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REO Speedwagon has breached down.
The US stone radical announced they volition halt touring effectual January 1, 2025, owing to “irreconcilable differences” betwixt frontman Kevin Cronin and bassist Bruce Hall.
The set shared the quality via Facebook connected Monday, September 16, conscionable days aft they wrapped their Summer Road Trip co-headline circuit with Train, during which Hall was absent arsenic helium has been recovering from backmost surgery. He was replaced by Matt Bissonette connected the summertime circuit dates.
Cronin has besides been battling an undisclosed wellness contented and revealed helium had exigency country earlier this month, which led to the cancellation of shows successful Chula Vista, California, and Phoenix, Arizona, connected September 10 and September 11, respectively.
However, set members Neal Doughty, Dave Amato, Bryan Hitt performed crossed each the circuit dates.
“To our fans: Bruce has intended to beryllium Back On the Road Again by now. If it were up to conscionable him, he’d beryllium backmost connected circuit … but it’s not up to conscionable him,” the band’s Facebook station read. “The statement sentiment was that helium had not recovered sufficiently to beryllium capable to execute astatine the level the fans person travel to expect.”
“Bruce respected that sentiment and is grateful that Matt has been astir to support the Wagon rolling done the summertime tour,” the connection went on. “Bruce ne'er had immoderate volition of retiring oregon walking distant from the band, fans, and unit helium has loved for astir 50 years.”
They added, “For Kevin’s part, helium excessively has ne'er had immoderate volition of leaving the band, and the fans and unit mean the satellite to him, arsenic well.”
“Due to this analyzable situation, irreconcilable differences arose betwixt Bruce and Kevin. So, it is with large sadness that we denote REO Speedwagon volition cease touring effectual January 1, 2025.”
The set concluded their station by writing, “Neal, Kevin, and Bruce convey their fans for each their years of loyal enactment and for giving backmost to the set specified fantastic memories that volition stay with each of them forever.”
Hall shared a connection of his ain connected his Facebook leafage soon aft the set made its authoritative announcement.
“Never ever thought it would extremity similar this and I’m heartbroken,” Hall wrote. “Please cognize Neal and I did everything successful our powerfulness to effort and support the Wagon rolling. I americium truthful appreciative of ALL the astonishing emotion & support.”
“You guys person been precise vocal and wide successful your wishes for maine to instrumentality to the stage,” helium added. “Trust maine … that’s each I wanted too. We each deserved a farewell tour.”
“For the record, I wanted REO Speedwagon to proceed to circuit with the line-up of Kevin, myself, Dave, Bryan and Derek. Just arsenic it was anterior to my necessary, planned and palmy backmost surgery.”
“I emotion and volition miss you all,” helium signed off.
REO Speedwagon past took the signifier astatine the Kia Forum successful Inglewood, California, connected September 8.
They are scheduled to execute adjacent astatine the Agua Caliente Casino successful Rancho Mirage, California, connected September 27.
The set was formed successful 1967 and recovered commercialized occurrence successful the ’70s and ’80s. Their astir celebrated album, Hi Infidelity (1980), produced 4 US Top 40 hits and sold implicit 10 cardinal copies.
REO has sold much than 40 cardinal records, with countless hits, including Can’t Fight This Feeling and Keep On Loving You.
This communicative primitively appeared connected New York Post and was reproduced with permission
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