Songwriter Nep getting ready for a concert performance, with a makeup artist and stylist providing final touches in a candid, behind-the-scenes preparation photo.
Nep Credit: SnottyNep / Facebook

Tampa Bay’s live music weekend is back, and it’s reuniting with old friends (Mountain Holler and Billy Mays III), dripping head to toe in Prada Sport (Model/Actriz), in a love-hate relationship with Florida (Nep), and fighting for immigrants rights (benefit show at Deviant).

Those shows and more are part of this listing of the best live music and concerts happening in Tampa Bay Feb. 20-26. This listing is compiled weekly by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staffers, then supplemented with select gigs from CL’s user-submitted events calendar.

Don’t see your gig here? It helps this team a ton when you submit events yourself.

Electronic musician Marc Rebillet wearing round sunglasses and a gold chain, looking into the camera with an energetic, open-mouthed shout against a blue background.
Marc Rebillet Credit: Photo by Phil Chester

Marc Rebillet w/Capyac
Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $55.80. The Ritz, Ybor City 

St. Petersburg musician Mountain Holler (Mark Etherington) singing passionately into a microphone while playing acoustic guitar during a live performance.
Mountain Holler Credit: Michael M Sinclair / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Mountain Holler & Infinite Third w/Wyatt Norton
Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $15-$20. Suite E Studios, St. Petersburg

rummer Shawn Watkins of the band Big Sad performing live; a wide-angle shot showing him behind a drum kit with a black bandana, mid-swing with drumsticks in a rehearsal or venue space.
Big Sad plays Microgroove in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 21, 2024. Credit: Rachel Framingheddu / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Americans For Immigrant Justice benefit: Headless State w/Last Bias/The Outbreed/Big Sad
Saturday, Feb. 21. 9 p.m. $10 suggested donation. American Legion Seminole Post 111, Tampa

Singer-songwriter Cory Branan performs live on stage at Eddie's Attic. He is smiling while singing and playing an acoustic guitar, positioned in front of a blue curtain and a banner for the music venue.
Cory Branan plays Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, Georgia on Nov. 16, 2022. Credit: Nicole Kibert Basler / elawgrrl/Flickr

Cory Branan
Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. $27.51. Music Hall at New World Tampa, Tampa

A guitarist for the punk band Chilled Monkey Brains performing live on stage. He is wearing an Iron Maiden t-shirt and playing a yellow electric guitar with an intense facial expression under colorful stage lights.
Chilled Monkey Brains Credit: ChilledMonkeyBrains / Facebook

Pink It Up 17: Subliminal Doubt w/Victims of Circumstance/Saganaki Bomb Squad/SB X JG/Bargain Bin Heroes/Over Wait Mammal/DJ One Time
Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. $7. Crowbar, Ybor City

Brooklyn post-punk band Model/Actriz members Cole Haden, Jack Wetmore, Ruben Radlauer, and Aaron Shapiro posing on a dark, rocky coastline at night. They are wearing hoodies and puffer jackets, illuminated by a camera flash against a pitch-black background.
Model/Actriz Credit: Kane Ocean / modelactriz/Bandcamp

Model/Actriz w/Allan Gallego
Sunday, Feb. 22. 7 p.m. $17. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Members of the Australian indie rock band Last Dinosaurs—Sean Caskey, Lachlan Caskey, and Michael Sloane—posing together on a snowy street. The band members are wearing winter jackets and beanies, with a snow-covered mountain and evergreen trees in the hazy background.
Last Dinosaurs Credit: lastdinosaurs / Facebook

Last Dinosaurs
Sunday, Feb. 22. 7 p.m. $35.35. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Milo Aukerman of the punk band Descendents singing into a microphone during a live concert at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg. He is wearing his signature black-rimmed glasses and a navy long-sleeve shirt with yellow text on the sleeve, set against bright, starburst stage lights.
Descendents plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 29, 2024. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Descendents w/Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls/Nobro
Tuesday, Feb. 24. 7 p.m. $58. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews) performing on trombone alongside guitarist Pete Murano at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa. The musicians are on an outdoor stage at night, illuminated by blue stage lights against a dark sky.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue plays Gasparilla Music Festival at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 26, 2022. Credit: Chandler Culotta / Gasparilla Music Festival

