One legendary rock band from the 1970s appears to call it quits

First, it was Aerosmith who decided to stop touring because singer Steven Tyler was having health issues and is seemingly never going to be able to vocalize the same way again. Journey then canceled their tour because the band could not stop suing one another. Now another popular rock band from the 1970s appears to be done too.

REO Speedwagon announced in September that due to "irreconcilable differences" the band will cease touring as of January 1, 2025. To be accurate, the group truly stopped touring after the September 8 show in Inglewood, California. The summer dates were set to end on September 11 after singer Kevin Cronin came down with an illness.

The issue with the band, however, is not Cronin's sickness, but the apparent feud Cronin has with long-time bassist Bruce Hall. Hall has not been touring with the group recently as he had back surgery in November of 2023. Hall seemingly never wanted to stop gigging with REO Speedwagon, so one might wonder what is really going on.

REO Speedwagon appears to post on social media that it will cease to be

Hall and Cronin have each been with the group since the band's heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s. While the band made several albums before 1978, that year the group released their breakthrough album, You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish. The record contained the hit songs, "Time for Me to Fly" and "Roll with the Changes."

The other touring members of the band have still been around since the 1980s, but REO Speedwagon has not had a song on the Billboard charts since 1991 and even then it was far down on the list.

On their social media platforms, the band wrote, in part, "...irreconcilable differences arose between Bruce and Kevin. So, it is with great sadness that we announce REO Speedwagon will cease touring effective January 1, 2025."

There was no mention that the group was no longer going to record new music, but the last proper album that REO Speedwagon produced was in 2007. They did have a Christmas record in 2009. In other words, fans hoping for a new album by the group were likely just wishful hoping anyway.

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