Awolnation, Pretty Lights added to Big Guava

   A bunch of new acts have been added to the lineup for this year's Big Guava Festival in Tampa.
   It's a decent group: DJ/producer Pretty Lights, electronic music stars Awolnation, pop-rock band Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, rockers Night Riots and Jacksonville band

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   There's no one on the roster of additional acts that rises to the stature of the previously announced The Pixies, The Strokes, TV on the Radio, Passion Pit, Jenny Lewis, and Ryan Adams. Also on the originally announced lineup are Hozier, James Blake, Cold War Kids, Banks, Run the Jewels, Death From Above 1979, Action Bronson, Big Data and Iration.
   The Big Guava Music Festival is slated for May 8 and 9 at the Florida State Fairgrounds and the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre.
   You can get two-day passes for $115. You get access to all the stages and unlimited midway rides for that price.
   Go to bigguavafest.com for tickets and information.

Pixies, Strokes headline Tampa's Big Guava festival

   The lineup for this year's Big Guava Music Festival was announced Friday, and it's a great one.

   The Strokes are the nominal headliners. They're great live, but the lineup also includes the Pixies, one of the most important bands of the past 30 years, and TV on the Radio, the phenomenal avant garde rock band.

   Other big names include the electronic indie band Passion Pit, indie darling Jenny Lewis, alt-country icon Ryan Adams, Irish singer-songwriter Hozier and British electronica artist James Blake.

The Pixies

   Also scheduled are Cold War Kids, Banks, Run the Jewels, Death From Above 1979, Action Bronson, Big Data and Iration.

   Other acts are likely to be announced later.

   The Big Guava Music Festival is slated for May 8 and 9 at the Florida State Fairgrounds and the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. Besides the music, there's going to be craft beer and food trucks, and the fairgrounds' midway will be open.

   You can get two-day "early bird" passes for $89 right now, but there's a limited number available. At 10 a.m. Jan. 23 the price will go up to $115. You get access to all the stages and unlimited midway rides for that price. 

   You can also get premium tickets with a bunch of perks and extras for $325 today, and $350 starting Jan. 23.

    Go to bigguavafest.com for tickets and information.

Daily lineup for Tampa's Big Guava announced

   The day-by-day lineup of the Big Guava Festival has been announced.
   The festival's set for May 2-4 at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa. It's one of the biggest music festivals ever in west central Florida, made even bigger by the announcement earlier this week that Bruce Springtseen and the E Street Band would play a "festival kick-off show" at the amphitheatre the evening before the festival.

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  But the lineup was plenty impressive even before that: Outkast, Vampire Weekend, Violent Femmes and Cake are just a few of the big names.
   Here's the whole lineup:
   Friday, May 2: Outkast, Cake, Sleigh Bells, Twenty one Pilots, Jake Miller, Smallpools, NONONO, Vic Mensa, Unlikely Candidates, Betty Who.
   Saturday, May 3: Vampire Weekend, Slightly Stoopid, Tegan and Sara, Haim,  Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, Blue October, Band of Skulls, American Authors, Hoodie Allen, Bear Hands, Kitten, Jacuzzi Boys, Civil Twilight, Terraplane Sun, Hunter Hunted, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas.
   Sunday, May 4: Foster the People, Girl Talk, Violent Femme, Grouplove, Walk the Moon, Earl Sweatshirt, Ms Mr,
Chance the Rapper, Timeflies, ZZ Ward,  St. Lucia, Morning Parade, Magic Man, Gringo Star, Fly Union.
   Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Single-day tickets are $65. A three-day ticket is $165. VIP passes are available for $175 (one-day) and $499 (three-day).
   Besides the music, there's a midway (you can do all the rides you want for no extra charge), food trucks and craft beer gardens.
   To buy tickets go to www.livenation.com or call 800-745-3000. 
   Springsteen tickets are separate from this The three-day pass does not include that show. Springsteen tickets got on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, also at www.livenation.com.

Bruce Springsteen announces May 1 Tampa concert

   On Monday, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announced 15 more stops on their current tour. Tampa is among them.
   They'll be at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on May 1.

Bruce Springsteen

  They're touring the world on the heels of their  massively popular new album "High Hopes," which debuted at No. 1 in 20 countries.
   Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 at www.ticketmaster.com. You should be able to find more details at www.livenation.com soon, but as of Monday morning the Tampa show wasn't listed there yet.

   Springsteen’s show is being billed as a “pre-festival kick-off” for the three-day Big Guava Festival, which gets going the next day and features Outkast, Violent Femmes, Vampire Weekend, Foster the People, Slightly Stoopid, Cake, Tegan and Sara, Earl Sweatshirt, Grouplove, Haim and others.

   Three-day passes for the festival are on sale for $165, or $499 for a “Super Guava” pass that includes a bunch of perks. (The three-day pass does not include the Springsteen concert.)

   Single-day tickets will go on sale at 11 a.m. Saturday for $65. Call 1-800-745-3000 or go to www.bigguavafest.com.