2025 'Bowl For Ronnie' Celebrity Bowling Party Raises Over $85K

Wendy Dio, Geezer Butler, Caroline Chase & Gloria Butler
Photo by Ron Lyon Photo 

PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California was filled to capacity on November 13 with rock musicians, bowling enthusiasts and Ronnie James Dio fans for the annual BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund With sponsor lanes and spectator tickets officially sold out well in advance, the event brought in over $85,000 for the music industry cancer charity.  

Broadcast personality Eddie Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM’s 103 Faction Talk channel, hosted once again and bowled with his team of celebrity musicians comprising Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler; Brent Woods (Gene Simmons, Chevy Metal, Sebastian Bach); Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian of System of a Down, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) and Rick Thomas of Truckee, California, who prevailed as the highest bidder in the charity's eBay auction for a place on Trunk’s team. 

Other attendees this year included Doug Aldrich (Dio, Dead Daisies, Whitesnake); Dennis Atlas (Toto); Sebastian Bach as well as his bandmate Frederico Delfino; Ira Black (Dio Disciples, Vio-Lence); Rob “Blasko” Nicholson (Ozzy Osbourne); Leah Bluestein (Eagles of Death Metal); Ann Boleyn of Hellion; Graham Bonnet (Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group); Bobby Brown, who attended with his wife Alicia Etheredge-Brown and singer Macy Gray; Jacob Bunton (Steven Tyler, Billy Idol); John Bush (Armored Saint); Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses); Fred Coury (Cinderella); Daniel Dekay (Midnight); Taime Downe (Faster Pussycat); Matt Duncan (DC4); Bjorn Englen (Dio Band, Soul Sign); Marc Ferrari (Keel); Damon Fox (Bigelf, The Cult); Alex Holycross (Native Howl); Dino Jelusick (Whitesnake); Alistair (AJ) James (Steven Adler); Adam Jones (Tool); Danny Koker and Stoney Curtis (Count’s 77 and Counting Cars on the History Channel); Oni Logan (Lynch Mob, Dio Disciples); Paul Masdival (Cynic); Sean McNabb (Dokken, Quiet Riot); Billy McNicol, Bhargav Choudhury and C.J. Wilson of the Billy McNicol Band; Jason Charles Miller; Victor Orlando (GAP Band); Jeff Pilson (Foreigner); Rowan Robertson, Scott Warren and Simon Wright of the Dio band; Chaz Ruiz, Rob Jones and Tommy Gardner of Yachtley Crew; Robert Sarzo (Hurricane); Howie Simon (Winger, Starship); Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper); Michael Sweet (Stryper); George Thorogood; Brian Tichy (Whitesnake); Neil Turbin (Anthrax); Chris Velez (Persekutor); Chas West, T-Bone Andersson, Jason Cornwall and Dave "Chili" Moreno of Westbound; Jordan Ziff (RATT); musicians Kenny Aronoff, Jason Ebs, Gus Dubbern, John Heintz, Marco Minnemann and Neal Carter; Keith Cunningham, Stew Herrera and “Full Metal Jackie” Kajzer of KLOS Radio; Larry Morgia, Chris Parker, Chris Porridge, Todd Savran, Scott Waters and Jordan "Junkman" West of the newly relaunched KNAC.com; DJ Will; Regina Banali, Rita Haney, Riki Rachtman and artist Robert Vargas; producers Wyn Davis and Jay Ruston; actors Ali Afshar, Al Coronel (“The Last Ship”) and Star Fields (“Sons of Anarchy”) and filmmakers Myles Erfuth and Mark Jewusiak.

Chicago & Styx Team Up For 2026 'The Windy Cities Tour'

Chicago and Styx got their start in Chicago, and now they’re joining together for their first-ever co-headlining tour, bringing the best of the Midwest to venues nationwide with “The Windy Cities Tour - All The Hits…Your Kind of Tour” that kicks off July 13 in West Palm Beach, FL and wraps September 6 in Los Angeles, CA.

“We are excited about the summer tour,” says Chicago trumpeter Lee Loughnane. “Chicago has never toured with Styx before so it's going to be a lot of fun, we're looking forward to it.”

 

“In my early days of live performing I had several mentors who were kind enough to let me join in and play with them despite not being able to read charts,” adds Styx singer and guitarist Tommy Shaw. “Rod Henley, Ricky Parsons, Bobby and Larry Moore, Eddie Wohlford, Wimpy Jones, Country Boy Eddie and others gave me a shot. And I am thankful for that. By the time Chicago released their first album, I had enough experience to begin learning their amazing music on my own. Now, the idea of Styx touring with Chicago is a major thrill all on its own. We can’t wait to spend the summer with them!”

 

Styx and Chicago will be offering their own exclusive pre-sales along with VIP packages beginning Tuesday, December 2 at 10:00 AM local time. Mastercard (only available for Austin and Kansas City shows) and Citi cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning December 2 at 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM local time, respectively. 

Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning Friday, December 5 at 10:00 AM local time at livenation.com. 

 

“The Windy Cities Tour - All The Hits…Your Kind of Tour” itinerary: 

7/13 - iThink Financial Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL

7/15 - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL

7/17 - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre - Alpharetta, GA

7/18 - PNC Music Pavilion - Charlotte, NC

7/20 - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA

7/21 - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion - Camden, NJ

7/23 - Northwell at Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, NY

7/25 - BankNH Pavilion - Gilford, NH

7/26 - Xfinity Center - Mansfield, MA

7/28 - RBC Amphitheatre - Toronto, ONT.

7/30 - Acrisure Amphitheatre - Grand Rapids, MI

8/1 - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL

8/2 - Ruoff Music Center - Noblesville, IN

8/5 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH

8/6 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH

8/19 - Moody Center - Austin, TX

8/20 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Houston, TX

8/24 - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO

8/25 - MORTON Amphitheater - Kansas City, MO

8/28 - Ball Arena - Denver, CO

8/30 - Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre - Salt Lake City, UT

9/1 - Mortgage Matchup Center - Phoenix, AZ

9/2 - Acrisure Arena - Palm Desert, CA

9/4 - Toyota Pavilion at Concord - Concord, CA

9/6 - Kia Forum - Los Angeles, CA

For more info, visit the Chicago  and Styx web sites.