LIVERMORE, CA – AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Kevin Cronin made a promise to the audience early on during the REO Speedwagon show at the San Jose Civic on Wednesday night.
“We’re going to give you everything we’ve got,” the vocalist said.
Then he went about making good on that pledge, continuing through an energetic and compelling 90-minute show that featured plenty of great songs and an equal amount of outstanding musicianship.
And the crowd ate it up, especially when