The I Love the 90s Tour, Sunday August 7 at RiverEdge Park, will bring (top, from left) Vanilla Ice, Coolio, Rob Base, (bottom, from left) Color Me Badd, Tone Loc and Young MC to perform live in downtown Aurora.
AURORA, IL, March 22, 2022 – Bust a move to RiverEdge Park on Sunday, August 7, when the I Love the 90s Tour will bring some of the most iconic, indelible names in rap, hip hop and R&B to downtown Aurora.
Vanilla Ice, Coolio, Rob Base, Color Me Badd, Tone Loc and Young MC will take summer concertgoers back to the trend-setting 90s, performing chart-toppers like “Ice Ice Baby,” “Gangsta’s Paradise,” “It Takes Two, “I Wanna Sex You Up,” “Funky Cold Medina,” “Bust a Move” and many more.
Tickets are $43, all general admission, and on sale Friday, March 25 at 10 a.m. at riveredgeaurora.com.
RiverEdge Park is located at 360 N. Broadway in downtown Aurora, right across the street from Metra’s Aurora Transportation Center. For tickets and information, visit riveredgeaurora.com, call (630) 896-6666, or stop by RiverEdge’s satellite box office, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Box office hours are Wednesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
MEET THE BANDS
Vanilla Ice
The iconic Robert Van Winkle, aka Vanilla Ice, exploded on the rap/pop music scene in 1990 selling 10 million albums in four months and hitting number one on the Billboard charts with “Ice Ice Baby.” His worldwide album sales are over 25 million and individual songs total over 160 million. He won two MTV Awards, a People’s Choice Award, and was nominated for a Grammy. He starred or appeared in the movies Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, Cool As Ice, The Helix Loaded, The New Guy, The Bros, Big Money Hustlas, That’s My Boy and Ridiculous Six and Sandy with Adam Sandler. TV credits include Celebrity Boxing, Hollywood Squares, The Farm-UK, Surreal Life, Celebrity Bull Riding, Dancing On Ice 6, Canada Sings Seasons 1&2, and the DIY shows The Vanilla Ice Project Seasons, Ice My House and Vanilla Ice Goes Amish 1&2. His latest TV guest spots include The View, Good Morning America, Good Afternoon America, The Today Show, The Late Night Show, The Food Network and ABC Dancing With The Stars. vanillaice.com
Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby" (Official Music Video)
Coolio
With over 20 million records sold worldwide, Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist Coolio is an artist known as a musical master of extraordinary reinvention. Growing up during the time of tremendous change in Compton, California, Coolio fed on struggle and used it as a launching pad of continual reinvention. He initially took over the world rap scene with “Gangsta’s Paradise,” which won the Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Performance, Solo. “Gangsta’s Paradise,” featuring LV on vocals, was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Song of the Year, was Billboard number one single in 1995, sold over six million copies and was featured on the Dangerous Minds soundtrack and movie. Coolio's music was featured in the films Space Jam, Clueless, Half Baked and many more. He also composed the theme song for the popular Nickelodeon TV series Kenan. Honors include an American Music award, three MTV awards, six Grammy award nominations, two Billboard Music awards, two ASCAP awards, four American Online awards, Playboy Music Poll winner, two Nickelodeon Kids awards and a World Music award. He has also expanded from the stage to kitchens across the globe as the “ghetto gourmet” and author of the New York Times best-seller “Cookin’ with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price.” coolioworld.com
Coolio - "Gangsta's Paradise" (feat. L.V.) Official Music Video
Rob Base
Rob Base, from Harlem New York, first performed with the groups Sure Shot Seven, Cosmic 3 MC’s, Freedom Force and Disco Enforcers. He and partner DJ EZ Rock (whom he has known since the 4th grade) separated from the groups to form Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock. Their 1998 debut album It Takes Two produced three Top 10 hits: “It Takes Two,” “Joy and Pain” and “Get On The Dance Floor,” which reached #1. The title track became a massive single, was certified platinum in 1989, and earned Single of the Year honors from Spin Magazine and The Village Voice. In 1989, Base dropped a solo release called "The Incredible Base." He has appeared on The Mo'nique Show, The Queen Latifah Show, Good Day NY and the sitcom The Game. The song “It Takes Two” was featured in movies like The Proposal, Love and Basketball and The Sisters, was the opening song for LL Cool J’s Lip Sync Battle and can be heard at almost every major sporting event. cameo.com/robbasemusic
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - "It Takes Two"
Color Me Badd
Color Me Badd is one of the top R&B vocal groups of all time, with three number one singles and 17 top 20 singles. The group has sold 12 million records in the U.S, and is well known in Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, parts of East Asia, Thailand, the U.K. and New Zealand. Their debut album, C.M.B, sold over six million copies worldwide and became certified triple platinum in the U.S. It had five hit singles: "I Wanna Sex You Up" (U.S. #2), "I Adore Mi Amor" (U.S. #1), "All 4 Love" (U.S. #1), "Thinkin' Back" (U.S. #16) and "Slow Motion" (U.S. #18). "I Wanna Sex You Up" was also on the New Jack City soundtrack and hit number one in the U.K. They were awarded the Favorite Single R&B/Soul trophy at the 19th annual American Music Awards and Best R&B/Soul Single and Song of the Year at the sixth annual Soul Train Music Awards. colormebad.com
Color Me Badd - "I Wanna Sex You Up" (Official Music Video)
Tone Loc
