Five For Fighting, which plays Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida on May 22, 2024. Credit: Photo by Mike Donahue via 37 Media
John Ondrasik’s 27-year-old musical project Five For Fighting features one of the heaviest seasoned backing bands in live music.

he three-piece consists of musicians that have backed up the likes of Ringo Starr, John Mayer, and Chris Cornell, just to name a few, and their appearance with Ondrasik—his first in Clearwater since 2022—may see them break into “OK,” a single the 59-year-old released in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

Tickets to see Five For Fighting play Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater on Wednesday, May 22 are still available and start at $39.50.

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This article appears in May 9-15, 2024.

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...