Styx and REO’s Kevin Cronin Set Tour With Special Guest Don Felder

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Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, the iconic voice and writer behind REO Speedwagon’s greatest hits, will join forces for the sixth time for their “Brotherhood of Rock” 2025 tour, along with special guest Don Felder. The summer tour, produced by Live Nation, spans dozens of dates beginning May 28. It continues through August 24.

Citi is the official card of the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour and Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. local time. General Tickets for the general public will go on sale starting Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. local time here.

The Dec. 6 announcements notes that the tour will feature some of the greatest classic rock anthems of all time, including “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”

The official trailer for the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour can be seen on Live Nation’s YouTube page.

Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, they came together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which still collects donations for local charities at every stop on Styx’s ongoing tour.

Canadian fans who are American Express® Cardmembers can get Front Of The Line presale access to purchase tickets to the Toronto show before the general public beginning December 9 at 10am local time at https://www.ticketmaster.ca/americanexpress/94.

“The winter of 1975 I had returned home to Montgomery, Alabama after accepting the fact that there was very little, if any interest from club owners for seven-piece rock bands who played their original songs, (some of which were 10 minutes long) and we’d finally accepted the reality that people wanted disco music hits to dance to,” says Styx singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw. “A musician friend from home called me about a steady gig he and two other local musician friends had in the lounge of the local bowling alley. There was no dance floor, only tables and chairs, and they were playing music from bands like the Eagles, Dan Fogelberg, etc. and singing three-part harmony to locals who were loving it and not wanting to dance. And a steady weekly paycheck! I joined them and spent the rest of that year playing whatever we liked, bought a modest house, bought a used car, and was relieved to be off the road after two years of night club managers who wanted us to play disco. Thinking I’d found a secure life in my hometown, I got a call from a guy named Jim Vosecek, who’d introduced himself to me and the band at a club in Chicago. He explained that he was tour manager of the rock band Styx, that they had just released a new album called Equinox, and they were scheduled to embark on their first national tour when a member suddenly quit and left the band. He said to get on the plane they’d booked and come audition. Arriving at O’Hare airport, I met Kevin Cronin who was returning to rejoin his band, REO Speedwagon. It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship that finds us back on the road together, this time under much different circumstances! The Brotherhood of Rock is stronger than ever!”

“I remember seeing Tommy’s seven-piece funk/rock band at the Rush Up club in Chicago, during my mid-‘70s REO hiatus, and then bumping into him at O’Hare a few weeks later,” remembers Cronin. “In no time I was back in REO Speedwagon and Tommy had become the newest member of Styx. REO and Styx dominated the Billboard charts in 1981 with Hi Infidelity and Paradise Theatre, but for reasons unknown we had never toured together. So in the year 2000, Tommy and I decided to give it a shot. The ‘Arch Allies’ tour was a smashing success, and a life-long friendship was formed. Now, here we are 25 years later, having always had each other’s back, and psyched for our bands to join forces once again. A lot has changed since that chance encounter at the airport in 1975, but our brotherhood has only become stronger through the years.”

“I’m so excited to be hitting the road this summer with my friends Styx and Kevin Cronin,” declares Don Felder. “It’s such a great line up full of hit songs and lots of ROCK AND ROLL!!! We have so much fun together both on stage and off stage that it’s hard to find a more wonderful combination of great music and great friends.”

Styx, Kevin Cronin 2025 “Brotherhood of Rock” Tour With Special Guest Don Felder (Tickets will be available here)
May 28 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
May 31 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jun 02 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place
Jun 04 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Jun 06 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
Jun 07 – Ridgedale, MO – Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
Jun 09 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre*
Jun 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jun 13 – Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion at Concord
Jun 14 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Jun 15 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
Jun 28 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Jun 30 – Colorado Springs, CO – Ford Amphitheatre*
Jul 02 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
Jul 05 – Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amphitheater
Jul 06 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Jul 08 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Jul 09 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Jul 11 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Jul 12 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Jul 14 – Syracuse, NY – Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
Jul 15 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Jul 18 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion
Jul 19 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Jul 20 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 01 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Aug 02 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater
Aug 04 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater
Aug 06 – Richmond, VA – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront
Aug 08 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Aug 10 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
Aug 12 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC
Aug 13 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Aug 15 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Aug 16 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Aug 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Aug 20 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
Aug 22 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug 23 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Aug 24 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater