Before Mötley Crüe, before RATT, even before there was a Metallica, Y&T was slogging away in sweaty rock clubs around America. When the band formed in the early 1970s, little did they know they would set the standard for hard rock bands that trailed. Many of the biggest acts of the ’80s became popular opening...
BUY NOW With nearly 25 years of experience under their spandex MR. SPEED continues to forge ahead writing their own chapter in KISStory. Their passion for KISS is real. This show combines a lot of the elements that are reminiscent of an original KISS performance. Many tribute bands claim to be the eighth wonder of...
BUY NOW Nazareth is without doubt the biggest Rock Band to emerge from Scotland.They were the pioneers who took Scottish Rock international and paved the way for the many other great Scottish bands that came later….the likes of Big Country, Simple Minds etc. Joining Nazareth is Rare Earth. These individuals guarantee the audience an evening...
BUY NOW With one of the most powerful voices in Rock, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ann Wilson of the legendary band HEART returns to The Arcada after filming her television special here in 2018. She loved it…and we loved HER! Her show will combine the hits that made HEART one of the most...
BUY NOW Molly Hatchet never disappoints when it brings to The Arcada their Southern-Rock show that gets everybody stompin’ their feet! “Flirtin’ With Disaster” is a song you just GOTTA see live! Opening for Hatchet is LynSkynyrd, Chicagoland’s first and ONLY tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd! Plan on an epic “FREEBIRD” before a fabulous Molly Hatchet show!
BUY NOW If having DOKKEN, one of the hardest rocking metal bands on our stage isn’t enough, how about adding The Lynch Mob to the bill? OK, then how about adding The Lynch Mob AND George Lynch, DOKKEN guitarist during the “Classic” years to do a reunion set with the band? WHAT A RARE AND...
BUY NOW The Arcada Theatre has announced the long-awaited return of the iconic Heavy Metal Band QUIET RIOT! Quiet Riot was the first heavy metal band to hit #1 on the Billboard Charts with its legendary album “Metal Health” featuring the million-selling single “Bang Your Head” and a true Rock anthem, “Cum On Feel The...
BUY NOW King's X is an American rock band that combines progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. The band's lyrics are largely based on the members' struggles with religion and self-acceptance. King's X was ranked No. 83 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard...
BUY NOW King’s X is an Arcada Theatre favorite that returns with its powerful progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. With a cult-following, deep-meaning lyrics and rockin-loud riffs, King’s X was ranked No. 83 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock! Opening for King’s X is...
BUY NOW With one of the most powerful voices in Rock, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ann Wilson of the legendary band HEART returns to The Arcada after filming her television special here in 2018. She loved it…and we loved HER! Her show will combine the hits that made HEART one of the most...
BUY NOW Joey Belladonna is best known as the lead singer of the legendary group ANTHRAX...One of the great voices in METAL pays tribute to one of the most iconic and popular ROCK bands in history. Joey was voted the #1 metal singer two years in a row by Metal Forces Magazine. His tribute is brand new...
BUY NOW Adler, the founding drummer of “GUNS N’ ROSES” and member of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has put together a “GNR” experience that truly blew us away last year here at The Arcada! The lead singer simply NAILS the “Axl” sound while the “Slash” guitarist is just simply amazing! Nobody knows...
BUY NOW Original DIO members Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath), Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard), (Ronnie James Dio’s co-writers on albums including, “Last In Line” – the album from which they took their name) teamed up with vocalist Andrew Freeman (Offspring) to form Last In Line in 2011. Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne), joined the band after Bains untimely passing. When the...
BUY NOW A 50th Anniversary concert with deep cuts, hits and the incredible twin-lead guitar harmonies that made the band famous! Another “Songs and Stories” night at The Arcada for TRUE Rock fans!
BUY NOW With some of the most iconic Rock Anthems in history, a FOGHAT show is one of the hardest-rockin’ shows of the year! “Drivin’ Wheel”, “Fool For The City”‘ I Just Want To Make Love To You” and an all-time favorite…“SLOW RIDE”!!!
