![Cinco de Mayo31, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo31-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-300x450.jpg?resize=300%2C450)
As the day wore on the crowds grew and included Kentucky Derby fans who ended their parties and spilled onto the streets to enjoy another culture entirely. Proms were also happening that night – Fulton’s was in the Convention Center – and promers promenaded about.
![Cinco de Mayo39, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo39-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x293.jpg?resize=450%2C293)
![Cinco de Mayo30, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo30-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo28, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo28-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-300x450.jpg?resize=300%2C450)
![Cinco de Mayo27, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo27-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x270.jpg?resize=450%2C270)
While Truth and Salvage Company blasted southern rock from the stage, shots were a theme of the day, with tequila shots you might expect being merged with whiskey shots and even saki shots supplied by Shonos. I bought a delicious Mexican Coke from Steamboat which fit with the theme, though I have to admit that’s pretty much a Saturday thing for me. Don’t tell me Mexican Cokes aren’t better.
![Cinco de Mayo32, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo32-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo36, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo36-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo38, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo38-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo29, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo29-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-237x450.jpg?resize=237%2C450)
People watching was, as always, one of the best parts of the day. The leis really added to the festive vibe and the great pictures. I found a few people with the sombreros and I had a hard time finding many people with the mustaches, but I finally found the little tyke pictured at the top of this post. I ran into the drummer from King Super and the Excellents who cuts quite the figure when he’s all dudded up.
![Cinco de Mayo41, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo41-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo42, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo42-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo43, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo43-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo44, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo44-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
The main musical attraction of the day was the aforementioned King Super and the Excellents. They were preceded on the stage by fire performers, which I missed, introduced by a manic wrestler and joined by a hooper before the night ended. They opened with “Tequila,” which seemed like an inspired choice given the day, but in what must be a concert first anywhere, they segued directly from that into their Pink Floyd “Wall” suite. That’s quite a range and it illustrates their versatility.
![Cinco de Mayo45, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo45-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo46, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo46-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo47, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo47-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo48, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo48-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
I know many people must love those guys because of the on-stage craziness, but that’s never been a big thing for me. These guys, however, have the chops to be crazy and still be legit. It’s going to be fun to see what happens for them in the future.
![Cinco de Mayo49, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo49-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo33, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo33-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
![Cinco de Mayo40, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo40-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-450x300.jpg?resize=450%2C300)
As I walked away from the show I ran into the one thing I had not encountered all day: A genuine, beautiful, ginormous Derby Hat. Thankfully the lady graciously allowed me to take her photograph – after freshening her make up, naturally.
![Cinco de Mayo50, Market Square, Knoxville, 2012](https://i0.wp.com/insideofknoxville.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cinco-de-Mayo50-Market-Square-Knoxville-2012-300x450.jpg?resize=300%2C450)
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