Feel the music: Tributes to rock legends on tap at Geneva Stage this August
The Elvis Presley Tribute with Jimmy Holmes and his All Night Long Show Band is Friday, Aug. 23.
ABOVE: Journey tribute act LP Vinyl’s Escape performs Friday, Aug. 23, at Geneva Stage.
ABOVE: Journey tribute act LP Vinyl’s Escape performs Friday, Aug. 23, at Geneva Stage. LEFT: Face Value performs Friday, Aug. 30. FAR LEFT: Stevie McVie pays tribute to Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac and more Saturday, Aug. 31.
LEFT: Face Value performs Friday, Aug. 30.
A Tribute to REO Speedwagon is Friday, Aug. 16, at Geneva Stage.
Recreating the sounds of the Beatles is Abbey Road, which performs Sunday, Aug. 11.
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The music of the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Elvis Presley and other rock legends will come alive at Geneva Stage this month.
Located at 244 Broad St., Lake Geneva, the live music venue has recently announced its August concert schedule.
Abbey Road, which has received acclaim from the Illinois Entertainer, recreates the sounds of the Beatles Sunday, Aug. 11. Doors open at 4 p.m. Show starts at 5 p.m. Tickets $40-45.
On Friday, Aug. 16, doors open at 6 p.m. for A Tribute to REO Speedwagon. Show starts 7 p.m.
According to a statement from Geneva Stage, Michael Jahnz once was the vocalist and front man for the Gary Richrath Band. Richrath was lead guitarist and songwriter for REO Speedwagon.
Jahnz and his band, Richrath Project 3:13, continue to honor the memory of the late Richrath at every show. Tickets Aug. 16 are $45-50.
LP Vinyl’s Escape pays tribute to Journey Saturday, Aug. 17. Doors open 6 p.m. Show starts 7 p.m. The six-piece aims to transport listeners back to the 1980s and 90s, when Journey ruled the airwaves. Tickets $40-45.
The Elvis Presley Tribute with Jimmy Holmes is Friday, Aug. 23. Doors open 6 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Holmes has traveled across the U.S. and abroad performing as The King. Tickets for the show with Holmes and his All Night Long Show Band are $50-55.
Doors open Friday, Aug. 30, at 6 p.m. for the Phil Collins tribute with Face Value. Based in Nashville, Face Value plays iconic hits by Collins and Genesis. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets $35-45.
Rounding out the August schedule is a Stevie Nicks tribute by Stevie McVie. Doors open Saturday, Aug. 31, at 6 p.m. Show starts 7 p.m.
Stevie McVie is a Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac tribute band that also performs songs by artists that share six degrees of separation from those artists, including Tom Petty and Don Henley. Tickets $35-45.
For more details, go to genevastage.com.
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