JULY
24 Guttermouth Orpheum
24 Cowboy Mouth Jannus Landing
25 Brooks & Dunn w/Rodney Atkins Ford Amphitheatre
25 Morgan Heritage Jannus Landing
26 Lucky and James Peterson Skipper's Smokehouse
27 311 w/Snoop Dogg/Fiction Plane Ford Amphitheatre
27 Boy George Jannus Landing
29 Slipknot/Disturbed/Mastodon/DragonForce/Sevendust/Five Finger Death Punch/Macfine Head Ford Amphitheatre
29 Boys Like Girls w/Good Charlotte/Metro Station/The Maine Ruth Eckerd Hall
29 Flobots State Theatre
29 Boys Like Girls w/Good Charlotte/Metro Station/The Maine Ruth Eckerd Hall
30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall
30 Juice Newton Largo Cultural Center
31 Return to Forever: Chick Corea/Al Di Meola/Stanley Clarke/Lenny White Ruth Eckerd Hall
AUGUST
2 George Michael St. Pete Times Forum
2 LL Cool J Tropicana Field
2 Projekt Revolution: Linkin Park w/Chris Cornell/The Bravery/Ashes Divide/Atreyu Ford Amphitheatre
8 Amos Lee State Theatre
9 Hippiefest: Jack Bruce of Cream/The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie/ Melanie Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 Seven Mary Three w/Days of the New Bourbon St. Nightclub
15 Candlebox Jannus Landing
16 Rascal Flatts w/Taylor Swift Ford Amphitheatre
17 King's X Jannus Landing
21 American Idols Live Tour St. Pete Times Forum
22 Stone Temple Pilots w/Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Ford Amphitheatre
23 Boston Ruth Eckerd Hall
28 Rod Stewart Ford Amphitheatre
29 Kenny Chesney w/Miranda Lambert Ford Amphitheatre
29 My Morning Jacket House of Blues Orlando
30 John Mayer w/One Republic Ford Amphitheatre
SEPTEMBER
19 Brad Paisley Ford Amphitheatre
19 John Prine Ruth Eckerd Hall
21 Nightwish Jannus Landing
26 Lyle Lovett w/John Hiatt Ruth Eckerd Hall
OCTOBER
3 Maroon 5 w/Counting Crows Ford Amphitheatre
10 Martina McBride Ford Amphitheatre
11 David Allan Coe Jannus Landing
NOVEMBER
2 New Kids on the Block St. Pete Times Forum
10 Black Crowes w/Buffalo Killers Ruth Eckerd Hall
16 Sarah Brightman St. Pete Times Forum
26 Madonna Dolphin Stadium (Miami)
This article appears in Jul 16-22, 2008.