Big Guava joins in music festival trend
With attendance of music festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo and SXSW growing across the nation, Tampa is finally throwing its hat in the ring with the announcement Wednesday of the Big Guava Music Festival, a three-day festival hitting the Florida State Fairgrounds May 2-4.
Outkast, Vampire Weekend and Foster the People will headline the almost 40-band event.
Big Guava is a revamp of 2013’s Funshine Music Festival, with many of the same elements, such as
midway rides, food trucks and multiple stages. However, this time the focus is on music and the line-up is catered to a younger crowd with the target audience ranging from ages 15 to 45.
“We tried to get a little something for everybody
without going too far skewed,” Neil Jacobsen, president of Live Nation, said during a press conference Wednesday. “Last year we had REO Speedwagon, Styx, Train and a few other alternative acts, and it didn’t really work. So, the festival element really is that 15 to 45 year-old (demographic), we tried to get some of the
really cool hip-hop artists and some of the great alternative bands and some the established bands.”
The event will be able to hold a capacity of 20,000 people per day. Three-day general admission passes go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. for $165 and premium passes for $499. A limited number of early-bird general admission tickets were available Wednesday at
5 p.m. for $99, but sold out in 10 minutes.
To purchase tickets, visit www.livenation.com.
Lineup:
Outkast
Vampire Weekend
Foster The People
Slightly Stoopid
Cake
Tegan And Sara
Violent Femmes
Girl Talk
Earl Sweatshirt
Grouplove
HAIM
Twenty One Pilots
Chance the Rapper
Walk The Moon
Blue October
Band Of Skulls
ZZ Ward
MS MR
Timeflies
Hoodie Allen
American Authors
Deap Vally
St. Lucia
Smallpools
Bear Hands
Morning Parade
Kitten
Magic Man
Jacuzzi Boys
Gringo Star
Unlikely Candidates
Vic Mensa
Terraplane Sun
Fly Union
And more…
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