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Styx formed in Chicago in 1972 and spent the following decade becoming one of the most commercially successful American rock bands of the arena rock era. Their combination of hard rock, progressive rock, and pop songwriting — produced with full-scale theatrical ambition and a sense for melody that most of their contemporaries lacked — produced a run of platinum albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s that included The Grand Illusion (1977), Pieces of Pie (1978), Cornerstone (1979), and Paradise Theatre (1981). The singles from these records — "Come Sail Away," "Renegade," "Babe," "Too Much Time on My Hands," "The Best of Times" — defined the sound of mainstream rock radio for years.

Kilroy Was Here (1983), a concept album built around a dystopian science-fiction narrative, produced "Mr. Roboto" and became both a commercial success and a source of internal tension that ultimately led to the original lineup's dissolution. The band has continued in various configurations ever since, and the current touring incarnation delivers the full catalog with the energy of a band that understands exactly how much these songs mean to the audiences who turn out for them. Touring alongside Chicago creates a double-bill of Chicago rock institutions that is built for an audience of lifelong fans and a genuinely worthy introduction for anyone new to either band.

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