Here's Your Guide to Record Store Day 2025 in Miami

Here are the details of the Record Store Day events in Miami, from where to shop to the exclusive releases.

April 8, 2025

Image: People shopping inside of Sweat Records in Miami

Independent record stores like Sweat will be celebrating Record Store Day on April 12. Sweat Records photo

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According to data company Luminate, vinyl sales increased by 6.2 percent last year. The vinyl format has been experiencing a boom in general, especially after the pandemic, when people rediscovered the joys of tactile music consumption.

Independent record stores nationwide have been leading the charge of vinyl sales. Even if stores like Target, Amazon, and Urban Outfitters are trying to get a piece of the pie, local record stores have proven to be bastions of music, providing more than just physical records. They also serve as third spaces where people can gather, socialize, and connect via their love of music.

Miami and South Florida at large are certainly experiencing their own record store renaissance. There are more independent record stores now than in the last two decades. That's why Record Store Day continues to be so important. It's a reminder that businesses like these are worth supporting.

Below are all the details if you are looking for where to celebrate Record Store Day in Miami.

When is Record Store Day 2025?

This year, Record Store Day is on Saturday, April 12, a bit earlier than usual.

Who is the Record Store Day 2025 ambassador?

This year's RSD ambassador is rapper-turned-country-star Post Malone. "Record Store Day is so important and I really hope to do my part to keep it alive. We love hitting local shops when we're on the road, seeing all the crazy artwork, the whole energy in a record store is just super inspiring. I feel at home," Malone said in a statement following the announcement earlier this year.

Record Store Day 2025 Exclusive Releases

New Times contributor Shawn Macomber has some suggestions about the exclusive releases you should seek this year, but for the full list of RSD releases, visit recordstoreday.com.

Stores Participating in Record Store Day in Miami and Fort Lauderdale

These are stores that will be carrying exclusive Record Store Day releases.

Endo Records and Music
10850 SW 104th St., Ste. B, Miami
305-452-8636
instagram.com/endorecordsmiami

Lucky Records
143 NW 23rd St., Miami
786-300-8025
luckyrecordsmiami.com

Sweat Records
5505 NE Second Ave., Miami
786-693-9309
sweatrecordsmiami.com

Technique Records
880 NE 79th St., Miami
786-717-6622
techniquerecords.com

VP Records
6022 SW 21st St., Miramar
954-966-4744
vpreggae.com

We Got the Beats
840 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Ste. 118, Oakland Park
954-671-9482
4588 N. University Dr., Lauderhill
954-395-6520
wegotthebeatsrecordstore.com

Yesterday and Today Records
9274 SW 40th St., Miami
305-554-1020
vintagerecords.com

Stores Not Officially Participating in Record Store Day but Still Doing Events

Below are the record stores that have confirmed to New Times that they are not carrying RSD releases but will be holding sales and events on April 12.

Connect Record Shop
710 NW Fifth Ave. Ste. 1021, Fort Lauderdale
954-368-8630
instagram.com/connectrecordshop

Fruit Fly Records
430 S. Dixie Hwy., Ste. 205, Coral Gables
619-565-4262
instagram.com/fruitflyrecords

T Bag Records
212 N. Miami Ave., Miami
instagram.com/t_bag_records_miami

Jose D. Duran is the former senior music editor of Miami New Times. His work has also appeared in publications likeVice, Billboard, and Spin. He’s earned numerous accolades including placing first for Weekly Newspaper Contest: Business Reporting from the Florida Press Association in 2020; placing third for the Writing: Light Feature from the Florida Press Club in 2019; and placing third in Weekly Newspaper Contest: Best Obituary from the Florida Press Association in 2015.

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