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Tampa Bay Concerts

December 2008

by Lee Zumpe
for About.com

Bruce Hornsby will perform at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

Photo courtesy of the artist.

Following is a list of some of the concerts set for December in the Tampa Bay area. If you know of a concert venue or upcoming performance not listed here, please e-mail the details to tampa.guide@about.com.

Hillsborough

Ford Amphitheatre At the Florida State Fairgrounds

  • Sunday, Dec. 7 – 97X Next Big Thing, featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Shinedown, Atreyu, Flogging Molly, Flobots, Shiny Toy Guns, Saving Abel, Ludo, Anberlin and Framing Hanley, 10 a.m.

St. Pete Times Forum

  • Friday, Dec. 12 – Carrie Underwood, 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, Dec. 21 – AC/DC, 7:30 p.m.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

  • Monday, Dec. 8 – Michael Winslow, 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, Dec. 11 – Sara Moulton, 8 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Dec. 30 – Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, 8 p.m.

Skipper’s Smokehouse

  • Friday, Dec. 5 – James McMurtry with Ronny Elliott and The Dedringers, 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 6 – Vizztone Records Revue with Matt Stubbs, Terry Hanck, “Sax” Grodon Beadle and Gary Brown Blues Band, 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, Dec. 7 – Toubab Krewe, 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Dec. 9 – John Nemeth, 8 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec. 12 – Soul 2 Earth with Thomas Wynn and the Believers, 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 13 – The Prodigals, 8 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec. 19 – Tab Benoit with Mike Zito, 8 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec. 26 – Magadog with Tribal Style, Johnny Cakes and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypso, 8 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Dec. 30 – Freight Train Annie’s Girlie Show, hosted by The Marys and featuring Lorna Bracewell and Stephanie Carpenter, 8 p.m.

Tampa Theatre

  • Wednesday, Dec. 10 – Phoebe Snow, 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec. 12 – David Byrne, 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 13 – Colbie Caillat, 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, Dec. 14 – A Rockapella Holiday, 7 p.m.
  • Monday, Dec. 29 – Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Soul Stew Revival, 7:30 p.m.

Manatee

Ace’s Lounge

  • Tuesday, Dec. 9 – T Model Ford with Gravel Road, 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 13 – Lucky and James Peterson, 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 20 – Seth Walker, 8:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Dec. 31 – Jason Ricci and New Blood, 8:30 p.m.

Pinellas

Jannus Landing Courtyard

  • Friday, Dec. 5 – The Misfits, 7 p.m.
  • Thursday, Dec. 18 – Seven Mary Three, 7 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Dec. 31 – Sister Hazel, 7 p.m.

Palladium at St. Petersburg College

  • Saturday, Dec. 13 – Ellington Christmas featuring Nate Najar, Ken Peplowski, Jon-Erik Kellso, Chuck and Robert Rudd, John Lamb and Steven Buscholtz, 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, Dec. 14 – Pinellas Youth Symphony Holiday Concert, 3 p.m.

Ruth Eckerd Hall

  • Thursday, Dec. 4 – Jason Mraz, 7 p.m..
  • Friday, Dec. 5 – John Tesh, 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, Dec. 7 – Jars of Clay, 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 13 – Bowzer’s Holiday, 8 p.m.
  • Monday, Dec. 15 – Yes, 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Dec. 17 – Peter White Christmas, 8 p.m.

State Theater

  • Thursday, Dec. 4 – Perpetual Groove, 8 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec. 5 – Marc Broussard, 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 6 – Psychostick, 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 13 – Ohgr, 7 p.m.

Sarasota

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

  • Monday, Dec. 15 – The Irish Tenors, 8 p.m.

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