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| Date | Title |
| Feb 26, 2004 | Lowell |
| Feb 27, 2004 | Emotional Night |
| Mar 18, 2004 | Hello Atlanta |
| Mar 18, 2004 | Z93 and Styx Rock Atlanta Hard Rock Cafe |
| Mar 22, 2004 | Did You Know? |
| Mar 27, 2004 | Life Is A Beach |
| Apr 01, 2004 | Does This Look Like A Man Who's Ready To Go Back On The Road? |
| Apr 09, 2004 | No, Your Honor, I Said I Was Going To TAMPER With Her |
| Apr 10, 2004 | Thank You Tampa/St. Pete |
| Apr 15, 2004 | Let's Get This Engine Started |
| Apr 26, 2004 | Styx 1st To Record At Chess Studios 2120 S. Michigan In 15 Years |
| Apr 27, 2004 | We're Here! This Is The View From My Room |
| Apr 29, 2004 | Johnnie Johnson Speaks at 2120 News Conference |
| Apr 29, 2004 | Chicago Tribune |
| Apr 30, 2004 | Hey Memphis! |
| May 03, 2004 | Getting Close |
| May 06, 2004 | Thank You Cleveland, Hello Indianapolis! |
| May 07, 2004 | Styx Follows VH1 Outing With Headlining Tour |
| May 08, 2004 | Giving New Meaning To The Term "Front Men" |
| May 11, 2004 | VH1 Music First |
| May 15, 2004 | Texas Views |
| May 16, 2004 | Houston Ruled |
| May 18, 2004 | Albuquerque, We're Here, We're Caffeinated, and Ready To Rock! |
| May 19, 2004 | Thank You Alarqueque |
| May 19, 2004 | Luke AFB, Thanks For The Hospitality |
| May 20, 2004 | VH1 Music First |
| May 25, 2004 | Greetings From Colorado |
| May 28, 2004 | JY: Styx On Tour |
| May 28, 2004 | Hello, Salt Lake City |
| May 29, 2004 | 2120 Signals New Era For STYX |
| May 29, 2004 | Thank You Idaho Falls, Idaho and Hello George Washington |
| Jun 05, 2004 | LA Times On Eric Clapton's Monumental Weekend |
| Jun 08, 2004 | Ronald Reagan |
| Jun 19, 2004 | Jay Mouton Reviews Chatanooga Show |
| Jun 20, 2004 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jun 23, 2004 | Hello, NYC! |
| Jun 23, 2004 | Todd Rips It Up In NYC |
| Jun 25, 2004 | VH1 Music First |
| Jul 04, 2004 | Hello, Ohio |
| Jul 07, 2004 | What A Difference A Couple of Days Make |
| Jul 07, 2004 | New Member Of The Family |
| Jul 09, 2004 | Aidin Vaziri insults Styx and Styx Fans |
| Jul 10, 2004 | Hot Springs, Arkansas, you Were Awesome |
| Jul 11, 2004 | Making Up Was Easy To Do |
| Jul 12, 2004 | Spokane |
| Jul 15, 2004 | So Long Spokane |
| Jul 21, 2004 | We'll Be Right Back |
| Jul 22, 2004 | Does This Look Like A Man Who's On Vacation |
| Aug 03, 2004 | Styx at the Vic |
| Aug 07, 2004 | Hello Colorado |
| Aug 07, 2004 | Ole' Ole' Ole' Oh Lay Thah!!! |
| Aug 08, 2004 | Rockin' At The Buffalo Chip |
| Aug 14, 2004 | The Dells Sure Rang Our Bells |
| Aug 15, 2004 | Nick Rogers reviews Styx in Springfield, IL |
| Aug 20, 2004 | Hello Boise |
| Aug 22, 2004 | Greetings From The Road |
| Aug 24, 2004 | Suiting Up For The Show |
| Aug 24, 2004 | Alaska, YOU Are Awesome!!! |
| Aug 26, 2004 | We Love Alaska |
| Sep 10, 2004 | We Are Here, Are You? |
| Sep 11. 2004 | We Are Still Here, Encore! |
| Sep 15, 2004 | Hello Montana |
| Sep 15, 2004 | Montana Rocked! |
| Sep 17, 2004 | Hello, Washington State |
| Sep 17, 2004 | Puyallup, WA, Rocked In The Rain |
| Sep 18, 2004 | Massula ROCKED Hard! |
| Sep 24, 2004 | Albuquerque Was A Smokin' Gig |
| Sep 25, 2004 | Unleashed In Henderson... |
| Sep 28, 2004 | Back On Our Heads |
| Sep 28, 2004 | SMILE/Thank You Alpine and Vejas! |
| Sep 30, 2004 | Saratoga Ruled! |
| Oct 01, 2004 | When In Ventura, Do What The Venturas Do! |
| Oct 06, 2004 | Today In The Life |
| Oct 08, 2004 | Hello From Konocti Harbor |
| Oct 15, 2004 | Styx Is In Rama, Mama! |
| Oct 16, 2004 | Gowan in Gowanville |
| Oct 23, 2004 | Hola De Puerto Rico |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Loose Lips, Synch Ships |
| Oct 26, 2004 | New Orleans In October... |
| Oct 28, 2004 | New Orleans, Updated |
