If you wanted the best, you don't have the best. That would be KISS. Instead, you get something akin to them. 1970s and 1980s hit-makers Styx and Chicago will be hitting the road on a massive 2026 tour.
The bands might not be making big-selling new albums anymore, but they are happy to accept your money to perform for you. And, to be fair, Styx, at least, is quite good. Do many of us wish Dennis DeYoung were still the singer? Of course, but Tommy Shaw is still involved.
Oddly, while both bands formed in the Chicago area, this will be their first extensive run of performing together. Styx and Chicago did follow the same arc, though. In the '70s, they were rock-oriented and made iconic songs. In the '80s, they became poppy fluff with one too many ballads.
Styx and Chicago decide to tour together in 2026
In concert, one will get the hits, both good and bad. If one is a fan, however, things could be far worse. This could be Foreigner, after all.
2026 tour dates for the Styx and Chicago tour:
- July 13 - West Palm Beach, FL @ iThink Financial Amphitheatre
- July 15 - Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
- July 17 - Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- July 18 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
- July 20 - Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
- July 21 - Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
- July 23 - Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
- July 25 - Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion
- July 26 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
- July 28 - Toronto, Ontario @ RBC Amphitheatre
- July 30 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Acrisure Amphitheater
- Aug. 01 - Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
- Aug. 02 - Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
- Aug. 05 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
- Aug. 06 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
- Aug. 19 - Austin, TX @ Moody Center
- Aug. 20 - Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
- Aug. 24 - St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
- Aug. 25 - Kansas City, MO @ MORTON Amphitheater
- Aug. 28 - Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
- Aug. 30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Sept. 01 - Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center
- Sept. 02 - Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena
- Sept. 04 - Concord, CA @ Toyota Pavilion at Concord
- Sept. 06 - Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum