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REO Speedwagon Reunites for Emotional Homecoming Concert

9/30/2025

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REO Speedwagon’s lineup—Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty, Bruce Hall, Alan Gratzer—reunited Sept. 27, 2025, at Gies Memorial Stadium for Illinois homecoming.
With the Marching Illini, they performed a three-song medley: Ridin’ the Storm Out, Roll with the Changes, and 157 Riverside Avenue.
Cronin thanked the university; Gratzer and Doughty praised the reunion after the Cronin–Hall dispute, signaling reconciliation; future appearances uncertain.

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REO Speedwagon’s lineup—Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty, Bruce Hall, Alan Gratzer—reunited Sept. 27, 2025, at Gies Memorial Stadium for Illinois homecoming.
With the Marching Illini, they performed a three-song medley: Ridin’ the Storm Out, Roll with the Changes, and 157 Riverside Avenue.
Cronin thanked the university; Gratzer and Doughty praised the reunion after the Cronin–Hall dispute, signaling reconciliation; future appearances uncertain.