Coachella’s Yuma tent stage makes the cross-country trip to the Courtney Campbell Causeway this weekend when Torey Lanez kicks off a full weekend of off-the-wall bookings at WTR Pool & Grill.
Lanez plays Thursday before DJ and producer Steve Aoki takes over the pool on Friday and makes way for Saturday when Migos plays a day party ahead of evening sets by Diplo and 50 Cent.
Fiddy— who is also partying at a hanger party at the St. Pete Airport Friday night and a Rocky Point SBLV watch party on Sunday—told his 26.4 millions Instagram followers in October to vote for Trump. Supposedly, he backtracked thanks to Chelsea Handler but I still haven’t gotten my usual joy pumping “In Da Club” on the way to the grocery store.
WTR says prices on cabanas and tickets will increase as supply dwindles (Migos admission tops out at $10,000 for a private, 15-person cabana).
A press release from the event promoters for Friday and Saturday—Barstool Sports (gross!) and E11even (stylized E11EVEN)—stated “Social distancing procedures will be strictly enforced, face masks will be required for all staff & guests, wellness and temperature checks will be mandatory for entrance, sanitizing stations will be placed throughout the venue, and continued cleaning protocols will provide regular sanitizing.”
A rep for the Barstool and E11even parties also told CL that "In addition to all of the safety measures already in motion, E11EVEN will be installing three Wellness 4 Humanity safe-entry stations that all guests will be required to walk through prior to entry at both their Friday & Saturday night parties. Briefly, the stations utilize A1 Technology to screen for 7 symptoms associated with COVID-19. If an attendee is not cleared by the Safe Entry System, they will be required to take a rapid antigen test that will provide results in 15 minutes. "
They also trained the staff in COVID-19 safety, so hey, someone cares. All shows at WTR Pool & Grill at the Godfrey in Tampa. All events have private cabana and VIP options, and more information is at wtrtampa.com.
- Torey Lanez/DJ Irie. Thurs. Feb. 4, 8 p.m. $25 female/$35 male
- Steve Aoki. Friday. Feb. 5, 9 p.m. $45-$400
- Migos. Saturday. Feb. 6, Noon. $100 female/$200 male
- Diplo/50 Cent. Saturday. Feb. 6, 9 p.m. $75-$1000
UPDATED: 02/05/20 4:15 p.m. Updated with comment from PR reps for the Barstool event.
See a list of Tampa Bay’s “Safe & Sound” live music venues here.
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This article appears in Jan 28 – Feb 3, 2021.