Rico Dreamz, who plays day three of Loud On 7th at Club Skye in Ybor City, Florida on Sept. 6, 2023. Credit: Rico Dreamz/YouTube (screengrab by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)

Labor Day weekend is here, and while you’re all probably tired from stressing over Idalia, Tampa Bay bands and promotes have lined up a busy live music weekend. Here are the best concerts happening in Tampa Bay from Aug. 31-Sept. 7.

This listing—featuring the opening days of Loud On 7th in Ybor City—is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select shows pulled from CL’s user-submitted Tampa Bay live music calendar. Don’t see your event here? Submit it yourself.

Thursday, Aug. 31

Needtobreathe (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)

Friday, Sept. 1

Craig Morgan w/The Reeves Brothers (The Stockyard, Holiday)
Midnight Tyrannosaurus w/Jiqui/Sisto/INAKTIVITy/Mother Lotus (The Ritz, Ybor City)
Mikey Lion w/Lee Reynolds/Brian Busto/Illanoise (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
Producer Showdown: Buckwild vs. Diamond D w/DJ Casper/DJ Fader (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Rod Wave & Friends (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
Two Friends (Armature Works, Tampa)

Saturday, Sept. 2

The Black Honkeys (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
Cosmic Gate (The Ritz, Ybor City)
Fiends w/Nomadic/Grieve/Further North Further South/Clara Noctis (Oscura, Bradenton)
Svinfylking w/Luciferian Insectus/Voidrium/Saturnine/Vorn/Alptraum (Brass Mug, Tampa)
Slightly Stoopid w/Sublime with Rome/Atmosphere/The Movement (Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)

Sunday, Sept. 3

Chew w/Highway Advisory Radio/Deaf Company (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
Niko Moon w/Kidd G/Deejay Silver (Hard Rock Event Center Pool at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
Pet Lizard w/The Urbane Cowboys/Bad Bad Things (The Hub, Tampa)
Will Johns w/T Bone Hamilton (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)

Monday, Sept. 4

Loud On 7th: Hip-hop & Shop w/Kanary Yellow/Bay Area Drum Academy (Nana’s Restaurant & Juice Bar, Ybor City)
Loud On 7th: Labor Day Beatdown w/Beatdown Band/Trumaine Lamar/Casandra (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Tuesday, Sept. 5

Bad Omens w/Erra/I See Stars (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Loud On 7th: Gumbo w/Pimptress/Ajlova/Barak Amen/Whit the Poet/Venus Bleu/Bangarang/more (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Wednesday, Sept. 6

Plague Spitter (EP release show) w/Freeze Mf/Circuit Circuit/Send All (Born Free Pub & Grill, Tampa)
Loud On 7th: Trap Trivia w/Es’synce Star (Kress Collective, Ybor City)
Loud On 7th: Smoke In Da City w/Fre$h P/Rico Dreamz/Pusha Preme/more (Club Skye, Ybor City)

Thursday, Sept. 7

Loud On 7th: Media day w/Chris Jackson (Venue On 6th, Ybor City)
Loud On 7th: Kickoff Concert w/The Baddest Lyrick/Cxpo/81Third Joker/King $hmoke/more (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Loud On 7th: Fresh Art Show w/Von Grandeur/Lucas Brown/more (The Bricks, Ybor City)
Loud On 7th: After-party w/Keezie Free/Ayeban (White Lie, Ybor City)
Rock The Park Tampa: Electric Blue Yonder w/House Of I/Maude (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)
Mac Miller Tribute feat. Bauxmonk/SydLive/Vern Senior/Xzstance/DJ Dillman/more (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
Sam Hunt w/Brett Young/Lily Rose (Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)

Also playing

Shelby Sol Saturday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m. No cover with registration. Velvet Gypsy, Tampa
Beach Terror Thursday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m. The Blueberry Patch, Gulfport
Ringling Underground: Babyl w/Perception/Soulpax Thursday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m. $5 & up (free for members). The Ringling, Sarasota

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