Trombone Shorty, Dickey Betts and Jonny Lang headline Blues Fest; Palladium again the site for “after-shows”

New Orleans bandleader Trombone Shorty, former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts and blues whiz Jonny Lang lead the bill for the 2013 Tampa Bay Blues Festival. Tab Benoit, Curtis Salgado, Lucky Peterson, Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers and the Royal Southern Brotherhood featuring Mike Zito, Devon Allman and Cyril Neville will also appear. The festival runs Friday-Sunday, April 12-14, 2013,

The Palladium will again be the site of the intimate “after-shows” on Friday and Saturday night when the main festival closes down at 10. If you haven’t been to an after-show, you’re missing some of the best times at the Blues Fest.

For the full story from Tampa Bay Times, please click here:

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A movie role forces the cancellation of Jeff Garlin’s Palladium show on November 18

Here’s a Ruth Eckerd Hall press release regarding the Jeff Garlin show:

 September 13, 2012, Clearwater, FL – It was announced today by artist management that Jeff Garlin has been confirmed to star in a major motion picture and therefore is forced to cancel several concert appearances including his date at The Palladium at St. Petersburg College on Saturday, November 17 at 8 pm.   

To avoid delays in processing refunds, it is requested that patrons return their tickets to the point of purchase by Monday, October 15.  Tickets currently being held at the Ruth Eckerd Hall or Palladium Ticket Offices will automatically be refunded.  Once tickets are received, refunds will be issued to the credit card of purchase.  Refund checks will be mailed to those who purchased with check or cash.   

 For more information, patrons are encouraged to call or visit the Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office located at 1111 McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater or by calling 727.791.7400.  The Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office is open Monday through Saturday, from noon to 6 pm and one hour prior to show time.

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