Red Lion Inn 50th Anniversary Reunion

Red Lion Inn 50th Anniversary Reunion Red Lion Inn 50th Anniversary Reunion We'll see you at The City Center, 505 S Chestnut St, Champaign, IL for two days of nostalgic music and familiar friends.

October 7 & 8 will be an excellent time to see some of your favorite bands that played at the Red Lion Inn, see old friends, and have a blast! Tickets available at The City Center; $20 for one day and $30 for both days (your best value). A $40 per night VIP ticket includes upped deck preferred seating, exclusive bar, restrooms and food options. Proceeds will benefit The Alice Campbell Alumni Cente

r's planned exhibit on U of I student life throughout the decades, and in this case, more specifically, Night Life with our efforts focused on The Red Lion Inn. TENTATIVE Band List With More to Come (subject to change)

*Friday Night - October 7*

5:00 - 5:45 The Villagers
6:15 - 7:00 The Lugnutz
7:30 - 8:15 Rocky
8:45 - 9:30 Freewheelin’
10:00 - 10:45 Herbie & The Wolf (from The Rave)
11:15 - 12:00 M & R Rush
12:30 - 1:15 The "Tons O' Fun Band" and Guests

*Saturday Night - October 8*

5:00 - 5:45 The Bill Porter Project (formerly
of Tamarak)
6:15 - 7:00 Appaloosa
7:30 - 8:15 Ginger
8:45 - 9:30 Skater
10:00 - 10:45 Finchley Boys
11:15 - 12:00 Slink Rand
12:30 - 1:15 George Faber’s All Star Jam

06/24/2026

This coming Sunday June 28th at 7pm, it's Home Grown KIO episode #255 hosted by David Leake flying solo. Included on the playlist are: Electric Sky, Alliance, Pauli Carman, Otis & The Elevators, Mudhens, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Quarternotes, Clockwork Orange, Lifting Line Theory, Funky Butt Drum Club, Big Daddy Sun & The Outer Planets, Robert Fleishman, Headlights, Rocking Clones, and if time allows, 3 Gun Whiskey. Home Grown KIO is proudly sponsored by Glenn Poor's Audio Video.....Where They Tell The Truth, and by our friends at CU Bands and Fans! We invite you to listen in again to the amazing sounds and songs from our talented locally originating musicians at 7pm Sunday night on air at 105.5FM, ask "Alexa...enable WKIO" or online at WKIOFM .com (note: there is no space between FM and dot com

06/17/2026

Tonight, June 21st at 7pm CST, it's Home Grown KIO episode #254 hosted by David Leake flying solo. Included on the playlist are: Soulstice, Short Bus, Rathskeller, Caleb Cook Band, 13th Precinct, My Brother's Keeper, Screams, Catfish & The Sharks, Eleni Moraites, Missing The Point, Flathead 6, Spectrum, Ancient Ways and if time allows, Black eyes Lillies and Contraband. Home Grown KIO is proudly sponsored by Glenn Poor's Audio Video.....Where They Tell The Truth, and by our friends at CU Bands and Fans! We invite you to listen in again to the amazing sounds and songs from our talented locally originating musicians at 7pm Sunday night on air at 105.5FM, ask "Alexa...enable WKIO" or online at WKIOFM .com (note: there is no space between FM and dot com

06/11/2026

Tonight, June 14th at 7pm CST, it's Home Grown KIO episode #253 hosted by David Leake flying solo. We continue to receive brand new songs from our East Central Illinois roots solo artists and bands, so this episode will showcase never before aired material. Included on the playlist are: Decadents, Matt North, Wiley Foxx, Thom Bishop, Drew Cagle, Head East, Doug Gherna, former Illinois Basketball star Meyers Leonard, Joe Asselin, Sass, Lou DiBello, No Secret and if time allows, the Students & Unpossible. Home Grown KIO is proudly sponsored by Glenn Poor's Audio Video.....Where They Tell The Truth, and by our friends at CU Bands and Fans! We invite you to listen in again to the amazing sounds and songs from our talented locally originating musicians at 7pm Sunday night on air at 105.5FM, ask "Alexa...enable WKIO" or online at WKIOFM .com (note: there is no space between FM and dot com

06/01/2026

Tonight, June 7th at 7pm CST, it's Home Grown KIO episode #252 hosted by David Leake and LA Fredrickson with a specially Themed Show promoting the fantastic Dan Fogelberg Exhibit at the Peoria Riverfront Museum! This special Home Grown KIO show will feature TWO five minute edited clips from our full length interviews with Eric Mills, the President of the Fogelberg Foundation and with drummer extraordinaire Joe Vitale who was in Dan's touring band and who played at a special concert performance with other members of Dan's touring band. Included on the playlist are: an opening Dan Fogelberg song, the edited Eric Mills interview, 3 more Fogelberg songs, the edited Joe Vitale interview, 2 more Fogelberg songs, a Coachmen song (Dan's 1st band), 4 more Fogelberg songs and if time allows, an additional 2 more Fogelberg songs. Don't miss this special show!! Home Grown KIO is sponsored by Glenn Poor's Audio Video.....Where They Tell The Truth, and by our friends at CU Bands and Fans! We invite you to listen in again to the amazing sounds and songs from our talented locally originating musicians at 7pm Sunday night on air at 105.5FM, ask "Alexa...enable WKIO" or online at WKIOFM .com (note: there is no space between FM and dot com

