REO Speedwagon, Styx headline tornado benefit show
BLOOMINGTON — Rock groups Styx and REO Speedwagon will headline a benefit concert to raise money for victims of last weekend’s Illinois tornadoes.
The bands, which both have strong Illinois ties, will headline the event called “Rock to the Rescue Extends a Hand to Those in Need.” The concert will be held at Bloomington’s U.S. Cellular Coliseum on Dec. 4
Tickets go on sale Saturday and cost between $28 and $58.
Styx guitarist James Young and REO Speedwagon guitarist and singer Kevin Cronin are both Illinois natives.
Young says Illinois residents have “lent support and a helping hand” to the artists. Now he says: “It’s our turn to ask what we can do for this great state.”
The nonprofit Rock to the Rescue was founded 12 years ago.
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