Venue
Overview
Ferg’s Pavilion is a scalable outdoor concert and special events venue located in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, directly across from Tropicana Field.
Established in 1992, Ferg’s began as a small sports bar built from a historic gas station and has since evolved into a 70,000 square foot multi-level entertainment complex. Over the past three decades, the property has hosted concerts, large-scale sporting events, national broadcasts, and city-wide block parties.
While live music has always been part of the Ferg’s experience, Ferg’s Pavilion represents the venue’s evolution into a dedicated concert and festival-capable space, complete with permanent staging, production infrastructure, and flexible site configurations.
Today, Ferg’s Pavilion offers a unique combination of:
- High-capacity outdoor concert capability
- Integrated food, beverage, and hospitality operations
- Multi-venue flexibility within a single footprint
- Immediate access to large-scale parking and downtown infrastructure
Highlights
- Capacity: Approx. 2,000 standard/scalable to 5,000+
- Total Property Size: Approx. 70,000 sq ft entertainment complex
- Primary Event Footprint: 32,000+ sq ft
- Expanded Street Footprint: 11,000+ sq ft additional
- Location: Directly across from Tropicana Field
- Parking: Access to 8,000+ spaces via Tropicana Field lots
- Video: 3 large-scale LED video walls on main stage/pavilion areas
- Screens: 101 large screen TVs across the property
- VIP Areas: Multiple rooms and decks for 50–5,000+ person configurations
- Additional Amenities: Axe & Ale Bar, Dog Park, Pickleball Court
- All Ages: Family-friendly venue with indoor and outdoor options
Venue Configurations
Ferg’s Pavilion is designed to support multiple event formats:
Standard Concert Configuration
- Approx. 2,000 capacity
- Fixed stage + GA viewing area
Expanded Pavilion Configuration
- Approx. 3,000–3,500 capacity
- Extended crowd footprint utilizing adjacent property zones
Full Street Closure / Festival Configuration
- 5,000+ capacity
- Integration of 13th Street and surrounding areas
- Ideal for festivals, multi-artist events, and national tours
Stage & Venue Specifications
Primary Stage
- Approx. 24′ W x 24′ D x 4′ H
- Permanent stage structure
- Covered stage with an overhead roof system
Roof Coverage
Stage is fully covered.
Additional overhead coverage extends over:
- Front of House
- VIP seating areas
- Primary audience zones
LED Video
LED Wall: Approx. 22′ W x 14′ H
Access
Stage access via:
- Stairs
- On-stage lift system
- Portable ADA ramp available upon request
Stage Areas
Ground-level positions available Stage Left and Stage Right for:
- Monitor world
- Guitar world
Barricade
- Standard configuration: Bike rack barricade
- Festival barricade systems available via rental per advance
Power
- Three-phase power available
- Power distribution scalable to meet touring production requirements
- All power requirements to be advanced with production
Expanded Stage Capability
For large-scale events and street closures:
- Portable staging systems can be deployed
- Custom stage builds available based on event requirements
- Full festival-scale configurations supported
Audio / Lighting / Production
Ferg’s Pavilion operates with a hybrid production model combining in-house systems and preferred production partners.
Ferg's In-House Sound and Lights
Audio System
- (12) JBL SRX910LA – 6 flown per side
- (6) JBL SRX928S – ground stacked center stage
Lighting
- Downstage: (12) Blizzard TOURando RGBALC
- Upstage: (12) Blizzard TOURando RGBALC
- Midstage Right: (4) Blizzard MOTIF Atelier 16 FX
- Midstage Left: (4) Blizzard MOTIF Atelier 16 FX
Preferred Production Partner
Hit the Lights Productions –
Ferg’s Pavilion Team Production Partner / Preferred Vendor / Production Manager & Crew for All Shows
FOH
- (1) Midas M32 console
- (2) DL32 stage boxes
- (3) Ethercon house runs
- (2) 20 amp circuits
Monitors
- (1) Midas M32 console
- (1) 32-channel analog rack split snake
- (6) 12″ 2-way wedges
Additional Production Support
For large-scale or specialty productions:
- Supplemental production available via regional partners, including arena-level providers
- Full-scale audio, lighting, and staging support can be deployed as needed
- Emergency/supplemental rental support available through trusted regional providers
Crown iTech 4000 amps
- (1) QSC 181 drum sub
Side Fills
- (2) QSC K12.2 on pole mounts
- (2) QSC 181 subs
Front Fill
- (2) QSC K12
Riser
- (1) 8′ x 8′ x 2′ drum riser
Additional Inventory
- Good selection of mic stands
- Mics
- DI boxes
- Mic cables
- 1/4″ cables
Wireless in-ear monitor systems and wireless microphones can be rented upon advance request.
Selected Past Performers
Ferg’s Pavilion and the Ferg’s Entertainment Complex have hosted a wide range of national touring artists and special events across multiple genres over the years.
Below is a selection of past performers.
Artists include (alphabetical):
- Alien Ant Farm
- Authority Zero
- Big Country
- Birds of Chicago
- Black Flag
- Blue Öyster Cult
- Bow Wow Wow
- Brian Howe (Bad Company)
- Buckcherry
- Colt Ford
- Eddie Roberts
- Elva Jet
- Eric Martin (Mr. Big)
- Everclear
- Fastball
- Flock of Seagulls
- George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
- Great White
- Head East
- Hemlock
- Holy Miss Moley
- Howard Jones
- Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel
- Jimmy’s Chicken Shack
- Kes the Band
- King’s X
- Kodak Black
- Last In Line
- Lene Lovich
- Lit
- Local H
- Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
- Modern English
- Pennywise
- Pearcy & DeMartini (RATT)
- P.O.D.
- Pretty Boy Floyd
- Puddle of Mudd
- Ramblegrass
- Reverend Horton Heat
- Saliva
- Saving Abel
- Sebastian Bach (Skid Row)
- Sevendust
- Slaughter
- Steelheart
- Sterling Elza
- Stitched Up Heart
- Stone Grey
- Struggle Jennings
- Tantric
- The Alarm
- The Queers
- The Works
- Tommy Tutone
- Tommy Vext
- Trapt
- Trixter
- Uncle John’s Band
- Wang Chung
- Wayland
- White Lion
- Zoogma
