REO Speedwagon have performed their remaining present as REO Speedwagon, though the band will proceed underneath the identify of their founding frontman, Kevin Cronin. Their remaining present, on the 1800-capacity Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, NV, ended with Cronin thanking followers and paying tribute to these concerned within the band’s 57-year historical past.
“My probability assembly with Gary Richrath again in 1972 took me from the golf equipment of the people scene of Chicago to the best venues of the world,” stated Cronin. “Pink Rocks in Colorado. The Los Angeles Discussion board. The Budokan Area in Tokyo. Madison Sq. Backyard. The Chicago Stadium. The Houston Astrodome. The New Orleans Superdome on back-to-back nights. Right here, within the Venetian Theater, doing this superb present with you guys.
“It has been superb. It has additionally allowed me an astounding recording profession with a with a 10-million-record-selling Excessive Infidelity and a truckload of different songs that you just all have taken into your hearts and made them your personal.
“And I like that a lot. It makes me really feel so good so, I thanks for that. With out you and the complete REO fan household there isn’t any manner any of my rock’n’roll goals would have come true, and in order that, my associates won’t ever change.”
Cronin goes on to thank the band’s administration – previous and current – in addition to crew, households and followers, earlier than paying tribute to the opposite members of the band.
“I wish to pay tribute to the co-founders and solely actual unique members of REO Speedwagon, Alan Gratzer and Neil Doughty,” he stated. “Plus, the opposite unique members of the band, Gregg Philbin and Terry Latrell, and naturally my shut accomplice in crime, in artwork, in every thing, the late nice Gary Richrath. Plus with the additions of Mike Murphy, Bruce Corridor and 35-year veterans Dave Amato and Brian Hit.
“We could not have accomplished it with none of these guys, so I really feel disappointment that that is the ultimate REO Speedwagon live performance and on the similar time I really feel grateful to have been a part of this unimaginable journey we have all been brothers on, this superb musical journey known as REO Speedwagon, and I want you all nothing however one of the best, and once I say ‘you’ I imply everybody who’s been a part of this band a part of our crew and a part of the REO Speedwagon fan household.
“The REO Speedwagon identify is being retired tonight, however the music, the spirit, the songs of REO Speedwagon will stay on with this band and with me underneath the identify Kevin Cronin. We hope you be part of us on that journey.”
REO Speedwagon’s remaining reveals have performed out a background of public animosity, with “irreconcilable variations” between frontman Kevin Cronin and Bruce Corridor forcing the bassist to take a seat out this yr’s reveals.
Corridor, who joined REO Speedwagon in 1977 in time to play on the band’s breakthrough album You Can Tune A Piano, However You Cannot Tuna Fish, had hoped to return to the stage after recuperating from again surgical procedure, however was changed on the ultimate tour by session drummer Matt Bissonette.
The band previously referred to as REO Speedwagon will hit the highway with Styx and former Eagles guitarist Don Felder on the Brotherhood Of Rock tour subsequent yr. Full dates beneath.
Styx, Kevin Cronin and Don Felder: Brotherhood Of Rock tour 2025
Could 28: Greenville Bon Secours Wellness Area, SC
Could 31: Tampa MidFlorida Credit score Union Amphitheatre, FL
Jun 02: Jacksonville Day by day’s Place, FL
Jun 04: Austin Germania Insurance coverage Amphitheater, TX
Jun 06: The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, TX
Jun 07: Ridgedale Thunder Ridge Nature Area, MO
Jun 09: Denver Fiddler’s Inexperienced Amphitheatre, CO
Jun 11: Salt Lake Metropolis Utah First Credit score Union Amphitheatre, UT
Jun 13: Harmony Toyota Pavilion at Harmony, CA
Jun 14: Bend Hayden Houses Amphitheater, OR
Jun 15: Ridgefield Inn Fashion Resort Amphitheater, WA
Jun 28: Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheatre, NM
Jun 30: Colorado Springs Ford Amphitheatre, CO
Jul 02: Kansas Metropolis Starlight Theatre, MO
Jul 05: Birmingham Coca-Cola Amphitheatre, AL
Jul 06: Alpharetta Ameris Financial institution Amphitheatre, GA
Jul 08: Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion, NC
Jul 09: Raleigh Coastal Credit score Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, NC
Jul 11: Virginia Seashore Veterans United Residence Loans Amphitheater, VA
Jul 12: Bristow Jiffy Lube Dwell, VA
Jul 14: Syracuse Empower Federal Credit score Union Amphitheater, NY
Jul 15: Bridgeport Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, CT
Jul 18: Gilford BankNH Pavilion, NH
Jul 19: Mansfield Xfinity Heart, MA
Jul 20: Holmdel Financial institution Arts Heart, NJ
Aug 01: Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion, TX
Aug 02: Brandon Brandon Amphitheater, MS
Aug 04: Franklin FirstBank Amphitheater, TX
Aug 06: Richmond Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront, VA
Aug 08: Camden Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, NJ
Aug 10: Burgettstown The Pavilion at Star Lake, PA
Aug 12: Saratoga Springs Broadview Stage at SPAC, NY
Aug 13: Toronto Budweiser Stage, ON
Aug 15: Noblesville Ruoff Music Heart, IN
Aug 16: Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre, MI
Aug 19: Cincinnati Riverbend Music Heart, OH
Aug 20: Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Heart, OH
Aug 22: Maryland Heights Hollywood On line casino Amphitheatre, MO
Aug 23: Tinley Park Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre, IL
Aug 24: Milwaukee American Household Insurance coverage Amphitheater, WI
