JULY
17 Shelby Lynne Tampa Theatre
17 Ours w/God or Julie/Plain Jane Automobile Orpheum
18 The Fab Four Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
18 Eric Lindell Skipper's Smokehouse
18 Dance Gavin Dance State Theatre
19 WMNF's Americana Fest Skipper's Smokehouse
19 MC Hammer Tropicana Field
20 Hed PE Jannus Landing
20 Col. Bruce Hampton & the Quark Alliance Skipper's Smokehouse
22 Poison w/Sebastian Bach/Dokken Ford Amphitheatre
22 Dash Rip Rock Skipper's Smokehouse
22 G.B.H. State Theatre
23 Rx Bandits State Theatre
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
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 9-15, 2008.