2022 Gasparilla Music Festival Features Top Bands Feb. 26-27

TAMPA, FL — The music is back at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa as the Gasparilla Music Festival returns this weekend with more than 40 local and national bands across four stages along Tampa’s waterfront.

The event also features food from Tampa’s top local chefs and restaurants including Big Red BBQ, Cafe Hey, Ichicoro and Ella’s Folk Art Cafe.

Following the success of the 2020 Festival, the 11th annual Gasparilla Music Festival, sponsoring by Coppertail Brewing Co., features a full slate of vendors and bands on all four stages for the full Saturday and Sunday. Gates open Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.

The Revivalists bring their iconic psychedelic jams to the Main Stage on Saturday night while Gasparilla Music Festival crowd favorite Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue makes its triumphant and long-awaited return to the festival on Sunday.

The festival also announced the return of its Kids Fest within the fest taking place on Sunday Feb. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. and featuring the Imagination Movers plus family-friendly music on three stages, kids activities and food.

“We are beyond excited to have these great artists coming in to help support our underfunded music programs and help us provide opportunities for thousands of children,” said David Cox, the executive director of the Gasparilla Music Foundation. which produces the festival. “And as a bonus, we get to throw one of Tampa’s biggest parties with them,”

Proceeds from the nonprofit festival provide support to music classrooms in Title 1 elementary schools across the Bay area. The foundation supports the Recycled Tunes program, which gives donated instruments to schools and music programs at drives throughout the year.

The festival is made possible with support from its sponsors, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and the Florida Department of Cultural Affairs.

Tickets range from $45 to $95 for general admission, $125 to $250 VIP tickets and $300 to $700 for Rock It Club VIP passes. Click here.

GMF 2022 will once again be cashless for all purchases at the festival. Credit cards, Apple and Google Pay and RFID wristbands will be accepted. To use wristband for payments, go to GMFRFID.com, enter the number on the back of the wristband, and connect your credit card.

The RFID Cash Top Off tent is located just inside the main entrance to the festival.

Music Lineup Saturday And Sunday

• Andy Frasco & the UN - Los Angeles, CA - High Energy Funk and Jazz
• Arrested Development - Atlanta, GA - Hip Hop/Progressive Rap
• Band of Horses - Charleston, South Carolina - Indie Rock
• Black Pumas - Austin, TX - Psychedelic Soul
• Bob Moses (club set) - New York City, NY - Electronic/Dance
• Boho Sideshow - Saint Petersburg, FL - Eclectic Roots
• BOYCOTT - Tampa, FL - Rock/Pop
• Cha Wa - New Orleans, LA - Funk
• DBMK - Tampa, FL - Alt-Pop
• Gospel Choir - Saint Petersburg, FL - Gospel
• Have Gun, Will Travel - Tampa, FL - Indie Rock
• Imagination Movers - New Orleans, LA - Family Friendly Alt-Rock
• In The Pocket - Tampa, FL - Funk and Jazz
• JudyAnne Jackson - Tampa, FL - 14 yr old Soulful Pop Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
• K.iii - Tampa, FL - Hip Hop Emcee
• Kenzie Wheeler - Plant City, FL - Country - Mullet Sporting Fan Favorite Finalist from The Voice
• Kristopher James - Tampa, FL - Soulful Southern
• MAK - Tampa, FL - Indie Pop
• Margo Price - Nashville, TN - Folk Rock
• Mavis Staples - Chicago, IL - Gospel/Blues Singer, Actress and National Treasure
• Moonthing - Tampa, FL - Cinematic Psychedelia
• MrENC - Tampa, FL - Alternative Rock
• Neal Francis - Chicago, IL - Bluesy Retro Funk
• Ortrotasce - Tampa, FL - Electronic Rock
• Peach Tree Rascals - San Jose, CA - Pop Musical Collective exploding off Tik Tok
• Pinegrove - Montclair, NJ - Twangy Indie Rock
• School of Rock Tampa - Tampa, FL - Rock
• seeyousoon - Orlando, FL - Rap/Hip-Hop
• Seranation - Saint Petersburg, FL - Pop-Reggae/Rock band
• Sick Hot - Tampa, FL - Vintage Rock
• Summer Hoop - Tampa, FL - Experimental Indie Pop
• Tampa Metro Youth Orchestra - Tampa, FL - Classical
• The Allman Betts Band - Sarasota, FL - Southern Rock Royalty
• The Amy Ray Band - Atlanta, GA - Folk Rock
• The Revivalists - New Orleans, LA - Roots Rock based Funk
• The Venus - St. Pete, FL - Sci-Fi Surf
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue - New Orleans, LA - Post-Bop Jazz
• Van Plating - Lakeland, FL - Indie Americana
• Vinny Virgo - Los Angeles, CA - Hip-Hop/Rap
• Wahh World Fusion Band - Tampa, FL - World/Fusion