Al Stewart brings band that backed Kenny Loggins to Clearwater on Friday

Mr. ‘Year of the Car’ pretty much stole the Empty Pockets for his own.

By Josh Bradley on Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 2:02 pm

Photo via Ruth Eckerd Hall

Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets, which play Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida on March 29, 2024.

Al Stewart’s current band, The Empty Pockets has previously backed the likes of Kenny Loggins and the late Gary Wright, and even had a few tracks appear on a handful of early-2000s Nickelodeon sitcoms.

The 78-year-old Mr. “Year of the Cat,” has pretty much stolen the youthful, rock four-piece—described as one that holds “a joyful friction between Americana, folk, and rock ‘n’ roll spiked with roots soul”—and even allows it to open for him every night.

Tickets to see Al Stewart and the Empty Pockets play Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater on Friday, March 29 are still available and start at $39.50.
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Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in Tampa Bay. Check the music section in print and online every week for the latest in local live music.

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