Tampa Bay’s best live music and concerts happening December 4-11

There’s a whole lot of festival action in this roundup of the best concerts and live music coming to Tampa Bay between Dec. 4-11, including the return of the Honeymoon Island Bluegrass Festival, a Farm Aid concert in Tampa (featuring Kristopher James, pictured above), and a bluesfest in Sarasota.

That’s not even mentioning big gigs from Andy Frasco, Gunna, Nate Najar, and more.

This listing is compiled weekly by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select gigs from CL’s user-submitted events calendar.

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• 3rd Annual Farm Aid Tampa Bay Music Fest: Vagabond Tweed w/Kristopher James/Katara/Laura Lonero & the Night Owls/more (Sweetwater Organic Community Farm, Tampa)
• Andy Frasco & the U.N. w/The Ries Brothers (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Austin & The Powers w/McMillin/Area Of Refuge (The Bricks, Ybor City)
• Billy Summer & Joe Harley (Seven C Music, St. Petersburg)
• Boozewa w/Coma Hole/Husband Lost At Sea/Tiger 54/Sissie Trash (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
• Gunna (Yuengling Center, Tampa)
• Hagan w/Bill./Leonardo Joseph/Seafolk (American Legion Post 111, Tampa)
• Honeymoon Island Bluegrass Festival: Headin’ Home w/Fast Track/Tennessee Bluegrass Band (Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin)
• Lady A (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
• Lakewood Ranch Bluesfest: Johnny Rawls w/Albert Castiglia/Eden Brent/more (Waterside Park, Sarasota)
• Mysteryxmeat w/Burrito Bowel/ Bloodtied/Gnarcoossee/Law of Causality (Magnanimous Brewing, Tampa)
• Punk For Paws: Wolf-Face w/Mosquito Teeth/Bargain Bin Heroes/more (Pinellas Ale Works, St. Petersburg)
• Row Jomah’s 8th Annual Holiday Toy Drive: Row Jomah w/Road To Nowhere (Talking Heads tribute) (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin)
• The Spill Canvas w/Mae (Orpheum, Tampa)

Sunday, Dec. 7

Monday, Dec. 8

Tuesday, Dec. 9

Thursday, Dec. 11

More concerts happening in Tampa Bay Dec. 4-11

The 10 For $10: Afterthought w/Ballpark/Barricade/Bleeding Heart/Imprint/Polyester/Scissortail Flycatcher/Soul on Fire/Xerocide (Debut show)/22 Grief Friday, Dec. 5. 5 p.m. $10. Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa

90s Requests Live Friday, Dec. 5. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Africa Meets India: Morikeba Kouyate & Shankh Lahiri Friday, Dec. 5. 7 p.m. $16.75 & up. Lotus Pond Center for Yoga and Health, Tampa

Blood Brothers Friday, Dec. 5. 8 p.m. $25.03. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Buffy and the Slayers Friday, Dec. 5. 8 p.m. No cover. O’Briens, Tampa

Cabana Dogs Friday, Dec. 5. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Freckled Fin Irish Pub, Holmes Beach

Carries Friday, Dec. 5. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Dømina Friday, Dec. 5. 9 p.m. $20. TK Lounge, Tampa

Ella Jet w/Shaw Davis & The Black Ties Friday, Dec. 5. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

The Florida Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah Friday, Dec. 5. 8 p.m. $40.50 & up. Ferguson Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Ghengar w/Hvdes Friday, Dec. 5. 10 p.m. $20.77 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Gottmik vs. Violet Chachki Friday, Dec. 5. 7 p.m. $53.27 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Jaded Friday, Dec. 5. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Jazz With Jim Friday, Dec. 5. 7:30 p.m. $13 & up. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

Jimmy Suvoy Trio Friday, Dec. 5. 7 p.m. No cover. Outcast Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Jinglerock Tampa: Dove Bomb w/Jupiter Bloom/The Forum/Sofia Camille Friday, Dec. 5. 6 p.m. $14.56. Crowbar, Ybor City

