Hot Ticket: 3 Doors Down concerts coming up in Florida, J Balvin tickets now on sale

The USA Today Network Florida offers the latest on upcoming concerts from South Florida to Pensacola and places in-between.

If you want to find out about a show not listed or when tickets go on sale, email dosborn@gannett.com.

3 Doors Down, with Seether

Formed by lead singer Brad Arnold in 1996, 3 Doors Down scored its first hit four years later with "Kryptonite."

The Mississippi-based rock band went on to record others, including “Here Without You,” “Away From The Sun” and “When I’m Gone,” the video of which shows the band performing on the USS George Washington aircraft carrier about two decades ago. 

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The group's The Better Life tour rolls into Florida next month with three concerts: Oct. 14 at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, with tickets from $38; the Oct. 15 show at Hard Rock Live Orlando is sold out, and Oct. 16 at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach with tickets from $35. 

The South African-based hard rock band Seether also will be performing at all three concerts. Its hits include "Fake It," "Fine Again," "Rise Above This" and "Words As Weapons." 

Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, livenation.com, 3doorsdown.com, and other sites.

The tour also marks the 20th anniversary of the group's debut album, The Better Life, which will be played in its entirety, along with other hits.

Along with Arnold, the band's current lineup consists of rhythm and lead guitarist Chris Henderson (with the band since 1998); drummer Greg Upchurch; guitarist and backing vocalist Chet Roberts; and bassist Justin Biltonen.

While 3 Doors Down has remained popular among Generation Xers (post-baby boomers) and some Millennials or Generation Y’s (born early 1980s to early 2000s), Arnold said the band attracts fans of all ages.

“You’ll see kids standing next to a 60-year-old couple,” Arnold told the Naples Daily News in 2014. “You’ll see them singing right along with each other. That means the world to me.”

J Balvin 

A Colombian singer who spent some years in the U.S., J Balvin —  known as the "Prince of Reggaeton" — has achieved international acclaim in just a few years.

Time magazine in 2020 included him on its annual list of the 100 most influential people of the world. Billboard already has named J Balvin, at age 36, as one of the Greatest Latin Artists of all Time.

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His two upcoming concerts are Oct. 1 at FTX Arena in Miami, with tickets remaining from $59; and Oct. 16 at the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina at Amway Center in Orlando, with tickets starting around $43.

If you miss him this year, he's back in the Sunshine State in 2022. Tickets went on sale Friday, Sept. 17, for shows May 11 at Hertz Arena in Estero; May 13 at FTX Arena in Miami; and May 14 at Amway Center in Orlando.

Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com and other sites.

Balvin enjoyed his first big hit in 2014 with "Ginza" and "6 AM." Popular songs that followed have included "Bobo," "Safari," "Mi Gente" and others.

He's also very popular on social media, with 49 million Instagram followers and 19 million on TikTok, along with 32 million subscribers to his YouTube channel. 

Dave Osborn is the regional features editor of the Naples Daily News and News-Press. Follow him on Instagram @detroitdave88 and on Twitter @NDN_dosborn.