Paul said 'Why don't we just keep doing this?' I agreed with him." "I had no feelings to start a band by any means," Reno said. "I just started talking with Paul, and we started writing a couple songs and it just happened naturally off that. After years of plugging away in clubs and roadhouses, Reno had planned to set aside singing and take a a lengthy sojourn to Los Angeles to visit his brother. The haul began in 1979, when Reno met Dean at the Refinery Night Club in Calgary. "Of course, not knowing it would be 40 years. "Other than Paul and I taking our time to pick the right guys, we wanted this to be for the long haul," Reno said. "So, the new guy in the band has been with us for 22 years," Reno said. In 2000, bassist Scott Smith died in a sailing accident, leaving a sorrow still prominently felt by his bandmates.īut Loverboy soldiered on, and it will be four original members - Reno, Dean, keyboardist Doug Johnson and drummer Matt Frenette - taking the stage together once again this tour with longtime bassist Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve who had played with Dean in a pre-Loverboy band. There'd be reunions and tours, once grunge began to fade. They were "Lovin' Every Minute of It," to quote a hit Loverboy song, until artistic differences between Reno and Dean briefly broke up the band in 1989. That bold look paired with simple but relatable lyrics and irresistible hooks took Loverboy to the top of the rock radio heap in the 1980s. We wouldn't be going anywhere without those," Reno said. This will be the Canadian band's first tour in two years.Īnd yes, they're still rocking the red leather pants and bandannas, Reno said. The Greensburg show originally was slated for April 28, 2021.
I told that to a guy I was golfing with the other day, and he said to me, 'But this is what you do.' And he's right.
"I'm a little nervous to be honest with you. "It's going to be obvious we haven't done this for awhile, but it's gonna be great," Reno said. 8 phone interview focused on the Loverboy headlining tour that Reno promises will be interesting. 9.īut that tour was still a secret when Reno gave a Feb. Joseph's Health Amphitheater, Syracuse, N.Y., Sept. 20 Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y., Aug. 17 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J., Aug. 13 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Aug. 1 Waterfront Music Pavilion, Camden, N.J., Aug.
Other regional dates include Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, Aug. 13.Īlso announced this past Friday: Loverboy will support REO Speedwagon and Styx on a summer amphitheater tour that plays The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown on Sept. Other notable tour stops include the Spyglass Ridge Winery in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, on May 21 Blossom Music Center near Cleveland on June 1 and Camden, New Jersey, just outside Philadelphia on Aug.
spring tour that kicks off March 9 at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg. "So it kind of happened by accident," Reno said, assuring fans they'll hear "Working For The Weekend" in all its original glory on the classic-rock band's U.S. Right there on the spot, Loverboy changed the chorus from "waiting for the weekend" to the more active sounding " working for the weekend," which perfectly fit the early '80s blue-collar ethos.Īnd before Loverboy knew it, they had an anthem on their hands. When he heard that miscue, co-lyricist Paul Dean rushed into the vocal studio and said "Holy (cow) that's so much better!" GREENSBURG - If everything went as planned, Loverboy would have released a song called "Everybody's Waiting For The Weekend."īut singer Mike Reno flubbed a word in the chorus the first time he tried recording his lead vocals, mistakenly singing "Everybody's working for the weekend" instead. Watch Video: Build-A-Bear launches 'After Dark' collection for Valentine's Day
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