
The Tampa Bay live music calendar presents plenty of opportunities to burn off the rest of that turkey, so here’s a listing of the best concerts happening in Tampa Bay between Nov. 30-Dec. 7.
This listing is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplements with select shows from CL’s submission-driven Tampa Bay concert calendar. If you don’t see your event in this listing, please consider submitting it yourself.
Thursday, Nov. 30
- Holiday Big Band Extravaganza: Florida Jazz Express (New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa)
- Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
- The Fab Four: Rubber Soul (Tampa Theatre, Tampa)
- Fonseca (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
Friday, Dec. 1
- Andrés w/Origami Button/The Seafloor Cinema/Discord Theory (Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg)
- Helios Jazz Orchestra feat. Fred Johnson: “Jazz & Politics (ArtsXChange, St. Petersburg)
- Highway Advisory Radio w/Chew/Movie Props (Union Hall, Lakeland)
- Lucia Micarelli & Leo Amuedo (Ferguson Hall at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)
- Rise Up Concert Series: Lauv w/Chelsea Cutler/Dwllrs (St. Pete Pier, St. Petersburg)
- #Pound Friday: Marauda w/Hukae (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- Princess Chelsea w/Kitty (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- SunSquabi w/Jason Leech (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
- Whitey Morgan and the 78s (Orpheum, Tampa)
- Will Kimbrough (Noisemakers, St. Petersburg)
- University of Tampa Concert Chorus holiday concert (Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values at University of Tampa, Tampa)
Saturday, Dec. 2
- Colleen Orender (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- The Red Elvises (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
- Rise Up Concert Series: Oliver Tree (St. Pete Pier, St. Petersburg)
- Scene Queen (Orpheum, Tampa)
- Tropical Meatswave III: A Continuing Tribute To Owen Meats w/The Holy Terror/Choking on the Revelry/Alison Fangs/David Kibby/more (Shuffle, Tampa)
- Emo Night Tampa: The Wayfarin’ Leo Roger w/Maily Rock (Nebraska Mini Mart, Tampa)
- WMNF 88.5-FM’s 8th Annual Ukulele Festival: Ari Chi w/The Chris Tracy Duo/Jct 27/Tom Hood and the Tropical Sons/more (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg)
Sunday, Dec. 3
- 97X Next Big Thing: The Black Keys w/Bleachers/Lovejoy/MisterWives/Little Image (The Sound, Clearwater)
- Ann Wilson of Heart & Tripsitter (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
- The Brubeck Brothers Quartet (Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo)
- Gypsy Star holiday concert (Music Gallery, New Port Richey)
- Scattered Hamlet w/The Wise (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- Willis w/Edgehill (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa )
Monday, Dec. 4
- Selwyn Birchwood (Noisemakers, St. Petersburg)
Tuesday, Dec. 5
- The HIRS Collective w/Thorn/Scissor Blade (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- US 103.5-FM Jingle Y’all: Jake Owen w/Chris Janson/Elle King/Corey Kent/Kassi Ashton/Neon Union (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
- Wild Party w/Landon Conrath/Marielle Kraft (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
Wednesday, Oct. 6
- Children’s Home Network Benefit Concert: Bobby Friss (Quaker Steak and Lube, Clearwater)
- Dvsn (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- University of Tampa wind ensemble (Falk Theatre at University of Tampa, Tampa)
Thursday, Dec. 7
- Hexis w/Midwest Lust/All You Need Is Kill/Star of Kholara/more (VFW Post 39, St. Petersburg)
- Palm Ghosts w/Layne Lyre/Offerings (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- Rock the Park Tampa: Ashley Smith & the Random Occuence w/Raquel Lily & The Buko Boys (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)
- Subtronics w/Ivory/VKTM B2B Sanzu (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- University of Tampa symphony orchestra (Falk Theatre at University of Tampa, Tampa)
Also playing
DJ Ku Thursday, Nov. 30. 10 p.m. Arts Club at Tampa Edition, Tampa
Classic Rock Legacy: Dark Side of the Moon Friday. Dec. 1, 8 p.m. $30. Richey Suncoast Theatre, New Port Richey
Randy Rainbow Friday, Dec. 1. 7:30 p.m. $43 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Jannus Live First Friday Freakout: Beach Terror w/Four Star Riot/The Black Honkeys Friday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. No cover. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
1st Fridays @ The Nest: Taverns w/Post Sex High/Better Place Friday, Dec. 1, 9 p.m. $10. The Nest, St. Petersburg
Frank Sinatra Birthday Celebration: Jeremy Shrader Saturday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. $20-$30. Music Gallery, New Port Richey
Jason Frilot Saturday, Dec. 2. 6 p.m. No cover. Riverwalk Stage at Straz Center, Tampa
The Rhapsody Suite Saturday, Dec. 2. 8 p.m. $25. 7th and Grove, Ybor City
Ustad Hidayat w/Shri Shankh Lahiri Saturday, Dec. 2, 6 p.m. $30. Unitarian Universalist Church, Tampa
Wu-Tang and Biscuits: DJ Wally Rios Sunday, Dec. 2, noon. No cover. Shuffle Tampa
Peter White w/Mindi Abair/Vincent Ingala Thursday, Dec. 7. 8 p.m. $40 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
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This article appears in Nov 23-29, 2023.

