{"id":201,"date":"2008-12-07T21:34:09","date_gmt":"2008-12-07T20:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.directvillasflorida.com\/florida-blog\/index.php\/st-pete-times-forum-tampa\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:50:10","slug":"st-pete-times-forum-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.directvillasflorida.com\/florida-blog\/st-pete-times-forum-tampa\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for something a little different during your vacation in Florida, look no further than one of\u00a0the Sunshine States\u00a0best live music venues and the home to Tampa Bay Lightning ice hockey team\u00a0St Pete Times\u00a0Forum in Tampa.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St-pete-Times-Forum,-Tampa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.directvillasflorida.com\/florida-blog\/files\/2008\/12\/st-pete-times-forum-tampa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.directvillasflorida.com\/florida-blog\/files\/2008\/12\/st-pete-times-forum-tampa.jpg\" alt=\"St-pete-Times-Forum,-Tampa\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">Located within a 90 minute drive from Kissimmee,\u00a0St Pete Times Forum is an indoor arena which welcomes many of the world\u2019s popular and famous artists.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">In August of this year, and as a change to our usual itinerary whilst on holiday in Orlando,\u00a0my family and I made the short drive to Tampa, where we\u00a0where to see one of my wife\u2019s favourite solo artists George Michael. Having already bought our tickets, we made our way in good time to the venue.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">Situated in the downtown area close to the riverside, St Pete Times Forum is easy to find and comes complete with ample parking literally on its doorstep.\u00a0 Having arrived to pick up our tickets,\u00a0it was explained to us exactly where our parking area was, and how to get to it.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0Five minutes later I pulled into the parking area and set of to walk the 400\u00a0metres to the\u00a0arena.\u00a0 As expected the security was evident, however in keeping with the majority of the organisation within Florida, this process was fast and efficient, and not a ticket tout in sight! Entering the forum, we where greeted by a member of staff who politely explained\u00a0how to find our\u00a0seats.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0Other than the very professional staff, the venue gave the initial impression of being clean, well maintained and presented. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">Arriving at our seats , I have to admit I was expecting the usual poor quality seats associated with this sort of arena, however I as very wrong, and thanks to the forums official website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sptimesforum.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">http:\/\/www.sptimesforum.com\/<\/span><\/a>, we had been able to book some great seats affording us a clear and unobstructed view of both the stage and George Michael himself.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0The circular arena provided excellent amenities and the cost of the obligatory drinks and food\u00a0where very reasonable, as were the price of the official programs.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0As the performance began, it become apparent that the capacity crowd were going to enjoy the fact that they were going to be able to clearly hear and understand the lyrics of each of the songs, thanks to the great acoustics. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">So I suppose you want to know just how much it is, well for a family of four in upper class seats the total cost including parking was $375.80.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0All in all this is a superb venue which provides very comfortable accommodation and only a short drive from the Orlando area.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for something a little different during your vacation in Florida, look no further than one of\u00a0the Sunshine States\u00a0best live music venues and the home to Tampa Bay Lightning ice hockey team\u00a0St Pete Times\u00a0Forum in 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