Several of rock’s most iconic singers from the 1970s and ’80s are teaming up to form a supergroup for one night only later this month.
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On November 23, retired ice skating legend, Olympian and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton will organise his annual Scott Cares fundraiser for cancer research. On the bill this year are a supergroup consisting of six singers from beloved ’70s and ’80s rock bands.
The supergroup – who will perform together for one night – is made up of REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin, Journey‘s Jason Derlatka, Chicago’s Jason Scheff, Kansas’ John Elefante, Wally Palmar of the Romantics and Mike Reno from Loverboy – Reno’s wife Catherine St Germain will also be performing.
Speaking to PEOPLE, Hamilton said of the fundraiser: “It’s going to be a big old rock and roll show. We’re getting six lead singers or performers from six bands that were just iconic in the late seventies, eighties.”
“So many of these guys are my heroes,” he continued. “Back in the day, I would’ve killed to get a backstage pass to see or meet or to be in the same proximity as these guys, and now I’m producing them in my show. It’s like, are you kidding me?”
While it’s unclear what they will perform together as a supergroup, Hamilton added: “You’ll hear songs you’ve heard a million times being performed by the artists that created the music. It’s Nathan Chen skating to REO Speedwagon. It’s Maxim Naumov skating to Loverboy, as well as Keegan Messing skating to Loverboy. It’s Gracie Gold skating to Chicago.”
All funds raised at the event will be donated to cancer research centers, as well as the 4th Angel foundation, which pairs newly diagnosed cancer patients with survivors to aid them on their journey.
In other news, Journey – now fronted by Arnel Pineda – have recently announced the beginning leg of their 2026 and 2027 farewell tour. So far, they’ve announced a plethora of dates across North America, but have teased that dates across the UK and Europe are soon to come.
As for, REO Speedwagon in September last year announced that, though “heartbroken” to do so, they will cease touring at the end of that year, bringing an end to the beloved rock band due to “irreconcilable differences” between Cronin and Hall. Cronin had previously revealed that he “didn’t want to end REO Speedwagon… I just got outvoted and… have to stop calling it REO Speedwagon at the end of this year.”