ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014 Over the past 40 years, Tampa Bay concert promoter No Clubs Presents has put on more than 5,000 concerts, featuring some of the world\u2019s most iconic bands, and now they are celebrating their 40th anniversary by sharing all that great history with music fans.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of concert posters, from Nirvana to Pearl Jam to Red Hot Chili Peppers, line the walls of the new exhibit, Live Since 85, currently on display at The Factory. Every one of these shows was promoted by Dave Hundley and Tony Rifugiato, founders of No Clubs Presents.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeeting up with him, we were copacetic on our mindset, we literally have a world of knowledge on music of all varieties,\u201d said Hundley, referring to his long-time friend and business partner.<\/p>\n
There is one show that stands out among all the rest for Dave and Tony, and that\u2019s Suicidal Tendencies back in 1985, because it was their first show.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat one show the phones started ringing,\u201d said Hundley.<\/p>\n
The rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n
\u201cBands typically had punk kids putting them on, well, we were already in our 30s, and we were not punk kids, we ended up giving them a professional show,\u201d said Hundley.<\/p>\n WFTS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n No Clubs had a knack for bringing up-and-coming bands to town right before they made it big.<\/p>\n \u201cI was the guy pushing for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and we lost money; it didn\u2019t have enough people to turn out, and look how big they are now,\u201d said Hundley. \u201cThe Pearl Jam show ends up being world-renowned because that was the night Eddie Vedder did a back flip off the pole and got caught by everybody and he claims to this day it was the best show he ever did.\u201d<\/p>\n Ron Miller and his band, Belching Penguin, were one of the many local groups who credit No Clubs for their rise to success.<\/p>\n \u201cLooking at this wall and being around for so many of these shows, I never would have thought, I started when I was 15, 16 and I\u2019m 57 and still doing it, involved with these guys, so I couldn\u2019t be happier for them,\u201d said Miller.<\/p>\n Dave and Tony say the best part about this exhibit is that it gives musicians and music fans a chance to take a trip down memory lane.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen kids couldn\u2019t get to shows, they would rent buses and they would drive kids from Sarasota to Tampa Bay so they could go see U2,\u201d said exhibit curator Robert Williams, reminiscing about his time working with No Clubs.<\/p>\n Dave and Tony also went on to open Daddy Kool Records, where you\u2019ll see them perusing the aisles like they are still teenagers. They say looking back at the past four decades, the mission has always remained the same.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was always about the music and the fans, and we were just a conduit for putting the two things together,\u201d said Rifugiato.<\/p>\n Live Since 85 is open from now until Feb. 28 at The Factory.<\/p>\n .<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Family of teen killed in DUI crash raises money for scholarships for future medical students<\/b><\/p>\n Hillsborough County deputies say a driver in a pickup truck ran a stop sign and crashed into the teen’s car. Lexi Ringo and her mother were returning home from golf practice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Family of teen killed in DUI crash raises money for future medical students<\/p>\n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/mediaassets.abcactionnews.com\/image\/ContactBanners\/RobertBoyd.png\"\/)
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