Kacey Musgraves, who plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 29, 2024. Credit: Photo via BT PR
Tampa Bay’s post-Thanksgiving concert calendar has arrived, and it’s taking its space, cowboy. Big shows from Kacey Musgraves and the Mountain Goats are on this roundup of the best live music coming to Tampa Bay between Nov. 29-Dec. 3, and so are intimate gigs like Big Sad’s Emo Night Tampa show, Gwansgiving, David Dondero and more.

This listing is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select gigs from CL’s user-submitted event calendar. Don’t see your event listed here? Please help our team out and submit it yourself.

Friday, Nov. 29

Saturday, Nov. 30
Sunday, Dec. 1
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Thursday, Dec. 5
Also playing

Audrey Short Friday, Nov. 29. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Atliens w/Yookie Friday, Nov. 29. 10 p.m. $25 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Black Friday Barba-Q: The Bay Area R&B Rhythm All-Star Quintet
Friday, Nov. 29. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale & the Witch, St. Petersburg

The Black Honkeys Friday, Nov. 29. 7 p.m. $5. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Buffy and the Slayers Friday, Nov. 29. 6 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Dome Night: Pink Floyd ‘Dark Side Of the Moon’ immersive show Fridays through Dec. 20. 5:30 p.m. $20-$25. Dome theater at The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg

Eat What You Kill: Fre$h P w/Ree Baby/Aych & JC/Vixie/Beselfliss/Phxntom33/more Friday, Nov. 29. 7 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City

El Alfa Friday, Nov. 29. 8 p.m. $48.24 & up. Yuengling Center, Tampa

Friday Night Heights: DJ Cub Fridays through Nov. 29. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Gimme Gimme Disco Friday, Nov. 29. 8 p.m. $17. Orpheum, Tampa

Mixed Signal Friday, Nov. 29. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Monty Luke w/Brian Busto/Mayan Cxllective/Protect Friday, Nov. 29. 9 p.m. $15 & up. The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Co., St. Petersburg

Peter Neumer Fridays. 6 p.m. No cover. Crown & Bull, Dunedin

Planet Duran Friday, Nov. 29. 10 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

Post Thanksgiving Party w/special guests TBA Friday, Nov. 29. 8 p.m. Cover TBA. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Rebekah Pulley Band Friday, Nov. 29. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Rich Whiteley’s Rhythm & Blues All Star Band Friday, Nov. 29. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Sam Williams Friday, Nov. 29. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Boxcar Hollow Saturday, Nov. 30. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Buffalo Strange Saturday, Nov. 30. 4:20 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Dan Calkins Trio Saturday, Nov. 30. 8 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Dave Koz and Friends Saturday, Nov. 30. 8 p.m. $42 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

The Dub Collectors w/One Drop Saturday, Nov. 30. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Ekoh w/Ryan Oakes Saturday, Nov. 30. 7 p.m. $23. Orpheum, Tampa

Encanto in Concert Saturday, Nov. 30. 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. $45.50 & up. Ferguson Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Gulf To Bay Trio Saturday, Nov. 30. 2 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Hard Techno Night 360 Saturday, Nov. 30. 10 p.m. $10. The Ritz, Ybor City

Hold A Grunge Saturday, Nov. 30. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Nightmare Before Curemas: Lovesong (Cure tribute) Saturday, Nov. 30. 7 p.m. $18. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Paul & Ieva Cataldo Friday, Nov. 29. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Rod Alnord Quartet Saturday, Nov. 30. 1 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Rod Alnord Saturday, Nov. 30. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Santana Celebration w/Hot Tonic/Gustav Viehmeyer Saturday, Nov. 30. 6 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Sleeping Pills w/The Arrival Note/Cheap Cult Saturday, Nov. 30. 7 p.m. Cover TBA. American Legion Seminole Post 111, Tampa

Soul Circus Cowboys Saturday, Nov. 30. 9:30 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

Symmetry Saturday, Nov. 30. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Taylor Fletcher Band Saturday, Nov. 30. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

The Tequila Boyz Saturday, Nov. 30. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Two Piece w/Chain Gang/Gaijin/Locked Up/Jar Saturday, Nov. 30. 7 p.m. $15. Brass Mug, Tampa

Acoustic Sunday Brunch: SG Wood Sunday, Dec. 1. 1 p.m. No cover. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Christmas With Zeta and Betty Sunday, Dec. 1. 4 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Circus Mutt Sunday, Dec. 1. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Family Funk Sunday, Dec. 1. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Grateful Walker Family Band ft. Steven Kortie Sunday, Dec. 1. 3 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Holidays with a Heart: Rachel Potter w/Follow Your Arts/Pinellas Youth Symphony/Eight O’Clock Theatre Sunday, Dec. 1. 6 p.m. $29.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Hot Tonic Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover. Tiki Bar & Grill at 56th & Shore, Gulfport

Jazz & Blues Jam hosted by James Varnado Sundays. 5 p.m. No cover. Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen, Bradenton

Kristopher James Extravaganza feat. Will Quinlan Sunday, Dec. 1. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Le Jazz Sundays. 11:30 a.m. No cover. Boulevard Burgers & Tap House, St. Petersburg

Let’s Sing Taylor Sunday, Dec. 1. 7 p.m. $27.50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Part One Tribe w/Kenyatta Hill/The Dub Masters Sunday, Dec. 1. 2 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

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

St. Pete Sax Quartet Sunday, Dec. 1. 12 p.m. No cover. Dali Museum, 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

Valentino & Barry Sunday, Dec. 1. 2 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Peggy Morris Mondays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin

Scott Murley w/John Tschirhart/Greg Cannella Mondays. 6 p.m. No cover. Treble Makers Dueling Piano Bar and Restaurant, Wesley Chapel

Kaleigh Baker (acoustic) Tuesday, Dec. 3. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Kyle Schroeder Tuesdays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin

Melody Artisans of the Crooked Thumb: Radio Songs Tuesday, Dec. 3. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Creole Christmas Tuesday, Dec. 3. 7:30 p.m. $39 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Tampa Bluegrass Jam Tuesday, Dec. 3. 7 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

The Remix Tuesdays. 8 p.m No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Boho Sideshow Wednesday, Dec. 4. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Chops Jam Session Wednesday, Dec. 4. 8 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Christmas with The King featuring Dwight Icenhower Wednesday, Dec. 4. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. $24.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Dennis Stadelman of Cope Wednesday, Dec. 4. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Jazz, Funk and Soul Night Wednesdays through May 28. 7 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Sweet Spine w/Brayton Wednesday, Dec. 4. 7 p.m. $15. Orpheum, Tampa

Wayne Levy Wednesdays. 5 p.m. No cover. Tarpon Turtle Restaurant & Marina, Tarpon Springs

CageGrass: Fil Pate Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Fatboy Slim Thursday, Dec. 5. 10 p.m. $49.95 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

King’s X w/Sound & Shape Thursday, Dec. 5. 8 p.m. $30 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

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

Realm Of None w/Reason To Hate/Switchblade/Law Of Inertia Thursday, Dec. 5. 7 p.m. $15. Deviant Libation, Tampa

Stick & Ditty Thursdays. 7 p.m. No cover. Paddywagon, Dunedin

Uncle John’s Band Thursdays. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.

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This article appears in Nov 21-27, 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...

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