Tropical Heatwave is an eclectic music festival held in Ybor City – Tampa’s entertainment district. The Festival features over 30 bands performing on 6 stages, both outdoor and indoor. This year’s festival will be held in May, 2010. The festival is organized by WMNF Radio, an independent 70,000 watt community radio station and this will be 29th annual Heatwave.
Tropical Heatwave features all sorts of music, with an emphasis on live artists who express strong musicianship, high>...
Tropical Heatwave is an eclectic music festival held in Ybor City – Tampa’s entertainment district. The Festival features over 30 bands performing on 6 stages, both outdoor and indoor. This year’s festival will be held in May, 2010. The festival is organized by WMNF Radio, an independent 70,000 watt community radio station and this will be 29th annual Heatwave.
Tropical Heatwave features all sorts of music, with an emphasis on live artists who express strong musicianship, high energy, showmanship, a sense of fun, and visual appeal. Heatwave features many national artists, with a strong focus on showcasing exciting emerging artists from outside and inside the Tampa area.
Heatwave is held in venues ranging in capacity from 200 – 2,000. All music venues are in close proximity to each other, allowing festival-goers to stroll from venue to venue.
Artists selected for Heatwave must have a radio-ready CD. Once you are selected for Heatwave, your music will be featured on a rotation on WMNF in the weeks and months before the event in order to create a buzz of anticipation. Selected artists will be compensated for their performance. Lodging (for out of town bands) and food will also be provided.
Last year, 6 Sonicbids bands were chosen to perform: Groovesect, Before Dawn, Julie Black, Atlas Soul, Blue Vipers, and Baye Kouyate. Other past performers include: Buckwheat Zydeco, James McMurtry, Louie Vega, Alejandro Escovedo, The Holmes Brothers, Dick Dale, Kinky, Marcia Ball, Bo Diddley, Paul Thorn, Grupo Fantasma, The Subdudes, Better Than Ezra, Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men.