{"id":350171,"date":"2026-07-23T18:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350171\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:20:16","slug":"weekend-spotlight-reggae-tonight-in-pinellas-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350171\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend spotlight: Reggae tonight in Pinellas Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now 51 years young, the British roots reggae band Steel Pulse continues to write, record and tour the world, often headlining at reggae festivals where the band is exalted as one of the genre\u2019s most consistent veteran acts. Singer and guitarist David Hinds is the sole original member from the long-ago 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>Steel Pulse is in concert tonight (Thursday, July 23) at England Brothers Park in Pinellas Park \u2013 yep, you read that right \u2013 and the band is sharing the 6 p.m. bill with none other than the Original Wailers.<\/p>\n<p>Guitarist Al Anderson, who was in the band when Bob Marley was still with us, is the lone Original Wailer.<\/p>\n<p>Find tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/steel-pulse-pinellas-park-tickets-1981975857142?aff=oddtdtcreator&amp;comeFrom=267&amp;artist_event_id=108104933&amp;bit_userid=%24%7Buser_id%7D&amp;appId=fdhnerfcnpr-enfcoreel-gebhg-ztfp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>England Brothers Park is at 5010 Dave McKay Way, Pinellas Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Going, going \u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Palladium Theater doors will close Aug. 1 for what\u2019s estimated will be a year for renovations, which means that this Saturday\u2019s Side Door Cabaret show will be the penultimate performance in the theater\u2019s smaller space for a while.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a real \u201clast show\u201d scheduled for July 31, but we\u2019ll get to that next week.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday is an all blues and boogie-woogie concert featuring slide guitarist Steve Arvey and fleet-fingered piano man Rev. Billy C. Wirtz. They\u2019ll be joined by Anne Van Atta on bass and Sandi Greco on drums.<\/p>\n<p>It starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are available <a href=\"https:\/\/palatspc.na.ticketsearch.com\/sales\/salesevent\/40193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Classic Albums Live is back at the Capitol Theatre Friday, performing the Eagles Greatest Hits album in its entirety. Find tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.rutheckerdhall.com\/33348\/33349?_gl=1*130pfm0*_gcl_au*MTIwNjg0NTIwOC4xNzgyMjMwNDgz*_ga*MTM0NjY4NTYxMS4xNzI3MTE5OTE4*_ga_YGMBTHEY0R*czE3ODQ2NDk0NjkkbzUzMiRnMSR0MTc4NDY0OTU3MyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday at Ruth Eckerd Hall: Pablo Cruise, Orleans, David Pack and Henry Gross in \u201cThe 2nd Annual Yacht Rock Summer.\u201d Tickets are <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.rutheckerdhall.com\/33402\/33403?_gl=1*14nbwhq*_gcl_au*MTIwNjg0NTIwOC4xNzgyMjMwNDgz*_ga*MTM0NjY4NTYxMS4xNzI3MTE5OTE4*_ga_YGMBTHEY0R*czE3ODQ2NDk0NjkkbzUzMiRnMSR0MTc4NDY0OTQ3MSRqNTgkbDAkaDA.&amp;queueittoken=e_saftynetqueue2021v3~ts_1784649750~ce_true~rt_safetynet~h_b104294e8c4e73f21f517a00575449f1cbd0afb13dd06cbe96a468c6597f00bb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Comedian and YouTube phenom Adam Ray will be onstage Sunday at the Seminole Hard Rock Event Center. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show, rescheduled from April 2, are at this link.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119970\" class=\"wp-image-119970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tampa-Repertory-Dear-Jack-Dear-Louise-James-Zambon-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-119970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cameron Kubly and Katie Davis star in the Tampa Repertory Theatre production of \u201cDear Jack, Dear Louise,\u201d entering its final weekend. Photo: James Zambon.<\/p>\n<p>On theater stages<\/p>\n<p>Renni Anthony Magee and Anthony Gervais get all up in the Rat Pack with the music and comedy cabaret Sammy and Dino, Saturday at 7 p.m. at American Stage. Find tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanstage.org\/instance\/7-25-26-7-00-pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the final weekend for a pair of extremely well-received Hillsborough County productions: Tampa Repertory Theatre\u2019s lighthearted drama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamparep.org\/jacklouise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dear Jack, Dear Louise<\/a> (at the Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center) and Powerstories Theatre\u2019s historical satire <a href=\"https:\/\/powerstories.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Predictor <\/a>(in the Stageworks Theatre space). Click on the links for showtimes and tickets.<\/p>\n<p>The musical satire Bash of the Titans continues through Aug. 2 at freeFall Theatre. Showtimes and tickets are <a href=\"https:\/\/ci.ovationtix.com\/34941\/production\/1244284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Jobsite Theater production of the rock musical Green Day\u2019s American Idiot, in the Straz Center\u2019s Jaeb Theatre, continues through Aug. 9. Showtimes and tickets are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strazcenter.org\/events\/2526-season\/jobsite-theater\/american-idiot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coming soon<\/p>\n<p>July 28 The Black Keys at the BayCare Sound<\/p>\n<p>July 31 The Final Set: A Palladium Send-off with The Crew at the Palladium Side Door Cabaret<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 1 Toto, Christopher Cross, the Romantics at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 2 Woodz at the Mahaffey Theater<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 3 John Mellencamp at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 4 Derek Hough at Seminole Hard Rock Event Center<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 5 Mon Laferte at the Mahaffey Theater<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 7 Florida Rock Symphony\/Music of David Bowie at Ruth Eckerd Hall<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 7 Mumford &amp; Sons at Benchmark Arena<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 8 Deep Purple, Kansas<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 12 A Flock of Seagulls, Men Without Hats, Thomas Dolby et al at Ferg\u2019s Pavilion<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 14-23 ThinkTank\/freeFall Theater The Spongebob Musical at freeFall<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 15 Motley Crue at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 16 Gipsy Kings at the Mahaffey Theater<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 18 Avenged Sevenfold, Good Charlotte at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 19 Jack Johnson at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 19 Squeeze, Adam Ant, Haircut One Hundred at the BayCare Sound<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stpetecatalyst.com\/category\/create\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Your Weekend Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0appears every Thursday in the\u00a0Catalyst\u2019s CREATE section.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Please add us to your mailing list \u2013 send all press releases and event info to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stpetecatalyst.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#b2d0dbdedef2c1c6c2d7c6d7d1d3c6d3decbc1c69cd1dddf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also submit your events to the\u00a0Catalyst\u00a0calendar, by clicking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stpetecatalyst.com\/contribute\/event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now 51 years young, the British roots reggae band Steel Pulse continues to write, record and tour the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-350171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}