A wide live concert photograph of Laura Jane Grace & The Mississippi Medicals performing on a dimly lit stage. In the center foreground, Laura Jane Grace, featuring dark curly hair and heavily tattooed arms, smiles widely while playing a black electric guitar and wearing a black tank top. The scene is illuminated by striking white beams from above and warm orange stage lights, with a packed crowd visible in the background.
Laura Jane Grace plays Floridian Social in St. Petersburg, Florida on Sept. 7, 2024. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

The live music weekend is here, Tampa Bay, and it includes the return of Laura Jane Grace, two days of Tampa Riverfest and so much more.

This listing of Tampa Bay’s best live music happening May 1-7 is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select gigs listed on CL’s user-submitted events calendar.

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Friday, May 1

Saturday, May 2

Sunday, May 3

Tuesday, May 5

Thursday, May 6

More Tampa Bay concerts happening May 1-7

90s Total Requests Friday, May 1. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

The American Idiots (Green Day tribute) Friday, May 1. 7 p.m. $15 & up. Oscura, Bradenton

Bleed From Within w/Sylosis/Great American Ghost/Life Cycles Friday, May 1. 6 p.m. $35.06 & up. Orpheum, Tampa

Brit Floyd Friday & Saturday, May 1 & 2. 8 p.m. $57 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Carl August Friday, May 1. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Danny Rodriguez Friday, May 1. 6:30 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Dave G & Friends Saturday, May 2. 10 a.m. No cover. Seven C Music, St. Petersburg

Deke Dickerson Friday, May 1. 8 p.m. $15. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

The Florida Orchestra: Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 Friday, May 1. 8 p.m. $40.50 & up. Ferguson Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

George Pennington Trio Friday, May 1. 7 p.m. No cover. The Bricks, Ybor City

Greg Woodruff Friday, May 1. 6 p.m. No cover. Gulfport Brewery, Gulfport

G-space w/Patches Friday, May 1. 8 p.m. $27.75. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Hot Tonic & Their Full Band Friday, May 1. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Jazz with Jim Every first Friday. 7:30 p.m. $18 & up; $13 & up for members. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

John Kyle Rohde Friday, May 1. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

The Kid Laroi w/Tommy Richman Friday, May 1. 7:30 p.m. $52.40 & up. Yuengling Center, Tampa

Miguel Mockabee Friday, May 1. 5 p.m. No cover. Water Street, Tampa

Mutant Fusion Collective Friday, May 1. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Pamela Jo Friday, May 1. 5 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Pheel. w/Smigonaut/Phurn/Morning Coffee/Phunkbias Friday, May 1. 9 p.m. $43.14. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Remedy Tree Friday, May 1. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Rich Sheldon Friday, May 1. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Shaun Hopper Friday, May 1. 7 p.m. No cover. North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Sidequest Friday, May 1. 10 p.m. $25.96. The Ritz, Ybor City

Tyler Costanzo Friday, May 1. 7 p.m. No cover. Outcast Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Walled City w/Flag Burner/Common Bond/Spanish Bonds/DJ Trevor Martin/DJ Seuss Friday, May 1. 8 p.m. $10 suggested donation. The Potion Portal, St. Petersburg

Will Johns Friday, May 1. 7:30 p.m. $27.98. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor

6 Guitars Saturday, May 2. 7 p.m. $45 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Amy Peck Collective Saturday, May 2. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Freckled Fin Irish Pub, Tampa

The Cats Band Saturday, May 2. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Chaunces Trio Saturday, May 2. 7 p.m. Pay what you want; under 21 $10. Oscura, Bradenton

Clave Cafe Band Saturday, May 2. 7 p.m. No cover. North End Taphouse, Gulfport

DJ 45Revolver Saturday, May 2. 7 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

DJ Qeys Saturday, May 2. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Bricks, Ybor City

Drunken Shrubbery Saturday, May 2. 6 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

The Dusty Boots Band Saturday, May 2. 6:30 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

The Florida Orchestra: Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 Saturday, May 2. 8 p.m. $40.50 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

George Pennington Saturday, May 2. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Inherent – It’s In Our Nature: Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds w/Jazz Band/Chamber Ensembles Saturday, May 2. 7 p.m. No cover. Krate at The Grove, Wesley Chapel

