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Full Schedule
Friday
Featured Headliner
Cheap Trick
8:00pm – 9:30pm
Soul Circus Cowboys
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Saturday
Featured Headliner
Bret Michaels
8:00pm – 9:30pm
Foreigner Experience
5:45pm – 7:15pm
The Seger Experience
3:30pm – 5:00pm
The 100 Proof Band
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Sunday
Featured Headliner
The Marshall Tucker Band
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Redemption Road
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Featured Headliners
Every year, Thunder By The Bay delivers the bands that bring the party. These are the chart-toppers, the crowd favorites and the ones who keep the energy high and the good times rolling.
Get ready for massive hits, unforgettable performances and a weekend full of music you’ll feel in your bones!
Cheap Trick
Performing on Friday, Feb. 19 at 8:00pm
Cheap Trick, the iconic rock band hailing from Illinois, has been rocking stages and winning over fans with their timeless sound for over five decades. Known for their electrifying live performances, catchy melodies, and innovative songwriting, Cheap Trick has become a staple in rock music history. With hits like “I Want You to Want Me”, “Dream Police”, “The Flame”, and “Surrender,” this legendary band continues to inspire and entertain audiences with their signature blend of hard rock and power-pop sensibilities. Cheap Trick is part of the very fiber of American music, inspiring and delighting generations with their unique union of massive melodies and razorblade riffs, their own special brand of mischievous wit and maximum rock ‘n’ roll. They achieved mainstream popularity in the US in 1979 with the triple-platinum live album At Budokan and a Top 10 single, a live recording of “I Want You to Want Me.” More success followed with the album Dream Police in 1979, which reached number 6 on the Billboard 200.The band experienced another resurgence in the late 1980s when they topped US charts with the power ballad, “The Flame.” Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016, Cheap Trick maintains an almost constant touring schedule, having performed live more than 6,000 times since their formation, selling more than 20 million albums and building a dedicated cult following.
The Marshall Tucker Band
Performing Sunday, Feb. 21 at 3:00pm
The Marshall Tucker Band came together as a young, hungry, and quite
driven six-piece outfit in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1972, having duly baptized themselves with the name of a blind piano tuner after they found it inscribed on a key to their original rehearsal space — and they’ve been in tune with tearing it up on live stages both big and small all across the globe ever since. Plus, the band’s mighty music catalog, consisting of more than 20 studio albums and a score of live releases, has racked up multi-platinum album sales many times over. A typically rich MTB setlist is bubbling over with a healthy dose of hits like the heartfelt singalong “Heard It in a Love Song,” the insistent pleading of “Can’t You See” (the signature tune of
MTB’s late co-founding lead guitarist and then-principal songwriter Toy Caldwell), the testifying “Fire on the Mountain,” the wanderlust gallop of “Long Hard Ride,” and the explosive testimony of “Ramblin,’” to name but a few.
Supporting acts
From high-energy tribute bands to standout local talent, our Supporting Acts are ready to rock the stage. Whether you’re singing along to classic rock or kicking back to enjoy the best of country, these bands keep the party alive between the headliners.
Soul Circus Cowboys
Performing on Friday, Feb. 19 at 6:00pm
Powerful vocals, gripping country rock, and raw, heartfelt performances have defined Soul Circus Cowboys from the beginning. Led by frontman, vocalist, and songwriter Billy McKnight, the Florida-based band has spent more than a decade building a reputation as a dynamic live act and developing a catalog rooted in real-life experiences, Southern culture, storytelling, celebration, heartbreak, and the open road.
Produced in partnership with Grammy Award-winning songwriter Frank Myers, Soul Circus Cowboys have continued to evolve their signature sound—combining country, Southern rock, and contemporary influences with McKnight’s distinctive vocals and larger-than-life showmanship. In 2026, the band is entering its next chapter with new music, an expanding audience, and a relentless performance schedule.
The band’s current single, “Something Stronger,” captures that evolution. Released in May 2026, the country-rock track has surpassed 3 million YouTube views, with more than 3.08 million views on the official video and approximately 265,000 Spotify streams and counting. The song’s success builds on a catalog that has consistently demonstrated the band’s ability to deliver both high-energy anthems and emotionally powerful storytelling.
The 100 Proof Band
Performing on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 1:30pm
The 100 Proof Band is Southwest Florida’s premier Southern Rock tribute experience, bringing the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, and the legends of Southern Rock to life with passion, authenticity, and world-class musicianship.
Relive the soundtrack of the 1970s as The 100 Proof Band delivers the timeless hits that defined an era when Southern Rock ruled the airwaves. From soaring guitar harmonies and powerful vocals to the unmistakable grooves that made these songs classics, every performance captures the spirit, energy, and sound of the original recordings.
The band is comprised of seasoned musicians who have performed with—and shared stages alongside—nationally recognized artists and bands, including Dickey Betts, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and The Atlanta Rhythm Section, among others.
The 100 Proof Band faithfully performs the music of:
Lynyrd Skynyrd • The Allman Brothers Band • Charlie Daniels • The Outlaws • Molly Hatchet • ZZ Top • The Marshall Tucker Band • The Atlanta Rhythm Section • The Eagles • 38 Special and many more Southern Rock favorites.
The Seger Experience
Performing on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 3:30pm
Seger Experience is an 8 piece professional band led by the powerhouse vocals of Dan Styer as Bob Seger. Mr. Seger’s career of over half a century brought us iconic songs that are the heartbeat of Middle America to this day. With over 60 singles and over 500 million in album sales, Seger is true rock and roll royalty.
The Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famers’ concerts are legendary and we bring you that energy and passion with a hint of Detroit soul! It’s better than Old Time Rock and Roll….Because Rock and Roll Never Forgets!! Join us for the fun and excitement of the incredible Bob Seger!
Foreigner Experience
Performing on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 5:45pm
Foreigner Experience brings back the best lineup of the multi-platinum band Foreigner live in their prime!
The band is led by a very dynamic front man with all of the range, power, and presence of a young Lou Gramm! The band is rounded out by seasoned players all used to being in top tribute bands and touring with national acts.
This show will please crowds young and old, experiencing the rockers to the big pop songs and ballads that dominated FM radio and MTV!
Big hits include: Urgent, Cold As Ice, Hot Blooded, Head Games, Double Vision, Juke Box Hero, Feels Like The First Time, and Waiting For A Girl Like You.
Redemption Road
Performing on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 1:00pm
Redemption Road is pure country!
Frontman Scott Jordan is a multi talented performer who played for years on the Las Vegas circuit.
Redemption Road plays great songs from artists like Zac Brown Band, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Toby Keith, George Strait, Tim McGraw and many more!