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  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, lead...

    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)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Bruce Hall, left,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Bruce Hall, left, bass guitar, lead and harmony vocals, and Kevin Cronin, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, perform at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead guitar, vocals, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon including, Kevin Cronin,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon including, Kevin Cronin, center, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon performs at Wente...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, lead...

    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)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, lead...

    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)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Bruce Hall, left,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Bruce Hall, left, bass guitar, lead and harmony vocals, Kevin Cronin, center, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and Dave Amato, right, lead guitar, vocals, perform at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Bruce Hall, left,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Bruce Hall, left, bass guitar, lead and harmony vocals, and Kevin Cronin, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, perform at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead guitar, vocals, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead guitar, vocals, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead guitar, vocals, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Bruce Hall, left,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Bruce Hall, left, bass guitar, lead and harmony vocals, and Kevin Cronin, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, perform at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, lead...

    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)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead guitar, vocals, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, right,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, right, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and Bruce Hall, left, bass guitar, lead and harmony vocals, perform at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, right,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, right, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and Bruce Hall, left, bass guitar, lead and harmony vocals, perform at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, right,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, right, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and Bruce Hall, left, bass guitar, lead and harmony vocals, perform at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Bryan Hitt, drummer,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Bryan Hitt, drummer, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon performs at Wente...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon performs at Wente...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, right,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, right, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and Bruce Hall, left, bass guitar, lead and harmony vocals, perform at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, lead...

    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)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, lead...

    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)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead guitar, vocals, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead guitar, vocals, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, lead...

    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)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, right,...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, right, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and Bruce Hall, left, bass guitar, lead and harmony vocals, perform at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead...

    LIVERMORE, CA - AUGUST 20: REO Speedwagon's Dave Amato, lead guitar, vocals, performs at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

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Jim Harrington, pop music critic, Bay Area News Group, for his Wordpress profile. (Michael Malone/Bay Area News Group)
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Get ready for another week of live music in the Bay Area, highlighted by appearances from a couple of classic rock favorites. Here are some top picks:

REO Speedwagon

Vocalist-guitarist Kevin Cronin and company sounded great when they performed back in August at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, wowing the crowd with “Don’t Let Him Go,” “Take It on the Run,” “Time for Me to Fly” and other fan favorites.

So don’t miss REO Speedwagon — whose best-known offering, “Hi Infidelity,” was the top-selling album of 1981 in the U.S. — when it returns to the Bay Area to perform at the San Jose Civic on Oct. 19.

Details: 8 p.m.;  $46.50-$79.50; www.ticketmaster.com

Phil Colllins

The rocker responsible for such hits as “In the Air Tonight,” “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now),” “Sussudio” and “Another Day in Paradise” brings his Not Dead Yet Tour to the Chase Center in San Francisco on Oct. 17.

Details: 7 p.m.; $55-$305; www.ticketmaster.com

J Balvin

The Colombian reggaeton singer supports “Oasis,” his chart-topping collaboration with Bad Bunny, with a show on Oct. 17 at the SAP Center in San Jose on Oct. 17.

Eladio Carrion and Lyanno are also on the bill.

Details: 8 p.m.; $39.95-$500; www.ticketmaster.com

John Gorka

The acclaimed folk musician, who has been making albums since the late ’80s, performs Oct. 20 at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley

Details: 7 p.m. $26-$30; www.thefreight.org