Tampa Bay’s best live music happening April 24-May 1

Tampa Bay’s live music weekend is here, and it’s got a lot of festivals going on. From Lost In St. Pete, to the New World 30th anniversary weekend, Tampa Bay Black Heritage, Tribe Fest, Breakaway and more.

And the sleeper show of the week? Etran De L’aïr, which is joined by Rich Ruth in St. Pete.

This listing of the best live music in Tampa Bay happening April 24-May 1 is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staffers, then supplemented with select gigs from CL’s user-submitted concert calendar.

Don’t see your show here? Join other bands, promoters and venues in submitting them yourself.

Thursday, April 24

• 30th Anniversary Kickoff Party: StarAce w/Hibiscus/Cozy in the Black (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
• Curren$y w/DJ Sandman (Orpheum, Tampa)
• George Clanton  (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• The Handlers w/Mark Wagner (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• Thomas Nicholas (Coastal Creative, St. Petersburg)
• Will Johns Trio (Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor)

Friday, April 25

• Breakaway Music Festival: Fisher w/Louis The Child//Celo/more (Raymond James Stadium Grounds, Tampa)
• Gent Treadly (Shuffle, Tampa)
• Jazz With Jim (Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa)
• Lost In St. Pete: Onlyonetwo w/Walled City/Nico Sweet/Razor & the Boogiemen/Big Deusa/Hijas de la Muertre/Cozy In the Black/more (Pinellas Ale Works & Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg)
• Lot Lizards w/Forty-Two/Full Fledged Unit (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin)
• New World 30th Birthday Anniversary Weekend: Ashley Smith & the Random Occurence w/Sonora Tukukuy/Pohgoh/Vodkanauts/Hollowhouse (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
• Ordinary Boys (Smiths tribute) w/New Dawn Fades (Oscura, Bradenton)
• The Ross Strauser Jazz Orchestra: Going to The Sun (Mainstage Theatre at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City)
• Rototiller (EP release & final show) w/DLX 12/Vindicators/Pangea Plus (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
• Tiny.Blips (Moon Tower at Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin)

Saturday, April 26

• Alan Jackson (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
• Alter Ego “Over Easy” music pop-up series: DJ Blenda (Spaddy’s Tampa)
• Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival: Blackberry Smoke (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa)
• Breakaway Music Festival: Knock2/Isoxo/more (Raymond James Stadium Grounds, Tampa)
• Cold w/September Mourning/University/Thrower (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• Deep Pine (Gulfport Brewery + Eatery, Gulfport)
• Deviant Libation Benefit Show: Lobster’s Gyro Shack w/Pig Pen/Tension Electric/Weird Times/Blood Of The Earth (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
• DJ Gio Breton (Jerk Hut Island Grille & Beach Club, Tampa)
• The Handlers w/Mark Wagner (Oscura, Bradenton)
• Lost In St. Pete: Zeta/Vern Senior/Yzm/Cardiel/American Hollow/more (Pinellas Ale Works & Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg)
• Pat Travers Band (Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor)
• New World 30th Birthday Anniversary Weekend: Pusha Preme w/Will Quinlan & The Bastard Souls/Carson Cox & The Dark Mercies/The George/Burke Bros/Tribal Style/Geri X/Urbane Cowboys (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
• Saturday Sounds: DJ Cub (Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa)
• Synergy In A Cup w/Zanzibean (Shuffle, Tampa)
• Tampa Bay Black Heritage Music Fest: Boney James w//Eric Darius/Full Force/more (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)
• Tribe Fest Tampa: Inna Vision w/Akiva the Band/Earthstrong/more featuring Inna Vision & Nattali Rize (1920, Ybor City)

Sunday, April 27

• Akeem Ali (Eden, Tampa)
• Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival: Mitchell Tenpenny & Graham Barham (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa)
• The Kids Are Alright: Girls Rock St. Pete Youth Open Mic (The Chattaway, St. Petersburg)
• Sunday Service: John Nowicki and Melissa Grady (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
• Tampa Bay Black Heritage Music Fest: Morris Day and The Time w/Jeff Bradshaw and Friends/more (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)
• Tribe Fest Tampa: Nattali Rize w/Kat Hall/Soulplant/more featuring Inna Vision & Nattali Rize (1920, Ybor City)
• Wilco (Duke Energy Center at Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)

