Gasparilla Music Festival 2020 – a supersonic flash in the heart of the World’s Lightning Capital

Published on February 19, 2020 under Born To Ride

The 9th Gasparilla Music Festival presented by Cigar City Brewing is taking place on March 7-8, 2020, in downtown Tampa. Brandi Carlile will be headlining the festival on Saturday, March 7 and Portugal. The Man will close out the festival on Sunday, March 8.

Three-time Grammy Award winner Brandi Carlile has had an incredible 2019 that included the formation of the country super group, The Highwomen, being nominated for 4 four new Grammy Awards, and receiving the Billboard Women in Music Trailblazer Award. Portugal. The Man, originally from Wasilla, Alaska, are poised to release their 9th studio album in 2020 and their 2017 Grammy Award-winning hit “Feel it Still” was recently named to Billboard’s Songs That Defined the Decade list.

Other bands announced in the initial lineup:
De La Soul, Rival Sons, Curtis Harding, The Nude Party, Marco Benevento, Photo Fire, Fre$h P, New Fang, Demi Nova, Visit Neptune, Josh & the Jamtones, Bears & Lions, Florida Gospel Music and Arts and Tampa Metropolitan Youth Orchestra

On Saturday, March 7, the Come Back Alice’s front-man Tony Tyler and his band (Tony Tyler Trance) will be performing a special 50th-anniversary tribute to Derek and the Dominos’ legendary concert originally performed December 1, 1970, at the Curtis Hixon Hall. This concert was only one of two public performances that Duane Allman made with Derek and the Dominos, and the only one with surviving audio recordings.

The Gasparilla Music Festival features over 45 local and national bands across 5 stages along downtown Tampa’s Riverwalk. The event features food from Tampa’s top local chef’s and restaurants and offers family-friendly programming (Kids 12 and Under FREE Admission) on several stages each day until 2pm. In 2019, the festival had over 25,000 attendees with an early Saturday sellout. This year, GMF is partnering with CashorTrade as its dedicated face value marketplace to protect fans against fraud and scalping. Past festival performers have included The Avett Brothers, Gary Clark Jr., The Roots, Father John Misty, The Flaming Lips, Cage the Elephant and our favorite -the indie rock trio from San Fransisco, California – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

Cage the Elephant at Gasparilla 2017

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Gasparilla 2019

Gasparilla Music Festival is produced by the non-profit Gasparilla Music Foundation and has been described as a “music festival on a mission.” In addition to producing the festival each year during the second weekend of March, the foundation works year-round supporting music and education through its Recycled Tunes program. Recycled Tunes provides new and used instruments to local Title I elementary schools and has supported over 26 schools in the Tampa Bay area. The foundation receives support from Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and the Florida Department of Cultural Affairs.

Gasparilla 2019

Tickets to the festival are available at www.gmftickets.com

GENERAL ADMISSION
2 Day GA Advance….. $60
Saturday GA Advance..$40
Sunday GA Advance….$40

SYNOVUS VIP
2 Day VIP Early Bird….$175 (SOLD OUT)
2 Day VIP Advance….$200
Saturday VIP Advance.$150
Sunday VIP Advance…$100

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Gasparilla 2017 (photos 1-5)