This listing is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors then supplemented with select gigs from CL's user-submitted events calendar. Don't see your event here? Submit it yourself.
Thursday, May 2
- Andy Frasco & The U.N. w/Dogs in a Pile (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- Rock The Park: Gat$ w/Operation Acoustic Kitty/Sealskin & Zitrovision (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)
- Southpaw w/Surfaced/downpour./Summoned Skulls (Oscura, Bradenton)
- Tampa Bay Rays City Connect Celebration: Wolf-Face w/Florist/Shevonne/Crownz (St. Pete Pier, St. Petersburg)
- The HeadTones w/Mad Moon (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin)
- Hope Darling w/Henleys/American Souvenir (New World Brewery, Tampa)
- Indigo Girls w/Kristy Lee (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
- Jazz with Jim: Sinatra and Martin w/Paul Vincent (Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa)
- Levitation Room w/Soft Cuff/Peli Gene (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- A Night of Drum & Bass: Vixen Stylee and Subcult w/Jungle Rivers/Anodnb/more (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
- Noan Partly (Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa)
- Riverfest: Judyanne Jackson w/Doug South Trio/Kelsey Hickman/more (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)
- The Shakes Society (OCC Roadhouse, Clearwater)
- Spanish Love Songs w/Oso Oso/Sydney Sprague/Worry Club (Orpheum, Tampa)
- Terrapin w/Matthew Hatfield/Uhlectronic/Doom Modem (Oscura, Bradenton)
- Waxahatchee w/Good Morning (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Audien Saturday, May 4. 12 p.m. $20. WTR Pool, Tampa
- Bonnie x Clyde (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- Brooks & Dunn w/David Lee Murphy/Ernest (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
- Dagger album release w/Second Impact/Scissor Blade/Flag Burner (The Bends, St. Petersburg)
- Kevin So (Craftsman House, St. Petersburg)
- Li Kenobi album release w/Kalibmusic/Luh Tox/Psych Montano (Shuffle, Tampa)
- Liliac w/Rozy/Voxx/Fyre Insyde/The Hand of Reason (Brass Mug, Tampa)
- Mak w/Softbite/You First/GothPrepBoy
- Rugawd album release w/Scxtt Aye/Adia
- Riverfest: Arrested Development w/Tribal Style/Cat Ridgeway/Sunde/more (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park and Water Works Park, Tampa)
- Seven Year Witch w/Mortal Sons/Persephone’s Choice/Grey Market (Oscura, Bradenton)
- WMNF 88.5 Tropical Heatwave: The Record Company w/Ruthie Foster/Say She She/The Dollyrots/Eddie 9V/Selwyn Birchwood/Sweeping Promises/The Sensational Barnes Brothers/Kristopher James Band/Divine AF/more (Cuban Club, Ybor City)
- Alpha Wolf w/Emmure/UnityTX/Chamber (Orpheum, Tampa)
- James Kennedy (WTR Pool, Tampa)
- Porch Coffin w/Fastwalker/Off Day/more (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- Sade Sundays: Jask (Alter Ego, Tampa)
- The Offspring (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
- Thy Art Is Murder w/Angelmaker/Signs of the Swarm/Snuffed On Sight (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- Jacob Collier w/Kimbra (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)
- Sleep Token w/Empire State Bastard (Yuengling Center, Tampa)
- Kurt Vile and the Violators (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Narrow Head w/Wishy/Dazy (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- Toto (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
- AJR w/Dean Lewis (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
- Diana Ross (The BayCare Sound, Clearwater)
- Oceans of Slumber (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- Sting w/The Florida Orchestra (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)
Also playing
Abortion Twins w/Billy Doom Is Dead/Thee Butcher Cabal/Moon Thing/Mario Thursday, May 2. 8 p.m. $10. Brass Mug, Tampa
The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA Thursday, May 2. 8 p.m. $38.75 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Elizabeth Glushko Thursday, May 2. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Lady Gaga Drag Show feat. Adrianna Sparkle Thursday, May 2. 7 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Money Man Thursday, May 2. 7 p.m. $45. The Ritz, Ybor City
T. Couture Thursday, May 2 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa
Black Light Silent Disco Friday, May 3. 8 p.m. $15. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
C-Rena & The Soul Magicians w/DJ Rob Friday, May 3. 6 p.m. No cover. Riverwalk Stage at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa
