Heavy Metal

March 2024

THUNDERSTRUCK – A Tribute to AC/DC with special guest Night Songs – A Tribute to Cinderella

Thunderstruck recreates the spirit and energy of an AC/DC concert, the way you remember it. Thunderstruck aims to please every crowd, playing the songs you know and love from all eras of AC/DC. Striving to stay true to the AC/DC way, Thunderstruck obsesses over the tones and structures of each song's studio and live versions, also using all the gear necessary to bring the power and entertainment of a genuine AC/DC show.  Hear favorites including "Highway To Hell", "Hells Bells", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Back In Black", and so many more! 
30 Mar
8:00 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174
April 2024

Lynch Mob Final Ride Tour // RATT’s Juan Croucier with Special Guest Bull Y Los Bufalos

Featuring Juan Croucier, original bass player for Dokken and RATT! Playing and singing the RATT hits he wrote or co-wrote including: "Lack of Communication", "You're In Love", "What You Give Is What You Get", "Lay It Down" "Scene Of The Crime",  "You’re In Trouble", "Round And Round",  “Lovin You Is A Dirty Job”, to mention a few. For the first time ever, an opportunity to hear the man who wrote, or co-wrote the material, sing the material.  It has been far too long, now the driving force behind the performances of RATT, has returned. It is time to see and hear THE OTHER VOICE OF RATT! Bull y Los Búfalos is an American Rock band with a singer/songwriter Diego "Bull" Avello from Spain currently based in Austin, TX. Their original songs, sung in English and Spanish, feel like ZZ Top meets Robert Rodriguez. They define their unique sound as "Stubborn Rock" never give up and keep persisting on your goals.
05 Apr
8:00 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174

Uli Jon Roth – Interstellar Sky Guitar Tour

Welcome to Starship Uli! Experience an evening of true musical passion and inspiration! Uli takes us on a 360-degree journey into his world of artistic imagination. The choice of music for INTERSTELLAR SKY GUITAR is inspired and guaranteed to create an exciting journey through Uli's intriguing musical world. The journey crosses over from both classical and baroque master pieces- such as Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Mozart, Bach and Beethoven - to new music by Uli written for his 9-string Flamenco Sky Guitar as well as excerpts from a new Sky Guitar Concerto. Uli's signature tool of expression is the legendary Sky Guitar which he invented and on which he will perform. These stunningly designed six-octave instruments have a far greater tonal range than traditional guitars, allowing Uli to equal the range of the violin and the cello. The main star of the collection is the stunning state-of-the art Excalibur 7-string Sky Guitar and the new 9-String Flamenco Sky Guitar, for which Uli has recently written a whole series of beautiful new pieces and which he showcases for the first time on this tour. ** RESCHEDULED FROM 2020 and 2023.  TICKETS VALID AT NEW SHOW DATE.
19 Apr
8:00 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174
May 2024

Honeymoon Suite // Helix

Honeymoon Suite is a Candian Rock band formed in 1981. It's current members consist of Johnnie Dee, Derry Grehan, Peter Nunn, Gary Lalonde, and Dave Betts. Honeymoon Suite is named after the famous landmark in the center of the tourist activity in Niagara Falls. Hit songs include “New Girl Now," "Burning In Love,” “Wave Babies,” and “Stay In the Light,” “Bad Attitude,” “Feel It Again,” “What Does It Take,” “All Along You Knew,” and MORE!  Over their career Helix have played 19 different countries across the world and sold close to 2 million albums. They have played with over 200 of the world’s greatest acts including KISS, Motorhead, Rush, Meatloaf, Heart, Accept, Whitesnake, Quiet Riot, Triumph, and many more.  Hits include "Rock You, "Heavy Metal Love," " (Make Me Do) Anything You Want," " Deep Cuts The Knife", and MORE!
11 May
8:00 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174

Nazareth

Nazareth rose from playing the pubs, clubs and dance halls of their native Scotland to become one of the most successful rock bands in the world. They were the pioneers who took Scottish rock international paving the way for the many other great Scottish bands like Simple Minds, Texas, Big Country, Del Amitri etc. The original four members first came together in Pete Agnew’s band “The Shadettes” in 1968, changed the name to ‘Nazareth’ in 1970 and from then went on to record a string of hits worldwide. Having recently released their 25th studio album (Surviving The Law) the band have been creating new music since the early 70’s right up to the present day and their repertoire features hits spanning five decades. Songs like ‘Broken Down Angel," "Bad Bad Boy," "Turn On Your Receiver," " My White Bicycle" all made their mark on the world charts alongside the mega hits "Dream On," "This Flight Tonight," " Hair Of The Dog," and the one and only "Love Hurts’.
16 May
7:30 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174

