Willie Nelson, who plays BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida on Feb. 15, 2025. Credit: Photo by Pamela Springsteen
There’s a lot to love in the Tampa Bay music calendar this week, including a bunch of Valentine’s Day shows, plus big gigs from Cuban pop stars, record shop shows from weirdo folkies, a visit from Willie Nelson and more.

This listing of the best live music and concerts coming to Tampa Bay between Feb. 13-20 is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select shows from CL’s user-driven Tampa Bay concert calendar.

Don’t see your gig listed here? Please help the team out by submitting it yourself.

Thursday, Feb. 13

💕Friday, Feb. 14 💕
Saturday, Feb. 15
Sunday, Feb. 16
Monday, Feb. 17
Tuesday, Feb. 18
Wednesday, Feb. 19
Thursday, Feb. 20
Also playing

Burgs’N Beats: Perk w/EDJ Thursday, Feb. 13. 10 p.m. $10. Mighty Fine & Late Start Brewing, Tampa

Love … It’s Complicated: The Florida Orchestra Thursday, Feb. 13. 11 a.m. $30-$50. Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Sister Wife Sex Strike w/Doom Scroll/Dusty The Kid/Amateur Taxidermy Thursday, Feb. 13. 7 p.m. $15. Crowbar, Ybor City

Tonight’s The Night Thursday, Feb. 13. 7:30 p.m. $36 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Stick & Ditty Thursday, Feb. 13. 6:30 p.m. No cover. CJ’s Backstage, St. Petersburg

Anti-Valentine’s Day: Stick & Ditty Friday, 7 p.m. No cover. Outcast Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Jonas Woodstock Friday, Feb. 14. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Brian Caudill Friday, Feb. 14. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Dueling Pianos Friday, Feb. 14. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Hot Rod Hornets Friday, Feb. 14. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

DI Coffee Bar Jazz Jam Friday, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. $5. DI Coffee Bar, Tampa

The Jazz Phools Friday, Feb. 14. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Jay White (Neil Diamond tribute
) Friday, Feb. 14. 7:30 p.m. $36 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

JP Soars feat. Anne Harris Friday, Feb. 14. 7:30 p.m. Sold-out. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor

Kristopher James w/Geri X Friday, Feb. 14. 7 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Kazual Friday, Feb. 14. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

Levity Friday, Feb. 14. 10 p.m. Sold out, waitlist is open. The Ritz, Ybor City

Love Is My Drug: Adriana Sparkle Friday, Feb. 14. 10 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Neil Diamond Legacy Concert Starring Jay White Friday, 7:30 p.m. No cover. Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts at Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburgf

Shemekia Copeland and the Backtrack Blues Band Friday, Feb. 14. 8 p.m. $25 & up. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Tru Phonic Friday, Feb. 14. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Turn On Your Love Light: Uncle John’s Band Friday, Feb. 14. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Uncle John’s Band Friday, Feb. 14. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Urban Gypsies of Florida
Friday, Feb. 14. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse & Kitchen, Gulfport

Valentine’s Heart & Soul: DJ Blenda Friday, Feb. 14. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Valentine’s Dinner & Live Jazz: Stephanie & Travis of The Housecats
Friday, Feb. 14. 7 p.m. $75. Music Gallery, New Port Richey

Anti-Valentine’s Day: DJ Marley Saturday, Feb. 15. 8 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Bill Floyd Saturday, Feb. 15. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Black Power 96-FM: Valentine’s weekend gospel concert w/Natalie Jordan-Hixon/Natasha Cash/more Saturday, Feb. 15. 5 p.m. $20. Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, St. Petersburg

Crossfire Creek Band Saturday, Feb. 15. 8 p.m. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Cosmic Jenkins Saturday, Feb. 15. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Dusty Boots Saturday, Feb. 15. 6 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

The Family Funk Saturday, Feb. 15. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Ghadeer Abaido & Franz Mantini Saturday, Feb. 15. 7 p.m. $12 & up. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

I-Ruption Saturday, Feb. 15. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Jackson Cavalier Saturday, Feb. 15. 1 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Jimmy Griswold Band Saturday, Feb. 15. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

John Kelly Saturday, Feb. 15. 1 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse & Kitchen, Gulfport

Kris Mikhel Saturday, Feb. 15. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Las Reinas Saturday, Feb. 15. 10 p.m. $17.67. Crowbar, Ybor City

