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Best Concerts This Fall

in Sarasota

Black Violin at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Black Violin

Classical music meets hip-hop in the groundbreaking duo Black Violin are heading out on tour! This outing that blurs the lines between genre, race, and gender with its unique fusion of groove and strings. The outfit features Will Baptiste on viola and Kev Marcus on the violin. Don't miss your chance to catch them live as they come to a stage near you.

Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back In Concert at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back In Concert

Join your local orchestra as they present a screening of George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan's 1980 sci-fi masterpiece, the second in the original Star Wars trilogy, with John Williams' unforgettable score played live in accompaniment. Regarded by many as the strongest entry in the franchise, The Empire Strikes Back sees the rebellion doing battle with the Galactic Empire once again.

Rain - A Tribute to the Beatles at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Rain - A Tribute to the Beatles

Together longer than The Beatles themselves, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary group, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that's as infectious as it is transporting. Includes the early hits to later classics that The Beatles never got the chance to play live - including the most complex and challenging songs.

Air Supply at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Air Supply

The front runners of eighties soft-rock and still evolving, Air Supply know how to write a love song, creating the illusion of romance with sweeping ballads and sweet melodies. Touring now, an evening the Aussie megastars will enchant, as they play from their compelling and vast back catalog, with hits such as 'You are my Lady', 'Everywoman in the World', 'Without you' and many more!

Commodores at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Commodores

Ever present throughout the '70s and '80s, the Commodores were able to switch in the blink of an eye from driving funk get-downs to soaring balladry. Led for much of their commercial peak by Lionel Richie, the group notched up seven Number One singles, millions of record sales and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Billy Ocean at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Billy Ocean

Born in Trinidad and Tobago, but raised in England, pop music superstar Leslie Sebastian Charles grew up listening to calypso, soul and rock, and it wasn't long before he was making his own stamp on the contemporary R&B genre. After adopting the moniker Billy Ocean in 1975, the iconic performer cemented his place on the musical landscape with a string of international hits in the 80s including Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run), Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car, and Suddenly.