JUNE
12 Pearl Jam w/Kings of Leon St. Pete Times Forum
12 Ingrid Michaelson w/Greg Laswell State Theatre
13 Skid Row State Theatre
13 Griz Collection w/Variety Workshop/69 Fingers Big Shots in Clearwater
13 Bonerama Skipper's Smokehouse
13 Trick Daddy w/Young Buck Jannus Landing
13 Sybris w/Unwed Sailor Orpheum
14 Memphis Train Union CD Release Party Dunedin Brewery
14 Retard-O-Bot w/Screaming Mechanical Brain/Downtown Brain State Theatre
14 Gilberto Santa Rosa Tropicana Field
15 Melissa Etheridge Ruth Eckerd Hall
16 Gogol Bordello Dusty Rghodes and the River Band State Theatre
17 Kottonmouth Kings w/The Expendables Jannus landing
17 Less Than Jake w/Mustard Plug/Suburban Legends Jannus Landing
18 True Colors Tour: Cyndi Lauper w/B-52's/Rosie O'Donnell Ruth Eckerd Hall
18 Rancid w/Whole Wheat Bread/The Scurvy Jannus Landing
19 Ashlee Simpson Ruth Eckerd Hall
19 Voodoo Glow Skulls w/Knockout Orpheum
20 Mark Chestnutt Dallas Bull
20 The Latin Roots Quintet Mahaffey Theater
20 Irritable Tribe of Poets Salvador Dalí Museum
20 PM Dawn w/Scotty Paynter/Dim Applz Bourbon St. Nightclub
21 Kool & the Gang Tropicana Field
21 Summer Jam 4: Bird Street Players/The Basiqs/Saint Sweetheart/Petrograd in Transit/Dish/Tides of Man/X.O.X.O./Juice City Crowbar/New World Brewery
22 Reckless Kelly w/Urbane Cowboys Skipper's Smokehouse
22 Jim Scott w/James Durst UU Dome
24 The Morning Of w/The White Tie Affair/Holiday Parade Orpheum
25 Rooney w/Locksley/The Bridges State Theatre
26 Joshua James w/Will Dailey/Lex Land Orpheum
28 Toby Keith w/Montgomery Gentry/Carter's Chord/Mica Roberts/Trailer Choir Ford Amphitheatre
28 Tantric Jannus Landing
28 MeWithoutYou w/Maps and Atlases/Gasoline Heart Orpheum
28 Brownfest Allstars Bar
29 Demon Hunters w/Living Sacrifice/Oh, Sleeper/The Famine/Advent State Theatre
JULY
1 Tom Waits Times Union Center Moran Theatre (Jacksonville)
1 Adult Swim Presents: Dethklok w/Chimaira/Soilent Green Jannus Landing
2 Ringo Starr & His ALL Starrs Tour w/Colin Hay/Billy Squier/Hamish Stuart/Edgar Winter/Gary Wright/Gregg Bissonette Ruth Eckerd Hall
3 Crue Fest: Motley Crue w/Buckcherry/Papa Roach/Sixx A.M./Trapt Ford Amphitheatre
3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing
5 Loverboy Tropicana Field
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 Academy Is…/Gym Class Heroes (many more) Vinoy Park
16 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 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
22 Poison w/Sebastian Bach/Dokken Ford Amphitheatre
25 Brooks & Dunn w/Rodney Atkins Ford Amphitheatre
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
31 Yes Ford Amphitheatre
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
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
28 Rod Stewart Ford Amphitheatre
29 Kenny Chesney w/LeAnn Rimes Ford Amphitheatre
SEPTEMBER
19 Brad Paisley Ford Amphitheatre
19 John Prine Ruth Eckerd Hall
OCTOBER
3 Maroon 5 w/Counting Crows Ford Amphitheatre
10 Martina McBride Ford Amphitheatre
NOVEMBER
26 Madonna Dolphin Stadium (Miami)
This article appears in Jun 4-10, 2008.