QUIET RIOT // VIXEN
QUIET RIOT is a rock & roll phenomenon. Famously described as the first heavy metal band to top the pop chart at #1 on Billboard magazine, the Los Angeles quartet became an overnight sensation thanks to their monster 1983 smash album “Metal Health”. Their hard driving pop metal sound was deemed “out” by record labels...
ONESTI ENTERTAINMENT and MILITARY OUTREACH U.S.A. present VETERANS CHARITY CONCERT with THUNDERSTRUCK: TRIBUTE TO AC/DC and THE CAVE DWELLERS
A fundraising concert to benefit Veterans including Stand-By-Me Heroes, Veterans Exiting Homelessness and Moral Injury/Trama Research. Musical performances by Thunderstruck and The Cave Dwellers. Ticket buyers are invited to an "after-party" at Nikki's Bar & Gaming (9401 Golf Road in Des Plaines) Thunderstruck gives fans so much more than the sound of AC/DC, they truly...
TEENAGE WASTELAND – TRIBUTE TO THE WHO
Teenage Wasteland is the best, and also the most organic, tribute to The Who in the World! Four musicians that look, sound and feel like the four distinct members of The Who. No props...No wigs...No gimmicks. Just straight up rock and roll! Some of the highlights on their setlist include "Behind Blues Eyes", "I Can...
KAMELOT: DARK ASYLUM WORLD TOUR with SPECIAL GUESTS VISIONS OF ATLANTIS AND FROZEN CROWN
One of the most innovative and prestigious bands in modern symphonic metal, heavy icons KAMELOT present their most introspective, uplifting, vital release to date - their first full-length in five years, 2023’s aptly titled The Awakening. Having reigned supreme with the release of internationally top-charting melodic metal pinnacles such as The Fourth Legacy (1999), The...
MR. SPEED – THE WORLD’S BEST KISS TRIBUTE
With 30 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. It’s an awesome experience when parents and kids alike stand in unison to...
HAMMERFALL with SPECIAL GUESTS EVERGREY and ELVENKING
HAMMERFALL: No matter how much everything changes in culture and the world at large, heavy metal endures. It empowers, engages, and engenders strength, ultimately it outlasts fads. The same can be said for HAMMERFALL. Since forming in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1993, the now quintet of Oscar Dronjak , Joacim Cans , Fredrik Larsson , Pontus...
MR. SPEED – THE WORLD’S BEST KISS TRIBUTE
With 30 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. It’s an awesome experience when parents and kids alike stand in unison to...
STEVEN ADLER OF GUNS N’ ROSES // CLOSE ENEMIES featuring TOM HAMILTON OF AEROSMITH
Steven Adler, best known as the founding drummer of “GUNS N’ ROSES”, one of the most influential, groundbreaking hard rock bands to emerge from the late-80′s L.A. hard rock scene, has returned to pick up where he left off with his re-energized line up of musicians. GN’R's debut album, “APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION,” which features Adler’s...
IKONS OF ROCK – THE BIGGEST 80s CLASSIC ROCK STARS!
Ikons of Rock is a powerhouse live tribute show that honors the biggest rock stars through mind-blowing performances, iconic stagecraft, and a true passion for the music. With decades of combined touring experience, the cast of Ikons of Rock delivers authenticity, energy, and reverence for the legends they represent. The Ikons of Rock performance covers...
IKONS OF ROCK – THE BIGGEST 80s CLASSIC ROCK STARS!
Ikons of Rock is a powerhouse live tribute show that honors the biggest rock stars through mind-blowing performances, iconic stagecraft, and a true passion for the music. With decades of combined touring experience, the cast of Ikons of Rock delivers authenticity, energy, and reverence for the legends they represent. The Ikons of Rock performance covers...
W.A.S.P. – 1984 TO HEADLESS with SPECIAL GUEST KK’S PRIEST
W.A.S.P.: Few Bands in the history of Rock N’ Roll have ever incited the love, the hate, the raw emotional effect this Band has had on the world. From the very beginning, in the small venues of Los Angeles California, and later to the numerous countries worldwide that banned these Winged Assassins from performing live,...
W.A.S.P. – 1984 TO HEADLESS with SPECIAL GUEST KK’S PRIEST
W.A.S.P.: Few Bands in the history of Rock N’ Roll have ever incited the love, the hate, the raw emotional effect this Band has had on the world. From the very beginning, in the small venues of Los Angeles California, and later to the numerous countries worldwide that banned these Winged Assassins from performing live,...
W.A.S.P. – 1984 TO HEADLESS with SPECIAL GUEST KK’S PRIEST
W.A.S.P.: Few Bands in the history of Rock N’ Roll have ever incited the love, the hate, the raw emotional effect this Band has had on the world. From the very beginning, in the small venues of Los Angeles California, and later to the numerous countries worldwide that banned these Winged Assassins from performing live,...
Y&T
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...
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish guitar virtuoso and pioneering force behind the neoclassical rock genre. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix at age seven and influenced by classical composers including Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Mozart, he developed a revolutionary guitar style that combined blazing speed with classical precision. After launching his career with Steeler and Alcatrazz, Malmsteen's...
