This listing of the best live music coming to Tampa Bay from May 22-29 is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select gigs from CL’s user-submitted Tampa Bay events calendar.
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Thursday, May 22
- EXTC (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- An Evening of Jazz & Soul: Allison Nash w/Jeremy Carter/Alejandro Arenas/Patrick Bettison/Mark Feinman (Aspirations Winery, Clearwater)
- Face To Face w/Down By Law/The Attack (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Peelander Z w/Right On Time (Orpheum, Tampa)
- Absolute Silence (Shuffle, Tampa)
- Skyline Sounds: DJ Qeys (The Tampa Edition, Tampa)
- Streetcar Live: JudyAnne Jackson (TECO Line Streetcar, Tampa)
- Nothing,nowhere (Orpheum, Tampa)
- Oinkliteration w/Death Of A Deity/Bloodtied/Izora/Serious Bodily Harm(Deviant Libation, Tampa)
- Songwriter Club Vol. 6: Daniela Soledade & Nate Najar (Jack Kerouac House, St. Petersburg)
- Southbound 75 w/Aubrey Wollett (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
- Coffin Collective first anniversary: Fatal Frames w/Andidreamofyou/Revelations/Closeface/Dagger/Necrotizing (Magnanimous Brewing, Tampa)
- Deep Pine Band (Gulfport Brewery + Eatery, Gulfport)
- DIY Fest III: Pohgoh w/Discord Theory/Shy Blossom/Jupiter Bloom/more (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- Halsey w/Alvvays/The Warning (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
- Joe Kay (Orpheum, Tampa)
- Lice Licker (EP release) w/Loach/Wojtek/Jonas van den Bossche & James Bess (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
- The Wonder Years and the Little Kruta String Ensemble w/Kevin Devine (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- Colin Gerding and the Chase w/Thin Spaces/John Olthoff and the Pipe Dream/Hibiscus/High Press (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- DIY Fest III: Katara w/Pilot Jonezz/Kristopher James/more (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- Keys N Krates w/DJ Ku (M. Bird, Tampa)
- Rehab Sundays: Sam Bips (Shuffle, Tampa) Sunday Service: Jack Sprouse w/Tim Ogden (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
- Urbane Cowboys (The Hub, Tampa)
- Jeremy Carter (Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg)
- Melody Artisans of the Crooked Thumb (Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor)
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- Funk N Ting: DJ Mike Blenda & DJ Shafiq (Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- I Want My ‘80s: Rick Springfield w/John Waite/John Cafferty/Wang Chung (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
- Ninja Sex Party w/TWRP (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Sleigh Bells w/Sophie Hunter (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- Dylan Gossett (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Chops Jam Session: Rod Alnord Quartet Thursday, May 22. 8 p.m. No cover. Biergarden at New World Brewery, Tampa
The Florida Orchestra: Inside Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 Thursday, May 22. 7:30 p.m. Pay what you can. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Josh Webb Thursday, May 22. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
No Standards: Tucker Sody w/Vinny Svoboda/Lyndon Thacker/Mike Bryant Thursday, May 22. 7 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
Act 3 Friday, May 23. 7 p.m. No cover. Whiskey Wings, Largo
Alan Pelno Friday, May 23. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin
Bryan J. Hughes and the Crew Friday, May 23. 7 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Bryan Smith Friday, May 23. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater
Fire & Ice Friday, May 23. 7 p.m. No cover. Weaver Park, Dunedin
Gent Treadly Friday, May 23. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
Grunge Grass Friday, May 23. 8 p.m. No cover. Caledonia Brewing, Dunedin
May Chemical Romance: Deserted Will w/The Arcade Friday, May 23. 8 p.m. $10. Crowbar, Ybor City
Mia Marlene Friday, May 23. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Mixed Signal Friday, May 23. 9 p.m. No cover. The Social, New Port Richey
More Is More Friday, May 23. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Mutant Fusion Collective Friday, May 23. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
Nightbreakers Friday, May 23. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
Gent Treadly Thursday, May 22. 7 p.m. $15. Blueberry Patch, Gulfport
Radio Silent Friday, May 23. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg
Steeln’ Peaches (Allman Brothers revue) Friday, May 23. 8 p.m. $25 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Suburban Wasteland Friday, May 23. 8 p.m. $5 minimum donation. Oscura, Bradenton
Sweet Lick Friday, May 23. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor
Wicked Serenity (Godsmack tribute) w/Nookie (Limp Bizkit tribute) Friday, May 23. 7:30 p.m. $15. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Carrie Welling Saturday, May 24. 7 p.m. $28.52 & up. Music4Life Living Arts Center, Clearwater
