Tampa Bay’s December concerts
Aerosmith, Cheap Trick play Tampa Bay Times Forum; REH welcomes Vedder
By LEE CLARK ZUMPE
| Article published on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 |
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| Aerosmith comes to the Tampa Bay Times Forum Dec. 9. |
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In the run-up to the holidays, alternative rock radio station will present its Next Big Thing on Saturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m., at Vinoy Park, 701 Bayshore Drive NE, St. Petersburg.
Tickets start at $25. Call 813-740-2446 or visit www.livenation.com or www.97xonline.com.
This year’s lineup will Rise Against, Bush, Silversun Pickups, Fun., Grouplove, Of Monsters and Men, Paper Tongues, Flogging Molly, The Joy Formidable and Twenty One Pilots.
Another area radio station – 93.3 FLZ – will present its annual Jingle Ball Sunday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m., at Tampa Bay Times Forum, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa.
Tickets start at $29. Call 813-301-2500 or visit www.tampabaytimesforum.com.
This year, the holiday concert is presented by WestShore Pizza and will include the likes of Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, One Republic, Ed Sheeran, Psy, Zedd with Matthew Koma, Sean Kingston and Walk The Moon.
Following is a list of other music scene events in the coming weeks.
1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
• Alan Jackson, Sunday, Dec. 2, 3 p.m.
The Amphitheatre is at 4802 U.S. 301 N., Tampa. Call 813-740-2446 or visit www.livenation.com.
Capitol Theatre
• Richard Marx, Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m.
• Richard Marx, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 8 p.m.
• Queensryche’s Geoff Tate, Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m.
• Iris DeMent, Sunday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.
• R5 featuring Ross Lynch, Friday, Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Capitol Theatre is at 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Call 791-7400 or visit www.atthecap.com.
The Mahaffey
• The Florida Orchestra: Brahms’ Double Concerto, Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m.
• Michael Bolton, Thursday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
• The Florida Orchestra: Schubert’s Symphony No. 9; Saturday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m.
• The Florida Orchestra: Winter Wonderland; Thursday, Dec. 20, 11 a.m.
• Wynonna’s Rockin’ Christmas, Friday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m.
• The Florida Orchestra: Holiday Pops; Saturday, Dec. 22, 2 and 8 p.m.
The Mahaffey is at 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg. Call 892-5767 or visit www.themahaffey.com.
The Palladium at St. Petersburg College
• Harry O’Donoghue, Thursday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
• Coo Coo Ca Choo, Saturday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m.
• Nate Najar’s Holiday Jazz Show, Saturday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m.
The Palladium at St. Petersburg College is at 253 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg. Call 822-3590 or visit www.mypalladium.org.
Ruth Eckerd Hall
• The Florida Orchestra: Brahms’ Double Concerto; Sunday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m.
• Eddie Vedder, Monday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.
• Eddie Vedder, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.
• Simply Sinatra Christmas, Thursday, Dec. 6, 1 p.m.
• Bowzer’s Holiday Rock ’n’ Roll, Friday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.
• The Florida Orchestra: Schubert’s Symphony No. 9; Sunday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.
• Kings of Swing, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 1 p.m.
• Flavor of Jazz VII, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m.
• The Florida Orchestra: Holiday Pops; Sunday, Dec. 23, 7:30 p.m.
Ruth Eckerd Hall is at 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. Call 791-7400 or visit www.rutheckerdhall.com.
The Straz Center for the Performing Arts
• Idina Menzel, Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m., in Carol Morsani Hall
• The Florida Orchestra: Schubert’s Symphony No. 9; Friday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m.
• The Florida Orchestra: Holiday Pops; Friday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m.
The David A Straz Jr. Center – formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center – is at 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa. Call 813-229-7827 or visit www.strazcenter.org.
Tampa Bay Times Forum
• 93.3 FLZ Jingle Ball, Sunday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m.
• Aerosmith and Cheap Trick, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Saturday, Dec. 15, 3 and 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay Times Forum is at 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa. Call 813-301-2500 or visit www.tampabaytimesforum.com.
 | Article published on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
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