WMNF released the show poster today, and it's topped by Alligator Records' blues powerhouse Shemekia Copeland, Idaho songwriter Eilen Jewell and Louisiana soul-rock favorite Seratones. Blues duo GA-20 (playing in town this week) is also on the bill along with Detroit funk and soul specialist Laura Rain & the Caesars.
The 16-band lineup headed to Ybor City in May includes a host of locals, plus a rare set from Tampa new wave-rock band Glove., which has spent the last year opening for outfits like Spoon, A Place To Bury Strangers, Nation Of Language and Jack White. Old school ska favorite Magadog is also among local highlights.
Tickets to WMNF Tampa 88.5-FM's Tropical Heatwave 2023 at Cuban Club in Ybor City on Saturday, May 6 go on sale Wednesday, Feb. 1 and start at $40.
Schedule and stage info has yet to be released. See the full lineup below.
Tropical Heatwave 2023 lineup
- Shemekia Copeland
- Eilen Jewell Band
- Seratones
- GA-20
- Glove
- Have Gun, Will Travel
- Laura Rain & The Caesars
- The Snozzberries
- LPT
- Vodkanauts
- Rocket 88
- Cottondale Swamp
- Synergy in a Cup
- Magadog
- Talk to Mark
- The Gulfport Gecko Amalgamated Marching Band