Over 30 live music events and concerts happening in Tampa Bay this weekend

The live music weekend is here, and Rocktober is in full effect with a huge Friday night featuring some of the biggest concerts of the year. Click through to read our previews, plus selections from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's user-submitted events calendar.

Thursday, Oct. 13

• USF Homecoming: 2 Chainz (Yuengling Center, Tampa)
• Billy Cobham (Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo)
• Free Abortion On Demand Without Apology: Hovercar/The Jackettes/Big Sad/Pilot Jonezz (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• Melvins w/We Are The Asteroid (Orpheum, Tampa)

Friday, Oct. 14

• Chris Stapleton w/Elle King/Morgan Wade  (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
• Cimafunk w/Eugene & Friends (Cuban Club, Ybor City)
• Clearwater Jazz Holiday w/Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave./Average White Band/The War and Treaty (Baycare Ballpark, Clearwater)
• Fall Formal Dance: House of I w/Noan Partly/Proud Miranda/Kid Loki/Gustan (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
• Ray LaMontagne w/Lily Meola (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
• Traitors (Orpheum, Tampa)
• Turnstile w/Jpegmafia/Snail Mail  (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

Saturday, Oct. 15

• Cash Cash (The Ritz, Ybor City)
• Clearwater Jazz Holiday w/Charlie Wilson/Dumpstaphunk/Justin-Lee Schultz (Baycare Ballpark, Clearwater)
• Coppertail Brewing Co. 8th Anniversary Party: Magic City Hippies w/The Nude Party/Artikal Sound System/Miroux/Turkey Boy (Coppertail Brewing Co., Ybor City)
• Hollowhouse w/Sun Signs/Idle Moves  (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
• Jack Harlow w/City Girls (Yuengling Center, Tampa)
• Pigeons Playing Ping Pong w/Electric Kif  (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic w/Emo Phillips  (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
• Vista Kicks w/Cannibal Kids (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Sunday, Oct. 16

• Clearwater Jazz Holiday w/Gov’t Mule/Old Crow Medicine Show/St. Paul & the Broken Bones/Champ Jaxon Band (Baycare Ballpark, Clearwater)
• Norman Westberg (Born Free Pub & Grill, Tampa)
• Trace Adkins (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)

Monday, Oct. 17

• Ben Rosenblum Trio (The University of Tampa - Ferman Center for the Arts - Charlene A. Gordon Theater, Tampa)
• In Flames w/Born of Osiris/Darkest Hour/Hammerhedd (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Yes (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)

Tuesday, Oct. 18

• Anees (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• Steve Vai (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
• The Wailers  (The Ritz, Ybor City)

Wednesday, Oct. 19

• USF Choirs: Diaspora Voices-Latinx Composers Concert (Barness Recital Hall at University of South Florida, Tampa)

Thursday, Oct. 20

• Charlie w/Sub*T (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
• Goodie Mob w/Sam E Hues (The Ritz, Ybor City)
• New Year’s Day w/Kamenar/Red Calling (Brass Mug, Tampa)
• Sabrina Claudio w/Black Party (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Taylor Swift Night (Midnights album release party) (Orpheum, Ybor City)

Also playing
Malevich w/Star of Kholara/Knife Rituals Thursday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Doghouse, Tampa
Annual Dominica Independence Gala: Levi "Super L" Loblack Saturday, Oct. 14, 4 p.m. $50. Temple Terrace United Methodist Church, Temple Terrace
Poisonville Songs w Proud Miranda & Kid Loki Saturday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. No cover. Holiday Inn, Tampa
Kevin Siebel & The Deluxe 12 Sunday, Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. No cover.
The Sol Exhibit: Brunch Edition Sunday, Oct. 16. Noon. $15 & up. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
Oceanic w/Speak Easy/Take Lead Wednesday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. $10-$12. Hooch and Hive, Tampa