Mercy McCoy, which plays Bayboro Brewing Co. in St. Petersburg, Florida on Aug. 31, 2024. Credit: Photo via mercymccoymusic/Facebook

Whether you like the heat or not, Tampa Bay’s live music calendar offers both air-conditioned, and outdoor concerts. This listing of the best live music coming to Tampa Bay Aug. 10-17 is curated by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staff, then supplemented with select shows from CL’s user-submitted Tampa Bay concert calendar. Don’t see your concert or event? Submit it yourself.

Thursday, Aug. 17

Elysian Sex Drive (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg)
Massa Nera w/Habak/Quiet Fear/Horsewhip/Star of Khorala (VFW Post 30, St. Petersburg)
Toosii (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

Friday, Aug, 18

Burn Absolute (EP release/debut show) w/The Pine Drape/Chasing Airplanes/The Cunningham Wake/Endurus (Oscura, Bradenton)
Choking on the Revelry w/The Dirty Janes/Mak/Matt Burke/Prescribed Fire (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Jai Wolf w/Devault/Tsu Nami (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Jask (Arts Club at Tampa Edition, Tampa)
Pieces Of Eight (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
Tribal Style (Rooftop at Tampa Edition, Tampa)
Urbane Cowboys (Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa)

Saturday, Aug. 19

Archers w/Versus Me/Discrepancies/Not Enough Space/Stoned Mary (Orpheum, Tampa)
DogJoy w/Mrzky Beat/Ortrotasce/Romeo Blu (Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg)
DJ Parker (Arts Club at Tampa Edition, Tampa)
Hed PE (Brass Mug, Tampa)
Mike Davis Project w/Steve Arvey and Rebecca Bird/Southern Train (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
DJ Muto (Rooftop at Tampa Edition, Tampa)
No Loves w/Car Bomb Driver/Slinky/Rath and the Wise Guys (The Bends, St. Petersburg)
Out of Glen w/North of Argyll (Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa)
Big Sad w/The Kutoffs/The Miller Lowlifes/Drawn Out (Oscura, Bradenton)
Timmy Trumpet (The Ritz, Ybor City)
50 Cent w/Busta Rhymes/Jeremih (Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)

Sunday, Aug. 20

Biscuits (WTR Pool at Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas, Tampa)
Forest Sounds: Mercy McCoy w/Kristopher James (The Far Forest, Tampa)
Ol’ Dirty Sundays (Crowbar, Ybor City)
The Smashing Pumpkins w/Interpol/Rival Sons (Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
TBxNY’23: Psych Montano w/Albert J/Nico Sweet/Jay Browne/Cas the Tinman/Qung Xav/Renee LaMay/Kyle Vargas (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Monday, Aug. 21

Vosh w/The Palace of Tears/FjshWjfe (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
Tuesday, Aug. 22
Melody Artisans of the Crooked Thumb (Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor)

Wednesday, Aug. 23

Blessthefall w/Caskets/Kingdom of Giants/Dragged Under (Orpheum, Tampa)
Matisyahu w/G. Love & Special Sauce/Cydeways (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

Thursday, Aug. 24

Clutch w/Giovannie and the Hired Guns/Mike Dillon (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Ed John (Arts Club at Tampa Edition, Tampa)
Mystery Skulls (Orpheum, Tampa)

Also playing

Dean Johanesen Friday, Aug. 18, 8 p.m. No cover. Common Dialect Beerworks, Tampa
Jack Jagger w/ Matthew Lowry/Manna Friday, Aug. 18, 8 p.m. Hooch & Hive, Tampa
#POUND Fridays: Codd Dubz Friday, Aug. 18, 10 p.m. Free until 11 p.m. The Ritz, Ybor City
Ordinary Boys: Tribute to The Smiths & Morrissey Friday, Aug. 18, 9 p.m. $15-$24. Music Hall at New World Music Hall, Tampa
Tiny Silver Hammers w/Direwood/Datagram Friday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m. $5 donation. If I Brewed the World, 2200 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg
Bad Boy Bill w/Gemini/Don Pablo Saturday, Aug. 19, noon. $20. WTR Pool at Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas, Tampa
One Common Thread Saturday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m. Born Free Pub & Grill, Tampa
Pilot Jonezz w/Conquistador/In Transit Saturday, Aug. 19, 8 p.m. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
Shurti Foundation: Sitar, Tabla & Indian Dance Saturday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m. $20 & up. Universal Unitarian Church, 100 Mirror Lake Dr. N, St. Petersburg
Tragic Impulse and Red Lokust w/Missfit Toys Saturday, Aug. 19. 8 p.m. $15. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa RR
Acme Jazz Garage feat. Shelby Sol Sunday, Aug. 20, 3 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
Shurti Foundation: Sitar, Tabla & Indian Dance Saturday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m. $20 & up. Universal Unitarian Church, 100 Mirror Lake Dr. N, St. Petersburg
Sunday Live Music Series: Lauris Vidal Sunday, Aug. 20, 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa
Mojo Monday: George Pennington & the Oddyssey w/Light The Wire/Chris Cava Monday, Aug. 21, 8 p.m. No cover. Crowbar, Ybor City
The Remix: A Shuffle Open Mic feat. Jay Browne Tuesday, Aug. 22, 8 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa
Dave Stone w/Katie Strandberg Wednesday, Aug. 23. 7:30 p.m. $15. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
Los Cafres en Tampa Thursday, Aug. 24, 9 p.m. $50. Avalon Event Center, Tampa
Cowboy Mouth Thursday, Aug. 24. 7:30 p.m. $24.50. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

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