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Tuesday, Feb. 24. 8 p.m. $81.75 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

New Orleans rapper Juvenile posing in a yellow and white tie-dye t-shirt, wearing round gold-rimmed sunglasses, a thick silver Cuban link chain, and a luxury watch with his arms crossed against a plain white background.
Juvenile Credit: juviethegreat / Facebook

Juvenile
Wednesday, Feb. 25. 7 p.m. $63.15. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

A close-up, slightly high-angle portrait of a person looking directly at the camera with a neutral, serious expression. The subject is positioned on the ground surrounded by natural greenery and small yellow blooms.
Nep Credit: Rhianna Hajduch / The Syndicate

Nep w/BrizB
Wednesday, Feb. 25. 7 p.m. $21.82. Crowbar, Ybor City

A large band performs on a brightly lit stage, with a vocalist at center wearing a shimmering coat and singing into a microphone while guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and a horn section play behind them, framed by festive lights and holiday decorations.
St. Paul & the Broken Bones on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ on Dec. 8, 2025. Credit: Todd Owyoung/NBC / Q Prime

St. Paul and the Broken Bones w/The Point
Thursday, Feb. 26. 8 p.m. $49.11. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Also playing

Absolute Queen w/Absolute Def Leppard Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $30.45. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Alan Pelno Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

ARConnection Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. No cover. Chewy’s Lounge, Tampa

Audiostar Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. No cover. Outcast Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Bee Gees Now (Bee Gees tribute) Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $25 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Caroline Jones Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $23.19. Crowbar, Ybor City

Chas Collins Friday, Feb. 20. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Dan Navarro Friday, Feb. 20. 7:30 p.m. $25 & up. Safety Harbor Art & Music Center, Safety Harbor

David Foster and Katharine McPhee Friday, Feb. 20. 8 p.m. $60.35 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

HarlowGold w/The Pleasantries Friday, Feb. 20. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Jimmy Griswold Trio Friday, Feb. 20. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Lilith’s Demise w/Thirst/Further Within/Drosera/Indebted Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $20.97. Orpheum, Tampa

Millington w/Overthinker/Foolish Relics/Fuakata Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $20 & up. Oscura, Bradenton

Mountain Holler w/Infinite Third Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $19.10. Suite E Studios, St. Petersburg

Muriel Anderson Friday, February 20. 7:30 p.m. $25 & up. Seven C Music, St. Petersburg

The Petty Experience (Tom Petty tribute) Friday, Feb. 20. 8 p.m. No cover; $115 for VIP. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Prison Affair w/TBA Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $24.04. Music hall at New World Tampa, Tampa

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

Spinscott w/Footsouljahs/Blr/Femme Antics/more Friday, Feb. 20. 9 p.m. $22 & up. Mad Chiller World, Tampa

St. Petersburg Seafood & Music Festival: 22N w/Luna and the Warriors/Phoenix 5 Friday, Feb. 20. 4 p.m. $7. Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg

The String Rays Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Tim Balajadia Friday, Feb. 20. 6 p.m. No cover. Gulfport Brewery, Gulfport

Urban Gypsies of Florida Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. No cover. NoiseMakers, St. Petersburg

When The Sun Sets w/The Arcade/Monaco & Honey Friday, Feb. 20. 7 p.m. $15 & up. Deviant Libation, Tampa

‘A Band Called Death’ film screening: Cozy in the Black feat, Q&A w/Jeff Howlett Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. $7.68 & up. Suite E Studios, St. Petersburg

All nations link up: DJ Kirky-C Saturday, Feb. 21. 10 p.m. $10. Jerk Hut, Tampa

Alleycvt w/Steller/Tazu Saturday, Feb. 21. 8 p.m. $47.74. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Allyson Briggs w/Judy Carmichael/Nate Najar Saturday, Feb. 21. 8 p.m. $25 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Aurora 5 Band Saturday, Feb. 21. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Chained w/Muscle/Ritual Killer/Gas/The Wade Garrett/The Shotgun Prodigy Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. $15. Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa

Clave Cafe Band Saturday, Feb. 21. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Connor Zwetsch w/Kirk Adams Band Saturday, Feb. 21. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Deep Bite w/Dagger/Razor and The Boogiemen Saturday, Feb. 21. 9 p.m. No cover. The Bends, St. Petersburg

