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.