Rockers REO Speedwagon to perform at Albany Civic Center
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From staff reports
ALBANY — Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. for the performance by classic rock superstars REO Speedwagon, who will roll into the Albany Civic Center on April 12.
Tickets, which start at $39.50, are available at the Georgia’s Own Credit Union Box Office located at the Albany Civic Center and ticketmaster.com.
Formed in 1967, signed in 1971, and fronted by unmistakable vocalist Kevin Cronin since 1972, REO Speedwagon’s unrelenting drive, non-stop touring and iconic recordings jump-started the burgeoning rock movement in the Midwest. Platinum albums and radio staples soon followed, setting the stage for the release of the band’s explosive “Hi Infidelity” in 1980, which contained the massive hit singles “Keep On Loving You” and “Take It On the Run.” That landmark album spent 15 weeks in the No. 1 slot and has since earned the RIAA’s coveted 10X Diamond Award for surpassing sales of 10 million units in the United States.
REO Speedwagon have sold more than 40 million albums around the globe, and Cronin and bandmates Bruce Hall (bass), Neal Doughty (keyboards), Dave Amato (guitar) and Bryan Hitt (drums) are still electrifying audiences worldwide in concert with hits and fan-favorites such as “In Your Letter,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Time For Me To Fly,” “Roll With The Changes,” the aforementioned “Keep On Loving You” and “Take It On the Run,” and many, many more.
Established in July of 2006, Pepper Entertainment, centrally located in Sioux Falls, S.D., is one of the fastest scaling, independent promoting firms in the United States. PE’s broad scope of services include live promotions, national touring, fairs, festivals, corporate and private event talent buying, club and performing art center programming, media and creative marketing services. In 2021, PE ranked 27th of the Top 100 Worldwide Promoters according to Pollstar Magazine and was nominated in 2020 as Promoter of The Year by The Academy of Country Music Awards.
For more information about this or other shows at the Albany Civic Center, visit flintriverentertainmentcomplex.com.
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