REO Speedwagon, Styx unite for summer tour
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Classic rockers Styx and REO Speedwagon will team up this summer for a budget-priced tour that also features veteran Southern rockers .38 Special.
The excursion gets underway May 13 in Albuquerque, NM, and currently consists of shows in 30 cities around the country, with the trek winding down July 11 in the St. Louis area. Details are below, with more dates to be revealed in the coming weeks, according to the outing's promoters.
The tour will feature a "fan friendly" pricing structure, according to a press release, with ticket prices as low as $13.50 available at most stops.
"Both bands have always tried to keep our ticket prices low so that none of our fans get left out. It's our own personal Rock 'n' Roll Stimulus package," said Styx's Tommy Shaw in a press statement. "It's been nine years since the Arch Allies tour and it just seemed like the right time to team up with our friends in REO and hit the road again."
In anticipation of the summer road trip, Styx and REO Speedwagon recorded a new single together, co-written by Shaw and REO's Kevin Cronin. The song, "Can't Stop Rockin'," will make its radio debut in March.
"The world is going through a weird phase, and everybody needs music now more than ever," added Cronin. "We all need to join our friends, pool our resources, combine our energies, because there is power in people coming together. That spirit has brought REO and Styx together to write, record and tour together, and celebrate it all with the greatest fans in America."
REO continues to support 2007's "Find Your Own Way Home," which marked the band's first collection of new material in more than a decade. The 10-track set, billed as a return to the power-ballad/melodic-rock-anthem glory days, has spawned the adult-contemporary hits "I Needed To Fall" and the title track.
Styx's latest release is 2006's "One With Everything," a live CD/DVD set that captures the band performing its hit songs with The Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland. The rockers' most recent collection of original studio material is 2003's "Cyclorama," and they also released 2005's "Big Bang Theory," which covers classic rock songs originally performed by artists including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and The Who.
Can't Stop Rockin' Tour with REO Speedwagon, Styx and .38 Special
May 2009
13 - Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Casino Amphitheater
15 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
16 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack Center
17 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
21 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Business Bank Arena
22 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
23 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Amphitheatre
24 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
27 - Seattle, WA - ShoWare Arena
30 - Sandy, UT - Rio Tinto Stadium
31 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 2009
4 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
5 - Thackerville, OK - Winstar Casino
6 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
7 - Woodlands, TX - Woodlands Pavilion
16 - Boca Raton, FL - Sunset Cove Amphitheatre
18 - Orange Beach, FL - The Amphitheatre @ The Wharf
20 - Roanoke Rapids, NC - Carolina Crossroads Amphitheatre
21 - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
23 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
26 - Atlantic City, NJ - The Borgata
27 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
28 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
July 2009
1 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
2 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort Casino
3 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
4 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
9 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
10 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
11 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
REO Speedwagon headlining dates
March 2009
27 - Milwaukee, WI - Potawatomi Casino
28 - Florence, IN - Belterra Resort & Casino
April 2009
2 - Niagara, Ontario - Fallsview Casino & Resort
3 - Lancaster, PA - American Music Theater
4 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
23 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
24 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
25 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
July 2009
18 - Arnold's Park, IA - Arnold's Park
19 - Waukesha, WI - Waukesha County Fair
August 2009
29 - Garden City, KS - Finney County Fairgrounds
31 - Lincoln, NE - State Fair Park/Nebraska State Fair
September 2009
5 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair
6 - Plymouth, WI - Sheboygan County Fair
October 2009
24 - Dearborn, MI - Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
Styx headlining dates
March 2009
20 - Mescalero, NM - Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
21 - Durant, OK - Events Center
27 South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Center
28 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
April 2009
9 - Tulsa, OK - Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino
10 - Bossier City, LA - Horseshoe Casino
11 - Robinsonville, MS - Horseshoe Tunica
24 - Wisconsin Dells, WI - Crystal Grand Music Theatre
25 - Florence, IN - Belterra Resort & Casino
September 2009
11 - Richmond, British Columbia - River Rock Show Theatre
12 - Coquitlam, British Columbia - Red Robinson Theatre
October 2009
9 - Biloxi, MS - Hard Rock Casino & Resort
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