Hozier, who plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on May 11, 2024. Credit: Photo by Barry McCall

Tampa Bay’s live music calendar is going to church this weekend, thanks to Hozier’s sold-out show with Allison Russell. Rock and roll is all over this listing of the best live music coming to Tampa Bay May 9-16, too, thanks to the Lemon Twigs, Destroy Bous, Geese, and more.

The listing below is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select gigs from CL’s user-submitted Tampa Bay concert calendar.

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Thursday, May 9

Friday, May 10

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Saturday, May 11

Sunday, May 12

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Tuesday, May 14

Wednesday, May 15

Thursday, May 16

Also playing
Gloria West w/Swing Time Thursday, May 9. 7 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

The J-Rod Sullivan Band feat. Kyle Schroeder Thursday, May 9. 7:30 p.m. $30. Side Door at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Queensrÿche w/Armored Saint Thursday, May 9. 8 p.m. $29.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

DJ Casper Friday, May 10. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

Grateful Dead Dueling Pianos: Waynard Scheller and Josh Foster Friday, May 10. 7 p.m. $15. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Daniela Soledade: Caração Brasileiro Friday, May 10. 7 p.m. $22. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Future Joy Friday, May 10. 11 p.m. $8 & up. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Have Gun, Will Travel Friday, May 10. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Los Mescalitos w/Swamp Poney Friday, May 10. 9 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa

Lords Of Acid w/Praga Khan Friday, May 10. 6:30 p.m. $25. Orpheum, Tampa

May Daze Weekend Fest: King Bee w/The Tilt/House of I/Beach Terror/Meteoreyes/Physical Plant/Northstar/Lesa Silvermore Band/X Minus 1/Domino Pink/more Friday & Saturday, May 10 & 11. 7 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Zacarias Ferreíra Friday, May 10. 9 p.m. $60 & up. Club Civico Cubano, Tampa

The Rebekah Pulley Twosome Sunday, April 12. 3 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa

Salsa Night: Juan Bongoe Friday, May 10. 8 p.m. $15 & up. Oscura, Bradenton

Sgammato School of Music Show: Alleycat K w/Face the Fence/Maryn Alyse Band/Grant Shurley Friday, May 10. 7 p.m. $10 at the door. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Symmetry Friday, May 10. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Tampa Bay Symphony: A British Fantasia Friday, May 10. 8 p.m. No cover for 18 and under and college students, $25 for everyone else. New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa

Cosmic Jenkins Saturday, May 11. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Danielle Mohr Saturday, May 11. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

DJ Milo Saturday, May 11. 7 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Emo Night Rager Saturday, May 11. 8 p.m. $12. Orpheum, Tampa

Impulse Saturday, May 11. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Mr. Whiskers & the 9 Lives Saturday, May 11. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

David Pabon Saturday, May 11. 8 p.m. $35 & up. Club Civico Cubano, Tampa

DJ Craze Saturday, May 11. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

Don McLean Saturday, May 11. 8 p.m. $49 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Drake vs. Everybody Saturday, May 11. 10 p.m. No cover with RSVP before 11:30 p.m. $10 for guaranteed entry. The Ritz, Ybor City

Reverend Billy C. Wirtz Saturday, May 11. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Taylor Reed Saturday, May 11. 6 p.m. No cover. Riverwalk Stage at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Noche de Verano Sin Ti Saturday, May 11. 9 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City

The Wandering Hours Saturday, May 11. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Bluegrass and Americana Jam: Little Strange Sunday, May 12. 5 p.m. No cover, but RSVP recommended. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Boho Sideshow Sunday, May 12. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

DJ Ku & DJ Casper Sunday, May 12. 7 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

John Nowicki Sunday, May 12. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Kaleigh Baker Sunday, May 12. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz: Mother’s Day with The Crew Sunday, May 12. 6 pm. No cover, but RSVP is required. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Undercover Rasta Sunday, May 12. 2 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Big Al & The Heavyweights Thursday, May 16. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Dave Seaman Thursday, May 16. 9 p.m. $15 & up. The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Bonzai w/Muck Sticky/The Rhythm Inya Thursday, May 16. 7 p.m. $15. Oscura, Bradenton

The Chippendales Thursday-Friday, May 16 & 17. 8 p.m. $55 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

Grateful Shred w/Circles Around the Sun Thursday, May 16. 7:30 p.m. $29.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Madonna-Gaga-Britney-Kylie Dance Party Thursday, May 16. 8 p.m. $12. Orpheum, Tampa

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This article appears in May 2-8, 2024.

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...