That’s right, the crazy cometh. Charlie Sheen’s traveling road show, “Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option” invades the St. Pete Times Forum on April 22. Seats start from $46.75 (up to about $90) and and if you’re really a die-hard fan, you can drop $750 for front row seats and an autographed photo. They may seem pricey, but you’d better act fast if you want to get a live dose of America’s latest guilty pleasure. The first two tour dates sold out within minutes (including one at Radio City Music Hall in NYC). $1 per ticket will go to Japan’s Red Cross earthquake relief, and the rest will presumably go toward furthering a descent into madness that we’re all more inclined to stare at than discourage. Sheen, the tiger-blooded warlock himself, says people will “scream, laugh, and hear the truth,” and that’s pretty much all the info we’re getting on what exactly this show will entail.
This article appears in Apr 14-20, 2011.