Mile 0 Fest Hit with Major Storm During Randy Rogers Band Set
Mile 0 Fest in Key West, Florida had been very lucky this week dodging intermittent showers, but took a direct hit right as Friday night headliner The Randy Rogers Band took the stage. Heavy thunderstorms were moving into the area, and lightning could be seen off in the distance as Wade Bowen played his set at the the Truman Waterfront Amphitheater from 8:10 to 9:10 p.m.
Attendees were watching their phones, and wondering if they would call the event with the heavy weather moving in. But about halfway through resetting the stage for The Randy Rogers Band, owner and promoter Kyle Carter addressed the crowd, saying they had talked to the Key West mayor, were in touch with NOAA, and would try to fit The Randy Rogers Band in as the production crew rushed to get the band on the stage as quickly as possible.
Light rain began to fall even before Randy Rogers walked out on stage, and the rain began to increase quickly as the band played their first song. They played a second as the rain went from steady to hard, with Randy Rogers performing in a deluge before they finally called the show. Patrons scattered in the heavy downpour while staff worked to secure equipment from the weather.
Rain subsided before the evening showcases on Key West’s famous Duval St. were set to commence at 11:30, and all events afterwards were scheduled to go on as normal. Saving Country Music has inquired if the Randy Rogers Band set will be rescheduled, but event promoters did not immediately have an answer.
well that was fun! kudos to the RRB for hanging in there.
Posted by Dave Fredericks on Friday, January 31, 2020
January 31, 2020 @ 10:53 pm
This brings back memories of my long-ago career. I hated every outdoor gig I ever played!
If it wasn’t the rain, it was the cold. Or heat and humidity. Or huge insects attracted to the stagelights, which never failed to find a way to fly into your open mouth. How about gusty wind roaring through the microphones? Or guys revving their Harleys during a sensitive love ballad.
Nope, give me an air-conditioned, smoke-filled indoor honkytonk with a crowded dancefloor anytime!
February 1, 2020 @ 7:05 am
They should have launched into a cover of Thunderstorms & Neon Signs!
February 1, 2020 @ 9:24 am
That was crazy. Got soaked . Soggy shoes not fun. Was really looking forward to Randy too. Despite it, this once again has been a fantastic week.
February 1, 2020 @ 12:03 pm
I wouldn’t be one to demand a ‘no rain on day of performance’ clause, but if the radar is obvious and you can see it coming, shut it down. Everyone is plugged into electrical equipment, and there’s not an instrument on that stage that’s impervious to water. A lot to be lost, and little to be gained.
February 1, 2020 @ 1:25 pm
Not to mention that Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S. (mostly, Tampa to Titusville).
And the Keys, being at sea level …
February 2, 2020 @ 6:04 pm
We let the lighnin’ light our July 4th fireworks down here
February 2, 2020 @ 6:04 pm
We let the lighnin’ light our July 4th fireworks down here