PRE-SHOW MEET & GREET UPGRADE: Saxon & Uriah Heep: Hell, Fire & Chaos Tour

Now in their fourth decade of making music, continuing the tradition that they helped create, Saxon are still a tour de force in heavy metal music. The Band is comprised of members Peter “Biff” Byford (vocals), Paul Quinn & Doug Scarratt (guitars), Nibbs Carter (bass) & Nigel Glockler (drums). Saxon were the leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal with hits that include "Wheels of Steel’, "State of Grace", " Princess of the Night", "Denim and Leather", and so, so many more!  Along with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Uriah Heep helped invent a decorative and uniquely British form of heavy metal with their debut album, Very ‘Eavy, Very ‘Umble. Uriah Heep is responsible for the most elevated and intelligent use of vocals in a heavy metal context amongst the major bands inventing the genre in the 1970s. The "Beach Boys of Heavy Metal" have had timeless classics like “Sunrise,” “Sweet Lorraine,” “Circle of Hands, “July Morning” “Easy Livin’” and “Love Machine!"
19 May
3:00 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174

Saxon & Uriah Heep: Hell, Fire & Chaos Tour

Now in their fourth decade of making music, continuing the tradition that they helped create, Saxon are still a tour de force in heavy metal music. The Band is comprised of members Peter “Biff” Byford (vocals), Paul Quinn & Doug Scarratt (guitars), Nibbs Carter (bass) & Nigel Glockler (drums). Saxon were the leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal with hits that include "Wheels of Steel’, "State of Grace", " Princess of the Night", "Denim and Leather", and so, so many more!  Along with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Uriah Heep helped invent a decorative and uniquely British form of heavy metal with their debut album, Very ‘Eavy, Very ‘Umble. Uriah Heep is responsible for the most elevated and intelligent use of vocals in a heavy metal context amongst the major bands inventing the genre in the 1970s. The "Beach Boys of Heavy Metal" have had timeless classics like “Sunrise,” “Sweet Lorraine,” “Circle of Hands, “July Morning” “Easy Livin’” and “Love Machine!"
19 May
5:00 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174

Parental Advisory Tour – Saliva, Trapt, Adema, Tantric, One Day Alive

The Parental Advisory Tour will feature Josey Scott’s Saliva, Trapt, Adema, Tantric & special guest One Day Alive. Josey Scott is best known as the former lead vocalist of the rock band Saliva. In addition to Saliva, Scott co-wrote and performed "Hero" with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. With 4 Grammy nominations, and millions of records sold, as well acting in television, and movies he brings a level of entertainment to the stage with his band few can parallel. Trapt is an American rock band formed in Los Gatos, California in 1997 with eight studio albums that have been recorded to date. Their upcoming ninth album The Fall (2024) is set for release in May. The lineup for all studio recordings consisted of Chris Taylor Brown (vocals) and Pete Charell (bass), with various members filling over the course of their career. Their 2002 debut single, "Headstrong" became a crossover hit to the pop charts and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. Adema is a post-grunge, alternative metal band with heavy electronica influence who began their musical adventure together in 1998 in Bakersfield, California. Their original lineup of Dave DeRoo, Kris Kohls, Mike Ransom, Tim Fluckey, and Mark Chavez released full-length albums Adema, Unstable, and EP Insomniac’s Dream. Throughout those years, they found themselves sharing the stage alongside some of rock’s biggest acts at the time. Tantric is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky founded in 1999 by former "Days of the New" members Todd Whitener, Jesse Vest and Matt Taul, and Hugo Ferreira. Tantric has released six studio albums and one EP; Tantric (2001), After We Go (2004), The End Begins (2008), Broken Down...Live in the Poconos (2008), Mind Control (2009), 37 Channels (2013) and Blue Room Archives (2014). One Day Alive originated in Cincinnati, OH and has performed throughout the country sharing the stage with the likes of Fuel, Hinder, Smile Empty Soul, Days of the New, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Bobaflex, Taproot, Saliva, and many others.Their blend of thick guitar riffs, melodically driven vocals, and signature feel provides the recipe for their distinct version of new age rock.
30 May
7:30 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174
June 2024

Lita Ford

Lita Ford is an English-born American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, before embarking on a successful glam metal solo career that hit its peak in the late 1980s.  The 1989 single "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, remains Ford's most successful song, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
14 Jun
8:00 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174
August 2024

Stephen Pearcy of Ratt

As the founder, lead singer, and songwriter of the metal rock band RATT, Stephen Pearcy has captured critical acclaim for his performances, style, and uniquely salacious vocals. RATT climbed up the charts with singles from “Out of the Cellar”, soaring past Prince’s “Lets Go Crazy”, Van Halen’s “Panama”, Madonna’s “Borderline” and David Bowies “Blue Jean”. Throughout RATT’s nearly four decades of success with Pearcy at its helm, they released 8 albums and played thousands of shows worldwide all the while selling over 20 million records.​ The Pearcy legacy is here to stay. His fans are loyal and always wanting more of him…after all, he is the original “Wanted Man”. 
16 Aug
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174

Mike Tramp – The Songs of White Lion with Full Band

Mike Tramp, legendary White Lion singer, is getting the band back together!  White Lion was a glam metal band of the 80s and early 90s. Known for top 40 rock hits such as "When The Children Cry", "Little Fighter", "Radar Love", and so many more! Current band members are:  Marcus Nand: Guitar - Vocals, Jerry Best: Bass - Vocals, Brentt Arcement: Drums - Keyboards -Vocals, and Mike Tramp: Vocals - Guitar.
29 Aug
7:30 PM
Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St., St. Charles IL 60174
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