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Rod Wave & Friends Birthday Celebration At Amalie Arena

The hottest and most anticipated birthday celebration took place in Tampa last night and the vibes were LIT. Rod Wave celebrated his birthday with a sold out crowd right across…

Rod Wave on stage in Tampa
Mark Matson for WiLD 94.1

The hottest and most anticipated birthday celebration took place in Tampa last night and the vibes were LIT. Rod Wave celebrated his birthday with a sold out crowd right across the bridge from his home town. Amalie Arena went off for the hometown boy! Check out our photos from the show courtesy of Mark Matson for WiLD 94.1

The show had us hyped for his new album entitled "Nostalgia," due to drop on Sept. 15. The question on everyone's minds leading up to the show was: Who are the friends Rod plans on inviting? With features from Jack Harlow and Lil Durk on his last two albums, nothing was ruled out.

Rod Wave & Friends

It was a packed lineup with a bunch of Rod's friends. The show started out with an appearance from Mook Boy to get the crowd started. Then Tampa's own Tom G hit the stage and the crowd went WiLD. Next up on the stage was G Herbo and Real Boston Richey. It was no surprise to a lot of people when Toosii came on stage. Rod has toured the country twice in the last two years, including last year’s sold out Beautiful Mind tour with Toosii. The last friend to show out and hype of the crowd was Moneybagg Yo. Later in the night, Rod brought out Lil Baby and sang "Rags to Riches" together!

Here are our photos from Rod Wave & Friends Birthday Celebration

Mook Boy on stage at Amalie Arena

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Rod Wave & Friends Birthday Celebration At Amalie Arena

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Tom G Hits The Stage In Tampa

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Tom G Hits The Stage In Tampa

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G Herbo on stage in Tampa

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G Herbo on stage in Tampa

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Real Boston Richey in Tampa

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Real Boston Richey on stage at Amalie Arena

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Rod Wave & Friends Birthday Celebration At Amalie Arena

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Moneybagg Yo hits the stage

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Moneybagg Yo on stage at Amalie Arena

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Toosii getting the crowd hyped at Amalie Arena

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No surprise Toosii was one of the friends opening up the show! Rod has toured the country twice in the last two years, including last year’s sold out Beautiful Mind tour with Toosii


Toosii on stage in Tampa

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Rod Wave hits the stage!

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Rod Wave on stage at Amalie Arena

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Rod Wave on stage in Tampa

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You know he sang hits like "Sun Runner"

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Rod Wave & Friends Birthday Celebration At Amalie Arena

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The crowd was going crazy for Rod

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Rod Wave on stage at Amalie Arena

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Showing off his Free PC Tweezie jacket

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Rod appreciating the crowd in his hometown

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Rod Wave on stage in Tampa

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Rod Wave on stage at Amalie Arena

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Rich grew up in the Bronx, NY but moved to Tampa in 2006 to attend the University of Tampa. Even though he completed 4 years at the University for Sports Management, Ortiz realized his true passion for radio after taking a couple of classes to fulfill his communications minor and volunteering at UT's WUTT radio station as a sports director. Rich also worked at several clubs in Tampa as a host/promoter where he would meet and work alongside Davy Rolando, who would be the one who would help him get a job at WiLD 94.1. From there, Rich worked his way up from Promotions assistant to promotions coordinator, to eventually full-time on-air. Rich loves to write about his favorite Tampa food spots, concert reviews, and the WiLDest Florida man/woman stories.