Tuesday, April 29

• Music Night with Carl Amundson (Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg)
• Melody Artisans of the Crooked Thumb (Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor)

Wednesday, April 30

• Amos Lee w/Sway Wild (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tampa)
• Etran De L’aïr w/Rich Ruth (Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg)
• Funk N Ting: DJ Blenda & DJ Shafiq (Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa)

Thursday, May 1

• Amigo The Devil w/Tele Novella (Orpheum, Tampa)
• Remi Wolf w/Dana and Alden (The BayCare Sound, Clearwater)
• Rock the Park: Jupiter Bloom w/Idle Moves/Mic Deluxx (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)
• Rüfüs Du Sol w/Neil Frances (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)

Also playing

CageGrass: Fil Pate Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Chops Jam Session: Rod Alnord Thursday, April 24. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Dan Lavoie Thursday, April 24. 6 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Gulf To Bay Trio Thursday, April 24. 6:30 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

John O’Leary w/Jean Bolduc/Bryan J Hughes Every last Thursday of the month. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Horse and Jockey, South Pasadena

Pickin’ Splinters (Bluegrass jam) Thursdays. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

The Six String Social Club: Ben Bakker/Erne M./Dan Shafer Thursday, April 24. 7 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Uncle John’s Band Thursdays. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

All About The Locals 18: Jubilee w/Brian Busto/Daniel Williams/Axel V/9AMResident/DJ Limitless Friday, April 25. 9 p.m. $10. The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Co., St. Petersburg

Breakaway Afterparty: Mersiv w/Myr/Persè Friday, April 25. 11 p.m. $25 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Bryan Smith Friday, April 25. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Cardiac Arrest w/Vacuous Depths/Xtinguished/Grave Filth/Undercrypt/Othalan Friday, April 25. 7 p.m. $20. Brass Mug, Tampa

Damien Escobar Friday, April 25. 8 p.m. $35 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Damon Fowler Friday, April 25. 7:30 p.m. $25. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor

Dogs In A Pile Friday, April 25. 7 p.m. $20.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Emo Night Brooklyn Friday, April 25. 8 p.m. $17. Orpheum, Tampa

Ever Be Friday, April 25. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

The Family Funk Friday, April 25. 6 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Foreigner’s Journey Friday, April 25. 7:30 p.m. $29 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

The Grass Is Dead Friday, April 25. 7 p.m. $20. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

HKFY w/Cold Steel/Playground Drug Dealer/Rathma/Age of Refuge/Flag Burner Friday, April 25. 7 p.m. $15. Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa

Kudu Friday, April 25. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Lauris Vidal Friday, April 25. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

#NoFilter Friday, April 25. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Pickin’ Pear Friday, April 25. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Pieces of Eight (Chicago tribute) Friday, April 25. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Soulfish Friday, April 25. 7 p.m. No cover. Whiskey Wings, Largo

Sunny Side on 7th: Jay Browne w/Marcel P Black/Psych Montano/Li Kenobi/Shunn I.B Friday, April 25. 8 p.m. $10. Crowbar, Ybor City

Blue Collar Band Saturday, April 26. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Boneshakers Saturday, April 26. 8 p.m. $15. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Boxcar Hollow Saturday, April 26. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Breakaway Afterparty: Hamdi w/Pushman/Room 40 Saturday, April 26. 11 p.m. $25 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

The Dusty Boots Band Saturday, April 26. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Halfway 2 Halloween: The Cunningham Wake w/Screaming at the Silence/Kadaver Dolls/Parallel Motion/Consume the Wolf Saturday, April 26. 7 p.m. $15. Brass Mug, Tampa

The John Kelly Band Saturday, April 26. 3 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

John Kyle Rohdes Saturday, April 26. 6 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Kayzo w/Hivemind/Cyclops/Dennett Saturday, April 26. 6 p.m. $25 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Master Chorale of Tampa Bay: Radiant Visions Saturday, April 26. 8 p.m. $10 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

MikelParis Saturday, April 26. 7 p.m. $30 & up. Music4Life Living Arts Center, Clearwater

Photon w/Zero Context Saturday, April 26. 7 p.m. No cover. Moon Tower at Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Red Ruckus Saturday, April 26. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Rocksteady Saturday, April 26. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Sam Williams Saturday, April 26. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Strings in the Spring Saturday, April 26. 7 p.m. $15 & up. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

