As Styx finally achieved a long-hoped-for measure of success, they did a rare thing in rock music back then: They looked inward. The Grand Illusion, released on July 7, 1977, talked with bold ...

More than four decades after its release, Styx’s “Come Sail Away” remains one of classic rock’s most recognizable songs. The ...

When Styx recently became the latest band to engage in the “full album performance” concept, they did so with an added twist. The Chicago-bred classic rockers took 70,000 pounds of equipment on the ...

1977's 'The Grand Illusion' and 1978's 'Pieces of Eight,' two of Styx's most revered albums, were both performed in their entirety by the arena rockers on tour in 2010. The tour's stop at the historic ...

For 90-plus minutes, a room full of 50-somethings was transported back to, as Styx guitarist/singer James “JY” Young said, "The Ford Administration," at Pechanga Resort and Casino. Styx was in town ...

Dennis DeYoung had landed some important songs in his early days writing for Styx. But when he wrote “The Grand Illusion,” he knew something felt different. “I kept looking at those lyrics and ...

The decision to showcase performances of The Grand Illusion and Hi Infidelity on the 2025 tour came after separate recent Las Vegas residencies by Styx and REO Speedwagon during which they ...

Styx will draw from over four decades of chart-topping hits in a concert at Soaring Eagle Casino at 8 p.m. Saturday March 19. The band will play Styx standards such as “The Grand Illusion,” “Blue ...

Well, first of all - the split between Dennis De Young and Styx must be addressed. He was a major part of the band in their "glory days" which simply cannot be ...