James Suggs Trio Saturday, May 2. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Mai Sweet Basil Saturday, May 2. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Noche de Old School (Old school reggaeton party) Saturday, May 2. 10 p.m. $13.38 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Off The Road with Kevin Offitzer and Jay St. Aubin Saturday, May 2. 7 p.m. No cover. Outcast Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Parkbreezy w/Our Samplus/Starfox/Morning Coffee/Innsuendo/Captain Hogie Saturday, May 2. 8:30 p.m. $43.14. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Pod Heads Saturday, May 2. 3 p.m. No cover. North End Taphouse, Gulfport

René Schlegel Saturday, May 2. 5 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Seth Walker Saturday, May 2. 7:30 p.m. $35 & up. Safety Harbor Art & Music Center, Safety Harbor

Stormbringer Saturday, May 2. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Taylor Reed Saturday, May 2. 5 p.m. No cover. Water Street, Tampa

Troy Doherty Saturday, May 2. 7 p.m. $31.97 & up. Crowbar, Ybor City

Americana Project Sunday, May 3. 3 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

The Carrollwood Community Chorus Sunday, May 3. 2 p.m. $15; $12 for members. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

Chris Diller Sunday, May 3. 2 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

ChRocktikal Sunday, May 3. 7 p.m. $50 & up. Brass Mug, Tampa

The Florida Orchestra: Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 Sunday, May 3. 2:00 p.m. $69 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Hyfa’s Birthday Bash Project Release Sunday, May 3. 9 p.m. $12.49. Crowbar, Ybor City

James Suggs & Mark Moultrup Sundays. 3 p.m. No cover. Hawthorne Bottle Shop, St. Petersburg

Josh Nelms w/TBA Sunday, May 3. 6 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Pamela Jo Sunday, May 3. 2 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Pangea Plus Sunday, May 3. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Raven w/SlackJaw/Midnight Vice/Othalan Sunday, May 3. 7:30 p.m. $20. Oscura, Bradenton

Retro Vibe Sunday, May 3. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Rich Sheldon Sunday, May 3. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Sponatola (Album release) w/Surreal/Gacci/Seefu/more Sunday, May 3. 4 p.m. No cover. The Bricks, Ybor City

Steve Forbert Sunday, May 3. 7 p.m. $36.22 & up. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Sundaes Sunday, May 3. 5 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Taking Back Sunday Sunday, May 3. 6 p.m. Free with park admission. Busch Gardens, Tampa

The Tune Jugglers Sunday, May 3. 3 p.m. No cover. North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Mira Spring Showcase Concert Monday, May 4. 7 p.m. $5; no cover for SPC students and staff. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

For Fear Itself w/In Your Grave/The Wade Garrett/Black Hills Tuesday, May 5. 7 p.m. Pay what you want; $10 under 21. Oscura, Bradenton

Keep Flying w/Fury In Few/Discord Theory/Right On Time/Wulfgang Amadeus Tuesday, May 5. 8 p.m. $17.67. Crowbar, Ybor City

Matt Frick Tuesday, May 5. 7 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

PK Trio Tuesday, May 5. 7 p.m. No cover. Chewy’s Lounge, Tampa

Soulstice feat. DJ Knox w/DJ Qeys Tuesday, May 5. 9 p.m. No cover. Alter Ego, Tampa

Defeated Sanity w/Vulvodynia/Organectomy/Scasm Wednesday, May 6. 7 p.m. $35.06. Orpheum, Tampa

Devon Allman’s Blues Summit: The Devon Allman Project w/Larry McCray/Jimmy Hall/Ghalia Volt Wednesday, May 6. 8 p.m. $52 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

The Florida Orchestra: Czech It Out Wednesday, May 6. 11:00 a.m. $42.75 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Hot Tonic Wednesdays. 6:30 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

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

10,000 Maniacs Thursday, May 7. 8 p.m. $63 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Aaron Hibell Thursday, May 7. 8 p.m. $32. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Bleach w/John Reuben/Keep Warm/Dirk Thursday, May 7. 7 p.m. $39.55 & up. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Essenger w/Echos Thursday, May 7. 7 p.m. $20.97. Orpheum, Tampa

The Florida Orchestra: Czech It Out Thursday, May 7. 11 a.m. $41 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Joey Wit w/Shy Blossom/Will Quinlan/The Losing Game Thursday, May 7. 7 p.m. Pay what you want; $10 under 21. Oscura, Bradenton

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

Poly Essence Duo Thursday, May 7. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Songwriter Night: Geri-X w/Roc Helton/John Kelly Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

This article appears in Apr. 30 – May 06, 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...