BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Styx at Freeman Arts Pavilion BEGIN:VEVENT UID:160942023-06-03 DTSTART:20230603T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230603T040000Z LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville Delaware 19975 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31806 Lake View Drive\nSelb yville Delaware 19975;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=31806 Lake View Drive:geo: 38.466017,-75.112054 GEO:38.466017;-75.112054 SUMMARY:Styx at Freeman Arts Pavilion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The six men comprising Styx have committed to rocking the Parad ise\ntogether with audiences far and wide by entering their second decade\ nof averaging over 100 shows a year\, and each one of them is committed\nt o making the next show better than the last. Styx draws from over\nfour de cades of barnburning chart hits\, joyous singalongs\, and\nhard-driving de ep cuts. Like a symphony that builds to a satisfying\ncrescendo\, a Styx s et covers a wide range of stylistic cornerstones.\nFrom the progressively sweeping splendor that is “The Grand\nIllusion” to the hunker-down for titude of all that is the “Blue\nCollar Man\,” from the majestic spiri tual love for a special\n“Lady” to the seething indictment of preening \, primping pageantry\nfor pageantry’s sake of “Miss America\,” from an individual\nyearning for true connection as a “Man in the Wilderness ” to a\nsoul-deep quest to achieve what’s at the heart of one’s pers onal\nvision in “Crystal Ball\,” from the regal reach-for-the-stars\nb ravado of “Come Sail Away” to the grainy all-in gallop of that\nrugged “Renegade” who had it made\, the band draws on an unlimited\ncache of ways to immerse one’s mind and body in their signature\nsound.\n\nStyx hit its stride with guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw’s first LP\nwith the b and\, 1976’s _Crystal Ball_\, and then they become the\nfirst group to score four triple-platinum albums in a row: _The Grand\nIllusion_(1977)\,  _Pieces of Eight_ (1978)\, _Cornerstone_ (1979)\,\nand _Paradise The ater_ (1981). Over the ensuing decade\, Styx\nweathered the shifting wind s of the public’s musical taste\,\nreconvening for a highly successful 1 996 _Return to Paradise_ tour\nthat was expertly documented on both CD a nd DVD in 1997. With a little\nhelp from their many friends in Cleveland ’s Contemporary Youth\nOrchestra\, _One With Everything_ (2006) became a hybrid orchestral\nrock blend for the ages. And on _The Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight\nLive_ (2011)\, the band performed at its peak when ta ckling every\ntrack from a pair of their finest triple-platinum albums bac k to back.\nNot only that\, but the band re-recorded two discs’ worth of its\nclassic material with much finesse and musculature\, aptly known\nas  _Regeneration Volume I & II_ (2011 & 2012). Observes Tommy\,\n“Now yo u have something you can take home with you and go\, ‘Yeah\,\nthat’s t he band I saw last night.’ ”\n\nAfter more than a decade together on t he road\, this incarnation of\nStyx is looking forward to performing as ma ny shows as it can as long\nas it can. “It all comes back to the chemist ry\,” says\nbassist/vocalist Ricky Phillips. “The legacy of this band will be\nthat it brought joy to millions of people\,” notes drummer Todd \nSucherman. Observes keyboardist/vocalist Lawrence Gowan\, “We’ve\nal ways tried to explain why this is this happening. It’s obviously a\nmult itude of factors\, but the main one is that our show is _really\ngood_! A nd if it’s really good\, they’re going to come to see it\nagain.” St yx hopes it’s a wave that never crests. “Every night\,\nwe go on that magic carpet ride together\,” observes original bassist\nChuck Panozzo\, who joins the band on tour as often as he can. “Music\nis this amazing force that comes from a higher place. I'm humbled for\nthis band to have t he great success that it has\,” says co-founding\nguitarist/vocalist Jam es “JY” Young. “We just want to keep on\ndoing this\,” asserts Tom my. “We want to let life take its course\nand let this music continue to be the soundtrack to it. And this band\nwill continue to evolve as long a s we live and play this music.” The\njig is up\, the news is out: The Es prit de Styx is alive and well\, and\nnow it’s time to see for yourself. Welcome to the Grand Evolution.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The six men comprising Styx have committed to rocking the Paradise together with audiences far and wide by entering t heir second decade of averaging over 100 shows a year\, and each one of th em is committed to making the next show better than the last. Styx draws f rom over four decades of barnburning chart hits\, joyous singalongs\, and hard-driving deep cuts. Like a symphony that builds to a satisfying cresce ndo\, a Styx set covers a wide range of stylistic cornerstones. From the p rogressively sweeping splendor that is &ldquo\;The Grand Illusion&rdquo\; to the hunker-down fortitude of all that is the &ldquo\;Blue Collar Man\,& rdquo\; from the majestic spiritual love for a special &ldquo\;Lady&rdquo\ ; to the seething indictment of preening\, primping pageantry for pageantr y&rsquo\;s sake of &ldquo\;Miss America\,&rdquo\; from an individual yearn ing for true connection as a &ldquo\;Man in the Wilderness&rdquo\; to a so ul-deep quest to achieve what&rsquo\;s at the heart of one&rsquo\;s person al vision in &ldquo\;Crystal Ball\,&rdquo\; from the regal reach-for-the-s tars bravado of &ldquo\;Come Sail Away&rdquo\; to the grainy all-in gallop of that rugged &ldquo\;Renegade&rdquo\; who had it made\, the band draws on an unlimited cache of ways to immerse one&rsquo\;s mind and body in the ir signature sound.

