Ludacris, who plays Cuban Club in Ybor City, Florida on Dec. 31, 2024. Credit: Photo by Phil DeSimone
Tampa Bay’s final live music weekend of the year is here, and it’s as loud as the 51 before it. Bay area bands—plus national headliners booked for end-of-year and New Year’s Eve—are sending 2024 off in grand fashion, too,  thanks to Dec. 31 gigs from the likes of Ludacris, Samantha Fish, and Natasha Diggs, plus non-holiday throwdowns like the all-night rave in St. Petersburg, folk night at Shuffle and more.

This listing is compliled each and every week by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select happenings posted to CL’s user-submitted event calendar.

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Happy new year, everyone. Thank you for supporting our effort to bring a healthy listing of live music happening in Tampa to you each week.

Friday, Dec. 27

Saturday, Dec. 28
Sunday, Dec. 29
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Wednesday, Jan. 3
Thursday, Jan 2
Also playing

3rd Annual Punk Rock Holiday: Olde Rage w/Boney Fiend/51 Boneyard Friday, Dec. 27. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

The Applebutter Express Friday, Dec. 27. 6 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Audrey Short Friday, Dec. 27. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Disc Jockey 4: Alen P w/Brian Busto/It’s Acid/Jason Kitchen/K.Slat (Vinyl only night) Friday, Dec. 27. 9 p.m. $12. The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Co., St. Petersburg

Displace Friday, Dec. 27. 9:30 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

JT Curtis and the Florida Scoundrels Friday, Dec. 27. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Kaivon Friday, Dec. 27. 9 p.m. $27 & up. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Kurt Reifler Friday, Dec. 27. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Peter Neumer Fridays. 6 p.m. No cover. Crown & Bull, Dunedin

Pop Punk Emo Night Friday, Dec. 27. 9 p.m. $10. The Catacombs, Ybor City

Sam Williams Friday, Dec. 27. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Sullivan King w/Grabbitz/AG Friday, Dec. 27. 10 p.m. $45 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Two Tall Friday, Dec. 27. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Whiskey Throttle Friday, Dec. 27. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Zebra Friday, Dec. 27. 8 p.m. $40 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Alma Russ Saturday, Dec. 28. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Bludgeoned w/Oinkliteration/Xtinguished/Insectile/Hemolacria/Torn Esophagus Saturday, Dec. 28. 8 p.m. $15 at the door. Deviant Libation, Tampa

Boxcar Hollow Saturday, Dec. 28. 3:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Chrome Horse (Bob Dylan tribute) w/Kyle Ingram Trio Saturday, Dec. 28. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Face The Fence w/Alleycat K/Sgammato Music School Saturday, Dec. 28. 6 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

The Family Funk Saturday, Dec. 28. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Gimme Gimme Disco Saturday, Dec. 28. 8 p.m. $17. Orpheum, Tampa

Grace Dickerson Saturday, Dec. 28. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Little Stranger w/Shwayze/Jarv Saturday, Dec. 28. 8 p.m. $30. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Matt Knabe Band Saturday, Dec. 28. 9:30 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

Murray & Peter: A Drag Queen Christmas Saturday, Dec. 28. 8 p.m. $53.38 & up. Morsani Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Noizu Saturday, Dec. 28. 10 p.m. $25 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

One Last Hooch and Hive Show: Paraless w/Pilot Jonezz/Penny Fountain/Viewers Like You/The Dirty Janes/Lychee Camp/Bangarang Saturday, Dec. 28. 5 p.m. $15. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Phenomenal Animal Saturday, Dec. 28. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Sidewalk Poets Saturday, Dec. 28. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Trick Daddy Saturday, Dec. 28. 10 p.m. $20 & up. Empire Event Center, Lakeland

Charlee Loyst Jazz Trio Sunday, Dec. 29. 3 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Chrome Horse (Bob Dylan tribute) Sunday, Dec. 29. 6 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Dusty Starr Williams Sunday, Dec. 29. 2 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Four Calling Birds: Historic Home Concert w/Feeble Bones/Ella and Morissey/Uncle Manny Leto Sunday, Dec. 29. 6:30 p.m. No cover. House show, Tampa

Hot Tonic Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover. Tiki Bar & Grill at 56th & Shore, Gulfport

Jazz & Blues Jam hosted by James Varnado Sundays. 5 p.m. No cover. Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen, Bradenton

John Nowicki w/Marc Ganancias/Peter Nuffer Sunday, Dec. 29. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Josh Nelm’s Birthday Blues Session Sunday, Dec. 29. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Rehab Brunch: Lauris Vidal Sunday, Dec. 29. 12 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Le Jazz Sundays. 11:30 a.m. No cover. Boulevard Burgers & Tap House, St. Petersburg

Marianne & The Professor Sunday, Dec. 29. 4 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Rich Whiteley Sunday, Dec. 29. 1 p.m. No cover. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Steve Shabala Sunday, Dec. 29. 2 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Sunday Jazz in the Lounge: Boho Sideshow Sundays. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz Project: Sandi Grecco w/James Suggs/Mark Moultrup Sundays. 3 p.m. No cover. The Studio Public House, St. Petersburg

Al Downing Jazz Jam
 Monday, Dec 30. 7 p.m. No cover. The Hangar Flight Lounge & Restaurant, St. Petersburg

Damon Fowler Band Monday, Dec. 30. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Peggy Morris Mondays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin

Scott Murley w/John Tschirhart/Greg Cannella Mondays. 6 p.m. No cover. Treble Makers Dueling Piano Bar and Restaurant, Wesley Chapel

Claptone Tuesday, Dec. 31. 10 p.m. $35 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Emo Night: Xrawrx w/Sad Girls Club/more Tuesday, Dec. 31. 8 p.m. $12. Orpheum, Tampa

German New Year’s Eve Party Tuesday, Dec. 31. 1 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Indie’s Annual NYE Bash: DJ Cub Tuesday, Dec. 31. 9 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Jimkata Tuesday, Dec. 31. 7 p.m. No cover. Moon Tower at Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Kyle Schroeder Tuesdays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin

Mixed Signal Tuesday, Dec. 31. 10 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

Morning Dew (Grateful Dead NYE party) Tuesday, Dec. 31. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

NYE On The Pier: DJ Lawmaker Tuesday, Dec. 31. 8 p.m. No cover. Spa Beach at St. Pete Pier, St. Petersburg

New Year’s Eve Centennial Celebration Tuesday, Dec. 31. 8 p.m. $125. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg JB

Raisin’ the Vibe in 2025: DJ Dela Vision Tuesday, Dec. 31. 8 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert Tuesday, Dec. 31. 3 p.m. $35 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Shawn Brown Tuesdays. 8 p.m. No cover. Pete’s Place, Tampa

Boho Sideshow Wednesdays. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Jazz, funk and soul night Wednesdays through May 28. 7 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Wayne Levy Wednesdays. 5 p.m. No cover. Tarpon Turtle Restaurant & Marina, Tarpon Springs

Pickin’ Splinters (Bluegrass jam) Every other Thursday. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

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