KEY WEST CROWD ‘GETS DOWN TONIGHT’ WITH KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND

KC and The Sunshine Band takes the stage at Key West Amphitheater on Feb. 26. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

More than 2,000 disco-era music lovers put on their “Boogie Shoes,” to “Get Down Tonight” and “Shake that Booty,” when KC and the Sunshine Band took the stage at the Key West Amphitheater on Feb. 26. 

Key West’s own DJ Sanaris opened the show, which was a highlight of a Celebrity Cruise Lines Disco Cruise that stopped in Key West with its enthusiastic passengers. The amphitheater concert welcomed cruise passengers, locals and land-lubbing visitors.

And by the end of the show, the crowd was singing, “Please Don’t Go.”

Founded in 1973, KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band that started in Hialeah, Florida.

KC and The Sunshine Band takes the stage at Key West Amphitheater on Feb. 26. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly
KC and The Sunshine Band takes the stage at Key West Amphitheater on Feb. 26. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly
KC and The Sunshine Band takes the stage at Key West Amphitheater on Feb. 26. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly
KC and The Sunshine Band takes the stage at Key West Amphitheater on Feb. 26. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly
Mandy Miles
Mandy Miles drops stuff, breaks things and falls down more than any adult should. An award-winning writer, reporter and columnist, she's been stringing words together in Key West since 1998. "Local news is crucial," she says. "It informs and connects a community. It prompts conversation. It gets people involved, holds people accountable. The Keys Weekly takes its responsibility seriously. Our owners are raising families in Key West & Marathon. Our writers live in the communities we cover - Key West, Marathon & the Upper Keys. We respect our readers. We question our leaders. We believe in the Florida Keys community. And we like to have a good time." Mandy's married to a saintly — and handy — fishing captain, and can't imagine living anywhere else.