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Tampa Bay’s live music calendar is officially turning the page on 2025. While there are a host of shows to help local live music lovers ring in 2026 tonight, here’s a listing featuring some of the best shows and concerts happening in Tampa Bay between Jan. 1-8.

This listing is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staffers, then supplemented with select gigs pulled from CL’s user-submitted events and concert calendar. Don’t see your gig listed here? Please help us out by submitting it yourself.

Thursday, Jan. 1

Friday, Jan. 2

Saturday, Jan. 3

Sunday, Jan. 4

Tuesday, Jan. 6

Thursday, Jan. 8

More Tampa Bay concerts happening Jan. 1-8, 2026

New Years Day brunch: LaRue Nickelson Thursday, Jan. 1. 11:30 a.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Uncle John’s Band Thursday, Jan. 1. 7 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing Co., St. Petersburg

Anoluxx

Friday, Jan. 2. 9 p.m. $20 & up. TK Lounge, Tampa

The Rise of Decades: George Lynch of Dokken w/Lynch Mob/Terry Ilous’ XYZ/Brett Carlise of Great White Friday, Jan. 2. 8 p.m. $39.27 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Heathen Sun Friday, Jan. 2. 7 p.m. $20.97 & up. Orpheum, Tampa

Max Norton Friday, Jan. 2. 6 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Tampa, Tampa

The Organ Trail: Austin Llewellyn & co. Friday, Jan. 2. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Schmaltz & Pepper Friday, Jan. 2. 8 p.m. $20-$35. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Shelby Sol Friday, Jan. 2. No cover. Flor Fina at Hotel Haya, Ybor City

Teresa Farris Friday, Jan. 2. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Freckled Fin Irish Pub, Holmes Beach

Conner Lindsay Saturday, Jan. 3. 5 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Tampa, Tampa

Dead Set Saturday, Jan. 3. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Face 2 Face: Pushman & MYR Saturday, Jan. 3. 10 p.m. No cover before 11:30 p.m. w/RSVP ($10 & up otherwise). The Ritz, Ybor City

Ikawnic Underground Presents: Futures Theory w/Bino Bih/Kayla Korpics/Don’t Pet the Dinosaur

Saturday, Jan. 3. 11 p.m. $10. University Boba Tea House, Tampa

Nilla Green Saturday, Jan. 3. No cover. Flor Fina at Hotel Haya, Ybor City

Nookie: A numetal night Saturday, Pearl Jam Tribute Concert by Given to Fly: The Pearl Jam Experience Saturday, Jan. 3. 7 p.m. $15-$20. Oscura, Bradenton

Shoeless Soul w/The Matrux Saturday, Jan. 3. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Church Sessions: Qeys w/Shines

Sunday, Jan. 4. 9 p.m. $5. Crowbar, Ybor City

Collette w/Jask/Lynn Hawkins Sunday, Jan. 4. 6 p.m. Suite E Studios, St. Petersburg

Elvis birthday bash: Scot Bruce w/Mike Albert Monday, Jan. 4. 1 p.m. $24-$33. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Jon Di Renzo Tuesday, Jan. 6. 7 p.m. No cover. Freckled Fin Irish Pub, Holmes Beach

Kid Royal Band Wednesday, Jan. 7. $5. Bayboro Brewing Co. St. Petersburg

Fil Pate Second Thursdays through April 9. 6 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Tampa, Tampa

Kingston Trio Thursday, Jan. 8. 7:30 p.m. $30 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

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This article appears in Dec. 25 – 31, 2025.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...