According to state data analyzed by the Tampa Bay Times, Florida added 7,179 coronavirus cases and 140 deaths on Tuesday. Locally, Tampa Bay reported 1,217 cases and 51 deaths Tuesday, and about 19% of hospital beds and 20% of adult ICU beds were open. It’s important to do life responsibly, but the local concert scene is finding ways to try and stay on its feet.
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.
✔️ = Safe & Sound venue
Friday, March 5
- Hip Hop Explored: DJ Qeys w/G'on Git/Chael Blinya/Perception/YZM (Crowbar, Ybor City) ✔️
- Keller Williams (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- TTRL Riverwalk and Chill: Light On Tampa Edition: Mwiza Simfukwe w/Claire Vandiver/NDO/Mike Mass/Peception/The Ruckus (Riverwalk Stage at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa) ✔️
Saturday, March 6
- Communion After Dark 13-year anniversary: Mark Paradise w/Bryant Griffin/Maus/Tom Gold (online)
- Darrell Scott w/Josh Reilly (Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor)
- Hearts of Black: Johnny Cash Tribute w/The Bad Katz/Frenzied Passions/Circus City Psychos (VFW Post 39, St. Petersburg)
- Samantha Fish (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Sunday, March 7
- Blaque Dynamite Trio/Katara Trio/Gat$/Psych Montano/Shella Siddiq (The Bricks, Ybor City)
See a list of Tampa Bay’s “Safe & Sound” live music venues here.
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This article appears in Mar 4-10, 2021.