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Rating: 4.2 out of 5 based on 64 reviews

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Rating: 4.2 out of 5 based on 64 reviews
  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Tedeschi-Trucks Band was awesome!

    by MaryCoop on 1/22/18Vinoy Park - St. Petersburg

    Even though it was one of the coldest days in Florida, I would not miss this Festival! I was jonsing for Susan Tedeschi :) Vinoy Park is beautiful. There are definitely enough port-o-johns at this event. Good food and drink but prices are wayyyyyy tooooo expensive!!! There is no justification in charging $7.00 for a regular bottle of water or for any non-alcoholic drink!!!!! I will definitely be getting creative next year. Excellent music acts, was just way too windy/cold to be there all day (music begins at 1pm with head-liner at 7:30ish) so this time didn't get there until 5:30pm after having a nice dinner in a warm restaurant.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Love the music

    by Chachi3218 on 1/19/18Vinoy Park - St. Petersburg

    We love this festival and have gone several times over the past few years. The variety of bands that play are all stellar. The one negative is that they close off the entire front of the of the main stage for VIP's that are just sitting. You should let the GA group come up to one half of the stage because we want to dance and share the love of music and our appreciation to the bands. Thankfully we were able to get close to the second stage.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Beautiful Day of Talented Musicians with Friends

    by Travelinrob on 1/17/18Mizner Park Amphitheater - Boca Raton

    The weather was perfect. They seem to manage incredible weather every year. We missed the first act, which everyone we spoke to that saw them seemed to love. All of the bands I heard sounded great and they all had their own thing going on. Foundation of Funk was funky. Galactic was funky and high energy that really got everyone moving (Ok, those two bands were semi similar in sound.). I'm personally more of a Hot Tuna Acoustic, Jorma solo, Jefferson Airplane fan, but Hot Tuna Electric performed well. Medeski, Martin, and Wood added an interesting blend of artistry. It was kind of experimental in parts that reminded me of ELP. Mike Gordon did his thing and was well received. The highlight of the festival, for me, was the Tedeschi Trucks Band. After a long day of sunshine and moving your body, the soulfulness of Susan's voice and Derek's guitar, and the other talented musicians and singers, pours over your body like a liquid blanket. We enjoy returning to Mizner for this event every year. But, the venue does provide some quirks. You can pay extra and get seats, which I am sure is great, but then you have to walk back to the general admission section to see and enjoy the music with your friends, if they are without seats or their seats are not next to yours, at least at the main stage. It is one thing to see a two hour show and have separate seats, but it is another thing entirely for an all day event. Another issue is that people set down blankets in the general admission section. This is good and bad, really, and maybe one solution would be to have a smaller seated section. I get that there is money to be made, but, a good amount of the seats were empty and the general admission section is packed. Luckily for us, one of our friends got there early, around 11:30 am, and put down a blanket in a great spot along the walkway that separates the seats from GA. But, we had probably 20-25 friends attending. So, people came by to hang for a bit, but then they had to head back to their spot or find a spot somewhere because, obviously, that many people cannot fit on one blanket. Fortunately, we were all mostly able to meet up at the other stage and hang together as a group, which helps fill the void. But, also, at that point, people are going different places to get food and some people are hanging back to listen to the music while others head up front or look for shade. I do appreciate that if you get there early enough, there is plenty of free parking to be had throughout Mizner Park, along the streets and in the garages. I also appreciate that they allow people to go in and out of the venue until 5. As the day went on and the temperature started to drop, I headed to my car for some warmer clothes that I was thankful to not have to carry around the entire day. For us, it was nice to spend the day enjoying the weather and sharing the time with friends. I always see people I have not seen in a while and it is a great day for hugs and hellos. We were able to hang, at some point, with most of our friends and everyone seemed to be having a great day. The festival seems to bring out good people with good vibes and we look forward to this event every year.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Cold, Cold, Cold

    by RockingBluesMan on 1/17/18Vinoy Park - St. Petersburg

    TTB and Hot Tuna were outstanding. The two jazz bands were a waste of time for rockers. The funk bands were also very good. Bad venue for January, even in Florida. When TTB went on at 7:30, it was 42 degrees. Good venue in warmer weather. Very good selection of food trucks. Sufficient port-a-potties. Parking is always a problem at Vinoy Park.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    This Festival was awesome

    by mick4213 on 1/17/18Mizner Park Amphitheater - Boca Raton

    Thank you for bringing this Festival to life I really like the shows and the location the weather was perfect and everything was great, I hope this will happen again next year and that is how much I like this have a wonderful New Year.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    TTB had better nights

    by MusicNeverStopped on 1/17/18Mizner Park Amphitheater - Boca Raton

    This year’s “Sunshine” was a little disappointing. Line up was smaller and weaker than past years with music starting at 1:30 and ending at 9:30 even though it was supposed to go until 10:00 (past years went to 11:00) and TTB was lacking the energy of years past. Jorma and Jack delivered though. I’ve been going since the 1st year and won’t stop. Hopefully 2019 Sunshine shines brighter.....

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    TTB is the best!

    by lololdie on 1/16/18Vinoy Park - St. Petersburg

    the HOTTEST concert we ever attended was TTB in Bridgeport CT, Gathering of the Vibes. the COLDEST concert we ever attended was TTB at Sunshine Music Festival in St Pete, FL. Jan 13, 2018. However cold, the music was wonderful, the musicians were great even as I wondered how their fingers were moving in the cold. Enjoyed ALL the bands. Great venue. Good vendors.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Tedesci Trucks awesome!!

    by Bamagyro on 1/16/18Vinoy Park - St. Petersburg

    Quiet chilly but performances did not suffer. Vinoy always a great venue. TTB phenomenal.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Sunshine Music Festival

    by Unknow on 1/16/18Vinoy Park - St. Petersburg

    Great selection of artists. Only compliant, the cold temperatures.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Great lineup

    by cmcondon on 1/16/18Vinoy Park - St. Petersburg

    This festival is full of world class musicians. Everyone that came to either stage had a talent most can only dream of. It was cold for South Florida but it didn't stop these guys, especially TTB from bringing their A game