Tampa Bay's best live music happening May 16-23

Tampa Bay's live music weekend is upon us once again, this time featuring Black Joe Lewis, Dave Matthews Band, Chappell Roan and more.

This listing of Tampa Bay's best live music happening May 16-23 is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select gigs from CL's user-submitted Tampa Bay concert calendar .

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Thursday, May 16

• Fastball w/Fayroy (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
• The Florida Orchestra: Elgar’s Enigma Variations (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)
• The Forum w/Mirror Parts (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
• Swinging Down Broadway: Annamarie Smith-Butz (Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)

Friday, May 17

• Doom Flamingo w/Minim (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
• The Florida Orchestra: Elgar’s Enigma Variations (Carol Morsani Hall at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)
• John Digweed (The Ritz, Ybor City)
• Moth Bite w/Imaginary Colors/Movie Props/Luciidea/Amateur Taxidermy (Oscura, Bradenton)
• Reverend Horton Heat w/The Suffrajettes (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Victor Furtado (Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor)

Saturday, May 18

• Amon Amarth w/Cannibal Corpse/Obituary/Frozen Soul (Yuengling Center, Tampa)
• Arbour Season w/CJ Rislove (Music Gallery, New Port Richey)
• The Beaches w/G Flip (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Farseek (album release) w/Kick Veronica/Floating Boy/Agile (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• The Florida Orchestra: Elgar’s Enigma Variations (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)
• Florida Wind Band: Moments in Time Saturday, May 18. 6 p.m. No cover. Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Tampa
• Grant Peeples w/Reina Collins (Craftsman House, St. Petersburg)
• The Polish Ambassador w/Scott Nice/Grandfather Gold (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
• Sam Robbins Saturday, May 18. 7 p.m. $25. Music4Life Living Arts Center, Clearwater
• Sickick (WTR Pool at Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas, Tampa)
• Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
• Youth Fountain w/Action Adventure/Like Roses (Music hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)

Sunday, May 19

• Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears w/DJ Blenda (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
• Bunt (WTR Pool at Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas, Tampa)
• Cabal w/Born A New/Float Omen/Gas FL/Death of a Deity/Spiritual Chaos (Oscura, Bradenton)
• Chappell Roan (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Cryogeyser w/Deadharrie (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• The Florida Orchestra: Elgar’s Enigma Variations (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
• Jar (EP release) w/Squint/Vulture Raid/Vespid/Drawn Out/PostDrome (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
• La Lucha & Friends (New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa)
• Ol’ Dirty Sundays: DJ Casper w/DJ Fader/Indy Sunday, May 19. 10 p.m. $5. Crowbar, Ybor City
• Scratch My Back No. 27: JGLB w/The Lint Rollers/The Quivering Rhythm Hounds/Jim ‘Kimo’ West (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
• The Slackers w/The Freecoasters/The Brainiacs (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
• Vintage Culture (Hard Rock Event Center Pool at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)

Tuesday, May 21

• Bad Bunny (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
• Central Ave. Live: Celebrating Tampa’s Music History and Hope For Future Tampa Musicians (St. James Church, Tampa)
• The Remix: Bauxmonk (Shuffle, Tampa)
• Thievery Corporation (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

Wednesday, May 22

• Dave Matthews Band (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
• Five For Fighting (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
• Madison Beer w/Upsahl (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

Thursday, May 23

• Blue Devil Tattoo 30th Anniversary Party: Scumbag Wrld w/Coldsteel/The Kutoffs/DJ Chuck Knorris (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• Convictions w/Confessions of a Traitor/Fatal Frames/Grasping At The Shadow/Spiritual Chaos Thursday, May 23. 7 p.m. $15. Oscura, Bradenton

Also playing

Big Al & The Heavyweights Thursday, May 16. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Dave Seaman Thursday, May 16. 9 p.m. $15 & up. The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Bonzai w/Muck Sticky/The Rhythm Inya Thursday, May 16. 7 p.m. $15. Oscura, Bradenton