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Styx hit its stride with guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw&rsquo\;s first LP with the band\, 1976&rsquo\;s \;Cryst al Ball\, and then they become the first group to score four triple-p latinum albums in a row: \;The Grand Illusion(1977)\, \;< em>Pieces of Eight \;(1978)\, \;Cornerstone \;(1 979)\, and \;Paradise Theater \;(1981). Over the ensuing decade\, Styx weathered the shifting winds of the public&rsquo\;s musical taste\, reconvening for a highly successful 1996 \;Return to Parad ise \;tour that was expertly documented on both CD and DVD in 199 7. With a little help from their many friends in Cleveland&rsquo\;s Contem porary Youth Orchestra\, \;One With Everything \;(2006) b ecame a hybrid orchestral rock blend for the ages. And on \;The Gr and 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&rsquo\; worth of its classic material with much finesse and muscula ture\, aptly known as \;Regeneration Volume I &\; II \ ;(2011 &\; 2012). Observes Tommy\, &ldquo\;Now you have something you c an take home with you and go\, &lsquo\;Yeah\, that&rsquo\;s the band I saw last night.&rsquo\; &rdquo\;

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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. &ldquo\;It all comes back to the chemistry\,&rdquo\; says bassist/vocalist Ricky Phillips. &ldquo\;The lega cy of this band will be that it brought joy to millions of people\,&rdquo\ ; notes drummer Todd Sucherman. Observes keyboardist/vocalist Lawrence Gow an\, &ldquo\;We&rsquo\;ve always tried to explain why this is this happeni ng. It&rsquo\;s obviously a multitude of factors\, but the main one is tha t our show is \;really good! And if it&rsquo\;s really good\, they&rsquo\;re going to come to see it again.&rdquo\; Styx hopes it&rsquo \;s a wave that never crests. &ldquo\;Every night\, we go on that magic ca rpet ride together\,&rdquo\; observes original bassist Chuck Panozzo\, who joins the band on tour as often as he can. &ldquo\;Music is this amazing force that comes from a higher place. I'\;m humbled for this band to ha ve the great success that it has\,&rdquo\; says co-founding guitarist/voca list James &ldquo\;JY&rdquo\; Young. &ldquo\;We just want to keep on doing this\,&rdquo\; asserts Tommy. &ldquo\;We want to let life take its course and let this music continue to be the soundtrack to it. And this band wil l continue to evolve as long as we live and play this music.&rdquo\; The j ig is up\, the news is out: The Esprit de Styx is alive and well\, and now it&rsquo\;s time to see for yourself. Welcome to the Grand Evolution.

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