JULY
3 Crüe Fest: Motley Crüe w/Buckcherry/Papa Roach/Sixx A.M./Trapt Ford Amphitheatre
3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing
3 Black Chiney Bull's Club
5 Loverboy Tropicana Field
6 The Radiators w/Zach Deputy Skipper's Smokehouse
7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 Dave Matthews Band w/Gomez Ford Amphitheatre
9 Cute Is What We Aim For w/Ace Enders/Danger Radio/Power Space State Theatre
11 Vans Warped Tour: Against Me!/Angels and Airwaves/Relient K/The Aacdemy Is../Gym Class Heroes (many more) Vinoy Park
16 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers w/Steve Winwood St. Pete Times Forum
17 Shelby Lynne Tampa Theatre
17 Ours w/God or Julie/Plain Jane Automobile Orpheum
18 The Fab Four Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
19 MC Hammer Tropicana Field
20 Col. Bruce Hampton & the Quark Alliance Skipper's Smokehouse
22 Poison w/Sebastian Bach/Dokken Ford Amphitheatre
25 Brooks & Dunn w/Rodney Atkins Ford Amphitheatre
25 Warrant w/Cinderella/Lynch Mob/Lynam St. Pete Times Forum
27 311 w/Snoop Dogg/Fiction Plane Ford Amphitheatre
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
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
16 Rascal Flatts w/Taylor Swift Ford Amphitheatre
21 American Idols Live Tour St. Pete Times Forum
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
26 Lyle Lovett w/John Hiatt Ruth Eckerd Hall
OCTOBER
3 Maroon 5 w/Counting Crows Ford Amphitheatre
10 Martina McBride Ford Amphitheatre
NOVEMBER
2 New Kids on the Block St. Pete Times Forum
16 Sarah Brightman St. Pete Times Forum
26 Madonna Dolphin Stadium (Miami)
This article appears in Jun 25 – Jul 1, 2008.