Styx tours with other rock ‘n’ roll acts from the same era are always special for Lawrence Gowan.

Styx will perform Aug. 15 at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville. The concert, which starts at 6:45 p.m., includes sets by former REO Speedwagon lead singer Kevin Cronin and his band, and former Eagles guitarist Don Felder.

“It’s four hours of classic rock that people know every song and just throw themselves into that evening with such abandon that it’s great to witness,” said Gowan, who has been one of Styx’s lead vocalists since Dennis DeYoung was replaced in 1999.

Styx will play its “The Grand Illusion” album from 1977 in its entirety to open its set.

During the band’s Las Vegas residency earlier this year, Styx was asked to play that album.

Gowan said the response was so overwhelming t

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