Songwriter Night: Evan Paker w/Nomad Moody Saturday, April 26. 7 p.m. No cover. DI Coffee Bar (Davis Islands), Tampa

Acoustic Sunday Brunch: JT Curtis Sunday, April 27. 1 p.m. No cover. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Bradenton Punk Rock Flea Market Volume 5: Spanish Bombs w/A Decade At Sea/Suburban Wasteland/Anxiety Attack/These Times/Earth Girl Sunday, April 27. 12 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Brock & Adam of Perpetual Groove w/Photon Sunday, April 27. 12 p.m. No cover. Moon Tower at Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Chris Casalinuovo Sunday, April 27. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

The Dead South Sunday, April 27. 7 p.m. $37.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Dream Big 2: Rufio w/OA Marq/Big Swav Sunday, April 27. 6 p.m. $20 & up. Crowbar, Ybor City

Futures Theory w/Valguero/Princess Cupcake and the Sprinkles Sunday, April 27. 6 p.m. $5. Brass Mug, Tampa

Hot Tonic Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover. Tiki Bar & Grill at 56th & Shore, Gulfport

LC Williams & The Drivers Sunday, April 27. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Le Jazz Sundays. 11:30 a.m. No cover. Boulevard Burgers & Tap House, St. Petersburg

Los Rumberos Sunday, April 27. 3 p.m. No cover. Copa, St. Petersburg

Marianne & The Professor Sunday, April 27. 4 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Matt Mayfield Sunday, April 27. 2 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Max Gain Sunday, April 27. 12 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Pinellas Youth Symphony (67th season finale concert) Sunday, April 27. 3 p.m. $2 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Salita Sessions: Chaunces Trio Sunday, April 27. 7 p.m. No cover. La Sétima Club, Ybor City

Six Paths w/Peptide/Wielded Steel/Shades of War/Forever’s Horizon Sunday, April 27. 7 p.m. $15. Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa

Sunday Blues Session: Josh Nelms w/TBA Sunday, April 27. 5 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz in the Lounge: Boho Sideshow Sundays. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz Project: Sandi Grecco w/James Suggs/Mark Moultrup Sundays. 3 p.m. No cover. The Studio Public House, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz with The Crew Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover with RSVP. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Sunday Live Music Series w/Sam Bips ‘Saxy Guitar Time’ Sunday, April 17. 6:30 p.m. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Tamás Nagy Ekspérience Sunday, April 27. 2 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Tampa Jazz Club: Jack Wilkins Sunday, April 27. 3 p.m. $25. Mainstage Theatre at HCC Ybor, Ybor City

Tears For The Dying w/Draining Kiss/Guilty By Design Sunday, April 27. 7 p.m. $15. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

TFO: Pictures at an Exhibition Sunday, April 27. 7:30 p.m. $25.50 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

The Resolvers w/Eric Swanson Sunday, April 27. 4 p.m. $15. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Shawn Brown Tuesdays. 8 p.m. No cover. Pete’s Place, Tampa

Anvil w/ Don Jamieson/Midnite Hellion Wednesday, April 30. 6 p.m. $20. Orpheum, Tampa

Classic Albums Live: Queen – News of the World Wednesday, April 30. 8 p.m. $35 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Hippie Sabotage Wednesday, April 30. 7 p.m. Sold out. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Live Bluegrass Jam hosted by Fil Pate Wednesdays. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Palladium Chamber Series: Bach, Corigliano & Brahms Wednesday, April 30. 7:30 p.m. $15 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

The Florida Orchestra: The French Revelation Wednesday, April 30. 11 a.m. $32.50 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Bôa w/Dream, Ivory Thursday, May 1. 8 p.m. $25 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

CageGrass: Fil Pate Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Chaunces Trio Thursday, May 1. 7 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Mark Moultrup Thursday, May 1. 7:30 p.m. $15 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Mystery Concert Thursday, May 1. 7:30 p.m. Sold out, but waitlist open. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor

Pickin’ Splinters (Bluegrass jam) Thursdays. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Skillet Thursday, May 1. 8 p.m. $35. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Tom Jones Thursday, May 1. 7 p.m. $62.75 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater JB

Uncle John’s Band Thursdays. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.

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This article appears in Apr 17-23, 2025.