The best Tampa Bay concert photos of 2023

Tampa Bay’s busy year of concerts kicked off as the clock struck midnight in 2022, with a private show by Nelly on the pool deck of the Tampa Edition, and it will rage on until the last second of 2023, too.

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay photographers documented more than 150 shows across the Bay area this year, and found themselves in every kind of venue from DIY spaces, to clubs, festivals, and the nearly-20,000 capacity MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. The team captured national headliners, mid-tier indie acts, homegrown talent and occasionally spiced things up with a little up-and-coming-superstar mixed in (Jake Wesley Rogers, pictured playing Crowbar in Ybor City).

Here’s at least one photo from nearly every concert CL visited over the last 12 months. And yes, there’s bonus Taylor Swift in there for you since she played a historic three-night run at Raymond James Stadium.