John Waite
with Special Guest John Cafferty, The Beaver Brown Band
- Date
- Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Time
- Show 8 PM
- Venue
- Des Plaines Theatre, Des Plaines
- Genre
- Rock, Pop
- Links
- SpotifySpotify
with Special Guest John Cafferty, The Beaver Brown Band
John Waite plays Des Plaines Theatre, a 900-capacity theater in Des Plaines, on Saturday, November 14. Also on the bill: John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band. The show starts at 8 PM. This one could sell out: big draw for a room this size (455k listeners, 900 capacity).
John will be performing his catalogue of hits from his 40-year career as a solo artist, with The Baby’s and Bad English. John Waite’s catalogue of hits features some of the most loved songs of the 80s and 90s – the #1 Worldwide hit ‘Missing You’, The Baby’s ‘Isn’t It Time’ and Bad English ‘When I See You Smile’ rank amongst some of his biggest international hits and are still heard on radio today. Others include ‘Tears’, ‘Change’ and ‘These Times Are Hard For Lovers’. ‘Every Step Of The Way’ and ‘If Anybody Had A Heart’ appeared on the soundtrack to the 1986 Demi Moore film About Last Night.
John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, 1984's "Missing You", was a No. 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart.
Best known for the music behind the 80s Rock n Roll fable "Eddie and the Cruisers" and the sequel years later, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band were often stereotyped as the music of the film.
Artist bios from Last.fm, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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