Dirty Dancing in Concert Saturday, Feb. 21. 8 p.m. $44 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Dove Bomb Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. No cover. Outcast Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Dueling Sax feat. Brett Husselbaugh and Stacy Bloomquist Myers Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

The ELO Experience Saturday, February 21. 8 p.m. $41 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton Saturday, Feb. 21. 8 p.m. $92.95 & up. Benchmark International Arena, Tampa

From Bach to Rach: Ghadeer Abaido and Franz Mantini Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. $20; $15 for members. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

The Florida Orchestra: Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 Saturday, Feb. 21. 8 p.m. $40.50 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Grego Anderson & Eric Golub Saturday, Feb. 21. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Pistil House, St. Petersburg

Gumm w/Watts/Surface Breach/Zero Mob/Holy Dose/Polyester Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. $28.69. Orpheum, Tampa

Human Error w.Flag Burner/Arcane Arcade/Toe Knife Saturday, Feb. 21. 6 p.m. $10. Pinellas Ale Works, St. Petersburg

Jim Miller Saturday, Feb. 21. 10:00 a.m. No cover. Seven C Music, St. Petersburg

Jstjr Saturday, Feb. 21. 10:30 p.m. $20.77. The Ritz, Ybor City

Klutch Saturday, Feb. 21. 11:30 p.m. No cover. Lower Deck Harbour Island, Tampa

Low End Lounge: Thee Joker w/Von Garden/Mr. Marley/Jask Saturday, Feb. 21. 4 p.m. $10. Velvet Gypsy, Tampa

Low Season w/Wink-183 Saturday, Feb. 21. 7:30 p.m. $17.95. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Marc Ganancias w/John Nowicki Saturday, Feb. 21. 5 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

MJR Latin Project Saturday, Feb. 21. 8 p.m. No cover. Chewy’s Lounge, Tampa

Pat Travers w/The Lint Rollers Saturday, Feb. 21. 8 p.m. $25.03. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Pete Carney Trio Saturday, Feb. 21. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Poly Essence Saturday, Feb. 21. 6 p.m. No cover. Gulfport Brewery, Gulfport

Remedy Tree w/Trouble Creek Saturday, Feb. 21. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Rex Floyd (Pink Floyd tribute) Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Rob Hazen Saturday, Feb. 21. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Rob Hazen Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Rob Lumbard and Michael Black Saturday, Feb. 21. 3 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

St. Petersburg Seafood & Music Festival: The Black Honkeys w/K-Luv & United Funk Foundation/The Big Brother Band/more Saturday, Feb. 21. Noon. $7. Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg

Stormbringer Saturday, Feb. 21. 6 p.m. No cover. OCC Roadhouse, Clearwater

Tall Paul and Kristie Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Taylor Leopold Saturday, Feb. 21. 12:30 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Ultimate Rush: Tribute To Rush Saturday, Feb. 21. 7 p.m. $20-$25. Oscura, Bradenton

Acoustic Sunday Brunch w/Kip Kelly Sunday, Feb. 22. 1 p.m. No cover. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Amber Lynn Nicol Sunday, Feb. 22. 1 p.m. No cover. Gulfport Brewery, Gulfport

Amy Grant Sunday, Feb. 22. 7:30 p.m. $87.50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

The Bossa Joy Band Sunday, Feb. 22. 3 p.m. No cover. Copa, St. Petersburg

Bryan Smith Sunday, Feb. 22. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Cigar City tattoo fest & punk rock flea market: Wolf-Face w/The Patina Turners/TV Generation/Mosquito Teeth/Black Valley Moon Sunday, Feb. 22. No cover. The Cuban Club, Ybor City

Ella Jet Sunday, Feb. 22. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Ever Be (Eddie and Lyza) Sunday, Feb. 22. 2 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

The Florida Orchestra: Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 Sunday, February 22. 7:30 p.m. $42.75 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

The Foolish Quartet Sunday, Feb. 22. 3 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Gent Treadly Sunday, Feb. 22. 2 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Il Divo w/Simply Three Sunday, Feb. 22. 3 p.m. $59.80 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

