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16 live music concerts and events happening in Tampa Bay over the Christmas holiday

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By Ray Roa and Josh Bradley on Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 4:05 pm

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The Grecian Urns playing the LIve Music Showcase at WMNF in Tampa, Florida on May 30, 2014.

Live concert listings are always a little skinny around the Christmas holiday, but the scene came through with more than a dozen concerts and live music events happening in Tampa Bay from Dec. 22-29.

Thursday, Dec. 22

Andy Brey’s Holiday Hootenanny (Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa)
Anthill Cinema w/Brock Butler (The Blueberry Patch, Gulfport)
Dean Spunt w/Alien House/mtvh1n1/Afterworld (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
Kristopher James (Arts Room at Tampa Edition, Tampa)

Friday, Dec. 23

Brokenmold Annual Holiday Party: Liam Bauman w/SoftBite/Madelaine & The Southern Gypsy Band (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
Cage Brewing Holiday Special: Casey Stineman/Manna/Wyatt Norton (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg)
Crowbar Christmas: Mortal Sons/The Dirty Janes/Mason Pace/Giorgi (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Dignitary Merryjuana Christmas Party: TRC (Dignitary Tea & Kava House, Tampa)
Guianna (Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa)

Sunday, Dec. 25

New Granada Annual Xmas Extravaganza: Meatwound/Prescribed Fire/Bad Bad Things (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)

Tuesday, Dec. 27

Shawn Brown (Pete’s Place South, Tampa)

Thursday, Dec. 29

A Drag Queen Christmas: Nina West/more (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
Elevate Thursday: Sidetrakd x JDub (M. Bird, Tampa)
The Grapes w/The Grecian Urns/Chaunces/Philip Charos (Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg)
Have Gun, Will Travel (The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg)
Magic City Hippies w/Cannibal Kids (Orpheum, Tampa)

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About The Authors

Josh Bradley

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in Tampa Bay. Check the music section in print and online every week for the latest in local live music.

Ray Roa

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 in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay Times, Consequence of Sound and The...