Members of the band Sublime, including Jakob Nowell, Eric Wilson, and Bud Gaugh, posing for a 2026 promotional photo. Jakob sits in the center with hands clasped, flanked by the original members against a dark, moody background.
Sublime [Pictured L-R: Bud Gaugh, Jakob Nowell, Eric Wilson] Credit: Josh Kim / Atlantic Records

Reggae Rise Up, the ultimate heady spring break has finally arrived, and downtown St. Pete has come to embrace this nearly weeklong takeover of downtown.

Stacked from to back, the lineup has quite a few heavyweights—including 311, Slightly Stoopid, and a revamped Rome Ramirez-less Sublime (pictured)—along with stuff for the hip-hop heads thanks to Cypress Hill and the surviving members of De la Soul (RIP Trugoy).

Tickets for Reggae Rise Up happening at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg Thursday-Sunday, March 12-15 are still available for $75 and up.

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This article appears in Mar. 05 – 11, 2026.

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...