July
28 John Hiatt w/North Mississippi Allstars Jannus Landing
28 Kottonmouth Kings State Theatre
29 W.A.S.P./L.A. Guns/Stephen Pearcy Jannus Landing
29 C.C. Adcock Skipper's Smokehouse
29 The Soular System w/D'Visitors New World Brewery
30 Lyle Lovett & His Large Band The Lakeland Center
31 Dash Rip Rock Skipper's Smokehouse
31 Bands Doing Battle Cancer Research Benefit State Theatre
August
1 Anger Management Tour 3 Feat. Eminem/50 Cent/Lil Jon/D12/G Unit/Obie
Trice/Stat Quo Ford Amphitheatre
1 Michael Smith Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa
4 The Hard Music Awards Tampa Theatre
5 The Vans Warped Tour Vinoy Park
5 Guitars & Saxes 2004 Ruth Eckerd Hall
5 Spoonfed Tribe Java Junction
6 O.A.R. w/The Southland Ruth Eckerd Hall
7 Common w/TBA Masquerade
8 Gigantour Feat. Megadeth/Dream Theatre/More St. Pete Times Forum
8 Theory of a Deadman/Submersed/Hinder State Theatre
9 Chevelle w/Taproot Jannus Landing
10 Yellowman State Theatre
10 Lucky Boys Confusion/The Working Title/Melee/Dropping Daylight Orpheum
10 Whitesnake Ruth Eckerd Hall
11 Tori Amos Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
12 Stretch Armstrong/Haste The Day/Still Remains/Kane Hodder State Theatre
12 Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Jannus Landing
13 Earth Wind & Fire/Chicago Ford Amphitheatre
13 Buju Banton Jannus Landing
13 Mushroomhead/Dope/Nocturne/Crossbreed/Pitbull Daycare Masquerade
13 Jimbo Mathus & Knockdown South Skipper's Smokehouse
14 Pierce Pettis Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa
16 System of a Down w/The Mars Volta TD Waterhouse Centre (Orlando)
19 Soilent Green w/A Perfect Murder/Into the Moat/Watch Them Die Brass Mug
19 The Codetalkers w/Jimmy Herring Skipper's Smokehouse
20 Avil Lavigne w/Butch Walker/Gavin DeGraw Ford Amphitheatre
20 Michael McDonald Ruth Eckerd Hall
20 Twisted Sister Jannus Landing
21 Flickerstick State Theatre
21 Dikki Du & The Zydeco Crew w/Eric Steckel Band Skipper's Smokehouse
21 The Killers USF Sun Dome
25 Friendly Bears w/Auto! Automatic!!/The Band of the Name New World Brewery
27 The Virtual Frequency Tour Feat. Mars Ill/DJ Maj/Liquid Beats/More 688 Skatepark
27 Chimaira w/TBA Masquerade
27 Jobsite Theater's Fifth Annual Fundraiser Feat. Joe Popp New World Brewery
28 The Radiators w/Elliott Cohn & The Cosmic Sweat Society Skipper's Smokehouse
30 Vendetta Red/Bayside/Schoolyard Heroes Orpheum
31 Planes Mistaken for Stars/Smoke or Fire/Glass & Ashes Orpheum
September
2 The Scream Tour IV Feat. Bow Wow/Omarion/Bobby Valentino/Marques Houston/Pretty Ricky/B5 St. Pete Times Forum
3 311 w/Unwritten Law Ford Amphitheatre
3 Shadows Fall w/TBA Masquerade
3 Make Believe/Aloha Masquerade Infinity Room
5 Rock & Roll Worship Service 688 Skatepark
9 Against Me! CD Release Party Masquerade
12 Meat Loaf Ruth Eckerd Hall
14 Coldplay w/Rilo Kiley Ford Amphitheatre
17 Paul McCartney St. Pete Times Forum
17 Journey Ford Amphitheatre
17 Obituary/Napalm Death/Dead to Fall Jannus Landing
17 WMNF 26th Birthday Party Feat. Los Amigos Invisibles Coliseum
24 The Horrorpops/Roger Miret's Disaster/Left Alone State Theatre
29 Alice Cooper Ruth Eckerd Hall
30 The Ska Is Dead Tour III Feat. The Toasters/Streetlight Manifesto/The Planet Smashers/The Know How/Supervillains State Theatre
30 Garaj Mahal Skipper's Smokehouse
October
2 Hawk Nelson/Thousand Foot Crutch/More 688 Skatepark
4 The Unseen/A Global Threat/Career Soldiers State Theatre
8 Ron White Ruth Eckerd Hall
14 Devil Doll/The Kissers/Sawgrass Flats Skipper's Smokehouse
19 The Rolling Stones St. Pete Times Forum
20 Neil Diamond St. Pete Times Forum
22 Nine Inch Nails w/Queens of the Stone Age/Death From Above 1979 St. Pete Times Forum
24 Jethro Tull Ruth Eckerd Hall
28 Rodney Crowell State Theatre
29 10 Bands for $10 688 Skatepark
31 Th' Legendary Shack Shakers w/Jake Brennan & The Confidence Men Skipper's Smokehouse
This article appears in Jul 20-26, 2005.