Bridgers locks phones at April Tampa show

Ten years ago, Phoebe Bridgers performed for fewer than 200 people at the Gasparilla Music Festival. That audience size stands as a stark contrast to the scale of her upcoming visit to Tampa, where she will perform at Benchmark International Arena.

The 32-year-old Los Angeles songwriter added three Florida dates to her Lost Tour on Thursday. The itinerary includes stops in Tampa, Miami, and Orlando. The tour promotes her latest album, Lost Weekend, which is expected to appear on year-end best-of lists in the coming weeks. This Tampa performance marks four years since she played for approximately 4,000 fans in the courtyard of the Cuban Club in Ybor City.

Christian Lee Hutson, a collaborator and fellow Los Angeles songwriter, will serve as the opening act at all three Florida venues. One dollar from every ticket sold will go to the National Immigration Project, an organization that defends the rights of people in the United States regardless of their immigration status.

The tour enforces a strict no-phone policy. Attendees must place mobile devices, smart glasses, headphones, and cameras into Yondr pouches that lock during the performance. A press release states that guests will keep the pouches with them and can access their devices in designated Phone Use Areas. The pouches unlock at the end of the night.

General public tickets for the April 22 show go on sale Friday, Nov. 20. Fan pre-sales begin on Nov. 18. Benchmark International Arena has split the Official Artist Presale into two separate days, Nov. 18 and Nov. 19, to reduce queue traffic. The venue will randomly assign fans to one of the two days. Fans must register by Nov. 15 at 11:59 p.m. local time to be considered for the first pre-sale day. Only one registration is allowed per person.