Mike Love plays Reggae Rise Up at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 17, 2018. Credit: Chris Rodriguez

The Hawaiian-born singer who unfortunately shares a name with one of rock and roll’s biggest douchebags is actually a reggae artist—and he’s headed to St. Pete’s Jannus Live on Friday.

Love has a sound that crosses reggae and Rastafari, and is currently in the process of recording his fourth album, set for release at some point in 2022. He’s a mainstay at reggae festivals around the globe, and almost exactly a month after missing Reggae Rise Up—where he appears to have made his Florida debut in 2018—the Oahu-born crooner is bringing his full band to show St. Pete the kine of good time his Hawaii fans already know.

Joining Love will be “America’s Got Talent” runner-up Cas Haley, and an acoustic set from Brett Wilson of Roots Of Creation.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...