MUSHROOMHEAD/ FEAR FACTORY co-headline of SOULS OF A NEW MACHINE TOUR with SPECIAL GUEST NINE TREASURES
MUSHROOMHEAD: Mushroomhead – are one of the most unique and adventurous alternative metal bands working today. Known for their stunningly theatrical live show and artsy masks, this innovative band has forged new ground in the rock world and influenced many other bands to push the envelope and bring art into rock. Formed in the early-1990s in...
WINGER // ORIANTHI
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! Come see why this band has...
LIGHTS OUT: TRIBUTE TO UFO featuring ANDY PARKER
Lights Out is an all-star tribute to UFO featuring Andy Parker, the original drummer of UFO. Other band members include Mark Boals (Vocalists of Yngwie Malmsteen, Uli John Roth, Dokken and Ring of Fire), Barry Sparks (Bassist of UFO, Yngwie Malmsteen, Uli John Roth, Michael Schenker Group, Dokken and Ted Nugent), Wayne Findlay (Michael Schenker Group), John...
ANGEL: FAREWELL TOUR with SPECIAL GUEST STARZ
Do not Miss ANGEL on their farewell tour. The band, discovered by KISS bass player Gene Simmons, features original members PUNKY MEADOWS & FRANK DIMINO along with Members Danny Farrow, Charlie Calv, Billy Orrico, and Tommy "T-BONE" Caradonna! This night will include all of the classics...TOWER, CAN YOU FEEL IT, DON'T LEAVE ME LONELY, ROCK N...
THE VAMPIRE CIRCUS: TIM BURTON meets CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
Heralded as a mix of circus cabaret and theatre, The Vampire Circus is a mysterious, tantalizing, fun, dark, cutting-edge production guaranteed to amaze the senses. The Vampire Circus has been called a mix of circus cabaret and theater and is the result of a fusion of Tim Burton and Cirque Du Soleil. Enjoy a phenomenal...
THE VAMPIRE CIRCUS: TIM BURTON meets CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
Heralded as a mix of circus cabaret and theatre, The Vampire Circus is a mysterious, tantalizing, fun, dark, cutting-edge production guaranteed to amaze the senses. The Vampire Circus has been called a mix of circus cabaret and theater and is the result of a fusion of Tim Burton and Cirque Du Soleil. Enjoy a phenomenal...
FIREHOUSE // STEELHEART
Firehouse is taking the stage to give you a long dose of metal. Get pumped for a night of wild rock n roll that will leave your ears ringing for days to come. You’ll hear all of your favorites like, "Don't Treat Me Bad", ”Love of a Lifetime”, "All She Wrote", "When I Look Into...
GCS featuring ERIC GALES, DENNIS CHAMBERS and BILLY SHEEHAN
GCS brings together three of the most electrifying musicians in modern music: two time Grammy nominated guitarist and vocalist Eric Gales, Modern Drummer Hall of Fame drummer Dennis Chambers, and five time Best Rock Bass Player Billy Sheehan. Each of these musicians has spent decades performing at the highest levels of blues, rock, funk, jazz...
THUNDERSTRUCK – AC/DC TRIBUTE with SPECIAL GUEST SABBATH: LONG LIVE OZZY
This show is so amazing, we are bringing back BOTH bands back 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” and “Back In Black”. Sabbath: Long Live Ozzy will perform Black...
HAIRBANGERS BALL
Rolling through the “Decade of Decadence” like a 50-ton freight train, iconic bands such as Guns N’ Roses, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi and Poison (to mention only a few) made the 1980’s a musical era the likes of which we’re doubtful to see again. In 2001, lamenting the heyday of hairbands, Hairbangers Ball sought to...
KASHMIR: THE MUSIC OF LED ZEPPELIN
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. But most importantly, KASHMIR does not take liberties on improving the...
ZEPPARELLA – ALL FEMALE TRIBUTE TO LED ZEPPELIN
Zepparella is the Led Zeppelin Powerhouse comprised of all females. Vocalist Anna Kristina, Guitarist Gretchen Menn, Bassist Holly West, and Drummer Clementine have brought their passion for the sacred music of the greatest band in the world all over the world. Zepparella shows replicate the nuance and detail of Zeppelin's catalog while honoring the powerful...
ZEPPARELLA – ALL FEMALE TRIBUTE TO LED ZEPPELIN
Zepparella is the Led Zeppelin Powerhouse comprised of all females. Vocalist Anna Kristina, Guitarist Gretchen Menn, Bassist Holly West, and Drummer Clementine have brought their passion for the sacred music of the greatest band in the world all over the world. Zepparella shows replicate the nuance and detail of Zeppelin's catalog while honoring the powerful...
MARK TREMONTI SINGS FRANK SINATRA
As a GRAMMY® Award-winning multiplatinum musician, Mark Tremonti’s dynamic musical career spans influential bands from Alter Bridge and Creed to his own Tremonti, leaving an indelible imprint on hard rock with over 40 million albums sold, chart-topping debuts, countless television appearances and magazine covers, sold out arenas everywhere, and dozens of other accolades. To say...