On Tuesday, state coronavirus and COVID-19 data said that in Hillsborough County, 229,678 people have been vaccinated (205,196 in Pinellas). The Bay area also added 906 cases and 35 deaths on Tuesday, according to analysis from the Tampa Bay Times.
Hillsborough County led the region with 397 new cases of the coronavirus reported Tuesday (Pinellas had 142 cases), and while those numbers are encouraging, Hillsborough’s 9.2% positivity rate is well above the World Health Organization suggestion of 5% or lower (Pinellas’ rate is 5.2%).
Still, the live local music scene is picking itself up. We’ve marked the gigs at venues that have joined a Tampa-based and city-recognized “Safe & Sound” initiative that pledges to strictly enforce limited capacity, mask wearing and social distancing—and tried our best to explain COVID-19 protocols at venues that not able to join Tampa’s “Safe & Sound” program. Click through the links for more information about these concerts.
✔️= Safe & Sound venue
Friday, March 19
- Blackout-Techno Black Light Party: Eye Awake w/Robby Bell/S.I.D./Sky Armada (Marquee DTSP, St. Petersburg)
- Opera Tampa: Troubadour's Tale (Riverwalk stage at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa—two performances)✔️
Saturday, March 20
- Florida Orchestra: Beethoven and Hadyn ( Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg—two performances)
- Florida Orchestra Percussion Ensemble (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)
- Jazz Under the Starz (18302 Highwoods Preserve Parkway, Tampa)
- Opera Tampa: Troubadour's Tale (Riverwalk stage at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa—two performances)✔️
- Shuffle 3-year anniversary w/Katara Trio/Tribal Style/Sunsetters/Will Quinlan/Josh Reilly/The Melan Sea/Dj Wally Rios (Shuffle, Tampa)✔️
Sunday, March 21
- Carl Thomas w/Khalea Lynee/The Beatdown Band (SD Banquet Hall, Tampa)
- Florida Orchestra: Beethoven and Hadyn (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg—two performances)
- Florida Orchestra Percussion Ensemble (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)
- Opera Tampa: Troubadour's Tale (Riverwalk stage at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa—two performances)✔️
- Thunderpony w/Rob Bello (Hyde Park Cafe, Tampa)
See a list of Tampa Bay’s “Safe & Sound” live music venues here.
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This article appears in Mar 18-24, 2021.