The Hip Abduction
with special guest Coyote Island
St. Petersburg-based reggae band, The Hip Abduction comes to Clearwater for their debut at The BayCare Sound with special guest Coyote Island!
Evoking the ocean and guided by the spirit of travel, The Hip Abduction pilot a sonic expedition past genre barriers. The band is the moniker for lead singer/songwriter David New who writes and produces their music. Live shows morph into a versatile musical ensemble consisting of Matt Poynter (drums), Chris Powers (bass) Justino Walker (guitar, vocals, ngoni), and Cody Moore (keys, sax); each of whom have a mutual appreciation for African (Afrobeat/Soukous/Malian Blues), Reggae, and American (jam/electronic/indie) music.
The band debuted at #5 on the Billboard Reggae charts and is well known for their hit single Children of the Sun. The Hip Abduction has played almost every noteworthy music festival in the country, has landed major TV/Movie syncs and Sirius Xm radio spins, have 750k+ monthly listeners on Spotify, have provided direct cross country tour support for artists like Dirty Heads, Galactic, Slightly Stoopid, The Revivalists, and who’s highly energized live show have landed the 5-piece a sizable fanbase across the US and Canada.
Coyote Island is the musical vision of producer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Mike O’Hehir, assembling a band of brothers to capture a new genre-bending realm of psychedelic indie in a live setting. With the release of their first hit single Here Before, the band quickly gained fans around the globe. Their live performance has been called both “electric” and “transportive”. With good vibrations, dancey grooves, and tropical psychedelia, Coyote Island offers you a sonic vacation from the doldrums of existence.
The Hip Abduction
with special guest Coyote Island
St. Petersburg-based reggae band, The Hip Abduction comes to Clearwater for their debut at The BayCare Sound with special guest Coyote Island!
Evoking the ocean and guided by the spirit of travel, The Hip Abduction pilot a sonic expedition past genre barriers. The band is the moniker for lead singer/songwriter David New who writes and produces their music. Live shows morph into a versatile musical ensemble consisting of Matt Poynter (drums), Chris Powers (bass) Justino Walker (guitar, vocals, ngoni), and Cody Moore (keys, sax); each of whom have a mutual appreciation for African (Afrobeat/Soukous/Malian Blues), Reggae, and American (jam/electronic/indie) music.
The band debuted at #5 on the Billboard Reggae charts and is well known for their hit single Children of the Sun. The Hip Abduction has played almost every noteworthy music festival in the country, has landed major TV/Movie syncs and Sirius Xm radio spins, have 750k+ monthly listeners on Spotify, have provided direct cross country tour support for artists like Dirty Heads, Galactic, Slightly Stoopid, The Revivalists, and who’s highly energized live show have landed the 5-piece a sizable fanbase across the US and Canada.
Coyote Island is the musical vision of producer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Mike O’Hehir, assembling a band of brothers to capture a new genre-bending realm of psychedelic indie in a live setting. With the release of their first hit single Here Before, the band quickly gained fans around the globe. Their live performance has been called both “electric” and “transportive”. With good vibrations, dancey grooves, and tropical psychedelia, Coyote Island offers you a sonic vacation from the doldrums of existence.
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DateOct 24, 2026
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VenueThe BayCare Sound
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Doors Open5:30 PM
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Event Starts7:00 PM
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AvailabilityMar 20 at 10:00 AM
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