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

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