Tampa Bay’s best live music happening July 20-27

Tampa Bay’s live music calendar is packed over the next seven days and gets a special bump from the Kappa Alpha Psi Grand Chapter Meeting brining special events to downtown Tampa. The shows below were curated by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staff, plus supplemented by select shows from CL’s user-submitted concert calendar. Don’t see your show here? Submit via cltampa.com.

Thursday, July 20

• Anthony Hamilton w/The Ton3s  (Steinbrenner Field, Tampa)
• Buckcherry w/Gunshine (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
• Ultimate Jazz Summer Jam: Fred Johnson w/Belinda Womack/Gumbi Ortiz/David Pate/Mark Feinman/Alejandro Arenas/John Lamb/Jeremy Carter/more (The Factory, St. Petersburg)

Friday, July 21

• Ann Marie (1509 Live, Tampa)
• The Venus (vinyl release) w/Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser/Charlie/Chaunces (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• Backtrack Blues Band (album release)  (Side Door at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)
• Heat Fest 2: Blonde Gentlemen w/Bored Operator/more (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg)
• Jask (Arts Club at Tampa Edition, Tampa)
• Kat Riggins (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
• Kappa Alpha Psi : Kreme Kulture Jam (Florida Aquarium
• Michael Franti & Spearhead w/Fortunate Youth (The Sound, Clearwater)
• Mudvayne w/Coal Chamber/Gwar/Nonpoint/Butcher Babies (Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
• #Pound Friday: Hol! w/Myr (The Ritz, Ybor City)
• Raquel Lily w/Treis & Friends/Driveaway (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
• Tribal Style (Rooftop at Tampa Edition, Tampa)
• Young The Giant w/Milky Chance/Rosa Linn  (Yuengling Center, Tampa)

Saturday, July 22

• Ambrxse w/Gemini/Don Pablo (WTR Pool at Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas, Tampa)
• Antelope w/Anthill Cinema (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
• Blackwell (Orpheum, Tampa)
• Clairmel w/Reconciler/Spanish Needles/The Miller Lowlifes (The Bends, St. Petersburg)
• Girls Rock St. Pete summer concert  (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Heat Fest 2: The Tilt w/Snacking/Beach Terror/more (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg)
• Kappa Konclave Family Outing: BJ Jackson w/Sonya Bryson-Kirsey (Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa)
• Jinkx Monsoon (Tampa Theatre, Tampa)
• Mave’s Arcade w/Gyrojets/Shae Krispinsky (If I Brewed the World, St. Petersburg)
• Parker (Arts Club at Tampa Edition, Tampa)
• Rebekah Pulley (Backyard at Shuffle, Tampa)
• Then & Now: Jeremy Carter and James Suggs (Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg )
• Lynyrd Skynyrd w/ZZ Top/Uncle Kracker (Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
• Colombia Independence Celebration: Maelo Ruiz w/Daniel Calderon (Avalon Event Center, Tampa)
• Pool Kids w/Sydney Sprague/Chase Petra (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)

Sunday, July 23

• Doug MacLeod (Side Door at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)
• Heat Fest 2: Manna w/Rickolus/Cigorangutan/more (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg)
• It’s Too Hot Music Festival: Soul Circus Cowboys/more (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
• Yellowcard w/Mayday Parade/Story of the Year (Yuengling Center, Tampa)

Monday, July 24

• Goo Goo Dolls w/O.A.R. (The Sound, Clearwater)

Tuesday, July 25

• Fall Out Boy w/Bring Me The Horizon/Royal & The Serpent/Carr (Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheater, Tampa)

Wednesday, July 26

• Man On Man (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)

Thursday, July 27

• Daniela Soledade w/Nate Najar Quartet (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
• Hunter Hayes (Hard Rock Event Center, Tampa)
• Nickelback (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)

Also playing

Aaron McGuire w/Brandon Barnett/Rebekah Pulley Thursday, July 20, 8 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
The Final Sound w/Abbey Death/Layne Lyre Friday, July 21. 8 p.m. $15. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa RR
Light the Wire! Friday, July 21, 9 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
Musicology: DJ Gabe Echazabal Friday, 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa
Yosemite In Black w/Endbringer/Murder Afloat/Odium Rot/Summoned Skulls Friday, July 21. 6:30 p.m. $12. Orpheum, Tampa
Days of Summer Tampa, Day 1: Bloodbather/Scatter Shot/In Gloom/Tombstone/Odium Rot/Grieve/Fatal Frames/Rat Stick Saturday, July 22. 5:30 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City
Joshua Reilly Saturday, July 22, 8 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Rebekah Pulley Saturday, July 22, 7 p.m. No cover. Backyard at Shuffle, Tampa
Sweet Fortune McCoy Saturday, July 22, 9 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe
Breed w/Bear Within Us/Razor & the Boogiemen (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
Kevin Siebel & the Deluxe 12 w/Marc Ganancias/Andy Brey Sunday, July 23, 4 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
S.G. Wood & Gator Tooth Sunday, July 23, 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa
Emery w/Strawberry Girls/Slow Joy Tuesday, July 25. 6:30 p.m. $22. Orpheum, Tampa 

This article appears in Jul 13-19, 2023.