Def Leppard will perform Aug. 14 at Ford Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. 301 N. in Tampa. Poison and Cheap Trick also will be on the bill. Tickets, $39, $59, $89 and $125 plus service charges, go on sale at 11 a.m. Saturday. Call the box office, (813) 740-2446, or Live Nation, 1-877-598-8698. ...more

March 5, 2009

The budget likely is a fraction of that for Cheap Trick's "Sgt. Pepper's" spectacle, but four local bands are taking on an equally ambitious task Saturday. ...more

November 20, 2008

A minivan rolls through the streets of St. Petersburg. In it, your scribe and Violet, his 3-year-old daughter, listen to the "Madagascar 2" soundtrack without incident until Track 11, "More Than a Feeling," by Boston. ...more

November 6, 2008

A beachside pep rally is planned for today, the day before the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. ...more

October 9, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays continue their run for the American League pennant Friday against the Boston Red Sox. A beach pep rally is scheduled for Thursday to stir up support. The rally will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at the TradeWinds Island Resort in St. Pete Beach. The event is free and open to the public. ...more

October 8, 2008

Dolly Parton will perform Oct. 20 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Tickets, $65, $95 and $150, go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Call the box office, (727) 791-7400. Tickets also go on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, which will add service charges. Call (813) 287-8844. ...more

August 8, 2008

The bill could have had one wondering what year it was, but a crowd of around 15,000 - and not all of them grizzled concert vets like yours truly - braved the rain to rock with Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick on Wednesday night at Ford Amphitheatre. ...more

July 31, 2008

TAMPA - Classic rock summer! Heart, Journey and Cheap Trick hit the road together for a bill sure to thrill the hearts of '70s and '80s lovers alike. ...more

May 6, 2008

Although he sang lead on the five-minute ballad, Doug Gray never thought 'Heard It in a Love Song' would be popular. ...more

October 13, 2007