REO Speedwagon members reunite for University of Illinois homecoming game halftime performance

REO Speedwagon members reunite for University of Illinois homecoming game halftime performance

Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon performs at Talking Stick Resort on December 15, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by John Medina/Getty Images) REO Speedwagon members Kevin Cronin, Bruce Hall, Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer reunited Saturday to join the University of Illinois band, the Marching Illini, for a performance during halftime of the school’s homecoming game. The group joined the band on the field for three songs, “Riding the Storm out,…

Watch Classic REO Speedwagon Lineup Reunite & Perform With University Of Illinois Marching Band

REO Speedwagon weren’t gone for long. Almost exactly one year ago, the classic rock institution announced their breakup, citing “irreconcilable differences” between frontman Kevin Cronin and bassist Bruce Hall. Neither of those guys were original members of REO Speedwagon, who formed in Champaign, Illinois in 1966, but both of them had been in the band for decades. The band played their farewell shows in December of last year, and Cronin said th…

Classic REO Speedwagon Members Reunite for Illinois Halftime Show

The four surviving members of REO Speedwagon‘s classic 1977-1988 lineup reunited for a halftime show performance alongside the University of Illinois marching band during the Illini’s homecoming football game on Saturday in Champaign. It marked the first time singer Kevin Cronin, keyboardist Neal Doughty, bassist Bruce Hall, and drummer Alan Gratzer have performed together since Gratzer’s retirement in 1988. Together the lineup produced some of …

Watch REO Speedwagon Members Reunite for Halftime Performance at University of Illinois Homecoming Game

A Long-Awaited Reunion The weekend brought a special surprise for fans of REO Speedwagon. Four surviving members of the group’s classic 1977–1988 lineup reunited for the first time in decades. Frontman Kevin Cronin, keyboardist Neal Doughty, bassist Bruce Hall, and drummer Alan Gratzer took the field at halftime during the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s homecoming […]

Watch the surviving members of REO Speedwagon's classic lineup reunite for the first time in 37 years

Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty, Bruce Hall and Alan Gratzer joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's marching band for a homecoming medley of REO Speedwagon classics

REO Speedwagon members reunite for University of Illinois homecoming game halftime performance – 106.5 The Arch

REO Speedwagon members Kevin Cronin, Bruce Hall, Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer reunited Saturday to join the University of Illinois band, the Marching Illini, for a performance during halftime of the school’s homecoming game.The… Source