REO Speedwagon finds its way across the US
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Fresh off its first European jaunt in 20 years, REO Speedwagon is gearing up for a major US tour that stretches through November.
The classic rockers kick things off today (6/14) in Stockton, CA, and hit their share of fairs and festivals all over the country along the way. Details are listed below.
REO Speedwagon is supporting its April release, "Find Your Own Way Home," its first collection of new material in more than a decade. The 10-track album is being billed as a return the band's power-ballad/melodic-rock-anthem glory days. A few songs from the set are streaming at the REO's website.
"Find Your Own Way Home" is also available in a three-disc edition sold exclusively at Wal-Mart. The set includes the enhanced CD "Hi Infidelity Then Again ... Live," which features REO Speedwagon performing its most successful album, 1980's "Hi Infidelity," at XM Studios. It marked the first time the band has performed the album in its entirety since 1981. Also included is the "XM Artist Confidential" DVD, which has the band performing classic hits and new songs alongside interview footage and an audience Q&A.
The roots of the new album go back to the spring of 2000, according to REO Speedwagon's website. That's when the band joined fellow Midwest rockers Styx for a co-headlining tour, which ended up being recorded for a live CD and DVD.
REO, which formed in 1968, has produced 17 albums and has more than a dozen Top 40 singles under its belt, including No. 1 hits "Can't Fight This Feeling," "Keep On Loving You," and "Time For Me To Fly." To date, the band has sold 40 million albums, according to a press release.
June 2007
14 - Stockton, CA - San Joaquin County Fair
16 - Del Mar, CA - San Diego County Fair
20 - Pelham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center-Birmingham
22 - Waco, TX - Hog Creek Icehouse
23 - Fort Worth, TX - Billy Bob's Texas
28 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Summerfest
30 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Stir Cove
July 2007
1 - Greeley, CO - Greeley Stampede
4 - Junction City, KS - Heritage Park
5 - Lake Ozark, MO - Horny Toad
6 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
7 - Burgettstown, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
8 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheatre
12 - Walker, MN - Moon Dance Ranch Jam
14 - Taylor, MI - Heritage Park
15 - Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts
19 - Bridgeview, IL - Toyota Park
20 - Farwell, MI - Silver Ridge Music Rock Festival
21 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
24 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort & Casino
25 - Lincoln, RI - Twin River Events Center
27 - North Lawrence, OH - Clays Park Resort
29 - New Egypt, NJ - New Egypt Speedway
August 2007
4 - Ventura, CA - Ventura County Fair
10 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl Concert Theatre at The Palms Hotel
11 - San Mateo, CA - San Mateo County Fair
12 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Theatre
14 - Lynden, WA - Northwest Washington Fair
15 - Eugene, OR - Lane County Fair
16 - Chehalis, WA - Southwest Washington Fair
24 - Boise, ID - Western Idaho Fair
30 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Resort & Casino
31 - San Carlos, AZ - Apache Gold Casino Resort Outdoor Theater
September 2007
1 - Ignacio, CO - Sky Ute Casino
7 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre-St. Louis
14 - Cape Girardeau, MO - Southeast Missouri District Fair
28 - Lawrenceburg, IN - City Park Festival Bicentennial Park
29 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
October 2007
3 - Jackson, MS - Mississippi State Fair/Mississippi Coliseum
5 - Altoona, IA - Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino
6 - Charleston, IL - Laatz Arena
19 - Little Rock, AR - Arkansas State Fair
November 2007
2 - Wendover, NV - Peppermill Concert Hall
3 - Primm, NV - Star of the Desert Arena
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