Prepping to drop her highly anticipated new album, Special, Houston-born Lizzo will present a planetarium-esque light show experience, appropriately dubbed Lizzoverse and an exclusive album playback performance on Friday, July 15 that will be livestreamed for fans.
Local Lizzo fans can stream the July 15 performance/event at 5 pm (CST) via the Amazon Music channel; find it here.
Following the July 15 performance, Lizzosphere — produced by Superfly — kicks off a series of public light shows from July 16 to July 17 at New York City’s landmark Cipriani 25 Broadway.
For those who can’t get enough of the “Good As Hell” star, Lizzo will debut an exclusive five piece, size-inclusive collection on Monday, July 18 that features playful, bright, graphic hoodies, and tees with familiar Lizzo sayings. A selection of vinyl, CDs, and cassettes will also be available for purchase.
As her fans know, Special includes the instant hit and worldwide smash “About Damn Time,” which is currently No. 2 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” and No. 1 on Top 40 radio airplay charts. The single has blown up on TikTok with over 3.5M creates, hitting TikTok’s No. 1 overall sound in the U.S.
“About Damn Time” might end up as Lizzo’s highest streaming song thus far. The tune marks Lizzo’s fourth Top 10, Hot 100 hit, following “Truth Hurts” (which spent seven weeks at No. 1), the singalong “Good As Hell,” and “Rumors (with hot girl Cardi B). The Houston native/flautist/superstar boasts three Grammy Awards and multiple platinum certifications.
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.
