If a full year is too long for you to wait for more reggae by the bay, then good news is here. Reggae Rise Up is hosting the Sunshine and Summer Nights tour on Saturday, July 23, welcoming headliners Iration and Atmosphere.

While it may not be the full-weekend extravaganza of the annual Reggae Rise Up festival, Sunshine and Summer Nights is still set to bring a massive celebration of music to St. Pete. The experience takes place at Spa Beach Park on the St. Pete Pier, and gates open at 5 pm.

In addition to Iration and Atmosphere, concert-goers will be able to enjoy shows from special guests Passafire, The Grouch, and St. Pete star DJ Fresh. General admission tickets are on sale now for $35, while most (but not all!) of the VIP tickets are sold out.

The annual Reggae Rise Up is one of Tampa Bay’s biggest festivals, and its economic impact for the city is particularly significant.

Sunshine and Summer Nights brings premier reggae acts to the Burg

Iration has a natural affinity for reggae and island sounds, and their love and appreciation for music spans across a wide range of styles and genres including rock, pop, R&B and funk. Over the past 15 years, the celebrated five-piece has perfected a distinct hybrid style of music, blending all influences together as evidenced on their seventh, and most recent, full-length album Coastin’ [Three Prong Records), a record about being thankful for the moments that we have.

Iration has been touring nationally since 2008, performing at festivals nationwide from Lollapalooza to Sunfest and Hangout, closing stages at festivals like Bottlerock and Outside Lands. The Hawaiian-bred musicians look forward to spreading their original sound and ‘Aloha spirit’ all the while never forgetting to get a surf in when possible.

For more than two decades, the celebrated hip-hop duo Atmosphere has maintained a course of rigorous output, releasing more than two dozen studio albums, EPs, and collaborative side projects. In that time, the venerated duo of Slug and Ant has built a legacy of bringing honesty, humility and vulnerability to the forefront of their music, continually challenging themselves to evolve without straying too far from their roots.

Slug has proven masterful at storytelling and writing compelling narratives, leaving a trail of his own influence while paying homage to the rappers and songwriters that helped shape him. Ant has skillfully molded the soundtracks with inspiration from soul, funk, rock, reggae, and the wizardry of hip-hop’s pioneering DJs and producers, creating his own trademark sounds while providing the pulse for songs about life, love, stress and setbacks.

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