ON SALE SOON Canadian hard rock band Mahogany Rush is best known for lead guitarist Frank Marino’s soaring riffs bearing a strong resemblance to the playing of Jimi Hendrix. This will Frank’s first time at The Arcada, a greatly anticipated show with fans clamoring for the band for years!
BUY NOW In 1987, Metal Rock Bands STRYPER and TNT toured together, and The Arcada is excited to welcome the two frontmen from that tour back with an all-electric show! Michael Sweet will perform classics from his 10-album solo career plus a bit of STRYPER, and former TNT singer Tony Harnell will join forces with TNT...
BUY NOW Iron Butterfly’s iconic and generation-defining song, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”, stayed on the charts for 140 weeks, with 81 weeks in the Top Ten. To date, the album has sold in excess of 30 million copies, the industry’s FIRST Platinum Album! Head East celebrates its 50th Anniversary with full-vocal, good-time rock harmonies that few bands can equal. Their signature song,...
BUY NOW This is a replay of a show at The Arcada from 2019. It was so amazing, we brought back BOTH bands because the crowd left the theatre just shaking their heads! “THUNDERSTRUCK”, returns for another incredible night of all AC/DC hits including “Highway To Hell”, “Hells Bells”, “You Shook Me All Night Long”...
BUY NOW This is by far, one of the most influential Heavy Metal bands in the world! “Silent Lucidity”, “Operation Mindcrime” “Queen Of The Reich” “Eyes Of A Stranger”…they will play them all! Hard, heavy rock, at its finest! The band’s triumphant return to The Arcada is long awaited!
BUY NOW Kip Winger and the boys are “Rockin’ Regulars” at The Arcada! The show is just so good! The band’s top singles including “Seventeen”, “Headed For A Heartbreak” and “Miles Away” are just three of the Metal rock tunes that make it a night when everybody stands the entire show!
BUY NOW A 50th Anniversary concert with deep cuts, hits and the incredible twin-lead guitar harmonies that made the band famous! Another “Songs and Stories” night at The Arcada for TRUE Rock fans!
With some of the most iconic Rock Anthems in history, a FOGHAT show is one of the hardest-rockin’ shows of the year! “Drivin’ Wheel”, “Fool For The City”‘ I Just Want To Make Love To You” and an all-time favorite…“SLOW RIDE”!!!
BUY NOW The “Motor City Madman” returns to The Arcada for two nights of All American Rock! The show is all about the music with five decades of multi-platinum hits! Classics including “Stranglehold” (ranked in the Top 100 Classic Rock Songs and #1 Guitar Lick), “Cat Scratch Fever,” (32nd Best Hard Rock Song of All...
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,...
BUY NOW The “Motor City Madman” returns to The Arcada for two nights of All American Rock! The show is all about the music with five decades of multi-platinum hits! Classics including “Stranglehold” (ranked in the Top 100 Classic Rock Songs and #1 Guitar Lick), “Cat Scratch Fever,” (32nd Best Hard Rock Song of All...
KASHMIR is a very entertaining show bringing only the best of LED ZEPPELIN to their fans. KASHMIR seeks to re-create the experience of a 70’s Zeppelin show utilizing authentic, vintage stage gear, costumes, and special effects, with great attention to detail in a non-pretentious way. “Stairway to Heaven”, “Kashmir”, “Immigrant Song”
BUY NOW Against the formidable obstacles of an ever-changing cultural landscape, the rise and fall of various musical trends, and the near collapse of the record industry itself,QUEENSRŸCHE secured a triumphant legacy as one of hard rock’s most respected and celebrated acts, selling 30 million albums around the world across a 30-plus-year career. The band’s...
The aptly named SteelHeart is the rock n’ roll band fronted by internationally known Croatian-American musician Miljenko Matijevic. Miljenko’s powerful multioctave vocal range is and always has been the steel, heart and soul of what is SteelHeart. With much heart and steely determination, this band has been going strong and rocking hard for 30 years....
When it comes to groundbreaking bands in the Christian hard-rock genre, Stryper is renowned for its distinctive brand of “heavenly metal,” extraordinary crossover success and venerable endurance. The group ascended to prominence in the 1980s with Billboard Top 40 hits like “Calling on You,” “Honestly” and “Always There for You.” DUE TO COVID, KIX WILL NOT BE...