Soft-rock superstar Sarah McLachlan returns to Clearwater this weekend

Not all of us only see Sarah McLachlan as television’s resident sad dog lady.

The Canadian singer’s powerful vocals can shake even the coldest of cores, whether she’s taking on—and out singing the original writer on—Gordon Lightfoot’s “Song For A Winter’s Night,” or providing the singing voice of Jessie in “Toy Story 2.”

Don’t expect to hear “When She Loved Me” if you take your kids to her Ruth Eckerd gig this weekend, but Beatle-approved cellist Vanessa Freebairn-Smith—who McLachlan brought to the same room in 2019—opens.

Tickets to see Sarah McLachlan at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on Sunday, Feb. 29 are still available and start at $51.

This article appears in Feb 16-22, 2023.