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More than 30 events happening over the next week.

By Ray Roa and Josh Bradley on Fri, Dec 2, 2022 at 11:38 am

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Jack White, who plays day two of 97X Next Big Thing at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022.

Another strong week of Tampa Bay live music is anchored by local shows, plus 97X's Next Big Thing happening over two days at Tampa's old Gary amphitheatre.

Have a look at some of the best live music options happening in Tampa Bay from Friday-Thursday, Dec. 3-8, as curated by Creative Loafing. Tampa Bay staffers and contributors. Select events from CL's user-submitted events calendar are included below as well—submit your event to be considered for the listing.

Friday, Dec. 2

Bear Grillz (The Ritz, Ybor City)
ChootyB w/The Black Ace/Biishop The Artist/Johnny Champagne/Jst Ray (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
Danny Tenaglia (PTL, Ybor City)
Jobsite Rocks (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
Live & Local on the Tampa Riverwalk: Rev RC (Riverwalk Stage at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)
Moonchild (Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg)
Peter Kater (Unity of Tampa, Tampa)
Ryan Griffin w/Greylan James (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Saturday, Dec. 3

97X Next Big Thing: Machine Gun Kelly w/All Time Low/Giovannie and the Hired Guns/Gayle (Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
Emo Night Tampa: Snowmoon w/Hovercar/Samara/Turkey Boy (American Legion Seminole Post 111, Tampa)
Shrek rave (Orpheum, Tampa)
Soen w/Oceans of Slumber (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Tropical Meats Wave II: Pangaea Plus w/Andy and the Argonauts/Sculpted Air/Navin Ave./The Holy Terror/Same Day Delivery Orchestra/more (Shuffle, Tampa)
Whiskey Country (Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa)
Uke It Out 7: Applebutter Express Duo/Jct 27/more (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg)

Sunday, Dec. 4

97X Next Big Thing: Jack White w/Phoenix/Dirty Heads feat. Rome/Lovelytheband/Yungblud/more (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
Cliff Eberhardt (Craftsman House, St. Petersburg)
Microgroove 11th Anniversary: Rahim Samad w/Bill. (Microgroove, Tampa)
Ol' Dirty Sundays: DJ MetroGnome (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Rod Wave w/Toosii/Mariah The Scientist (Yuengling Center, Tampa)
She Wants Revenge w/D’Arcy (Orpheum, Tampa)

Monday, Dec. 5

11th Annual Holiday Spectadular w/Second Winds Symphony/St. Petersburg College jazz band/more (Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)

Tuesday, Dec. 6

Loathe w/Static Dress/Omerta/Unity TX (Orpheum, Tampa)

Wednesday, Dec. 7

Banshee Tree w/Gracie Grieshop (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
Covet (Orpheum, Tampa)
Chris Isaak (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
Godseyes w/Terror Cell/Shining Wizard/Dead Mirrors (Born Free Pub & Grill, Tampa)
Selwyn Birchwood and Damon Fowler (Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)

Thursday, Oct. 8

Blue October (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Pinellas County Players & clarinet choir (Dunedin First United Methodist Church, Dunedin)

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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...

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