Kevin Cronin Criticizes REO Speedwagon Reunion Event for Exclusion and Scheduling Conflicts

The June 2025 reunion in Champaign, Illinois, excludes Cronin and other long-serving members, reigniting tensions from the band's 2024 dissolution.

Kevin Cronin expressed feeling 'deeply disturbed and hurt' over being excluded from the upcoming REO Speedwagon reunion event.
The event, scheduled for June 14, 2025, in Champaign, Illinois, will feature several former members but not Cronin, who has prior commitments with his band and Styx on the same date.
Cronin accused organizers of deliberately selecting a date that clashed with his schedule and falsely claiming he declined the invitation.
He also criticized the exclusion of longtime REO members Dave Amato and Bryan Hitt, who currently perform with him in the Kevin Cronin Band.
The reunion will include tributes to late members Gary Richrath and Gregg Philbin, while highlighting unresolved conflicts that contributed to the band's 2024 dissolution.