MARCH
27 Moody Blues Ruth Eckerd Hall
27 Run Run Run w/Radio Reset/November Foxtrot Whiskey Crowbar
27 Guiltmaker w/Giddy-Up, Helicopter!/Roustabout New World Brewery
27-30 "Suwanee Springfest:" David Grisman w/Jim Lauderdale/Claire Lynch/Hot Buttered Rum/many more Live Oak
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 Emily Smith Band Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center
28-30 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival w/Sam Rivers Quartet/Infinite Groove Orchestra/John Allred Quintet/ Manigua & O Som Do Jazz Palladium Theater
29 Candy Bars w/Spy for Hire/James Salter New World Brewery
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 Crash and Paddy Mitchell w/Lake Audition New World Brewery
4 The Oaks Crowbar
5 "Gulfport Women's Music Festival:" Kamric Tatoo w/Lexi Pierson/Deb Hunseder Gulfport
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
11 The Independents w/The Dead Popes/The Redliners/How Dare You Crowbar
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
25 Dan McMillion's High Octane Band Mahaffey Theater
26 Turtle Island Quartet Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
27 Bon Jovi St. Pete Times Forum
27 Santana w/Derek Trucks Band Ford Amphitheatre
27 "Alchemy Fest" feat: The Soulfound Sextet/Acho Brother/Katherine Kelly/Tarantella/Giving Tree Skipper's Smokehouse 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
16 B.K. Jackson Jazz Quintet Mahaffey Theater
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
25 Steve Miller Band w/Joe Cocker Ford Amphitheatre
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
20 The Latin Roots Quintet Mahaffey Theatre
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 19-25, 2008.