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Todd Rundgren. Photo by Bill DeYoung.<\/p>\n
Todd Rundgren calls his current tour, stopping at the Capitol Theatre tonight and Friday,\u00a0 Damned if I Do. That\u2019s a reference to his general reluctance to play a \u201cnormal\u201d concert \u2013 one that is not themed, or dedicated to one particular album, or is experimental in nature. Rundgren likes to do that stuff.<\/p>\n
These will be shows that focus on the best-known and beloved songs from his lengthy career, a \u201chits\u201d list. Count on \u201cHello It\u2019s Me,\u201d \u201cI Saw The Light,\u201d \u201cLove is the Answer,\u201d \u201cCan We Still Be Friends\u201d and that all-time lazy-doofus anthem \u201cBang the Drum All Day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI tend not to do the same thing twice because I don\u2019t feel like it\u2019s my purpose to do that,\u201d Rundgren told this writer a few years back. \u201cSome artists spend their whole lives trying to find a formula that brings them success, and then they\u2019ll mine that formula until the cows come home. And I always felt that I have to be different \u2014 not only different from other artists, but also different from myself. So that I don\u2019t get in a rut by doing the same thing over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n
The show begins at 8 both nights. All tickets are at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Just in time for Pride Weekend, Dirty John\u2019s Drag Queen Summer Camp arrives at The Studio@620 tonight, Friday and Saturday (all shows at 8 p.m.). John Huls and his band of merry pranksters write and perform gay-themed sketch comedy.<\/p>\n IYKYK, and be advised that their shows very often sell out. That\u2019s why there are three performances (find tickets at this link<\/a>).<\/p>\n Huls and his partner Jay Hoff guest on Friday\u2019s edition of our Arts Alive! podcast.<\/p>\n Kanye West, a.k.a. Ye, arrives at Raymond James Stadium Friday for the first of two concerts. Saturday at RJS was already spoken for, so West\u2019s second show will happen Sunday. Tickets are at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n Friday at Ruth Eckerd Hall: The nonstop touring machine that is country music\u2019s Travis Tritt, and his band. Tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s Dali Museum performance by the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival is sold out.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s Classic Albums Live performs the album The Beatles (aka the White Album) in full and note-for-note Saturday at the Capitol Theatre. Tickets are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tony nominee (for Rock of Ages) Constantine Maroulis sings in front of a rock band, which is itself in front of the Florida Rock Symphony, Saturday at Ruth Eckerd Hall. It\u2019s The Music of Led Zeppelin, and tickets are at this link<\/a>. Maroulis will return for The Music of Journey, with the symphony, July 17.<\/p>\n Micky Dolenz, aka the Last Monkee Standing, returns for his annual Clearwater visit Sunday. Catch the Mickster at the Capitol Theatre; tickets are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ryan Sturm, left, and Jamie Giangrande-Holcom are in the musical comedy \u201cI Love You, You\u2019re Perfect, Now Change,\u201d entering its final weekend at Stageworks Theatre. Photo provided.<\/p>\n On theater stages<\/p>\n Sunday means end of the run for the comic drama The Hot Wing King at American Stage (showtimes and tickets here<\/a>), and the musical comedy I Love You, You\u2019re Perfect, Now Change at Stageworks Theatre (showtimes and tickets here<\/a>).<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stageworks-I-Love-You-Youre-Perfect-1-276x300.jpg\")
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