🎶 Lionel Richie & Earth, Wind & Fire

🍹 VIP Concert Club Experience — Premium Day Trip

July 22, 2026 | Tampa | Lower-Level Seating + Pre-Show Club Access

Starting at $499 per person

Description

Concert • VIP Club • Transportation — A Premium Night Out

This is how a concert night should feel — elevated, effortless, and fully taken care of.

Join Departure Depot for a premium Tampa concert experience featuring Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire live, paired with exclusive pre-show VIP Concert Club access, and comfortable group transportation from The Villages®.

No driving.
No parking.
No stress.

⭐ Why You’ll Love This Experience

🎶 Two legendary acts — one unforgettable night
🎟️ Premium lower-level seating (Section 103, together)
🍹 VIP Concert Club pre-show experience
🚌 Roundtrip luxury motorcoach
🙋 Fully hosted Departure Depot experience

👉 You show up. We handle everything.

🎤 About the Acts

🎶 Lionel Richie

A global icon with decades of hits — All Night Long, Hello, Easy, Dancing on the Ceiling — delivering a high-energy, crowd-connecting live show.

🌟 Earth, Wind & Fire

One of the most entertaining bands of all time — September, Let’s Groove, Shining Star — nonstop energy, horns, rhythm, and feel-good vibes.

👉 This isn’t background music — this is a full arena production.

🎟️ Your Seats

Section 103 — Rows T / U / V (grouped together)

✔️ Lower bowl — close to the stage
✔️ Angled view with full production visibility
✔️ Elevated enough to see everything clearly

👉 Roughly 75–125 feet from the stage — the sweet spot between proximity and full-stage perspective.

🍹 VIP Concert Club Experience (Pre-Show)

This is what separates this trip.

Before the main artist takes the stage, you’ll enjoy access to a private Concert Club space inside the arena — designed to let you relax, eat, drink, and settle in before the show.

🍽️ Pre-Show Dining

• Charcuterie boards with imported meats & cheeses
• Fresh fruit skewers & burrata
• Coconut shrimp, arancini & mac & cheese bites
• Taco bar (carnitas & Baja fish)
• Prime rib sliders & Cuban sandwiches
• Chef-curated desserts

🍸 Open Bar

• Beer, wine & cocktails
• Draft selections
• Soft drinks & water

👉 Food & beverage service is available until the main artist takes the stage.

Then you move to your seats and enjoy the show.

🚌 Transportation Experience

Travel via luxury motorcoach from The Villages®.

✔️ No driving
✔️ No parking
✔️ No coordination

👉 Just show up and go.

🕒 Event Day Itinerary

(Times approximate — subject to change)

🚍 Departure Location

Lamers Bus Lines
1410 Industrial Drive
Wildwood, FL 34785

3:30 PM – Depart The Villages®

👉 Early departure is intentional to:
✔️ Avoid Tampa traffic
✔️ Arrive relaxed
✔️ Fully enjoy the VIP Concert Club

5:30 PM – Arrive at venue
🍹 VIP Club access begins

7:30 PM – 🎶 Concert begins

Approx. 10:30 PM – Depart venue

Approx. 12:30 AM – Return to Wildwood

💰 Pricing

🎟️ Starting at $499 per person

✔️ Includes

✔️ Concert ticket (Section 103)
✔️ VIP Concert Club pre-show access
✔️ All food & beverages (pre-show)
✔️ Roundtrip transportation

📌 Things to Know Before We Go

⚠️ Mandatory Trip Protection

Trip Protection is required and automatically included at checkout.

If declined, a $400 per person ticket recovery fee will apply in the event of cancellation or no-show.

💡 Why This Matters

For experiences like this, Departure Depot commits to tickets, transportation, and group inventory months in advance.

👉 We are fronting capital to secure:
✔️ Seats together
✔️ VIP access
✔️ Group logistics

These are major arena concerts — not local shows — and inventory like this doesn’t sit.

Trip Protection ensures:
✔️ You have flexibility
✔️ The experience remains viable for the group

Additional Notes

• Full payment required at booking
• Seating is assigned and final
• Final instructions sent via email/text
• Event involves walking, stairs, and crowds
• Times subject to change based on traffic and venue

🎤 Why This Night Matters

Anyone can buy a ticket.

But getting:
✔️ Seats together
✔️ VIP access
✔️ Transportation handled
✔️ A seamless group experience

—that’s different.

No driving.
No parking.
No logistics.

👉 This is how concerts are meant to be enjoyed — the Departure Depot way.