| Nov 18, 2004 | Inmates Running The Assylum at 135 Stations |
| Nov 21, 2004 | If It Weren't for Flashbacks, We'd Have No Memory At All... |
| Nov 22, 2004 | Styx To Play Christmas Party |
| Nov 27, 2004 | Styx Rocked The Boat |
| Dec 04, 2004 | All Star Jams |
| Dec 06, 2004 | Styx To Play Christmas Party |
| Dec 07, 2004 | Q104 Christmas Bash Was A Smash |
| Dec 09, 2004 | Back In The Studio |
LOWELL SUN
REVIEW
LOWELL AUDITORIUM
LOWELL, MA
FEBRUARY 26, 2004
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Article Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2004 - 2:12:22 AM EST
Lowell Sun
Styx a classic trip back to the '70s
By ED HANNAN
Sun Correspondent
By its very nature, a classic-rock show lacks concessions to the passage of time. For the most part, Styx lived up to its end of the bargain Thursday night before an energetic, if not fully packed house at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
But, it wasn't hard to realize that it's not 1977 anymore (people were taking pictures of the concert on their camera phones), Styx isn't a best-selling rock act these days (during a playful moment with keyboardist Lawrence Gowan and a Polaroid camera, lead singer Tommy Shaw referenced the well-known Outkast lyric), and it costs a whole lot more than it did a quarter century ago to buy a ticket to the show.
Of course, for the people who spent $50 to see their arena-rock heroes of yesteryear, it was time and money well spent. After all, people don't often get the chance to visit a more carefree part of their lives, when they could throw on a pair of blue jeans, buy a six-pack without worrying about the carbs, and listen to some tunes in the garage.
For those who last thought of Styx when you heard "Mr. Roboto" on the radio 20 years ago, you probably think Dennis DeYoung is still in the band. He hasn't been around in two decades, leaving pretty much after "Roboto" came out, although he tugged at viewers' heartstrings in going after his former bandmates in a classic Behind the Music episode on the band a couple of years ago.
The band has moved on past DeYoung's departure and so have its fans. (One diehard from Chelsea who professed to seeing Styx seven times over the years told me, "They get better with time.")
And, representing the band's half of the mutual-admiration society, Shaw who has finally aged after years as the boy wonder of the group and now looks and sounds like David Spade told the crowd early on, "From what I hear, there's a lot to like about Lowell." (Note to the person who coined that slogan: You ought to seek royalties from every celebrity who references it.)
As for the show itself, obviously, Styx stayed true to its retro roots, saturating the 15-song show (one of which included the aforementioned melody) with its keyboard-and-guitar-laced cuts from its '70s albums. Most prominent was the 1977 album Grand Illusion, with the title song early on and "Fooling Yourself" (which featured the surprise appearance of original bassist Chuck Panozzo, who is now in semi-retirement), "Miss America" and "Come Sail Away" at the close of the main set.
To answer other questions, yes, they played "Lady" and "Blue Collar Man" where the crowd moved in tight to the stage and never really left but two glaring omissions were "Babe" and "Mr. Roboto" (one verse in a medley doesn't count).
The one-song encore was "Renegade" which featured the aforementioned Shaw-Gowan interplay, Gowan taking an endless supply of Polaroids (ones of the band were given to fans, pictures of the fans were kept by Gowan as mementos), and then band members sending Styx beach balls into the crowd after this most enjoyable show had ended.
Concert review:
Styx, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Thursday night