Sarasota–Bradenton this week: Lakeview, David Foster and more

David Foster and Katharine McPhee finally make their rescheduled Van Wezel date, Lakeview plays Joyland, and the weekend spreads from Venice to Bradenton.

For anyone who has been holding a David Foster ticket since winter, this is the week. The Van Wezel's rescheduled date with David Foster and Katharine McPhee lands Saturday night, and it heads a short but well-spread weekend across Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice.

Four shows, two nights, and three cities. Here's how it falls.

Friday starts early and on the water. Rotary plays Tarpon Point Grill and Marina in Venice at 5:30 p.m., an after-work set for people who want the sunset and the band at the same time. Later that night, Lakeview plays Joyland in Sarasota, the room that bills itself as The Country Junction, with an 8:45 p.m. start for the country crowd.

Saturday is the big one. Foster and McPhee are at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall at 7 p.m. The show was moved from an earlier date this year, and the hall's own event page now lists Saturday, Nov. 14, so if you bought for the original date, check with the Van Wezel box office about your tickets. The 1,741-seat hall is the biggest room on the week's list by a wide margin.

Up in Bradenton the same night, No Love For The Middle Child plays Oscura at 8 p.m., a later, louder alternative for anyone who would rather stand than sit.

Here's the week, night by night:

Fri, Nov 13 — Rotary, Tarpon Point Grill and Marina, Venice, 5:30 p.m. Details at tarponpointmyakka.com.

Fri, Nov 13 — Lakeview, Joyland, Sarasota, 8:45 p.m. Tickets via SeatGeek.

Sat, Nov 14 — David Foster, with Katharine McPhee, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota, 7 p.m. Tickets via vanwezel.org.

Sat, Nov 14 — No Love For The Middle Child, Oscura, Bradenton, 8 p.m. Tickets via See Tickets.

The geography makes the weekend easy to stack. Friday can be Venice at happy hour and Sarasota after dark. Saturday is a straight choice between the seated night at the Van Wezel and the standing one up in Bradenton, and the hour between their start times won't let you do both comfortably.

It's not a crowded week, but every night that has music has something worth leaving the house for. Pick your night.

Sources: Van Wezel: David Foster & Katharine McPhee (vanwezel.org); Joyland — The Country Junction (joylandsarasota.com); JamBase: David Foster at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (jambase.com); JamBase: Lakeview at Joyland (jambase.com); JamBase: Rotary at Tarpon Point Grill and Marina (jambase.com); JamBase: No Love For The Middle Child at Oscura (jambase.com)