After what felt like the slowest summer in music ever, tour schedules have picked up and we’ve got lots to look forward to this fall. Here’s a peek at some noteworthy shows scheduled to land in Tampa Bay in the coming months. Bust out your calendars and start plotting out your fall music must-sees now.

The Velvet Teen, Aug. 11, New World Brewery, Ybor City
Blackalicious, Aug. 12, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
The Mercury Program, Aug. 14, New World Brewery, Ybor City
The Atlas Moth, Aug. 22, Orpheum, Ybor City
Umphrey's McGee with J. Roddy Walston Aug. 23, Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Machine Gun Kelly, Aug. 24, The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City
Purity Ring Sept. 10, The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City
Earl Sweatshirt with Vince Staples, Remy Banks, Sept. 11, Orpheum, Ybor City
Thee Oh Sees, Sept. 18, Crowbar, Ybor City
Vacationer, Sept. 22, Crowbar, Ybor City
Janet Jackson: Unbreakable World Tour, Sept. 24, Amalie Arena, Tampa
Charli XCX, Bleachers, Robert DeLong Sept. 25, Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Joyce Manor, Cheap Girls, Sept. 27, Orpheum, Ybor City
Dr. Dog, Sept. 28, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
José González, Sept. 29, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
Steve Aoki Oct. 3, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg 
Electric Six, Yip Deceiver, Oct. 5, Orpheum, Ybor City
Ani DiFranco, Oct. 7, Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Death Grips, Oct. 8, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
Toro Y Moi, Oct. 9, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
The Vibrators, Oct. 9, Fubar, St. Petersburg
Drive By Truckers, Oct. 11, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
Particle, Oct. 13, Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa
Vintage Trouble, Oct. 13, State Theatre
Chillin' Music Fest with O.A.R., Ballyhoo! & more Oct. 17, Curtis Hixon Park, Tampa
UB40, Oct. 23, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Jr. Jr. with Brothertiger, Oct. 27, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
Chris Cornell, Oct. 30, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Mark Knopfler, Oct. 30, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Taylor Swift, Oct. 31, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Murs, Nov. 1, Crowbar, Ybor City
Prong, Nov. 4, Orpheum, Ybor City
Leftover Salmon, Nov. 6, Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Chaka Khan, Nov. 13, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Slow Magic, Nov. 14, Crowbar, Ybor City
Mavis Staples with Joan Osborne, Nov. 22, Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Old School Tour w/Salt-n-Pepa, Vanilla Ice, Naughty By Nature, 2 Live Crew, Dec. 4, USF Sun Dome, Tampa
Lucero, Dec. 5, The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City

This article appears in Jul 23-29, 2015.