MARCH
20 George Thorogood & The Destroyers Tampa Theatre
20 Whiskey & Co. w/Heather Lee/Jordan Winn Push Ultra Lounge
20 Badfish Jannus Landing
20-23 Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone Stanleyville Theater at Busch Gardens
21 Modern Skirts w/Brass Bed New World Brewery
21 Die! Die! Die! w/Aloke/History Crowbar
21 Rusted Root Jannus Landing
21 Brother Ali Orpheum
22 "Skatepark of Tampa Pro Party" w/Band of Horses/Kimya Dawson Cuban Club
22 Adrianne w/Steph Taylor Pro Star Sound Stage
22 Donna Jean & the Tricksters Skipper's Smokehouse
22 Whiskey & Co. w/The Takers/The Enablers Push Ultra Lounge
23 Lil Boosie w/Lil Kee Club 112
23 Seth Walker New World Brewery
23 The Unseen Orpheum
24 Yellowcard (acoustic) w/Secondhand Serenade/Play Radio Play/Treaty of Paris State Theatre
24 Kenny G Ruth Eckerd Hall
24 Jay-Z w/Mary J. Blige Amway Arena (Orlando)
25 Taste of Chaos feat. Avenged Sevenfold w/Atreyu/Bullet For My Valentine/Bless the Fall/Idiot Pilot/Mucc/D'Espairspray/The Underneath USF Sun Dome
27 Moody Blues Ruth Eckerd Hall
27 Run Run Run w/Radio Reset Crowbar
27 Guiltmaker w/Giddy-Up, Helicopter!/Roustabout New World Brewery
28 Saving Abel State Theatre
28 Connie West The Craftsman House
28 Soulphonics New World Brewery
28 Zoroaster w/Minsk/Mountain Ov Dawn Brass Mug
28 Sam Rivers Quartet w/Infinite Groove Orchestra Palladium Theater
28 Sick Puppies w/Saving Abel State Theatre
28 Chris McCarty Band Skipper's Smokehouse
28-29 Ultra Music Festival w/Underworld/Tiesto/Paul Van Dyke/Justice/Carl Cox/Moby Bicentennial Park (Miami)
28-30 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival w/Sam Rivers Quartet/Infinite Groove Orchestra/John Allred Quintet/ Manigua & O Som Do Jazz Palladium Theater
29 John Allred Quintet Palladium Theater
29 Tony Bennett Ruth Eckerd Hall
30 David Dondero w/Have Gun, Will Travel New World Brewery
APRIL
3 Tribute to Lionel Hampton w/Ricky Lyons/Stan Hunter/John Lamb/Ron Gregg Palladium Theater
4 Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs Ruth Eckerd Hall
4 Garaj Mahal Skipper's Smokehouse
4-5 PAETEC Music Tour w/Boz Scaggs/Dr. John/Dickey Betts/Al Green/George Benson/Soulive Ford Amphitheatre
4 The Oaks Crowbar
5 Itzhak Perlman Ruth Eckerd Hall
6 Caribou w/F*ck Buttons Crowbar
6 Say Anything w/Manchester Orchestra/Eli "Paper Boy" Reed/The True Lovers/Weatherbox State Theatre
8 Kill Henry Sugar New World Brewery
9 Joan Baez Tampa Theatre
11 Lost Bayou Ramblers Skipper's Smokehouse
11-12 Wanee Festival w/Allman Brothers Band/Gov't Mule/Bob Weir & Rat Dog/Levon Helm/Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival/moe./Oteil & the Peacemakers/JJ Grey & Mofro/Larry McCray Band/Scrapomatic/Little Brown Peach/The Frequency/Inca Maya Spirit of Suwannee Music Park (Live Oak)
11-13 Tampa Bay Blues Festival w/Los Lonely Boys/Robert Cray/Trombone Shorty/Tab Benoit/Walter Trout/Robben Ford Vinoy Park
11 Craig Morgan Dallas Bull
15 Rush Amway Arena (Orlando)
15 The Starting Line w/Steel Train Jannus Landing
16 Murder by Death Orpheum
16 Saves the Day w/Armor for Sleep/Set Your Goals/Metro Station/Lydia State Theatre
16 Pat DiNizio (of the Smithereens) Tank's Tap Room
18 The Sauce Boss Skipper's Smokehouse
19 Avril Lavigne w/Boys Like Girls Ford Amphitheatre
19 Shooter Jennings Cypress Gardens
19 OneRepublic w/Fabolous USF Sun Dome
20 Earth Wind and Fire Ruth Eckerd Hall
21 Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band St. Pete Times Forum
22 Panic at the Disco w/Motion City Soundtrack/The Hush Sound/Phantom Planet Ruth Eckerd Hall
23 Ministry Jannus Landing
25 Darryl Worley w/Jennifer Hanson Jannus Landing
25 Bill Staines The Craftsman House
27 Bon Jovi St. Pete Times Forum
27 Santana w/Derek Trucks Band Ford Amphitheatre
29 Sheryl Crow Ruth Eckerd Hall
30 Today Is The Day w/Rwake/Light Yourself on Fire Brass Mug
MAY
1 Chicago Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
3 Eric Clapton with Robert Randolph and the Family Band Ford Amphitheatre
3 Hot Tuna w/Little Feat Jannus Landing
5 Kanye West w/Rihanna/Lupe Fiasco/N.E.R.D. Ford Amphitheatre
6 Radiohead Ford Amphitheatre
2 B.B. King w/Damon Fowler Ruth Eckerd Hall
7 Mindless Self Indulgence Jannus Landing
12 The Spencer Davis Group Largo Cultural Center
17 WMNF's Tropical Heatwave w/Sonny Landreth/Del Castillo/Soul Rebels/Scissors for Lefty (others) Cuban Club
17 Drive-By Truckers Jannus Landing
19 Tim McGraw w/Jason Aldean/Halfway to Hazard Ford Amphitheatre
24 Alicia Keys St. Pete Times Forum
24 Arturo Sandoval Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
JUNE
1 Dream Theater w/Opeth/Between The Buried and Me Ruth Eckerd Hall
11 Ladytron Czar
15 Melissa Etheridge Ruth Eckerd Hall
18 "True Colors Tour:" Cyndi Lauper w/B-52's/Rosie O'Donnell Ruth Eckerd Hall
28 Toby Keith w/Montgomery Gentry Ford Amphitheatre
JULY
9 Dave Matthews Band w/Gomez Ford Amphitheatre
16 Tom Petty St. Pete Times Forum
25 Brooks & Dunn w/Rodney Atkins Ford Amphitheatre
29 Slipknot/Disturbed/Mastodon/DragonForce/Sevendust/Five Finger Death Punch/Macfine Head Ford Amphitheatre
30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall
AUGUST
16 Rascal Flatts w/Taylor Swift Ford Amphitheatre
29 Kenny Chesney w/LeAnn Rimes Ford Amphitheatre
SEPTEmber
19 Brad Paisley Ford Amphitheatre
OCTOBER
10 Martina McBride Ford Amphitheatre
This article appears in Mar 12-18, 2008.