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VINTAGE 2000 TAMPA BAY BLUES FESTIVAL CONCERT POSTER — ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDAOutstanding surviving vintage promotional poster from the 2000 Tampa Bay Blues Festival, held March 24–26, 2000 at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Florida.This is an especially attractive piece of turn-of-the-millennium blues memorabilia, featuring a heavyweight lineup of internationally recognized performers.Headliners prominently displayed include The Robert Cray Band, Taj Mahal, Susan Tedeschi and Bernard Allison, alongside Mark Hummel, Sean Chambers, T.C. Carr & The Catch, Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings, Shemekia Copeland, Coco Montoya, Backtrack Blues Band, Carl Weathersby, The Paul deLay Band and Walter Trout.The festival’s own historical archive independently documents this 2000 lineup. A surviving contemporary review additionally documents the three-day event at Vinoy Park and describes performances by Robert Cray, Walter Trout, Susan Tedeschi and other artists appearing on this poster. The bottom of the poster retains the wonderful period details collectors look for: original $20/$25 single-day ticket prices, $50 three-day pass advertisement, Ticketmaster branding, Sound Advice sponsorship, Tampa Tribune, Time Warner Communications, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Blues Review, local radio/television branding and numerous original festival sponsors.An especially interesting provenance detail is found on the reverse: the frame retains an Ambiance Galleries and Framery — St. Petersburg, Florida label, placing the framing history in the same city where the festival itself was held.Professionally framed under glass and ready for display.An excellent crossover collectible for enthusiasts of blues history, concert posters, Robert Cray, Taj Mahal, Susan Tedeschi, Walter Trout, Shemekia Copeland, Florida music history, St. Petersburg memorabilia and turn-of-the-millennium concert ephemera.Please note: This listing represents the poster as a genuine vintage 2000 festival piece based upon its physical characteristics, period-specific information and corresponding documented event history. No claim of a particular printing edition or print run is being made unless independently documented.
