A studio press photo of the country music trio Lady A. The three band members—Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood—stand in a line against a solid orange-yellow background. From left to right: Charles Kelley, with a beard, wears a rust-colored suit and a white shirt, looking off to the side. Hillary Scott, centered, smiles while looking at the camera, wearing a shimmering, champagne-colored, off-the-shoulder dress. Dave Haywood, on the right, wears a white collared shirt, dark trousers, and a black or dark brown leather jacket, looking towards the camera.
Lady A Credit: Alysse Gafkjen

One of Lady A’s only full-fledged shows of 2022 was at Florida Strawberry Festival, where the country trio played tracks from its at-the-time latest album What a Song Can Do. Months later, the Nashvillians announced that an impending summer tour would have to be postponed so Charles Kelley could focus on his sobriety.

Some time off did wonders too, because a year later, the band was able to pull off its unique “Request Line” tour, and even performed “Surfer Girl” at the Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys, in front of the late Brian Wilson.

At the moment, Lady A is gearing up to give a push to its second holiday album On This Winter’s Night (Volume 2), which features contributions from bluegrass icon Ricky Skaggs and contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin. While the latter will be in town with Winter Jam next month, don’t expect either name to be present on Saturday night in Clearwater, where Kelley and friends will play the second stop of their limited holiday tour.

Ahead of the show, Kelley told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay about the best show he ever saw. Read his full quote below.

The first concert that I went to that fully blew me away and made me start to dream about being an artist was seeing Dave Matthews. I got to see him perform before he really blew up. Blues Traveler opened up for him and it was my first real outdoor concert I ever went to and I went with my oldest brother. It absolutely floored me and I was glued to everything about it- I loved the energy and it was the first time I felt that I wanted to do something like that. —Charles Kelley, Lady A

Tickets to see Lady A play Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall on Saturday, Dec. 6 are still available and start at $83.25.

Lady A

Time Sat., Dec. 6, 8 p.m. 2025

Location Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater

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This article appears in Nov. 27 – Dec. 03, 2025.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...