'80s overload? Never! REO Speedwagon, Styx, Night Ranger coming to Tampa
REO Speedwagon, Styx and Night Ranger have just announced a show at Tampa's Ford Amphitheatre for Oct. 30. And yes, late October is a beautiful time of year for an outdoor show like that.
Tickets for the Can't Stop Rockin' 2009 tour go on sale this weekend and are priced at $59.50, $39.50, $29.50 and $19.50. There is also a reserved seat 4-pack available for $60. This is being billed as a pavilion-only show, so I'm making an educated guess that this means no lawn seats are available?
And in case you're wonder, this will mark the second or third trip through Tampa Bay for both REO Speedwagon and Night Ranger in the last 18 months or so. Seriously guys, just move down here. The weather's nicer here and you can be regular co-hosts on the Stuck in the '80s podcast.
"Hey, hey, it's Steve Spears, your host, and with me as always, my three best friends ... Kevin Cronin, Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades. ... Sean Daly is manning the control board. We'll hear from him later on. Maybe."
Relive the music, movies and culture of the greatest decade ever with Times online editor Steve Spears. A teen during the decade, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to Reaganomics.
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Just saw STYX at City Stages in Birmingham, AL and they were incredible. Gone were the silly broadway tunes of Dennis DeYoung. Just a full set of all of the best rocking STYX tunes. If you are a fan of their good early stuff, go see the show.
Posted by: Bamajack | July 14, 2009 at 08:40 PM
In a recent Classic Rock Magazine poll, Sammy Hagar was 8th place as the best singer in Rock. Number one was Freddy, two was Paul Rodgers, Steve Perry was 4th.
Posted by: DerekT | July 14, 2009 at 04:53 AM
I think it's great how 2 of the greatest early 80's bands, Styx and REO, like going on tours together.
Posted by: DerekT | July 14, 2009 at 04:48 AM
chase, glad to see some sammy thrown in there. as a official, redhead(sammy fan), i have to say, i haven't listened to a single sammy song since the chickenfoot cd came out.
Posted by: CHAD | July 13, 2009 at 06:39 PM
neil that would be easy. all three of those bands are beloved. derek, you can bet shaw and blades will do something together. i saw a styx/boston show in houston last year. i just knew tommy would make an appearence during night ranger's set. sure enough, about two thirds in their set, here comes mr. shaw. he did high enough and coming of age with night ranger, it was SWEET.
Posted by: CHAD | July 13, 2009 at 06:38 PM
It would be great if Shaw and Blades did some Damn Yankee stuff too. Their voices go so good together, and Kevin can join in too. I would love to see this show.
Posted by: DerekT | July 13, 2009 at 05:22 PM
I have noticed for a lot of shows recently they are doing the 4 pack, packages. It is a pretty decent deal but good luck trying find four people that want to see Styx, REO, and Night Ranger.
Posted by: Neil | July 13, 2009 at 03:09 PM
Jack Blades is a hoot, he'd be a great cohost, seriously, instead of the interview, you should have him on to be a cohost, maybe a show about "rockinest songs of the 80s" or something ... Not ballads or great songs or anything like that, the stuff that makes you wanna play air guitar!
Let's see, ROCKINEST SONGS OF THE 80S LIST TIME:
-- Still Rock in America, Night Ranger
-- Three Lock Box, Sammy Hagar
-- Rock Me Like a Hurricane, Scorpion
-- I Wanna Rock, Twisted Sister
-- Here I go Again, Whitesnake
-- Smokin' in the Boys Room, Motley Crue
-- Pyromania, Def Leppard
There's more. Discuss with Mr. Jack Blades.
Posted by: chase | July 13, 2009 at 01:39 PM
No need to worry about a late-season hurricane--it will be no match for the overblown forces of the voices on that stage!
Posted by: Rebecca | July 13, 2009 at 11:11 AM