The Tampa Bay Blues Festival returns to Vinoy Waterfront Park, St Petersburg, Florida on April 9, 10, & 11, 2027

We are celebrating our 31st year with a huge lineup of incredible blues and roots music! The stellar artist roster includes: Trombone Shorty, Tab Benoit, Los Lonely Boys, St Paul and The Broken Bones, Eric Gales, Shemekia Copeland, Ruthie Foster, Blood Brothers, Bywater Call, Jon Cleary, Dylan Triplett, Mr Sipp, JT Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters and Piper & The Hard Times

America's finest waterfront blues festival, with great food vendors, full liquor bars, craft beers and wines. Winner of the International Blues Foundation's "Keeping The Blues Alive" award as the nation's top blues festival . Please order your tickets and VIP passes now to join us in St Petersburg, Florida for three great days of blues by the bay !

Day One: Friday, April 9th, 2027

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Trombone Shorty 8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Blood Brothers 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Shemekia Copeland 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Jon Cleary 2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Piper and The Hard Times 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

ARTISTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Day Two: Saturday, April 10th, 2027

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Artist Announced May 18 8:30 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.

Los Lonely Boys 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Ruthie Foster 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Bywater Call 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Dylan Triplett 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

ARTISTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Day Three: Sunday, April 11th, 2027

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Tab Benoit 8:30 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.

St Paul and the Broken Bones 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Eric Gales 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Mr Sipp 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

JT Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

ARTISTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Kick Off Party: Thursday, April 8th, 2027

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Blood Brothers 9:15 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Piper & The Hard Times 7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

ARTISTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE



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2026 Lineup

VIP Passes

Your VIP wristbands and VIP food vouchers will be delivered to you at the VIP WILL CALL trailer, to the right of the front gate area on 5th Avenue North. Show your VIP ticket and photo ID to receive your VIP credentials. VIP sells out every year, so please buy your VIP passes early.

This festival presents multiple artists over a three day event, and some artists may cancel due to medical or other hardships beyond the control of the festival. ARTISTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, and buyers agree to accept replacement artists and waive all rights to seek refunds, credit card chargebacks or any other compensation if artists must be changed due to no fault of promoter.

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2011 "Best U.S. Blues Festival"

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To contact us, please send email to: tampabaybluesfest@gmail.com