38 Special, Ted Nugent, Chicago, Def Leppard and Don Felder, among others.Īfter an 11-year break from recording, REO Speedwagon released “Find Your Own Way Home” in 2007, marking the band’s 15th studio effort. REO has since embarked on incredibly successful tours with STYX. The Can’t Stop Rockin’ amphitheater tour featuring Fleetwood Mac, REO and Pat Benatar was a huge success and blazed the trail for the very popular co-headline tours of today. In 1994, when many rock bands of their era had broken up or were feeling like their days were numbered, the REO team came up with a co-headline tour concept that breathed new life into the world of touring. and 40 million around the globe, with a string of gold and platinum records and international hit singles, including “Roll with the Changes,” “Time for Me to Fly,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Back on the Road Again,” and others.
In all, REO has an RIAA-certified 22 million albums sold in the U.S. The album has received Recording Industry Association of America®’s (RIAA) 10X Diamond Award for surpassing sales of 10 million in the U.S., fueled by massive hit singles such as “Keep On Loving You” and “Take It On the Run.” All these years later, “Hi Infidelity” still remains a high-water mark for rock bands. Platinum albums and freeform FM radio staples such as “Ridin’ the Storm Out” followed, setting the stage for its ninth studio album, 1980’s explosive “Hi Infidelity,” which spent 15 weeks at No. In the 1970s, the band’s unrelenting drive and non-stop touring and recording jump-started the burgeoning rock movement in the Midwest. Formed in 1967, signed in 1971, and fronted by iconic vocalist Kevin Cronin since 1972, REO Speedwagon is a band where the main constant over the decades is a never-ending desire to give its all to its fans, year in and year out.