Styx
Music
Tour Buzz
November 15th, 2012
THE WIZ: It’s hard to say how many parties that rapper Wiz Khalifa, who plays the Thomas & Mack Center on Nov. 15 ($32.50-$45.50), has lit a fire under with his anthems “Say Yeah” and “Black and Yellow.” Read more »
Concerts
REO Speedwagon, Styx, Ted Nugent
Planet Hollywood Theater for the Performing Arts, May 5
May 10th, 2012
This is exactly the venue that should have hosted this triple bill of classic rockers. When all three of these acts were in their prime 30-35 years ago, the Theater for the Performing Arts (then, part of the Aladdin) was the only place you could see major touring bands in Las Vegas. And the setting helped the bands turn back the clock for a night of musical nostalgia. Read more »
Concerts
Styx
Green Valley Ranch, Feb. 10
February 16th, 2012
Naming your band after the river of transiting souls is cool when you’re 20, but it takes on a decidedly ominous edge when you’re 60-ish and you’ve lost your drummer to alcohol abuse, your founding bassist is HIV positive and one of your defining songs is titled “Come Sail Away.” And so it was with no little sense of urgency that band founders J.Y. Young, Chuck Panozzo and early add-on rock idol Tommy Shaw took the stage. Read more »
Concert Review
Styx and REO Speedwagon
The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, Sept. 24
September 29th, 2011
As part of a three-city tour, these classic rockers summoned the spirit of the ’70s and ’80s. It was an excellent night of big love songs and epic pop rock. Read more »
