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 Saturday, Sept. 2
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Thursday, Sept. 7
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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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...