Celebrate Independence Day at Abacoa all weekend long! Enjoy kids activities, a free live concert both nights, fireworks on the 4th, and more!
Saturday Concert: Across the Universe - The Ultimate Beatles Tribute Band
Across the Universe (ATU) is the premier musical tribute to the music of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr. Their repertoire consists of selected music from the Beatles, Wings, and the Lads solo careers. Unlike most Beatles tribute bands consisting of actors with instruments, ATU members are professional studio musicians who combine the sound of the original recordings with a high energy show to bring you the most authentic Beatles experience anywhere. Click on an instrument below to learn more.
Sunday Concert: JP Soars and the Red Hots - Red, White and Blues
JP Soars and the Red Hots, the 2009 International Blues Challenge winner, is a trio of talented musicians that each brings something special to the band. JP Soars, the guitarist and vocalist for the band is a musical melting pot, with influences form just about all genres of music, including heavy metal, which is where his professional career as a musician got it’s start.
Don, was born in New York and grew up in Westbury Long Island. Don brings over 35 years of playing experience, providing a pocket of groove
and a down-home meat and potatoes feel. Don is also a very accomplished guitar player, which gives him a different approach to his bass playing. Don is a huge fan of Blues and Roots music, which brings an energy of heartfelt enthusiasm to the band. Don played bass with Red Hots drummer Chis Peet for years. Making the ingredients for an immediate chemistry, allowing the rhythm section to provide an undeniably solid foundation. The band say's "We call him the cougar," "He's a smooth cat."
Chris Peet rounds out the trio on drums. Chris comes from a family with generations of musicians, and early on developed a style of his own. Chris has made a living as one of the hardest working and most requested drummers in South Florida and clearly is good company with these fine musicians, that call themselves the Red Hots, and yes they are just that…Red Hot!