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.

For the better part of the 1980s, Queensrÿche was a head-turning progressive metal band opening for some of the bigger tours — including Kiss’ 1984 makeup-less “Animalize Tour,” as well as ...

Geoff Tate left Queensryche in 2012. He was replaced by singer Todd La Torre. Drummer Scott Rockenfield went on hiatus from the band in 2017 and hasn’t returned since.

Welcome to Lehigh Valley Music’s Ticket Box, listing new shows on sale. Happy Together Tour and Queensryche at Penn’s Peak near Jim Thorpe, a second show by U2 at Philadelphia’s ...