Faithful fans and brave Bay area locals endure a drizzle for shows by Eric Paslay, Clare Dunn and the Shadowboxers on the first day of College Football Playoff concerts

“Tampa, it looks like summer down here,” said Eric Paslay told the crowd gathered at downtown Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Park on Friday night, “what the heck.”

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The rising Texas-based country star headlined the first night of AT&T’s Playoff Playlist Live concerts on January 6, 2016, and while he was talking about the lack of a chill in the air, he may have also been referencing the precipitation which barely escalated past a light drizzle. The weather likely kept the most fickle Bay area locals away from the free concert, which was a shame considering how perfect the production actually was.

The stage was as large billed (it’s apparently similar to the ones they use at festivals like Lollapalooza) and the Sykes building was gleaming with sponsor logos and actual video from the stage where Nashville songwriter Clare Dunn and Atlanta pop outfit The Shadowboxers opened the show.

Gates at the park open at noon on Saturday and music from “Fight Song” singer Rachel Platten, L.A. indie rock darlings Cold War Kids and Carol City rapper Flo Rida kicks off at 6 p.m. Get more information on the show here, and look at Kamran’s pictures from tonight’s show below. Check out some Instagram shots from the park here.

This article appears in Jan 5-12, 2017.