St Pete Pier to become Tampa Bay’s newest waterfront outdoor music venue

Reggae Rise Up presented Iration & Atmosphere with special guests Passafire + The Grouch with DJ Fresh on July 23rd, 2023 at Spa Beach Park in downtown St. Pete | Reggae Rise Up

This winter, the St. Pete Pier will become Tampa Bay’s newest waterfront outdoor music venue.

Throughout November, December, and January, Rise Up St. Pete will host at least 12 concerts at Spa Beach Park featuring national headliners like Lauv, Chelsea Cutler, G Eazy, QUINN XCII, and more.

More big names could be on the way too. Although not booked yet, organizers are in discussions with several other top tier national artists to play at the St. Pete Pier.

Situated on the waterfront with the downtown St. Pete skyline as a backdrop, the new concert series is set to deliver an unparalleled live music experience by transforming the iconic St. Pete Pier and Spa Beach Park into Florida’s next premier concert destination.

The concert series is being organized by a collaboration by Pier Events and Live Nite Events.

“Rise Up St. Pete will be a celebration of music, nature, and community spirit, attracting music lovers from all over the country,” stated the organizers in a co-sponsored event application recently submitted to the City of St. Pete.

Throughout November, December, and January, the St. Pete Pier Live Concert Series will host at least 12 concerts at Spa Beach Park featuring national headliners like Lauv, Chelsea Cutler, G Eazy, QUINN XCII, and more | City of St. Pete

The three-acre Spa Beach Park can accommodate 10,000 attendees per show, placing Spa Beach Park as one of the largest outdoor concert venues in the area. For comparison, Jannus Live in downtown St. Pete can hold up to 2,000 people, The Sound in Clearwater can host 9,000 people, and the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater in Tampa can handle 20,000 people.

In addition to the live music, attendees of Rise Up St. Pete will be able to indulge in a variety of food, beverage, and retail options scattered throughout the park.

The concerts should be a boon to the local St. Pete economy, as well.

“As visitors flock to the area for the concert series, local hotels, restaurants, and shops will experience a significant boost in footfall and revenue, helping them thrive during the typically slower months,” stated the organizers.

The St Pete Pier Live Concert Series will have a stage on the north end of Spa Beach Park with a variety of food, beverage, and retail options on the west side of the park

The concert series also hopes to, “enhance the reputation of Spa Beach Park as a must-visit concert venue, attracting future events and further bolstering the local economy.”

If the concert series is a hit, it would be another feather in the cap of the 26-acre St. Pete Pier, which has been a massive success since its debut in July 2020. The pier has far exceeded any attendance projections, with over 2.5 million visitors annually. Additionally, USA Today readers voted the St. Pete Pier as one of the country’s best new attractions in 2020.

The tentative schedule for Rise Up St. Pete is as follows:

November