Tampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival
12 hours of non-stop rock, funk,
R&B, blues, bluegrass, folk and pop
by 30 incredible bands on 4 stages
March 9, 2013
Curtis Hixon Park
600 N Ashley Drive,
Tampa FL 33651
Tampa's largest music fest returns to downtown's Curtis Hixon Park for another year with over 30 incredible bands on 4 stages. Along with 12 hours of non-stop rock, funk, R&B, blues, bluegrass, folk and pop, the festival showcases local cuisine from Tampa's finest restaurants. New to the festival this year is the World of Beer Beergarden featuring local craft brews from Yuengling, Cigar City and St. Somewhere. Kid friendly programming from 11am-1pm. Under 12 FREE.
For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.gasparillamusic.com
Artist Lineup & Schedule
CURTIS HIXON STAGE
GATES OPEN
Mayor Bob Buckhorn
Mt. Zion Sanctuary Choir
ACME Jazz Garage
FL LEGAL GROUP STAGE at KILEY GARDENS
GATES OPEN
Didgeridoo / Kuumba Drummers
The Wholetones
Nervous Turkey
The Felice Brothers
AMPHITHEATER STAGE
Mountain Holler
TBA
Betty Fox Band
Damien Suomi
Sleepy Vikings
Will Quinlan
AWESOME TAMPA BAY STAGE at TIBBETTS' CORNER
Florida Mountain Boys
6 Volt Rodeo
Lauris Vidal
Shreya Narayanan
TBA
Flooridians Dance Crew
VIP TENT at CURTIS HIXON WATERFRONT PARK
Blenda (Gwan Massive)
Flooridians Dance Crew
OTHER HAPPENINGS
Children's Programming at Kiley Garden
Tampa bay Rocks Photography Exibit fmopa.org
St. Somewhere Brewery, 'Hella' Keg Tapping
Distinguished Men of Brass
* All times are subject to change
Tampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival adds
more bands, finalizes lineup
The Felice Brothers, Will
Quinlan, Sleepy Vikings, Acme Jazz Garage, The Wholetones, Betty Fox Band, are
the latest additions to the second annual Gasparilla Music Festival presented
by Tech Data.
As if The Meter Men with special guest Page McConnell, Best Coast, and Dr. Dog were
not enough, the already-stellar Gasparilla Music Festival lineup is finally
complete and now includes rollicking folk revivalists The Felice Brothers, along with a host of newly-added local
favorites.
Fresh off of
opening slots for Mumford and Sons, and scheduled to open for The Killers in
May, The Felice Brothers will bring their rough-around-the-edges brand of
Americana to GMF’s Kiley Gardens stage, joining Ozomatli, Dawes, Lord
Huron, The Iguanas, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, and more at the
second-annual Gasparilla Music Festival on Saturday, March 9.
Tampa veterans Will Quinlan (duo) and
Best-of-the-Bay winners Sleepy Vikings (acoustic), along with Acme
Jazz Garage, Betty Fox Band, Florida Mountain Boys, 6 Volt Rodeo and central Florida favorites The
Wholetones and Lauris Vidal, are
all new editions to year’s GMF lineup.
The GMF festivities will begin
with children’s programing on the FL Legal Group Stage at Kiley Gardens, including
a special family-friendly set by Ozokidz.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn will kick things off on
the Curtis Hixon Stage, followed by St. Petersburg’s Mt. Zion Sanctuary Choir.
The Meter Men with Page McConnell will close the GMF main
stage in Curtis Hixon Park. The collaboration with three members of the Meters
and Phish keyboardist McConnell has resulted in sold-out shows from New Orleans
to New York City. In Tampa, they’ll take the stage at 10 p.m., right after
Philly-based indie rockers Dr. Dog.
Keeping true to its commitment to all things local, GMF has
also firmed up its lineup of local restaurants and food vendors. The impressive
list of culinary offerings includes Seminole Heights favorites The Refinery,
The Independent, and Ella’s, along with Pipo’s Cafe, Louis Pappas, and more.
General admission
tickets for GMF are $25 through March 8. Tickets are available now through the
GMF website (gasparillamusicfestival.com) and at select local ticket outlets,
including Daddy Cool Records, The Hub, Microgroove, and Mojo Books & Music.
Tickets are $30 the day of the festival. Admission is free for children ages 12
and under.
GMF is an all-day
music festival taking place on four stages in and around Curtis Hixon
Waterfront Park and Kiley Gardens in downtown Tampa. For a complete band lineup and schedule,
visit www.gasparillamusicfestival.com.
Other GMF Activities
Children’s Festival
This year's GMF includes a children's
festival-within-the-festival from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Kiley Gardens,
featuring a special Ozokidz set. The children’s festival will include arts and
crafts, games and other activities for children.
Green Initiative
GMF will implement several sustainability initiatives to
reduce the event’s environmental impact, including:
· GMF’s carbon offsets, donated by
Boulder, Colo.-based Renewable Choice Energy, will offset 100% of the event’s
onsite emissions. This effort is equal to the planting of 128 trees or avoiding
the carbon emissions from consuming 560 gallons of gasoline.
·
Working with the City of Tampa to
recycle all paper, plastic, aluminum and glass used during the festival.
·
Partnering with Boxed Water is Better ™
to completely eliminate plastic water bottles at GMF.
·
Offering a comprehensive transportation
page on the GMF website to encourage carpooling and public transit options such
as HART bus lines and the TECO Line Streetcar, as well as biking, walking and
using river taxis.
The Awesome Tampa Bay
Stage at Tibbett’s Corner
New to GMF this year, Tibbett’s Corner is named for one of
downtown Tampa’s first retail establishments, which opened in 1885 on the
corner of Lafayette Street (now Kennedy Boulevard) and Franklin Street. At GMF,
Tibbett’s Corner and the Awesome Tampa Bay Stage will feature retail vendors,
street performers, and children’s activities.
Tampa Bay Rocks: Four Decades of Rock ’n’
Roll from the Tampa Bay Times Photo Archive
GMF attendees
will receive half-off admission to the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts on
March 9 so they can check out this amazing collection of rock ’n’ roll
photography from the archives of the Tampa Bay Times. This limited-engagement
collection of more than 30 photographs ― from Elvis at the Florida Theater in
1956 to U2 at Curtis Hixon Hall in 1983 ― will be on view for one month only,
through March 17, at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts.
Visit www.gasparillamusicfestival.com for festival updates and details.
The Gasparilla Music Festival presented by
Tech Data is sponsored by
FL Legal Group, the Tampa Bay Times, Yuengling Beer, Tito’s Handmade Vodka,
Soulshine, Trombley & Haynes, P.A., Tower Radiology Centers, Carte Blanche
Wines, Wilkes & McHugh, P.A., Gulf Shore Bank, the Kimmins Foundation,
Malio’s Restaurant, Franklin Street, Cigar City Brewing, St. Somewhere Brewing
Co., Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Tampa Chamber of Commerce, NorthStar Bank, Hill
Ward Henderson, Ferman Motor Car Company, and Acidflyers.com.
Will looking forward for St. Petersburg’s Mt. Zion Sanctuary Choir.This is a great event!
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