UFO Invades Downtown Joliet Saturday Night

JOLIET, IL — The wait is almost over. At 8 p.m. Saturday, English rock band UFO visits downtown Joliet's Rialto Square Theatre as part of the final concert leg for Phil Mogg, a 50th anniversary tour. This week, Rialto officials informed Patch that UFO's concert is basically a sellout. In recent days, there was a tiny scattering of seats in the far back area of the upper balcony, but that's it.

UFO formed in London in 1969, and Mogg has been the band's only ever-present member, performing on all of the group’s 22 studio albums.

“This decision has been a long time coming, I’ve considered stepping down at the end of UFO’s previous tours in 2016,” Mogg said in a press release. “I don’t want to call this a farewell tour as I hate that word, but this year’s gigs will represent my final tap-dancing appearances with the band. 2019 marks UFO’s 50th anniversary, so the timing feels right. There will be a final tour of the UK and we will also play some shows in selected other cities that the band has a strong connection with. But outside of the UK this won’t be a long tour.”