John Kyle Rohde Friday, Dec. 5. 3 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

KPop Rave Friday, Dec. 5. 9 p.m. $15.44. Orpheum, Tampa

Krampusnacht feat. Tom Kersey Friday, Dec. 5. 6 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Kris Mikhel Friday, Dec. 5. 6 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Mockapalooza: Signs of Sacrifice w/Suffer/Stone Temple Pilots Projekt/Spoonmen Friday, Dec. 5. 6 p.m. No cover. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Nirvanna w/The Linkin Park Tribute Band/With Arms Wide Open (Creed tribute) Friday, Dec. 5. 8 p.m. $15. Oscura, Bradenton

Nonplus w/John Gaudy/Rat Galactic/Christian Parchuke Saturday, Dec. 6. 9 p.m. No cover. The Bends, St. Petersburg

Pamela Jo Friday, Dec. 5. 5 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Saving Vice w/Dead Things/Dispositions/Chasing Airplanes/The Cunningham Wake Friday, Dec. 5. 6 p.m. $15. Brass Mug, Tampa

Shaun Hopper Friday, Dec. 5. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

TL Jentgens Friday, Dec. 5. 6 p.m. $10 & up. OCC Road House, Pinellas Park

Toronzo Cannon Friday, Dec. 5. 7:30 p.m. $30. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor

Vision Crystal w/Fil Pate/Arrie Bozeman Friday, Dec. 5. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Age of Refuge w/Drosera/Drawn Out/Watch List/Seek Well/Bang Out/Out World Saturday, Dec. 6. 7 p.m. No cover. Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa

Allie Wolding b2b Taetro w/Diana NC/more Saturday, Dec. 6. 8 p.m. $17.15. The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Co., St. Petersburg

Andy Frasco & The U.N. w/TBA Saturday, Dec. 6. 7 p.m. $39.56 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Benjamin Road’s Christmas Show Saturday, Dec. 6. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Bryan Smith Saturday, Dec. 6. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Butterbrain feat. Angelo Moore w/Foolish Relics Saturday, Dec. 6. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Connor Zwetsch w/Seth Campbell Band Saturday, Dec. 6. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Cosmic Jenkins Saturday, Dec. 6. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

DoubleMBand Saturday, Dec. 6. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

The Dusty Boots Band Saturday, Dec. 6. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

The Family Funk Saturday, Dec. 6. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Fred Johnson Saturday, Dec. 6. 7 p.m. No cover, but registration required. Teco Theater at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Greg Woodruff Saturday, Dec. 6. 3 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Grego Anderson & Eric Golub Saturday, Dec. 6. 6:45 p.m. No cover. Gulfport Brewery, Gulfport

Jobsite Rocks (Benefit concert) Saturday, Dec. 6. 6:30 p.m. $30 & up. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Justin Moyar Saturday, Dec. 6. 2 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Ross Michael Strauser Quartet Saturday, Dec. 6. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Ruth Eckerd Hall Chorus Holiday Concert Saturday, Dec. 6. 6 p.m. Sold out. Murray Theatre at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Stormbringer Saturday, Dec. 6. 6 p.m. $10 & up. OCC Road House, Pinellas Park

The St. Pete Collective (James Taylor tribute) Saturday, Dec. 6. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

TroyBoi Saturday, Dec. 6. 10 p.m. $43.10 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Trsh w/Camping In Alaska/Thoughts On Bowling/Kerosene Heights Saturday, Dec. 6. 7:30 p.m. $24.92. Crowbar, Ybor City

Uncle John’s Band Saturday, Dec. 6. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Valerie Gillespie Saturday, Dec. 6. 7:30 p.m. $23 & up. Firehouse Cultural Center, Ruskin

