Oh dear. Just the band all those Gen Z's want see.
USC game (Sept. 27th): 11:00am CT, FOX
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IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
They didn't want to see Ludacris a few years ago, either, but all of us Millennials had a great time at Homecoming that year.
It's not always about the kids on campus. Sometimes, it's about who you can convince to come down and spend money.
So they had to travel to Purdue, and end up playing a night game because of the long weather delay. Then they go back home and play a night game on the West Coast. Then come back to the midwest to play a morning game.
Yeah I'd say that's a major advantage for us.
“Homecoming”
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
“At the Illinois-USC football game on Saturday, Sept. 27, the band members will participate in the traditional sounding of the air raid siren . . .”
… someone please inform the youngsters in the sound booth that this needs to segue directly into Riding the Storm Out.
Peoria native Gary Richrath, RIP. helluva guitarist
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
Saw them in AH 1979. I was freshman
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Be a shame if they didn’t have six whole days in between to get their bearings straight.
I'm going to guess that these 'seasoned' legends will be riding in the back of a convertible rather than marching in the parade.
I've seen REO twice in the last couple of years. Saw them in Peoria at the civic center and they sounded bad. I think it was the venue. I heard them a year later at Hollywood Casino amphitheater and they sounded awesome. Both was with Kevin Cronin and the band.
band camp
- STL City
Things changed.
www.billboard.com
Kevin Cronin Talks Solo Career After REO Speedwagon Split: ‘I Never Quit the Band’
The final show under the REO Speedwagon moniker takes place Dec. 21 at the Venetian in Las Vegas.
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Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
good show
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
If they are anything like my 17 year old son, they’ll love it. We have a classic rock station that plays pretty much anything from 1968 to 2000. When we are in the car, he’s singing along to most of the songs. I feel like my wife and I have raised him well when it comes to musical tastes.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
I bet our first play from scrimmage will be to "Take It On The Run" up the middle“At the Illinois-USC football game on Saturday, Sept. 27, the band members will participate in the traditional sounding of the air raid siren . . .”
… someone please inform the youngsters in the sound booth that this needs to segue directly into Riding the Storm Out.
Oak Lawn native Kevin Cronin - St Linus parish
i grew up 2 blocks away from him. He was older - I didn’t know him . I knew of the family , but as I wasn’t irish catholic , I didn’t go to school with them .
REO, Dan Fogelberg & Head East are central Illinois biggest contributions to 60’s-80’s music scene
This is literally a great idea!“At the Illinois-USC football game on Saturday, Sept. 27, the band members will participate in the traditional sounding of the air raid siren . . .”
… someone please inform the youngsters in the sound booth that this needs to segue directly into Riding the Storm Out.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Really?? I was lucky enough to see Zac Brown Band at the Civic Center, and the acoustics were awesome! Meanwhile, I saw Jimmy Buffett at many different venues over the years, and I thought Tinley Park was the worst as far as acoustics go!
hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
i did see in a press release that cronin was listed along with the other members, must have patched it up (momentarily, at least)
“REO Speedwagon formed at Illinois in 1967 after founding members Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer met during their first week of classes in 1966 and started playing music together in their rooms in Illinois Street Residence Hall. Doughty and Gratzer will be joined by longtime members Bruce Hall, a Champaign native, and lead singer Kevin Cronin for a weekend full of Homecoming festivities.”
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pruman91
- interviewing new NL's daily....I really really am
I saw the original REO Speedwagon at least 30 times at Merlin's bar in Carbondale , Il back in the day.....they were the house band for the bar back in the late 1960's .......Richrath had lighting hands and would bring down the crowd with outstanding riff's over and over again.......very similar to Eddie Van Halen playing style....................
ISR! 4 South was home my freshman and sophomore years (70-71). Great dorm back then. Think I saw REO in The Brown Jug and Chances R back then. Memory a little hazy at this point. All the beer I drank doesn't help.
What? No Light Brigade (which morphed into the Mackinaw Valley Boys, which morphed into Pork and The Havana Ducks)? The Light Brigade was one rockin' band in 1970. RIP Jerry "Pork" Armstrong.
I liked Starcastle too.
band camp
- STL City
This human is from central IL, and massively talented. Cannot forget her.
en.wikipedia.org
Alison Krauss - Wikipedia
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