Tampa Bay's best live music happening January 26-February 1

Including John Moreland, Gasparilla parties, Lucinda Williams and more.

click to enlarge John Moreland, who plays Safety Harbor Art & Music Center in Safety Harbor, Florida on Feb. 1, 2024. - Matt White
Matt White
John Moreland, who plays Safety Harbor Art & Music Center in Safety Harbor, Florida on Feb. 1, 2024.
Tampa Bay's spring concert calendar is about to rev up, but any self-respecting Bay area live music freak knows that the agenda is stacked each week.

The next few days are especially busy thanks to festivities surrounding Tampa's Gasparilla pirate parade.

This listing of the best live music coming to Tampa Bay from Jan. 26-Feb. 1 is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staffers, then supplemented with select shows from CL's user-submitted Tampa Bay concert calendar. Don't see your event here? Join the Bay area's most active bands and promoters by submitting it yourself. Friday, Jan. 26
Saturday, Jan. 27
Sunday, Jan. 28
Thursday, Feb. 1
Also playing

Cinema Stereo w/Ace Monroe/The Dirty Janes/Mortal Son’s/Persephone’s Choice
Friday, Jan. 26. 6:30 p.m. $10. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Looksha
Friday, Jan. 26. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Nadya
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 26-27. 6 p.m. No cover. The Dan, Tampa

Arcane Arcade w/Caught Fire/The Kutoffs
Saturday, Jan. 28. 7 p.m. No cover.The Potion Portal, St. Petersburg

Candlelight: From Bach to The Beatles
Saturday, Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m. $48.15. Coastal Creative, St. Petersburg

DJ Parker
Saturday, Jan. 27. 10 p.m. No cover (reservations suggested). Arts Club at Tampa Edition, Tampa

Drivin’ & Cryin’
Saturday, Jan. 27. 8 p.m. $29.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

The Florida Orchestra: Gershwin Celebration
Saturday, Jan. 27. 2 p.m. $23 & up. Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts at Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

The Hot Rod Hornets
Saturday, Jan. 27. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Reality
Saturday, Jan. 28. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Scott Harrell w/The Burke Bros./Navin Ave.
Saturday, Jan. 27. 8 p.m. $10. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Sunset Saturdays: Robbie Rivera Gasparilla Invasion Party
Saturday, Jan. 27. 10 p.m. $15 (free before 11 p.m.) The Ritz, Ybor City

Unlimited Devotion w/Road to Nowhere
Saturday, Jan. 27. 8 p.m. $18. Crowbar, Ybor City

Zach Hollywood
Saturday, Jan. 27. 6 p.m. No cover. Tampa Bay Brewing Co., Ybor City

The Florida Orchestra: Gershwin Celebration
Sunday, Jan. 28. 2 p.m. $23 & up. Carol Morsani Hall at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Will Quinlan
Sunday, Jan. 28. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

The Remix: Shelby Sol w/Tone I.E.Tuesday, Jan. 30. 8 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Dial Drive w/The Bastard Suns/Earthgirl/New Aesthetics Thursday, Feb. 1. 7 p.m. $8. St. Pete Brewing, St. Petersburg

Ringling Underground: Telula w/Treis & Friends/Briana! Thursday, Feb. 1. 8 p.m. $15. Ringling Museum, Sarasota

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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.

Kyla Fields

Kyla Fields is the Managing Editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, four-year-old rescue mutt named Piña.

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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