The Matthew Frost Band Saturday, Feb. 15. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Matroda Saturday, Feb. 15. 8 p.m. $49 & up. WTR Pool, Tampa

R.E.A.L. Music Artist Showcase Saturday, Feb. 15. 7 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Rinzen Saturday, Feb. 15. 10:30 p.m. No cover with RSVP, $10 for guaranteed entry. The Ritz, Ybor City

Seth Glier Saturday, Feb. 15. 7:30 p.m. $25 & up. Music4Life Living Arts Center, Clearwater

Shaun Hopper Saturday, Feb. 15. 5 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse & Kitchen, Gulfport

Switch Back to the 80s Saturday, Feb. 15. 9:30 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

Third Saturday Jazz: The Scott Murley Trio Saturday, Feb. 15. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Todd Murphy Saturday, Feb. 15. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Contention w/Lie/Knife Wound/Unregistered Weapon/Concussion Protocol Sunday, Feb. 16. 7 p.m. $20 at door. Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa

Crownz Sunday, Feb. 16. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Gene Field Sunday, Feb. 16. 2 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Grateful Debu Sunday, Feb. 16. 6 p.m. $22. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

The Heart Weights Sunday, Feb. 16. 2 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

Jamie Thomas Sunday, Feb. 16. 2 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

The Modern Gentlemen Sunday, Feb. 16. 1 p.m. $18 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Rob Lumbard and Michael Beck Sunday, Feb. 16. 4 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse & Kitchen, Gulfport

The Steel Wheels w/ Oliver Craven
Sunday, Feb. 16. 6 p.m. $20. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

St. Pete Dead Fest 2025: Pete Lavezzoli & Friends w/Morning Dew ft. Alan Gilman/Dead Set Florida Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 15-16. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Sunday Live Music Series: Palface Sunday, Feb. 16. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Sunday Blues Session: Josh Nelms w/Shaun Rounds Sunday, Feb. 16. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

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

Tyr w/Aether Realm/Withering Earth/Othalan Sunday, Feb. 16. 7 p.m. $25. Orpheum, Tampa

Dennis Stadelman Tuesday, Feb. 18. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Tampa Bay Symphony: Scandinavian Romance Tuesday, Feb. 18. 8 p.m. $25. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Chitlin Circuit Chronicles Wednesday, Feb. 19. 6 p.m. No cover, but RSVP required. Tampa Bay History Center, Tampa

Hot Tonic Wednesday, Feb. 19. 6:30 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse & Kitchen, Gulfport

Psyclon Nine w/Ventana/Antania Wednesday, Feb. 19. 7 p.m. $20. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Wednesday Night Open Jam Wednesday, Feb. 19. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Satisfaction (Rolling Stones tribute) Thursday, Feb. 20. 8 p.m. $15 & up. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

The Chaunces Trio Thursday, Feb. 20. 8 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

CJ Field Thursday, Feb. 20. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Ella & The Bossa Beat Thursday, Feb. 20. 7:30 p.m. $30 & up. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Luxe: Latin Night Thursday, Feb. 20. 6 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Mania: The Abba Tribute Thursday, Feb. 20. 7:30 p.m. $17 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Matt Zitwer Thursday, Feb. 20. 6 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Thursday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m $20-$25. Fogartyville Community Media Arts Center Sarasota

Scotty McCreery w/Spencer Crandall Thursday, Feb. 20. 8 p.m. $38.25 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Sean Delong Thursday, Feb. 20. 6 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Tropidelic w/Bikini Trill/Beach Fly Thursday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $22. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Uncle John’s Band Thursday, Feb. 20. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Weekly events

Matt Frost Band Every other Wednesday. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

XO: Love In Stereo Friday, Feb. 14. 8 p.m. $20. 7th+Grove, Tampa

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

Skyline Sounds at The Tampa Edition Rooftop Saturdays, through Feb. 23. Reservations recommended (813) 221-4600. Tampa Edition, Tampa

Jazz DaddyOs Trio Sundays. 7 p.m. No cover. Marriott Suites on Sand Key, Clearwater Beach

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

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

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

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

Live Bluegrass Jam hosted by Fil Pate Wednesdays. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

CageGrass: Fil Pate Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

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

Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.

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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...

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...