Credit: Photo by Katarzyna Cepek Photography

Credit: Photo by Katarzyna Cepek Photography

Tampa Bay Margarita Festival (which is now apparently a “Margarita and Music” festival, according to the latest branding) is moving from Curtis Hixon Park to Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, and it’s moving to include more big name bands, too.

Rapper Nelly and indie-rock band Cold War Kids are already on the bill, and now classic, Grammy-winning ‘90s rock band Soul Asylum (“Runaway Train”) will join in on all of the salted-rim fun on May 25. It's the band's first show in the area since a 2018 gig at St. Petesburg's Al Lang Field.

Margarita Fest is a 21 & up event. GA tickets are $17-$35, and VIP entry (bathrooms, lounge seating plus unlimited beer, wine, water and more than 60 kinds of margaritas) start at $110. More information is available via tampamargaritafest.com.

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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...