January
27 Bernadette Peters Ruth Eckerd Hall
27 Steve Earle & The Dukes Tampa Theatre
27 George Clinton Jannus Landing MAKEUP SHOW
28 Bill Gaither & Friends St. Pete Times Forum
28 Jerry Joseph w/November Foxtrot Whiskey Uptown Cafe
28 Gin Blossoms Jannus Landing
28 Brothers Past w/Lush Progress Masquerade
28 The Black Swans/The Sugar Oaks/The Mercy Seat/The Rogue Set New World Brewery
28 Vis Veres w/TBA 688 Skatepark
29 Mofro w/Hobex Skipper's Smokehouse
29 Keith Urban w/Katrina Elam Ruth Eckerd Hall
29 Hank Williams Jr./Big & Rich Ford Amphitheatre
29 Lakeland Pig Festival Tigertown (Lakeland)
30 Bob Schneider w/Aslyn Skipper's Smokehouse
30 Long Beach Short Bus w/28 Gates/Weaksauce/Bad With Names Boomerz Boiler Room
February
1 Snoop Dogg Jannus Landing
1 Walls of Jericho/Bury Your Dead/Full Blown Chaos/Premonitions of War Orpheum
3 Steel Pulse Jannus Landing
3 Barry & Holly Tashian w/Mike O'Neill Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa
3 The Toasters w/RudeSquad/The Supervillains/The Cohorts State Theatre
4 Bright Eyes w/Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter/Neva/Dinova Tampa Theatre
4 Li'l Ed & The Blues Imperials/Blues Pig/Tim Tim Dorsey Book Signing Skipper's Smokehouse
4 Mason Jennings/The Human Condition/The Cuban Sandwich Crisis Boomerz Boiler Room
5 Screw Music Forever Presents Come The Freak On New World Brewery
5 Strike Anywhere w/The Unseen/The Loved Ones State Theatre
5 Sister Hazel Masquerade
5 Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen Unity Church of Clearwater
5 Hammell on Trial w/Harry Hayward/Crash Mitchell Skipper's Smokehouse
5 Herman's Hermits Ruth Eckerd Hall
6 Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Tampa Bay w/James Tokely Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa
6 Relient K w/Mae/Name Taken Masquerade
7 Allison Krauss & Union Station Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 Yonder Mountain String Band/The Del McCoury Band Jannus Landing
10 Steve Kimock Band Jannus Landing
10 Travis Tritt Ford Amphitheatre
10 Matt Haimovitz Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa
10 Disappear Fear Feat. SONiA Viva La Frida Café & Galeria
11 Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers w/Roger "Hurricane" Wilson Skipper's Smokehouse
11 Billy Jonas Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa
11 The Go-Gos Jannus Landing
11 The Anti-Order Tour Uptown Cafe
12 Duran Duran St. Pete Times Forum
13 Via Satellite w/The Human Echo New World Brewery
13 Jeff Babra & Sarah Pirkle Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa
14 Neville Brothers Ford Amphitheatre
14 Verlon Thompson w/Brennen Leigh Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa
15 Curtis & Loretta Skipper's Smokehouse
16 Pepper w/The Beautiful State Theatre
16 The Boston Pops Ruth Eckerd Hall
16 Wilco Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
17 Hoobastank MAKEUP SHOW
17 Country Gold Salutes Grand Ole OpryFord Amphitheatre
18 Motley Crue St. Pete Times Forum
18 Dalek Orpheum
18 Southcott/AYO/DC North/Estrela 688 Skatepark
18 Delbert McClinton Tampa Theatre
18 Pat Green Jannus Landing
19 WMNF Presents The 2nd Annual Rockabilly Ruckus Skipper's Smokehouse
21 Newsboys Ford Amphitheatre
23 JuanesTampa Bay Performing Arts Center
22 Streetlight Manifesto/Voodoo Glow Skulls/MU330 State Theatre
24 Beep Beep w/Auto!Automatic!!/Tres Bien Orpheum
24 Sweet Honey in the Rock Mahaffey Theater
24 The Starting Line w/Further Seems Forever/Days Away/Jamison Park Masquerade
24 Diana Ross Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (Sarasota)
25 Maggie, Pierce & EJ Skipper's Smokehouse
25 Deep Banana Blackout Masquerade
26 Tony Bennett Ruth Eckerd Hall
26 The Forecast/The Kirby/Thumbscrew 688 Skatepark
26 Darryl Purpose Octagon Arts Center
26 Nashville Pussy Masquerade
26 Dave Alvin & Guilty Men w/The Iguanas Skipper's Smokehouse
26 Centro-Matic w/The Baptist Generals/The Diviners/New Roman Times New World Brewery
26 Yanni St. Pete Times Forum
26 Tsunami Benefit Feat. Silence After Tragedy/Bodies in the Gears of the Aparatus/Take These Eyes/More State Theatre
27 Tsunami Benefit Feat. Anam Cara/Shed for You/Fat Aggression/More State Theatre
27 Spam All-Stars Masquerade
28 It Dies Today/Twelve Tribes/If Hope Dies/Anterrabae/Winter Solstice Orpheum
March
1 Cryptopsy w/TBA Masquerade
3 Municipal Waste w/Torche Orpheum
5 Rev. Billy C. Wirtz & The Nighthawks Skipper's Smokehouse
5 The Prodigals/Empty Hats Gulfport Casino
5 The Show Is The Rainbow Masquerade
5 Timonium w/Isobella/The Vera Violets/Sleepy Eyes New World Brewery
8 Marauder/Agents of Man/The Risk Taken/Headvice Orpheum
11 Enon w/The Empty Spaces/Swearing at Motorists/DJ Cinthusia Masquerade
11-13 5th Annual Cajun/Zydeco Crawfish Festival Feat. BeauSoleil Vinoy Park
12 Ida w/The Gena Rowlands Band/Emery Reel/Susie Ulrey/Evandora's Fiddle Masquerade
12 & 13 Langerado Music Festival Markham Park (Sunrise)
13 New Found Glory Jannus Landing
14 Steve Vai w/Eric Sardinas Tampa Theatre
17 Sage Francis Masquerade
18 Mountain/Vanilla Fudge/Canned Heat/Pat Travers Jannus Landing
18-20 Tampa Bay Blues Festival Vinoy Park
19 The Beach Boys Ruth Eckerd Hall
23 Slipknot w/Lamb of God/Shadows Fall USF Sun Dome
25 Machine Drum/h8/The Band of the Name New World Brewery
26 Atmosphere w/P.O.S. Doomtree State Theatre
27 Sonny Landreth Skipper's Smokehouse
31 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
April
6 Mannheim Steamroller Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 Chuck Berry & Little Richard Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 Howard Lyons Octagon Arts Center
9 Los Amigos Invisibles Skipper's Smokehouse
14 The Music of Styx: Dennis DeYoung & Rock Symphony Ruth Eckerd Hall
15 Todd Rundgren & Joe Jackson Ruth Eckerd Hall
20 Art Garfunkel Ruth Eckerd Hall
May
7 Heritage OP Octagon Arts Center
9 Sarah McLachlan St. Pete Times Forum
13 & 14 Cornerstone Music Festival Orlando
13-15 Uphonia Spanish Moss Farm (Quincy)
14 WMNF Presents The 24th Annual Tropical Heatwave Festival Ybor City
21 King Diamond/Nile/Black Dahlia Murder Masquerades
This article appears in Jan 19-25, 2005.