BANDS, BREW & BBQ BRINGS ROCK TO BUSCH GARDENS
TAMPA
Guests Eat, Drink and Get Rockin’ With 100+ Beers to
Sample, Big-Name Barbecue and Live Music
TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2013) – Bands, Brew & BBQ
is back for its sixth straight year, and it’s bigger than ever! Busch Gardens
Tampa’s®
smokin’ hot festival is filling every Sunday, Feb. 10 – March 3, with an
unlimited sampling of more than 100 specialty and craft beers, saucy barbeque
from the bay area’s most popular restaurants and live concerts from some of the
biggest names in rock music.
With more options than ever before, the expanded Beer
Festival will feature more than 100 imported, domestic and craft beers.
Select brews are available at each of the tents along the Bands, Brew and BBQ
pathway, as well as in Gwazi Park.
For those looking to sample several of the specialty
brews, unlimited sampling is available from noon to 5:30 p.m. every Sunday with
a Beer Festival Wristband. Wristbands are $30 per person (ages 21+), or two for
$50 for Busch Gardens Pass Members, and also include sampling privileges at the
Desert Grill restaurant, Crown Colony pub and Zambia Smokehouse.
The festival also serves up a savory series of food tents,
with Outback Steakhouse, Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill and local favorite
Kojak’s House of Ribs, as well as a selection of Busch Gardens’ own barbeque
favorites. Whether hungry for a sampler plate or a hearty platter, guests will
have their choice of perfectly prepared chicken, beef, ribs, sides and
more!
On Sundays, the Gwazi Park stage sizzles with some of the
biggest names in classic rock. Concerts start at 5 p.m., with the field opening
to guests at 3 p.m. The full concert area is free to guests and located just
behind Gwazi rollercoaster. This year’s lineup includes:
February 10 - John Kay &
Steppenwolf
February 17 - Barenaked
Ladies
February 24 - The Doobie
Brothers
March 3 - Goo Goo Dolls
Guests can reserve the best seat in house for their
favorite acts with the Bands, Brew & BBQ VIP Ticket. The VIP Ticket
is $34.99 per person and includes priority reserved seating at center stage plus
an entrée platter and non-alcoholic beverage at any festival tent location OR an
entrée, one side salad, side dish or dessert, and a regular-sized non-alcoholic
beverage from any of Busch Gardens’ restaurants. The VIP ticket is available for
sale at BuschGardens.com
and in park at the Adventure Outpost store, located at the front gate.
Can’t decide which performance to attend? Buy a 2013
Fun Card so you can pay for a day and come back all year to catch them all!
It’s the best value for again-and-again access to all of the exciting, big-name
entertainment, amazing animal encounters, and world-class thrill rides Busch
Gardens has to offer, including Cheetah Hunt, the Animal Care
Center and Iceploration – Busch Gardens’ biggest ice show ever. The
2013 Fun Card is valid from the date of purchase through Dec. 31, 2013 and is
available at the Busch Gardens’ front gate, online
or by calling (888) 800-5447.
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Kevin Yee is the author of numerous independent Disney books, including the popular Walt Disney World Earbook series and Walt Disney World Hidden History.
