Celebrating its 5th year in 2019, the Vibes of the Bay Festival presents 15+ acts each summer in Ybor City. The one-day festival presented by Symphonic Distribution highlights the best in new and emerging music. Since 2015, the festival has solidified its reputation as one of the best independent music festivals in the Bay Area by continuously booking a wide and diverse array of indie acts.
Whether you’re a longtime resident, a relative newcomer, or an out-of-town visitor, Vibes of the Bay is the perfect one-day festival to check out featuring the best indie acts that the city of Tampa has to offer.
The event is free with RSVP or $10 at the door.
Chances are, if you are into the hip-hop music scene, you have heard of the influential hip-hop trio that makes up Slum Village. The group was founded in the early 90s by 3 childhood friends: Baatin, T3, rapper and producer J Dilla who continues to influence many rappers and producers to this day.
Slum Village landed their first record deal in 1998 with Barak/AM records and released many popular albums with the legendary “Fantastic Vol. 2” making one of the largest impacts and being dubbed an immediate classic from fans and industry tastemakers. This album featured an A list line up including Busta Rhymes, Common, D’angelo, Jazzy Jeff, Pete Rock, Kurupt, and Q-Tip who passed the torch to Slum Village on the record “Hold Tight”.
The group’s longevity and challenges are well known but one thing is constant, Slum Village, with Young RJ and T3 at the helm continue to represent Detroit Hip Hop and impact new audiences around the world with their captivating sound, soundtrack by Dilla’s beats.
We had an amazing time showcasing some pretty incredible local musicians, delicious food, the coolest vendors and of course our amazing host, Crowbar. This year, artists Illsol and Kelly Breez did two spectacular live art pieces that were silently auctioned at the event, with all proceeds going directly to the Ybor Chickens Society. We truly appreciate everyone that joined us and for your support!
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Vendors, Bands & Volunteers
Are you a vendor or band located in the Tampa Bay area looking to get involved at Vibes of the Bay? We'd love to have you on board this special event! Email us here.
Sponsorship Opportunities
We've set up an exciting opportunity for local businesses of all types to get on the ground floor of the local community in Tampa Bay, FL. We'd love the chance to speak about our sponsorship opportunities. Email us here.