Maybe you’ve heard it from a friend before – but 1960s rock band REO Speedwagon have been added to the list of headliners performing on the Lottery Grandstand stage at the Illinois at the 2023 Illinois State Fair.
The band, which was “loosely formed” at the University of Illinois, according to a press release, will play at the fairgrounds on Thursday, August 15.
“REO Speedwagon always brings everything it has to the stage,” Illinois State Fair Manager Rebecca Clark said in the release. “In over 50 years of being together, there hasn’t been a year that REO Speedwagon hasn’t played live. This will be one of those performances where we can hear the crowd singing throughout the fairgrounds.
According to the statement, 2023 marks the band’s seventh headline appearance at the Illinois State Fair, with their last appearance being in 2013.
The 2023 Illinois State Fair will take place August 10-20 in Springfield. Although a sale date for grandstand tickets has yet to be announced, tickets for REO Speedwagon will be priced in multiple tiers, starting at $33, the statement said.
Earlier this month, the fair announced that country music star Maren Morris will also headline 2023.
In 2022, Willie Nelson and his family headlined the fair. Other artists include TLC, Brooks & Dunn, Shaggy, Demi Lovato and Lainey Wilson.
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