, Pedro El Poeta, Complexi*T, Palm Pact, BLK MGE, Dillon The Villain, and Glob & Sean Raine, with DJ Wulang hosting on turntables. Pre-sale tickets run $15, with day-of-show tickets priced at $20, the venue's listing notes.
Costumes are encouraged for the night.
Banks Brings National Credentials to a Local Stage
Banks' catalog has reached well beyond club stages. His track “Greatness,” recorded with The Soul Rebels, served as the 2019 NCAA tournament anthem, while “UnderDogCentral” appeared in the 2017 Netflix film Burning Sands and “HomeComing” landed in Disney+'s The Crossover, according to Crescent City Sounds. NOLA Music also notes a Volkswagen ad placement for “HomeComing.” Banks operates under his own independent brand, UnderDogCentral.
Banks has also been associated with an orchestral program in New Orleans, though the official listing is for an earlier, separate engagement.
What the listings clarify
The Recording Academy lists New Orleans Nightcrawlers’ Too Much to Hold as a nominee for Best Regional Roots Music Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. NOLA Music identifies Banks as a featured rapper on a track recorded for the album, so the album nomination is the basis for his Grammy connection—not an individual nomination for Banks, according to the Recording Academy. The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s event listing shows a separate Market Nights program featuring Banks at the New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, pairing his music with orchestral selections. That earlier engagement is distinct from the Dunedin show, not a performance scheduled after it.
Banks' work also carries a personal dimension. Inspired by his late brother Orlandas' struggle with schizophrenia, Banks released the 2017 concept album The Beautiful, which debuted at number 12 on the iTunes Rap/Hip-Hop charts and led to advocacy partnerships with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the outlet reports.
Dunedin's Brewery District Keeps Growing as a Music Hub
Founded in 1995, Dunedin Brewery says it holds official status as Florida's oldest continuously operating craft microbrewery. The brewery says it added The Moon Tower as a dedicated events space for music and festivals; the venue is at 935 Douglas Ave.
The Moon Tower hosted sacred steel guitarist Roosevelt Collier's power trio in August. Dunedin is home to eight breweries and a distillery, and the city is described as walkable.
With tickets still available for Saturday, Rap-Toberfest gives Tampa Bay hip-hop fans a chance to catch a performer featured on a Grammy-nominated album in an intimate brewery setting, following Banks' October 2025 New Orleans appearance pairing his music with orchestral selections.
