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25 live music concerts and events happening in Tampa Bay this Memorial Day weekend

Margarita & Music Festival, Boatstock, Kelsey Waldon & more.

By Ray Roa and Josh Bradley on Fri, May 27, 2022 at 12:29 pm

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Kelsey Waldon, who plays Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida on May 31, 2022.

Friday, May 27

The Jackettes w/C.B. Carlyle & the Desert Angels (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
Amythyst Kiah (Jaeb Theater at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)
Sunset Music Festival: Illenium w/Borgore/Gorgon City/Celo/more (North Lot at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa)
Artikal Sound System (WTR Pool, Tampa)

Saturday, May 28

Charles Irwin w/Glaze/Emily Turnage/Chaunces (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
The Florida Orchestra: Stars and Stripes Forever (Ferguson Hall at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)
MadBeach Boatstock: Stormbringer w/Have Gun, Will Travel/Fayroy/Johnny Mike and the Kilometers/Aubrey Wollett/DJ Rollin (Madeira Beach)
Rosé All Day: Fat Joe w/Konstantina Gianna (WTR Pool, Tampa)
Sunset Music Festival: Zeds Dead w/Tchami/Adventure Club/Dom Dolla/Failvre (North Lot at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa)
Tampa Bay Margarita & Music Festival: Lynyrd Skynyrd w/Village People/Elle King (Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa)
WMNF Presents: A Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)

Sunday, May 29

Ol’ Dirty Sundays 11 Year Anniversary: Z-Trip w/Junkyrd/DJ Casper/DJ Fader/more (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Sunset Music Festival: Alesso/Dillon Francis/Dabin/Duke Dumont (North Lot at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa)
The Wilson Van w/Kyle Schroeder/Greg Billings/Tony Wagner (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

Monday, May 30

Chvrches (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

Tuesday, May 31

Robert Earl Keen w/Kelsey Waldon (Tampa Theatre, Tampa)

Thursday, June 2

Ricardo Arjona (Yuengling Center, Tampa)
TechN9ne w/Joey Cool/X-Raided/¡Mayday! (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Rock the Park Tampa: House of I w/In Transit/NDO (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)

Also playing
40 Hells w/Slap of Reality/Low Season Friday, May 27. 9 p.m. No cover. The Bends, St. Petersburg
Indie Night feat. Cannibal Kids/Rohna/Laverty/Taverns/Treis & Friends Friday, May 27. 6:30 p.m. $11. Crowbar, Ybor City
Pet Lizard w/In Transit/Oceans End Friday,May 27. 7 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Mayday Mayday w/Boycott/Saturation/The Perps/more Saturday, May 27, 7 p.m. No cover. Red Star Live, Tampa
Pilot Jonezz w/Eyelid Cinema/Kick Veronica Saturday, May 28. 8 p.m. $12-$15. Crowbar, Ybor City
Acoustic Sunday Brunch feat. Rob Stoney Sunday, May 29. 1 p.m. Free. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

See even more live music options via the Creative Loafing Tampa Bay events calendar.

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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...

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