Zerobabies Saturday, Dec. 6. 7:30 p.m. $5. Noisemakers, St. Petersburg

Acoustic Sunday Brunch: Rev. Billy C Wirtz & Marvelous Marvin Sunday, Dec. 7. 1 p.m. No cover. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Bee Gees Now! Sunday, Dec. 7. 7 p.m. $78.70 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

Bryan J Hughes and The Crew w/Boho Sideshow Sunday, Dec. 7. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Christmas with The New York Tenors Sunday, Dec. 7. 7 p.m. $30 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Christopher Walker Sunday, Dec. 7. 2 p.m. No cover. Gulfport Brewery, Gulfport

Daniel Childs w/The Family Funk Sundays. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Friends of Fil Organ Jazz Trio Sunday, Dec. 7. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Gareth Asher Sunday, Dec. 7. 4:30 p.m. $25. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor

James Suggs & Mark Moultrup Sundays. 3 p.m. No cover. Hawthorne Bottle Shop, St. Petersburg

Joe Denny & The Joyriders Sunday, Dec. 7. 2 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

John Frinzi Sunday, Dec. 7. 3 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Kristy Lee Sunday, Dec. 7. 7:30 p.m. $30. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor

New Horizons Sunday, Dec. 7. 2 p.m. $12 & up. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

Le Jazz Sundays through Aug. 30. 11:30 a.m. No cover. Boulevard Burgers & Tap House, St. Petersburg

Patel Conservatory: Holiday Music Concert Sunday, Dec. 7. 6 p.m. $36 & up. Ferguson Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Phoenix 5 Sunday, Dec. 7. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Rich Sheldon Sunday, Dec. 7. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Scott Miller and Shae Krispinsky Sunday, Dec. 7. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

The Sundaes Sunday, Dec. 7. 5 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Three Dog Night w/Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone Sunday, Dec. 7. 7 p.m. $54.75 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

The Unlikely Candidates Sunday, Dec. 7. 7 p.m. $18. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Young Culture w/Wakelee/Bike Routes Sunday, Dec. 7. 7 p.m. $24.30. Orpheum, Tampa

Holiday Spectacular with the Second Winds Symphony Band Monday, Dec. 8. 7 p.m. $15. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Latraia Savage w/Jabez Mitchem Monday, Dec. 8. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Peggy Morris Mondays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin

Wang Chung w/DJ Ant Monday, Dec. 8. 7 p.m. $22 & up. Ferg’s Concert Pavillion, St. Petersburg

Circus of Saints Tuesday, Dec. 9. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Ken Apperson w/Kirk Adams & Co. Tuesdays. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Rod Alnord Quartet Every second Tuesday. 8 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Alex Malkovich Trio Wednesdays through July 22. 6 p.m. No cover. The Nash Keys Dueling Piano Bar, Clearwater

Hot Tonic Wednesdays. 6:30 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Lanny Ziegel w/Seth Campbell Wednesday, Dec. 10. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Live Bluegrass Jam hosted by Fil Pate Wednesdays. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Liz Pennock & Dr. Blues Wednesday, Dec. 10. 7 p.m. No cover. Branzini, St. Pete Beach

Palladium Chamber Series: Across Time & Timbre – Beethoven, Poulenc, and Dvořák Wednesday, Dec. 10. 7:30 p.m. $15 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

CageGrass: Fil Pate Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Chaunces Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Gale & Joey Thursday, Dec. 11. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Geri-X w/Roc Helton Thursday, Dec. 11. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Peter White feat. Mindi Abair & Vincent Ingala Thursday, Dec. 11. 8 p.m. $54 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Pickin’ Splinters (Bluegrass jam) Thursdays. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Pink Talking Fish Thursday, Dec. 11. 7 p.m. $31.97. Crowbar, Ybor City

Stick & Ditty Thursdays. 6 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Tony Castellano w/Hiram Hazley and Le Jazz Thursdays. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Trisha Yearwood Thursday, Dec. 11. 7:30 p.m. $63.25 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

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This article appears in Nov. 27 – Dec. 03, 2025.

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