This listing of the best concerts and live music coming to Tampa Bay between Aug. 30-Sept. 5 was compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staffers, then supplements with select shows from CL's user-submitted Tampa Bay concert calendar.
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- Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association: Guitars Galore (freeFall Theatre, St. Petersburg)
- Ben Katzman's DeGreaser w/Spoiled Rat/SureThing/We're Sweet Girls (The Bends, St. Petersburg)
- Buckethead (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Dirtbike w/Mtvh1n1/Chaunces/Gnats/The George (Oscura, Bradenton)
- Filthy Richard Party(Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
- #Pound Friday: Midnight Tyrannosaurus w/Pike/Myr (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- The Hub 75th anniversary: Kenny Green and Native Solz (The Hub, Tampa)
- Lovesong (Cure tribute) w/First Wave (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- Ricky Valido (album release) (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- Scary Neighbor Festival preshow: Drosera w/Colo/Knifelighter/more (The Noise Box, Brandon)
- Someday Honey (Lost & Found, St. Petersburg)
- Trapt w/Citizen Kane/Spoiled Youth/The Hand of Reason/Dood/Love Pit/Kalus (Brass Mug, Tampa)
- Adam Randall w/Joshua Reilly/Liam Bauman/Mercy McCoy/Tanner Boyle (Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg)
- Sister Kill Cycle w/October Noir/Amatory Murder (Brass Mug, Tampa)
- Articles w/Home Bodies/F.A.C.A./The Paperback Whale/The New Aesthetics (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
- Chase & Status (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones (Four Green Fields, Tampa)
- Geckofest 2024: Urban Gypsies wSandy Bottom Boys/The Reality/more (Downtown Gulfport)
- The Hub 75th anniversary: One Trip Little (The Hub, Tampa)
- The Original Wailers feat. Al Anderson w/Cas Haley (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Physical Plant w/Hibiscus/X Minus 1 (Oscura, Bradenton)
- RL Grime (WTR Pool, Tampa)
- Scary Neighbor Festival: Yosemite in Black w/Jar/Fiends/Second Impact/Discord Theory/Lychee Camp/Drawn Out/Coma Waves/No One Road/more (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- Spirit and the Cosmic Heart w/The Venus/Post Sex High (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- Tampa Beat Weekend: Barely Legal Collective w/Cherele/Wahid/Kwe The Artist/Brittney Carter/Ay Browne/Johnny Champagne/Notsew/Monae Marleau (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- The Hub 75th anniversary: Bossa Joy (early) (The Hub, Tampa)
- The Hub 75th anniversary: Urbane Cowboys w/Pet Lizard (late) (The Hub, Tampa)
- Galactic Empire (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- Imagine Dragons w/Cannons (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa) -JB
- The Final Ol' Dirty Sundays: DJ Casper w/DJ Fader/DJ Deacon/MC Indy/surprise guests (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- The Psychedelic Furs w/Black Lips (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Sinners Last Supper: Skinny McGee & the Handshakes w/Nervous Turkey/Boho Sideshow/Henry Locke/Suwanee Ave. Marching Band (Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa)
- Sommer Ray (WTR Pool at Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas, Tampa)
- Subtronics (Hard Rock Event Center Pool at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
- Meghan Trainor w/Paul Russell (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
- Incubus w/Coheed and Cambria (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
- Melody Artisans of the Crooked Thumb (Crooked Thumb Brewery, St. Petersburg)
- Childish Gambino w/Willow (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
- Dream Phases (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- FloridaRAMA Presents Bey-Day: The Official Beyoncé Birthday Bash & Immersive Listening Experience (FloridaRama, St. Petersburg)
- Levi The Poet Wednesday, Sept. 4. 7 p.m. $20. Oscura, Bradenton
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
- Alex Sensation (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
- Fea w/Hovercar/Eleni and The Uprising (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- Islander (Oscura, Bradenton)
- Rock the Park Tampa 14th anniversary: Jay Browne w/Hollowhouse/Chaunces (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)
The Lousekateers w/Caswell The Mighty/These Times/Lot Lizards Thursday, Aug. 29. 7 p.m. $10. Deviant Libation, Tampa
One More Time: Jeff Brawer w/Marc Ganancias/Pete Nuffer Thursday, Aug. 29. 7 p.m. No cover. Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
The Brainiacs
Friday, Aug. 30. 7 p.m. $5. Shuffle, Tampa
