A selection of photos from rock concerts and other performances at central Illinois venues.
Members of Shinedown are silhouetted against a white sheet as their concert begins at the Peoria Civic Center.
Country music star Josh Turner performs on his “Punching Bag” tour at the Peoria Civic Center.
Illinois Central College student Mo Washburn performs a solo on his tenor saxophone with the Hard Bop Jazz Band in East Peoria.
Balloons cascade down as DJ Gregg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, takes the stage at Bradley University.
Actor/comedian Craig Robinson from the hit show “The Office” performs at Bradley University.
Eighties pop rock sensation and former soap opera star Rick Springfield performs to a packed house at the Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino in East Peoria.
A clownish minion of the Insane Clown Posse douses the crowd with a bucket of Faygo soda during a show at the East Peoria Event Center.
Christian hip-hop artist Josiah Williams attracts a pair of fans as he performs during Unite Fest at Glen Oak Park Amphitheatre.
A group of fans scream with delight as country music performer Hunter Hayes performs on the Carver Arena concourse at the Peoria Civic Center.
Oderus Urungus of the metal band GWAR shares his unique vocal stylings during a show at the East Peoria Event Center.
A fan shows his appreciation of rap-metal performer Kid Rock from atop a floor pad held in the air by the crowd at the Peoria Civic Center. About 8,000 fans, mostly teenagers, enjoyed the high-energy show.
38 Special percussionist Gary Moffat pounds out a solo during their performance at the Ham ‘N Jam fundraiser at Expo Gardens.
“Motor City Madman” Ted Nugent rocks out at the Madison Theater in Peoria.
Rock icon Bob Seger belts out one of his classics to a packed house at the Peoria Civic Center.
Lead singer Rob Halford performs with legendary heavy metal band Judas Priest at the Peoria Civic Center.
Dave Draiman, lead singer of Disturbed, appears on the stage in a straitjacket and mask at the start of their show at Carver Arena.
Country music star Luke Combs shows some emotion during a performance at the Peoria Civic Center.
Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS strokes his bass guitar with his trademark tongue at the Peoria Civic Center.
Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth performs at the Peoria Civic Center.