05/28/2026

Tonight, May 31st at 7pm CST, it's Home Grown KIO episode #251 hosted by David Leake and LA Fredrickson and to CELEBRATE this momentous occasion, we are actually going to go with the NEXT theme of the week with some of our oldest tracks. This week's show will feature locally originating music tracks from some of our earliest recordings on Home Grown KIO! Featured artists include: One Eyed Jacks, The Finchley Boys, The Esquires, Backstreet Majority, Shades of Blue, Uncle Meat, Feather Train, The Regiment, The Guild, REO Speedwagon, The Ship, Hound Dog Moses, Buffum Tool Company, and if time allows, The Rogues & Al Ierardi! Home Grown KIO is sponsored by Glenn Poor's Audio Video.....Where They Tell The Truth, and by our friends at CU Bands and Fans! We invite you to listen in again to the amazing sounds and songs from our talented locally originating musicians at 7pm Sunday night on air at 105.5FM, ask "Alexa...enable WKIO" or online at WKIOFM .com (note: there is no space between FM and dot com

05/20/2026

Tomorrow night, May 24th at 7pm CST, it's Home Grown KIO episode #250 hosted by David Leake and LA Fredrickson and to CELEBRATE this momentous occasion, we are actually going to go with TWO themes for this week and next. This week's show will feature ALL NEW locally originating music tracks recorded by local artists, many of them very young (as in just out of high school)! Featured artists include: Andy Baylor, Jeff Waddell, Logan Duane, Doug Gherna, Still Frenzy, Lexi Tieffel, Gina Miles, Logan Allen, Castle Finn, Jill Greenlee, Gloria Roubal, Owen Knapp, Andrew Duncanson, and if time allows, Jonesful & Rick Lewis! Home Grown KIO is sponsored by Glenn Poor's Audio Video .....Where They Tell The Truth, and by our friends at CU Bands and Fans! We invite you to listen in again to the amazing sounds and songs from our talented locally originating musicians at 7pm Sunday night on air at 105.5FM, ask "Alexa...enable WKIO" or online at WKIOFM .com (note: there is no space between FM and dot com

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05/13/2026

Tonight, May 17th at 7pm CST, it's Home Grown KIO episode #249 hosted by David Leake and LA Fredrickson with another ever popular Mix Tape show! Featured artists include: Rick Lewis, Titanic Love Affair, The K-Tel's, Space Mod, Rabbit in Red, Plush, Wiley Foxx, Tim Frazier, Million Dollar War Babies, Slink Rand Band, Rocky Maffit Group, Susan Williams & the Wright Groove Band. Students, and if time allows, Unpossible & Zach Dable Experience! Home Grown KIO is sponsored by Glenn Poor's Audio Video.....Where They Tell The Truth, and by our friends at CU Bands and Fans! We invite you to listen in again to the amazing sounds and songs from our talented locally originating musicians at 7pm Sunday night on air at 105.5FM, ask "Alexa...enable WKIO" or online at WKIOFM .com (note: there is no space between FM and dot com)

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05/06/2026

Tonight, May 10th at 7pm CST, it's Home Grown KIO episode #248 hosted by David Leake and LA Fredrickson with another ever popular Mix Tape show! Featured artists include: Lexi Tieffel, Shotgun Wedding, Backstreet Majority, Games, Jonathan Parrish, Martyrs, Boxcar Graffiti, Pork and the Havana Ducks, Third Stone, Modern Drugs, Funky Butt Drum Club, Appaloosa, David Woolridge, and if time allows, Lanterna & Absinthe Blind! Home Grown KIO is sponsored by Glenn Poor's Audio Video.....Where They Tell The Truth, and by our friends at CU Bands and Fans! We invite you to listen in again to the amazing sounds and songs from our talented locally originating musicians at 7pm Sunday night on air at 105.5FM, ask "Alexa...enable WKIO" or online at WKIOFM .com (note: there is no space between FM and dot com)

04/30/2026

Tonight, May 3rd at 7pm CST, it's Home Grown KIO episode #247 hosted by David Leake and LA Fredrickson with a special show featuring Ron Romero! Ron is the Founder, CEO, and Board Chairman of the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 in Joliet! The show will feature a quick 5 minute edited version of the full interview we did with Ron that is available on our WKIOFM.com Podcast section. The show features our own area acts that are IN the Illinois Rock and Roll "Hall of Fame!" Playlist includes the following: REO Speedwagon, the short 5 minute edited interview with Ron, Head East, Coal Kitchen, Dan Fogelberg, Gary Richrath, Starcastle, Champaign, REO Speedwagon, Adrian Belew, The One Eyed Jacks, Alison Krauss, and if time allows, The Shades of Blue and The Ship! Home Grown KIO is proud to be sponsored by Glenn Poor's Audio Video.....Where They Tell The Truth, and by our friends at CU Bands and Fans! We invite you to listen in again to the amazing sounds and songs from our talented locally originating musicians at 7pm Sunday night on air at 105.5FM, ask "Alexa...enable WKIO" or online at WKIOFM .com (note: there is no space between FM and dot com)

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04/21/2026

Tonight, April 26th at 7pm CST, it's Home Grown KIO episode #246 hosted by David Leake and LA Fredrickson with another ever popular Mix Tape show! Featured artists include: No Secret, Spectrum, Project M, Three Hour Tour, Finchley Boys, Appaloosa, Willard Cratchelow, Illinois Band, Kolten Taylor, Vertebrats, Mosaic, Tractor Kings, Owen Knapp, and if time allows, Sarge & Woke Mountain Boys! Home Grown KIO is sponsored by Glenn Poor's Audio Video.....Where They Tell The Truth, and by our friends at CU Bands and Fans! We invite you to listen in again to the amazing sounds and songs from our talented locally originating musicians at 7pm Sunday night on air at 105.5FM, ask "Alexa...enable WKIO" or online at WKIOFM .com (note: there is no space between FM and dot com)

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