{"id":376805,"date":"2026-08-20T19:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376805\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:10:12","slug":"slide-guitar-wizard-roosevelt-collier-returns-to-dunedin-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376805\/","title":{"rendered":"Slide guitar wizard Roosevelt Collier returns to Dunedin this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"366754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/slide-guitar-wizard-roosevelt-collier-returns-to-dunedin-this-weekend\/attachment\/taylor-ysanne-ysann3-roosevelt-collier-all-star-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taylor-Ysanne-%40ysann3-Roosevelt-Collier-All-Star-8.jpg?fit=2500%2C1668&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1668\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1708291839&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Taylor, Ysanne \u2013 @ysann3 \u2013 Roosevelt Collier All Star-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Roosevelt Collier plays Gasparilla Music Festival at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 18, 2026.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taylor-Ysanne-%40ysann3-Roosevelt-Collier-All-Star-8.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taylor-Ysanne-@ysann3-Roosevelt-Collier-All-Star-8.jpg\" alt=\"A concert photograph by Taylor Ysanne showing steel guitarist Roosevelt Collier performing live at the Gasparilla Music Festival in Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa, Florida, on February 18, 2026. Captured in a medium shot under stage lighting, Collier stands center stage wearing a black beanie, black hoodie, and a dark beaded necklace while playing a sunburst single-cutaway electric guitar. Behind him to the left, a keyboardist wearing a tan beanie and plaid shirt plays a Yamaha synthesizer.\" class=\"wp-image-366754\"  \/>Roosevelt Collier plays Gasparilla Music Festival at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 18, 2026. Credit: Ysanne Taylor \/ Gasparilla Music Festival<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/location\/dunedin-brewery-12511712\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/location\/dunedin-brewery-12511712\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dunedin Brewery<\/a> has long been a place to see big names of the jam scene up-close and personal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest chance comes courtesy of a bonafide sacred steel demigod <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooseveltcollier.com\/home\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rooseveltcollier.com\/home\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roosevelt Collier<\/a> who\u2019ll bring a power trio featuring bassist Matt Lapham and drummer\/vocalist Anthony Cole to the ticketed venue next door. The longtime Lee Boy recently spent many days <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/lap-steel-luminary-roosevelt-collier-is-in-jelly-rolls-band-now-but-he-headlines-a-free-dunedin-concert-this-weekend-20452207\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/lap-steel-luminary-roosevelt-collier-is-in-jelly-rolls-band-now-but-he-headlines-a-free-dunedin-concert-this-weekend-20452207\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leading the band for Jelly Roll<\/a>, but sits front-and-center for what\u2019s bound to be a barn-burner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dunedinbrewery.com\/event\/6661818\/771938004\/roosevelt-collier-rolling-round-florida-tour\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dunedinbrewery.com\/event\/6661818\/771938004\/roosevelt-collier-rolling-round-florida-tour\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets to see Roosevelt Collier at Moon Tower at Dunedin Brewery in Dunedin on Saturday, Aug. 22 are still available and start at $25.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787253012_968_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Youtube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/altnewsfoundation.org\/cl-tampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa-newslettersignup-page\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/august-20-26-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 20 \u2013 26, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead his 2016 intro letter\u00a0and disclosures from 2022 and 2021.\u00a0Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Ray Roa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roosevelt Collier plays Gasparilla Music Festival at Julian B. 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