Dueling Pianos Saturday, May 24. 8 p.m. No cover. Bullfrog Creek Brewing Co., Valrico
Everyday People Saturday, May 24. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
The Florida Orchestra: Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 Saturday-Sunday, May 24-25. 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $31.50 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Gulf To Bay Trio Saturday, May 24. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
Jerryland Saturday, May 24. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
John Kyle Rohde Saturday, May 24. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater
Kurt Reifler w/Mercy McCoy Saturday, May 24. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg
Memorial Day Weekend Exhale R&B Day Party: DJ Ku w/DJ Dempsy/DJ Hush da Fuss/DJ Blackhaze1906/DJ Dappa Dex/more Saturday, May 24. 4 p.m. No cover before 6 p.m., $13.32 & up. LIT Cigar & Martini Lounge, Tampa
Onlyonetwo Saturday, May 24. 7 p.m. $20. SAFDS, St. Petersburg
The Petty Experience Saturday, May 24. 8 p.m. No cover w/RSVP. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Rob Hazen Saturday, May 24. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
Sam Williams w/John Nowicki/Marc Ganancias Saturday, May 24. 9 p.m. No cover. The Hub, Tampa
Skallop Saturday, May 24. 8 p.m. No cover. Blur, Dunedin
The Taproot Saturday, May 24. 3 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
Tracheostomy w/Delilah/Suffering Spirit Saturday, May 24. 7 p.m. $20 at door. Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa
Uncle John’s Band Saturday, May 24. 7:47 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Acoustic Sunday Brunch: Wade Williams Sunday, May 25. 1 p.m. No cover. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa
Amyste Sunday, May 25. 2 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin
Celtic Conundrum Sunday, May 25. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
The Dusty Boots Band Sunday, May 25. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater
Family Day: Wim Tapley Sunday, May 25. 3 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Hot Tonic Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover. Tiki Bar & Grill at 56th & Shore, Gulfport
Jeremy Carter Sunday, May 25. 10 a.m. No cover with reservation. HEW Parlor & Chophouse, Dunedin
Locash Sunday, May 25. 7 p.m. $30.52 & up. Starkey Market, New Port Richey
Marianne & the Professor Sunday, May 25. 4 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
Mx St. Pete Pride Pageant Sunday, May 25. 5 p.m. $20 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Sunday Blues Session: Josh Nelms w/Damon Fowler Sunday, May 25. 6 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Sunday Sessions: Munro St. Players Sunday, May 25. 4 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Anemoia w/Katara Thursday, May 29. 8 p.m. $15. Bayboro Brewing Co., St. Petersburg
Greg Woodruff w/John Hartmann Thursday, May 29. 6:30 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
Last Day of School Bash: Curves Ahead Thursday, May 29. 6 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Six String Social Club: Kristopher James w/Josh Scheible/Dan Shafer Thursday, May 29. 7 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton
Uncle John’s Band Thursday, May 29. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa
Zack Pomerleau Thursday, May 29. 6 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg
Recurring events
Saturday Sounds: DJ Cub
Saturdays through Aug. 1. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa
Le Jazz Sundays. 11:30 a.m. No cover. Boulevard Burgers & Tap House, St. Petersburg
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
Sunday Jazz with The Crew Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover with RSVP. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Melody Artisans of the Crooked Thumb Every other Tuesday, 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor
Shawn Brown Tuesdays, 8 p.m. No cover. Pete’s Place, Tampa
Funk N Ting: DJ Mike Blenda & DJ Shafiq Wednesdays. 7 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa
Hot Tonic Wednesdays. 6:30 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
Kid Royal Band Every other Wednesday. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
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) Thursdays. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin
Uncle John’s Band Thursdays. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
CageGrass: Fil Pate Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Chaunces Trio Thursdays. 8 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton
John O’Leary w/Jean Bolduc/Bryan J Hughes Every last Thursday of the month. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Horse and Jockey, South Pasadena
Le Jazz w/Tony Castellano and Ken Loomer Thursdays. 6 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg
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This article appears in May 15-21, 2025.