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Three-day Tampa Bay Blues Festival kicks off with Thursday pre-party

Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram tops the bill for a full weekend of blues.

by Josh Bradley and Selene San Felice April 9, 2025April 21, 2025

Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram tops the bill for a full weekend of blues.

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Tampa Bay Blues Festival kicks off Friday in St. Petersburg

With Grace Potter, Tab Benoit and more on the bill.

by Josh Bradley April 9, 2024April 11, 2025

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This weekend’s Tampa Bay Blues Festival brings Robert Cray, Ana Popovic and more to St. Pete

by Ray Roa April 13, 2023August 22, 2024

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Tampa Bay Blues Festival returns to St. Pete’s Vinoy Park this weekend

JJ Grey & Mofro, Samantha Fish and Robert Randolph &the Family Band lead this three-day celebration of blues, rock and Americana.

by Josh Bradley April 6, 2022April 9, 2025

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This Friday in live music: Tampa Bay Blues Festival, The Dave Rawlings Machine, G. Love & Special Sauce + more

A look at concert highlights for this Fri., April 8, plus a peek at what’s coming up this weekend.

by Leilani Polk April 8, 2016August 2, 2024

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The 21st annual Tampa Bay Blues Fest brings Boz Scaggs and others to Vinoy Park this weekend

St. Pete’s Palladium Theater hosts a Thursday kick-off and after parties on Friday and Saturday.

by Leilani Polk April 9, 2015August 5, 2025

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Tampa Bay Blues Festival 2014 brings Buddy Guy, Irma Thomas and more to Vinoy Park

An impressive lineup for the 20th annual edition.

by Leilani Polk April 9, 2014April 15, 2025

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Dancing in the sunlight

An almost-complete guide to Florida’s many music festivals.

by Ray Roa July 26, 2012June 21, 2024

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Tampa Bay Blues Festival: Irma Thomas, Soul Queen of New Orleans

And now she headlines the Tampa Bay Blues Festival.

by Eric Snider March 18, 2009August 3, 2023

Interview: Irma Thomas (performing at the Tampa Bay Blues Fest)

by Eric Snider March 13, 2009June 5, 2022

A man and his ‘woman’

Forty years on, Percy Sledge’s 1966 hit still seduces

by Wade Tatangelo May 2, 2007August 3, 2023