One City Chorus Sunday, Feb. 22. 4 p.m. $20 & up; no cover for 16 & under. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Randy Burton Sunday, Feb. 22. 3 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Scotty Wright Sunday, Feb. 22. 3 p.m. $30; $10 for students; no cover for HC staff and students. Mainstage Theatre at HC Ybor, Ybor City

The Snozzberries Sunday, Feb. 22. 8 p.m. Donations accepted. The Blueberry Patch, Gulfport

So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience starring Robert Neary Sunday, Feb. 22. 1 p.m. $24 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater, FL

Speak Easy Sunday, Feb. 22. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg Seafood & Music Festival: Stormbringer w/Jah Movement/Damon Fowler Sunday, Feb. 22. Noon. $7. Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg

Steinway Piano Series: Ruuka Ogihara Sunday, Feb. 22. 4 p.m. No cover, tickets required. Barness Recital Hall at University of South Florida, Tampa

Sunday Blues Session feat. Josh Nelms w/Shaun Rounds Sunday, Feb. 22. 3:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Sunday Service: Kevin Siebel & Scott Lavan Miller Sunday, Feb. 22. 4 p.m. $5. Deviant Libation, Tampa

Ultimate Pink Floyd: Tribute To Pink Floyd Sunday, Feb. 22. 5 p.m. $20-$25. Oscura, Bradenton

Winter Pride Drag Race: Nina West Sunday, Feb. 22. 11 a.m. No cover, $26.90 & up for VIP. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

MON 23

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Monday, Feb. 23. 8 p.m. $44 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Latraia Savage w/Nathan Mitchell Monday, Feb. 23. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

SZN4 Monday, Feb. 23. 8 p.m. $37.82. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

TUE 24

Neil Berg’s 117 Years of Broadway Tuesday, February 24. 1:00 PM. $24 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Temptress w/Friendship Commanders/Cruel Curses/Knife Rituals/Dirtwatch Tuesday, Feb. 24. 7 p.m. $15. Deviant Libation, Tampa

WED 25

Chris Walker w/Branson Welsh Wednesday, February 25. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Mafalda Minnozzi Wednesday, Feb. 25. 7:30 p.m. $25 & up. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Makes My Blood Dance w/The Dead Sticks/Infernem/Chasing Airplanes/Katharsis/Los Zumo/Halley’s Comet/Dead Angels Wednesday, Feb. 25. 5:30 p.m. $19.19. Brass Mug, Tampa

Markus Gottschlich & Friends Wednesday, Feb. 25. 8 p.m. $17.50 & up. New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa

Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II Thursday, Feb. 26. 8 p.m. $44 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Florida Strawberry Festival: Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra Thursday, Feb. 26. 10:30 a.m. No cover with paid gate admission. Bandshell at Florida Strawberry Festival grounds, Plant City

Florida Strawberry Festival: The Oak Ridge Boys Thursday, Feb. 26. 3:30 p.m. $40-$45. Bandshell at Florida Strawberry Festival grounds, Plant City

Florida Strawberry Festival: Alabama Thursday, Feb. 26. 7:30 p.m. $65-$85. Bandshell at Florida Strawberry Festival grounds, Plant City

Grego Anderson and Eric Golub Thursday, Feb. 26. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Matte Blvck w/So Much Blood Thursday, Feb. 26. 7 p.m. $20-$25. Music hall at New World Tampa, Tampa

No Standards Thursday, Feb. 26. 7 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Payton Hurley & Dylan Madigan Thursday, Feb. 26. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Pistil House, St. Petersburg

Star Funeral w/Lychee Camp/Lowtalk/Floating Boy Thursday, Feb. 26. 7:30 p.m. Pay what you want; $10 for under 21. Oscura, Bradenton

Steve Hackett Thursday, Feb. 26. 7:30 p.m. $57.25 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Star Funeral w/Lychee Camp/Lowtalk/Floating Boy Thursday, Feb. 26. 7 p.m. Free-$10, depending on age. Oscura, Bradenton

Vicious Rumors w/Ambush/Paradies Thursday, Feb. 26. 7 p.m. $24.92 & up. Brass Mug, Tampa

This article appears in Feb. 19 – 25, 2026.

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's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...