REO Speedwagon has added 14 new summer dates onto its already busy 2023 itinerary, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. As it stands now, REO will kick off the year on February 1st at Savannah, Georgia's Savannah Civic Center and has dates booked until the beginning of September when the band hits Saratoga, California's The Mountain Winery.
REO Speedwagon has been passed over for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for decades now. Kevin Cronin, who's kept REO together through thick and thin — and still sells out year after year for their legion of fans — told us that not getting into the Rock Hall is okay with him: “I understand what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thought process is. And I think in our case, at least; I mean, I think of myself as an artist and an entertainer. I mean, did I re-invent the wheel with REO Speedwagon? Probably not. I think I picked up influences from the Beatles and from a lot of bands that were around me, but I don't know if in good conscience I could say I'm an innovator, and 'did I create something brand new,' y'know? And I think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is looking for those types of seminal, pivotal bands.”
UPDATED: REO Speedwagon tour dates (subject to change):
February 1 – Savannah, GA – Savannah Civic Center
February 3 – Cherokee, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
February 7 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
February 8 – Pompano Beach, FL – Pompano Beach Amphitheater
March 15 – Brookings, SD – Swiftel Center
March 17 – Sioux City, IA – Orpheum Theatre
March 18 – Park City, KS – Hartman Arena
March 21 – Bemidji, MN – Sanford Center
March 22 – La Crosse, WI – La Crosse Center
March 24 – New Buffalo, MI – Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds New Buffalo
March 25 – Mt Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort|
May 19 – Temecula, CA – Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival
May 27 – Lincoln, CA – The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort
June 12 – Augusta, GA – Bell Auditorium
June 13 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center
June 20 – Wheeling, WV – Capitol Theatre
June 23 – Port Huron, MI – McMorran Place
August 2 – Billings, MT – First Interstate Arena
August 5 – Idaho Falls, ID – Hero Arena at the Mountain America Center
August 8 – Sturgis, SD – Sturgis Buffalo Chip
August 12 – Newkirk, OR – 7 Clans First Council Casino
August 13 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
August 14 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Theatre
August 18 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 19 – Atlantic City, NJ – The Borgata Casino Resort
August 20 – Grantville, PA – Hollywood Casino
August 25 – Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion
August 26 – Toledo, OH – Toledo Zoo Amphitheater
August 29 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre
August 27 – Bay City, MI – Wenonah Park
August 30 – Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theatre
September 2 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley Resort & Casino
September 3 – Las Vegas, NV – Fremont Street Experience *** Free Concert
September TBA – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
