Packed house for X Ambassadors at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
X Ambassadors and Tim Tebow walk the blue carpet at ESPN’s private party at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
Quite the hullabaloo has come with arrival of the College Football Football playoffs, and it can be hard to keep up, but we're not going to complain as we criss cross a few downtown Tampa blocks trying to keep up withconcerts and all the rest. On Saturday night, just down the street from the concerts at Curtis Hixon Park, ESPN took over the rarely used Kress Building to throw a celebrity-filled party headlined by Ithaca, New York rockers X Ambassadors.
Chip Weiner and Tracy May hit the blue carpet and stopped inside to grab a few shots of the band as well as public figures like Tim Tebow and Cedric the Entertainer. Have a look at the photos below. Click around to see coverage of night one, night two and tonight's free show from Usher.
Street parking in downtown Tampa was crowded since most of the parking spaces around the venues were reserved for VIPs and staff in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
Food for VIPs inside the Kress Building was prepared outside in tents and trucks in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
Smokey sax from X Ambassadors frontman Sam Harris at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
One of the several bars inside prior to the start of the party at the Kress Building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Tracy May
The College Football Championship trophy was on display at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
Once access was granted — 30 seconds for the first three songs — members of the press crowded the stage to get a glimpse and photos of X Ambassadors at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
Packed house for X Ambassadors at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
Inside the Kress building in Tampa, Florida, which was filled with football fans on January 7, 2017. Press access was limited to a few minutes . Credit: Chip Weiner
Step and repeat at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
Cedric the Entertainer walks the blue carpet a private ESPN party at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
Sometimes professional athlete and sports commentator Tim Tebow at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
X Ambassadors play a private ESPN party at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Tracy May
X Ambassadors at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
X Ambassadors play a private ESPN party at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Tracy May
X Ambassadors at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
X Ambassadors play a private ESPN party at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Tracy May
X Ambassadors at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Chip Weiner
X Ambassadors play a private ESPN party at the Kress building in Tampa, Florida on January 7, 2017. Credit: Tracy May
Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...
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