The Harlem Gospel Travelers, which plays Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 10, 2023. Credit: Photo by Rosie Cohe

Live music’s not a bad idea for Valentine’s weekend, and the Tampa Bay concert scene has plenty of options. Here’s some of the best live music concerts and events happening in Tampa Bay from Feb. 9-16. The listing includes shows hand-picked by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staff and contributors, plus select shows submitted by users to CL’s events calendar.

Thursday, Feb. 9

Friday, Feb. 10

Saturday, Feb. 11

Monday, Feb. 13

Tuesday, Feb. 14

Wednesday, Feb. 15

Thursday, Feb. 16

Also playing
A.J. Hall Friday, Feb. 10, 9 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
Famous Last Words w/Limbs/Dark Divine/Vagrants/Colorblind/Discord Theory Friday, Feb. 10. 7 p.m. $18. Crowbar, Ybor City
Chicago Player Saturday, Feb. 11. 8 p.m. $20-$30. The Attic at Rock Brothers, Ybor City
Of The Trees Saturday, Feb. 11. 7 p.m. $30-$35. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Shitstorm w/Heaven’s Gate/Cornered/Walled City/Drug Run  Saturday, Feb. 11. 7 p.m. $15. VFW Post 39, St. Petersburg
Gypsy Wind Sunday, Feb. 12, 3 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa

This article appears in Feb 2-8, 2023.

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...

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...