REO Speedwagon has made a second career of teaming up with other rockers for successful concert tours.
Yet, we never saw this combo coming:
REO Speedwagon will embark on the Summer Road Trip 2024 with none other than Train.
The trek includes stops at Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland on Sept. 6 and Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on Sept. 7. The groups also perform Golden State shows on Sept. 8 at Kia Forum in Inglewood and Sept. 10 at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Feb. 2 via SaveMeSanFrancisco.com (Train’s website) and REOSpeedwagon.com. There are also artist presales that run 10 a.m. Jan. 31 to 10 p.m. Feb. 1. Furthermore, presale tickets will be available to Citi cardmembers beginning at 10 a.m. Jan. 31, citientertainment.com.
What makes this pairing so unusual for REO is that it mixes different eras of music. Typically, REO has toured with one of its classic rock peers — such as the Doobie Brothers or Chicago. Yet, this time around, these ’70s and ’80s hitmakers out of Champaign, Illinois, will be teaming up with a Bay Area troupe that didn’t even release its first album until 1998.
But if you ever wanted to hear “Keep On Loving You” and “Hey, Soul Sister” in the same evening then, hey, this could be the tour for you.
(It’s also the tour for us, since REO is awesome in concert and we try to catch the band each and every time through the Bay Area.)
Oh, and as an added bonus, Yacht Rock Revue is opening the gigs. Here’s hoping that they cover Jay Ferguson’s “Thunder Island” at Shoreline.
REO and Train promote the tour with an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Jan. 31. This will mark the bands first-ever performance together on stage.
SUMMER ROAD TRIP 2024 TOUR DATES
DATE CITY VENUE
Monday, July 8 Somerset, WI Somerset Amphitheater
Wednesday, July 10 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
Thursday, July 11 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE ^*
Friday, July 12 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Saturday, July 13 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Monday, July 15 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Tuesday, July 16 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Wednesday, July 17 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre ^
Friday, July 19 Lewiston, NY Artpark ^
Saturday, July 20 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
Sunday, July 21 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
Tuesday, July 23 Saratoga Springs, NY Broadview Stage at SPAC
Wednesday, July 24 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Friday, July 26 Camden, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Saturday, July 27 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Sunday, July 28 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion ^
Wednesday, July 31 Syracuse, NY Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview
Thursday, August 1 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Saturday, August 3 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre
Sunday, August 4 Mansfield, MA The Xfinity Center
Tuesday, August 6 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
Wednesday, August 7 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Friday, August 9 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park
Saturday, August 10 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
Sunday, August 11 Wilmington, NC Live Oak Bank Pavilion ^
Friday, August 16 Pelham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre ^
Saturday, August 17 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sunday, August 18 Franklin, TN FirstBank Amphitheater
Tuesday, August 20 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Wednesday, August 21 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Thursday, August 22 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place ^
Friday, August 23 Orange Beach, AL The Wharf Amphitheater
Sunday, August 25 Houston, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Monday, August 26 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
Wednesday, August 28 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre*
Thursday, August 29 Salt Lake City, UT Utah First Credit Amphitheatre
Saturday, August 31 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Sunday, September 1 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Wednesday, September 4 Ridgefield, WA RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
Friday, September 6 Wheatland, CA Toyota Amphitheatre
Saturday, September 7 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sunday, September 8 Inglewood, CA Kia Forum
Tuesday, September 10 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Wednesday, September 11Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Source: www.mercurynews.com