The Chippendales Thursday and Friday, May 16 & 17. 8 p.m. $55 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

Grateful Shred w/Circles Around the Sun Thursday, May 16. 7:30 p.m. $29.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Madonna-Gaga-Britney-Kylie Dance Party Thursday, May 16. 8 p.m. $12. Orpheum, Tampa

The Forum w/Mirror Parts Thursday, May 16. 7 p.m. $10. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Ancient Future: Savej w/Shewxlf Friday, May 17. $33. Roots To Crown, St. Petersburg

Anthony Michael Friday, May 17. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

C Note Friday, May 17. 8 p.m. $35. Orpheum, Tampa

Classic Albums Live: Queen ‘News Of The World’ Friday, May 17. 8 p.m. $35 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

DJ Fader Friday, May 17. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

Dueling Pianos Friday, May 17. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Hot Tonic Friday, May 17. 9 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa

The Jimmy Griswold Trio Friday, May 17. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

JT Curtis & The Florida Scoundrels Friday, May 17. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

The Loose Cats Friday, May 17. No cover. Pete’s Place, Tampa

Metal Night: Fiends w/Izora/Ramtha/Gauchais/Be Kindly Friday, May 17. 7 p.m. $10 & up. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

MJ Lives Friday, May 17. 8 p.m. Richey Suncoast Theatre, New Port Richey

One Night of Queen: Gary Mullen & The Works Friday, May 17. 8 p.m. $47.50 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Sarah & The Safe Word w/If I’m Lucky/Endless Mike and The Beagle Club Friday, May 17. 7 p.m. $15. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Andy Brey & Scott Lavan Miller Saturday, May 18. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Bradentucky Bombers Night: DJ Nightraven Saturday, May 18. 7 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Charlie Morris Saturday, May 18. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Dead Set Florida Saturday, May 18. 8 p.m. No cover for GA, $79 for VIP. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Foolish Relics Saturday, May 19. 2 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Grace Dickerson Saturday, May 18. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Groovehive Market: Low Season w/No Room To Talk/Human Error Saturday, May 18. 6 p.m. No cover. The Bends, St. Petersburg

Harry Potter rave Saturday, May 18. 9 p.m. No cover before 10:30 p.m. No cover with RSVP, $10 for guaranteed anytime entry. The Ritz, Ybor City

Fil Pate & Friends Saturday, May 18. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Jask w/DJ Casper Saturday, May 18. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

Julie Black & Her Band Saturday, May 18. 6 p.m. No cover. Riverwalk Stage at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Mixtape Brunch: DJ Big Willie Saturday, May 18. 12 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Speak Easy Saturday, May 18. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Stick & Ditty Saturday, May 18. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Sweet Fortune McCoy Saturday, May 18. 8 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa

Ape Vermin w/Mean Green Sunday, May 19. 6:30 p.m. Sold out. Brass Mug, Tampa
Beach Terror Sunday, May 19. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Bryan Smith Sunday, May 19. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Carrollwood Winds: Beautiful Mothers of Spring Sunday, May 19. 4 p.m. $12 & up. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

DJ Blenda Sunday, May 19. 5 p.m. No cover. New World Brewery, Tampa

Free Range Strange Sunday, May 19. 5 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

G-Train Sunday, May 19. 7 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

Grateful Walker & Friends Sunday, May 19. 3 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Hymn for Her Sunday, May 19. 3 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa

Jessica Rose Sunday, May 19. 6 p.m. No cover. Riverwalk Stage at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Ponder The Albatross Sunday, May 19. 12 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Sunday Blues Session: Josh Nelms Sunday, May 19. 6 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Kyle Smith w/Part One Tribe Tuesday, May 21. 7 p.m. $20. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Kid Royal Band Wednesday, May 22. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Pour Decisions: DJ Cub Wednesday, May 22. 7 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

The Florida Orchestra: Inside Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony Thursday, May 23. 7:30 p.m. Pay what you can at the door. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

The Savants of Soul w/Dionysus/HoneyWhat Thursday, May 23. 7 p.m. $5. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

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