The live music weekend is here, and it’s a big one. More than 50 events are listed below, with links to some of the best concerts and live music happening in Tampa Bay from Feb. 16-23.
The list is curated by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staffers, plus supplemented with select events from CL’s user-submitted events calendar. To be considered for the live music listing submit your own event.
Thursday, Feb. 16
- Andrea Bocelli (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
- Bella’s Bartok w/Chaunces/Brianna Tam (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- Rod Stewart (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
- Stanley Jordan (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City)
Friday, Feb. 17
- Arts Legacy Remix: International Women’s Celebration w/Gemma Briggs/more (Riverwalk Stage at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)
- Blanke (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- Cloonee (Armature Works, Tampa)
- Curse Mackey w/Sine/Aeon Rings/DJ Jet (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- Lows-Only Takeover: Raaket w/Wonky Willy/Cavern/more . (TK Lounge, Tampa)
- Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
- Matt Woods w/Sammy Kay (Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa)
- Mr. OK & The Last Light (Blur Nightclub, Dunedin)
- Riverside w/The Cyberjam Duo (Orpheum, Tampa)
- Said the Sky (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- The Temptations w/The Four Tops (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
- Ward Davis (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
- Yield To None w/Razor and the Boogiemen/Scissor Blade (Born Free Pub & Grill, Tampa)
Saturday, Feb. 18
- Blenda’s 50th Birthday: Tribal Style w/The Setbacks/more (New World Brewery, Tampa)
- Mike and the Moonpies w/Joshua Ray Walker (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
- 7th Annual Pasco Blues Festival (Land O’Lakes Heritage Park, Land O’Lakes)
- Paul Thorn (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
- Pink It Up 14!: Ska Bands Against Breast Cancer w/Saganaki Bomb Squad/Victims Of Circumstance/more (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- The Supersuckers w/The Franklin County Trucking Co. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- Tinsley Ellis (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City)
- Valentine Bossa Nova: Daniela Soledade w/Nate Najar (Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa)
Sunday, Feb. 19
- Dunedin Concert Band: Winter Concert (Dunedin Community Center, Dunedin)
- Kathleen Edwards (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
- Marly Music: Telegraph Quartet (Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg)
- Vandoliers w/ Old Heavy Hands (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
Monday, Feb. 20
- Deep Purple w/The Marshall Tucker Band (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)
Tuesday, Feb. 21
- Emmylou Harris (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
- Gladys Knight (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
- J.I.D w/Smino (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Wednesday, Feb. 22
- The Beach Boys (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
- Future Joy (The Blueberry Patch, Gulfport)
- The Wonder Years w/Aaron West & the Roaring Twenties/Carly Cosgrove (The Ritz, Ybor City)
Thursday, Feb. 23
- Blitzkid (Orpheum, Tampa)
- Clem Snide (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City)
- KC and The Sunshine Band (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
Also playing
Brianna Tam Friday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m. Free. Drip, Ybor City
Live & Local: Frankie Raye Friday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m. Free. Riverwalk Stage at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa
King Bee Friday, Feb. 17, 9 p.m. Free. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
Mortal Sons w/Hollowhouse/Sligh/Kind Villain/He Kindly Friday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. $15. (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Barnyard Stompers w/Vagabond Tweed Sunday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. $13-$15. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa
The Knotty G’s Sunday, Feb. 19, 3 p.m. Free. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
Pamela Jo Hatley w/Greg Smith Sunday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m. Free. Sweetwater Organic Community Farm, Tampa
Rebekah Pulley Duo Sunday, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. Free. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa
The Sol Exhibit: Mixtape Edition Sunday, Feb. 19, Noon. $10 & up. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
The Juilliard String Quartet Tuesday, Feb. 21. 7:30 p.m. $15-$40. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
The Weight Band Wednesday, Feb. 22. 8 p.m. $29.50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Alexis Cole & Helios Orchestra Thursday, Feb. 23. 7:30 p.m. $25-$35. HS 109 at St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg
Elevate Thursday: Boots N Catz Thursday, Feb. 23, 9 p.m. Free. M. Bird, Tampa
Justin Willman Thursday, Feb. 23. 7:30 p.m. $35-$125. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
This article appears in Feb 9-15, 2023.