Grinder Blues Friday, Aug. 30. 8 p.m. $24.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo
John Kyle Rhodes Friday, Aug. 30. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater
Kiss Alive Friday, Aug. 30. 9:30 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa
Majick Toast Friday, Aug. 30. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
The Maygen Navarro Duo Friday, Aug. 30. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse & Kitchen, Gulfport
Mutant Fusion Collective w/In Case You Didn't Joe Friday, Aug. 30. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
Northstar Friday, Aug. 30. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Peter Neumer Friday, Aug. 30. 6 p.m. No cover. Crown & Bull, Dunedin
S.G. Wood Friday, Aug. 30. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor
Wake The Dead! A Spyder’s Rebirthday Production: Triple Sixers w/Angel Bartolatta/Ilyn Nathaniel/Spyder Z. Prime/more Friday, Aug. 30. 7 p.m. $8. Crowbar, Ybor City
Street Preacher Friday, Aug. 30. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa
Buffalo Strange Saturday, Aug. 31. 7 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Chris Poe Saturday, Aug. 31. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater
Cruel Curses w/The Ludes/Viewers Like You Saturday, Aug. 31. 7 p.m. No cover. Moon Tower at Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
Dr. Greco B2B Xtn w/Breathe2thebeat/Eyeawake/more Saturday, Aug. 31. 8 p.m. $25 & up. Coastal Creative, St. Petersburg
The Family Funk Saturday, Aug. 31. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
Gulf To Bay Trio Saturday, Aug. 31. 2 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse & Kitchen, St. Petersburg
Imposters of Rock: Miles Schon's Journey Experience feat. Rudy Cardenas w/Slippery When Wet/Pitbull Toddler Saturday, Aug. 31. 7:30 p.m. $28.75 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Jerryland Saturday, Aug. 31. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Kimi Tortuga Saturday, Aug. 31. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor
Legal weed: Yay or Nah?? Comedy & music showcase w/Charli Funk/more Saturday, Aug. 31. 6:30 p.m. RSVP required. FloridaRama at The Factory, St. Petersburg
Lightning Express Saturday, Aug. 31. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa
Phoenix 5 Saturday, Aug. 31. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
Punk Rock vs Hard Rock Saturday, Aug. 31. 12 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
Tegi w/Layne/Mr.Chico/Jungle G Saturday, Aug. 31. 10 p.m. $20. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
The Tequila Boyz Saturday, Aug. 31. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse & Kitchen, St. Petersburg
Touch and Go Saturday, Aug. 31. 9:30 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa
Zach Short Saturday, Aug. 31. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater
Matt Frick Sunday, Sept. 1. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
Pangaea Plus Sunday, Sept. 1. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa
Play Music On the Porch Day Saturday, Aug. 31. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. No cover. Craftsman House Gallery, St. Petersburg
Rich Sheldon Sunday, Sept. 1. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater
St. Pete Saxophone Quartet Sunday, Sept. 1. 12 p.m. No cover. Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg
Sunday Jazz in the Lounge: Boho Sideshow Sunday, Sept. 1. 3 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Sunday Jazz Project: Sandi Grecco w/James Suggs/Mark Moultrup Sunday, Sept. 1. 3 p.m. No cover. The Studio Public House, St. Petersburg
AfroJack Monday, Sept. 2. 12 p.m. $55 & up. WTR Pool, Tampa
Anthony Styles Monday, Sept. 2. Noon. No cover. Epicurean Hotel, Tampa
Peggy Morris Monday, Sept. 2. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin
Scott Murley w/John Tschirhart/Greg Cannella Monday, Sept. 2. 6 p.m. No cover. Treble Makers Dueling Piano Bar & Restaurant, Wesley Chapel
Amanthi Beam's Open Jam Tuesday, Sept. 3. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Kyle Schroeder Tuesday, Sept. 3. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin
Boho Sideshow Wednesday, Sept. 4. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Sasha Tuck Wednesday, Sept. 4. 6:30 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse & Kitchen, St. Petersburg
Shinyribs Wednesday, Sept. 4. 8 p.m. $35. Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa
Crossfire Creek Thursday, Sept. 5. 4 p.m. No cover. Yuengling Draft Haus & Kitchen, Tampa
Shawn James w/Harley Poe Thursday, Sept. 5. 7:30 p.m. $25. Crowbar, Ybor City
Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.
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