Rapper T.I. To Perform At Tampa Forum

By CURTIS ROSS | The Tampa Tribune
Published: February 06, 2009

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TAMPA --

Rapper T.I. will perform at the St. Pete Times Forum on Feb. 28, the Forum announced today.

The Atlanta-based MC is calling this "The Farewell Tour Featuring T.I. and Friends." The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, begins serving a one-year prison sentence for illegal weapons possession after the tour ends.

An MTV series, "T.I.'s Road to Redemption," which follows Harris as he prepares to serve his sentence, begins airing Tuesday.

T.I., whose latest album is last year's "Paper Trail," will perform with Justin Timberlake on Sunday's Grammy Awards.

Tickets for the concert, $47.75 plus service charges, go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Call the box office, (813) 301-2500, or Ticketmaster, (813) 287-8844.

Curtis Ross can be reached at (813) 259-7568.