Emo Orchestra w/Escape The Fate Friday, May 3. 8 p.m. $39.50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Kevin Kon Friday, May 3. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa
Paul Vincent Friday, May 3. 7:30 p.m. $13 & up. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa
R&B Only Friday, May 3. 7:45 p.m. $59 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City
The Spazmatics Friday, May 3. 7 p.m. $5. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Vagabond Tweed Friday, May 3. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Velvet Sky w/Silver Bullet Smile/Desoto Tiger/Almondy Brown/Lovepit Friday, May 3. 6:30 p.m. $10. Brass Mug, Tampa
Weedeater w/Telekinetic Yeti/Restless Spirit Friday, May 3. 7 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City
41 Saturday, May 4. 6 p.m. $25. Club Skye, Ybor City
B2B Battles: Meeshy w/Sherif Sidarous/il diamante/Michael Wagner/Jenny Zie/S.A.B.R.I./St8ofKind/Rindle Saturday, May 4. 8 p.m. $15 & up. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Be Fabulous Music & Arts Pride Fest: MeteorEYES w/Summer Hoop/Zeta the Babe/Brittany Zeff/Nowincolor/Gracie Cespedes (Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, Sarasota)
Chris Renzema Saturday, May 4. 8 p.m. $22 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Cosmo Baker Saturday, May 4. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa
Femmes & Follies: Viva Follies Cabaret Saturday, May 4. 7 p.m. $30 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City
First Saturday Jazz: La Lucha Saturday, May 4. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa
KV Mahabala w/Suddhashil Chatterjee/Shank Lahiri Friday, May 10. 7 p.m. The Hindu Temple of Florida, Tampa
Matthew Frost Band Saturday, May 4. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles Saturday, May 4. 7 p.m. $19.64 & up. The BayCare Sound, Clearwater
Ramones Tribute XIX: Atlanta Dog w/Boney Fiend/Fear the Spider/Olde Rage/Return 2 Saturn/more Saturday, May 4. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin JB
Renaiddance: Beyoncé Celebration Saturday, May 4. 9 p.m. $15. Crowbar, Ybor City
Space Krate w/One Love Rising/Dawn Loves Nash feat. Critter Saturday, May 4. 7 p.m. $10. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Taj Farrant Saturday, May 4. 7:30 p.m. $38.50. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Teen Suicide w/Awakebutstillinbed Saturday, May 4. 7 p.m. $25. New World Brewery, Tampa
Todd Murphy Saturday, May 4. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa
226york w/Young Prophet/BlaxQ jeZus/F.A.M Killa/Levi YT/MTS Jordan Sunday, May 5. 7 p.m. $13. Orpheum, Tampa
Blueprint w/DJ Detox/Jon Ditty/Purple Kloud Sunday, May 5. 6 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
Cinco de Mayo: Live Mariachi and Latin Music Sunday, May 5. 3 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Cinco De Mayo Fiesta: South of the Border Sunday, May 5. 3 p.m. $13 & up. New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Davis Coen & the Skinny Lowdown Sunday, May 5. 9 p.m. No cover. Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
Lauris Vidal Sunday, May 5. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa
Little Strange Sunday, May 5. 5 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Retro Reggae Brunch: DJ Blenda Sunday, May 5. 12 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
Sunday Blues Session: Josh Nelms w/TBA Sunday, May 5. 6 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Cattle Decapitation w/Carnifex/Rivers of Nihil/Humanity’s Last Breath/The Zenith Passage/Vitriol/Face Yourself Monday, May 6. 4:30 p.m. $35. Orpheum, Tampa
"It will always be The State Theatre:" Victims of Circumstance Monday, May 6. 7 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
The Remix: Goodview Tuesday, May 7. 8 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa
Tampa Bay Symphony: A British Fantasia Tuesday, May 7. 8 p.m. $25. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Doyle w/Otep/Red Devil Vortex/Bad Future/Voidrium Wednesday, May 8. 6 p.m. $25. Brass Mug, Tampa
DJ Cub Wednesday, May 8. 7 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
Witchgrass Wednesday: Fil Pate Wednesday, May 8. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Gloria West w/Swing Time Thursday, May 9. 7 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
The J-Rod Sullivan Band feat. Kyle Schroeder Thursday, May 9. 7:30 p.m. $30. Side Door at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Queensrÿche w/Armored Saint Thursday, May 9. 8 p.m. $29.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
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