This week is your last chance to see prog-rock magus Rick Wakeman play solo in Orlando

In the 1970s, an enterprising ad campaign labeled a then-cadaverous Lou Reed as “the phantom of rock.” That was then, and now, a descriptor that would have been applied more aptly to cape-bedecked and keyboard-playing magus Rick Wakeman.

Wakeman helped define and refine the changing sonic hues of prog rock with seminal stints in Yes and solo works like Journey to the Centre of the Earth and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Wednesday’s show will be Wakeman’s last solo show in Orlando, as this tour is his North American swan song. This Orlando date was one of a handful added to the successful run, so go see this maestro before he hangs up his performing cape forever (?).

8 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, The Plaza Live, $101-$138.

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This article appears in Apr 2-8, 2025.