Like a lot of young kids, Queensryche guitarist Michael Wilton grew up playing sports. Then he dropped the ball. “I was a jock,” he said via Zoom. “I played baseball and football in high school.

Geoff Tate will perform on Friday, April 4, 8 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater.

Geoff Tate left Queensryche in 2012. He was replaced by singer Todd La Torre. Drummer Scott Rockenfield went on hiatus from ...