Live at the Eccles Styx

Live at the Eccles
presents
STYX
Saturday, November 4th, 2023 at 8:00pm
Delta Hall at the Eccles Theater
Salt Lake City, Utah

On sale: 7/28/2023 at 10am.

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Styx – 50th Anniversary VIP Tour Package
-One premium reserved ticket
-50th Anniversary Styx autographed poster
-50th Anniversary commemorative coin
-Specially designed Styx raglan shirt (exclusive to packages only!)
-Styx pin set
-Styx lighter
-Styx cooler bag
-Limited edition Styx VIP merchandise item
-Commemorative tour laminate
-Commemorative ticket
-Limited availability

Package purchasers will receive an email from On Location (3) days prior to the show date with merchandise details. Information will be sent to the e-mail address provided at the time of purchase. Please note that the information provided at the time of purchase (e-mail and phone number) is the same information that will be utilized for individual contact requirements where applicable. On Location | Future Beat, the artist, tour, promoter, ticketing company, venue, or any other affiliated parties are not responsible for outdated or inaccurate information provided by the consumer at the time of purchase. VIP merchandise will ship to purchasers and arrive after the show. Purchasers will receive a separate email from info@future-beat.com with instructions on how to place an order online by redeeming unique codes on the Future Beat | On Location redemption website. Instructions will be sent to the e-mail address provided at the time of purchase. VIP merchandise items will ship to the address provided at check-out during the redemption process. Shipping timelines vary and items may arrive several weeks after the show date. The laminate included in the package is not required for entry on the day of the show and does not gain or authorize access into the venue (without ticket), VIP, or any backstage areas. Package details subject to change at any time without notice. All package elements will be rendered invalid if resold. Name changes will only be issued at the sole discretion of On Location | Future Beat. All packages and package contents are non- transferable; no refunds or exchanges; all sales are final. For questions regarding VIP package elements, please email info@future-beat.com.

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Live at the Eccles presents STYX on November 4, 2023 at the Eccles Theater on Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City. ArtTix is the official source for tickets for Live at the Eccles events.

The six men comprising Styx have committed to rocking the Paradise together with audiences far and wide by entering their second decade of averaging over 100 shows a year, and each one of them is committed to making the next show better than the last. Styx draws from over four decades of barnburning chart hits, joyous singalongs, and hard-driving deep cuts. Like a symphony that builds to a satisfying crescendo, a Styx set covers a wide range of stylistic cornerstones. From the progressively sweeping splendor that is “The Grand Illusion” to the hunker-down fortitude of all that is the “Blue Collar Man,” from the majestic spiritual love for a special “Lady” to the seething indictment of preening, primping pageantry for pageantry’s sake of “Miss America,” from an individual yearning for true connection as a “Man in the Wilderness” to a soul-deep quest to achieve what’s at the heart of one’s personal vision in “Crystal Ball,” from the regal reach-for-the-stars bravado of “Come Sail Away” to the grainy all-in gallop of that rugged “Renegade” who had it made, the band draws on an unlimited cache of ways to immerse one’s mind and body in their signature sound.

Styx hit its stride with guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw’s first LP with the band, 1976’s Crystal Ball, and then they become the first group to score four triple-platinum albums in a row: The Grand Illusion (1977), Pieces of Eight (1978), Cornerstone (1979), and Paradise Theater (1981). Over the ensuing decade, Styx weathered the shifting winds of the public’s musical taste, reconvening for a highly successful 1996 Return to Paradise tour that was expertly documented on both CD and DVD in 1997. With a little help from their many friends in Cleveland’s Contemporary Youth Orchestra, One With Everything (2006) became a hybrid orchestral rock blend for the ages. And on The Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight Live (2011), the band performed at its peak when tackling every track from a pair of their finest triple-platinum albums back to back. Not only that, but the band re-recorded two discs’ worth of its classic material with much finesse and musculature, aptly known as Regeneration Volume I & II (2011 & 2012). Observes Tommy, “Now you have something you can take home with you and go, ‘Yeah, that’s the band I saw last night.’ ”

After more than a decade together on the road, this incarnation of Styx is looking forward to performing as many shows as it can as long as it can. “It all comes back to the chemistry,” says bassist/vocalist Ricky Phillips. “The legacy of this band will be that it brought joy to millions of people,” notes drummer Todd Sucherman. Observes keyboardist/vocalist Lawrence Gowan, “We’ve always tried to explain why this is this happening. It’s obviously a multitude of factors, but the main one is that our show is really good! And if it’s really good, they’re going to come to see it again.” Styx hopes it’s a wave that never crests. “Every night, we go on that magic carpet ride together,” observes original bassist Chuck Panozzo, who joins the band on tour as often as he can. “Music is this amazing force that comes from a higher place. I’m humbled for this band to have the great success that it has,” says co-founding guitarist/vocalist James “JY” Young. “We just want to keep on doing this,” asserts Tommy. “We want to let life take its course and let this music continue to be the soundtrack to it. And this band will continue to evolve as long as we live and play this music.” The jig is up, the news is out: The Esprit de Styx is alive and well, and now it’s time to see for yourself. Welcome to the Grand Evolution.

Run time: TBA

Recommended for ages 8 and up No babes-in-arms. All patrons require a ticket regardless of age.