Tone Loc soared from obscurity into pop stardom in 1989 when his hoarse voice and unmistakable delivery made the song "Wild Thing" (using a sample from Van Halen's "Jamie's Cryin'") a massive hit, winning Grammy awards and countless other honors. “Wild Thing” was co-written by Marvin Young, better known as Young MC, as was the second single smash, "Funky Cold Medina." The album Loc-ed After Dark became the second rap release ever to top the pop charts and one of the most popular of all time. Loc’s popularity also grew with film roles in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Heat, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Poetic Justice, Posse, Surf Ninjas, and many others. TV guest spots include Roc, Touched By An Angel, News Radio, Living Single and Martin. Over the years he has performed with many artists such as N'Sync, Britney Spears, Destiny's Child, Boyz II Men, Naughty By Nature, Coolio, Young MC, Sugar Hill Gang, Digital Underground and Sir Mix-A-Lot. twitter.com/RapperToneLoc
Tone Loc - Wild Thing
Young MC
Rapper Marvin Young grew up middle-class and earned a degree in economics from USC, where he met Michael Ross and Matt Dike, co-founders of the fledgling Delicious Vinyl rap label. He made his debut as Young MC on the single "I Let 'Em Know." In 1989, Young collaborated with Tone Loc on "Wild Thing," the first Top Ten pop hit for a black rapper, and the follow-up smash "Funky Cold Medina." Young stepped out on his own with the Top Ten smash "Bust a Move." The song won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance, and its strong pop appeal helped the attendant album, Stone Cold Rhymin', go platinum. The follow-up, "Principal's Office," also climbed into the Top 40. Young later signed with Capitol and released Brainstorm in 1991. In late 2000, he returned with Ain't Going Out Like That on the indie label Young Man Moving, followed by Engage the Enzyme, Adrenaline Flow and Relentless. In 2009, he appeared in the Oscar-nominated film Up in the Air. youngmc.com
Young MC - Bust A Move
Tickets are also on sale for the following concerts this summer at RiverEdge Park, with more to be announced:
Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18
24th Annual Blues on the Fox Festival
Friday: Shemekia Copeland and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Saturday: Melody Angel, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers, Billy Branch and Buddy Guy
Friday, June 24
Downtown Alive! The Chicago Experience – Chicago Tribute
Saturday, June 25
Live to Rock Tour - Skid Row, Warrant and Quiet Riot
Friday, July 8
Downtown Alive! Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Tribute
Friday, July 22
Stayin’ Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees
Saturday, August 13
Travis Tritt, Aaron Lewis and The Stateliners and Pryor Baird
Friday, August 19
Get the Led Out: A Celebration of “The Mighty Zep”
Friday, August 26
TUSK: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute
HOW TO ROCK YOUR RIVEREDGE PARK EXPERIENCE
RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway St., in downtown Aurora, Illinois, is an idyllic outdoor summer concert venue, serving up live music, delicious festival food, cool beverages and a great time, all overlooking downtown Aurora and the beautiful Fox River.
RiverEdge is located right across the street from Metra’s Aurora Transportation Center. Drivers can find nearby paid parking in the Metra lot, with more public and private lots around the park and in downtown Aurora. New in 2022, look for new free parking across the river at the city’s Lot W/309 River Street. A ticket booth and entrance to the Park is located on the west side of Aurora’s new pedestrian bridge, which leads directly into RiverEdge Park on the east.
Note: There are no permanent seats set up for this concert. It is all general admission on a first come, first served basis. Guests are encouraged to bring and set up bag chairs on the concrete section. Bag chairs and blankets may be used on the grass. There will be a standing room only section in front of the stage.
Concessions include a diverse menu and bar with domestic and craft beers, wine, sodas, bottled water and more. Local food trucks also ring the back lawn. Outside food is welcome. No alcohol or other outside beverages are allowed, with the exception of two sealed bottles of unflavored water per person. Visit the Park’s Plan Your Visit page for more information, directions, parking options and outside food policies.
Events at RiverEdge Park take place rain or shine, unless conditions endanger the safety of artists and the public. For the latest weather updates, follow @RiverEdgeAurora on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, call the RiverEdge Park Weather Line, (630) 723-2480, or text REPARK to 888777.
To maintain a safe environment for all, this performance will take place outside in the Park’s open-air John C. Dunham pavilion, staged in compliance with state and CDC mandates at that time. Specific attendance protocols will be shared with ticket buyers later this spring.
RiverEdge Park debuted in 2013 and was renamed Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park in 2016 in honor of late Aurora Mayor Thomas J. Weisner. RiverEdge is anchored by the contemporary John C. Dunham performance pavilion, with state-of-the-art acoustics and lighting set against a beautiful night sky. With a capacity of up to 6,000, RiverEdge combines live concert excitement with a warm community feel and gorgeous views of the Fox River.
RiverEdge Park is managed and programmed by the Aurora Civic Center Authority (ACCA), which also oversees Aurora’s historic Paramount Theatre, the newly renovated, 165-seat Copley Theater across the street from Paramount, and the Paramount School of the Arts in the John C. Dunham Aurora Arts Center. For tickets and information, visit riveredgeaurora.com or call (630) 896-6666.
RiverEdge Park is sponsored by Dunham Foundation, City of Aurora, Hollywood Casino Aurora and Jakes Inc.
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