"Kilroy Was Here" Film Plus "Mr. Roboto" Live - Styx in Concert 1983

My first concert was Styx! The date was December 29, 1976. I was fifteen. The Kilroy concept was brilliant back in 1983, and even more so now, in 2022. I have no comprehension of those who take issue with it. In fact, I am embarrassed for them. Exceptional work, Dennis! I commend you.

This was my IN to Styx!!! My first vinyl purchased with my own money! ❤️❤️❤️❤️. It now hangs framed on my wall in my entertainment room!!

Imagine a 12 year old boy growing up in Germany and hearing this song for the first time and later getting his hands on the album. In a world without the internet my imagination was running wild always hoping that there was a movie out there that simply didn't make it's way into Berlin's cinemas. Thank you very much for what you created, Mr. Roboto... errr Dennis DeYoung.

For someone who's been critical of Roboto in the past, TS looks pretty engaged...

Dennis DeYoung thank you very much for reposting the Kilroy was here movie intro, along with the live performance of Mr roboto. That had been shown back in 1983 during the Kilroy was here tour. Thank you very much for reposting the movie short itself, as well as adding Mr roboto as a plusing for this video. If you may have heard everybody tried to post the Kilroy was here movie intro for years and years on YouTube, and they would get copyright strikes for posting it on YouTube. And of course the movie intro would be deleted by YouTube. But because you were heavily involved and it was your creation since the early 1980s, because you wrote the concept and the story of Kilroy was here for the Styx album itself. You also have the idea to do a live stage show during the tour, with a movie opening for the show. As well as putting a little Broadway with the addition of a typical rock concert all together. Dennis just to let you know, in the next year of 1984. Michael Jackson and the Jacksons went out on tour in the theme of their victory album, and Michael Jackson doing live performances of his songs from his off The Wall album and thriller album during the shows. Which all together became the victory tour, that everybody from the 1980s will always remember. Especially the fans of Michael Jackson and the Jackson Brothers. During that time of 1984 and from the Jackson's victory tour, if you may remember yourself. After when Styx broke up from 1983, because Tommy Shaw left the band first. In the next year of 1984 when Michael Jackson and his brothers got back together, and did the Jacksons victory tour. If you remember from that time, during the victory tour the shows would open up with a some kind of science fiction Broadway act on stage. It would later transition to the first song that Michael Jackson and the Jackson brothers performed on stage which everybody remembers, the song want to be starting something by Michael Jackson from the thriller album. Then later at some point almost at the end of the shows of the victory tour, there was another science fiction Broadway magician act that happened. After when they performed the song by Michael Jackson called you got me working Day and night, the Broadway science fiction magician act had Michael Jackson to disappear. And later on it transitioned to the song beat it by Michael Jackson. I do hope you remember this from 1984 during the Jacksons victory tour, the year after when Styx broke up ? Because like what I just explained about how all of the concerts and the shows were done during the victory tour from 1984, the year prior of 1983. When you and styx were doing the Kilroy was here tour, you had the same idea by putting a few Broadway Acts during the shows. With the addition of a movie opening intro, and of course having Rock concert performances to be in mix with all of that. Even though those ideas that were thought of by you were way ahead of its time back in 1983, in the next year another group would do the same thing. And of course that would be none other than Michael Jackson and the Jackson brothers, after the success of Michael Jackson's thriller album and the Jackson's victory album and it all became the Jacksons victory tour during that time of 1984. I really hope you remember all of that back in 1984 after 1983 Dennis ? And at the same time, thank you very much for posting the Kilroy was here movie intro opening for your YouTube channel. Because even though some other people had tried to do it before, copyright strikes came out of nowhere and the movie short was deleted and terminated from YouTube. I believe you have the right to have this movie short to be part of YouTube, and to be part of your YouTube channel. Which is dedicated to your solo career and the rock band Styx that you used to be in. I really hope that the Kilroy was here movie intro short will always be on YouTube forever, as well as your YouTube channel. Because it is your creation and it is your baby. And the Kilroy was here movie short intro should always be on YouTube, and to be part of your YouTube channel dedicated to your career and the rock band Styx. And God bless us all, that this video doesn't get deleted. Because this video of this movie short intro Kilroy was here is your baby and your creation, because you wrote it back in the late 1980s. And it came to life for the Kilroy was here tour, and half of it for Mr roboto music video. This classic movie short intro of Kilroy was here should always remain on YouTube, and your YouTube channel dedicated to your career and the rock band Styx. This video should never get deleted, because you have the right to have it on your YouTube channel and to be part of the entertainment side of YouTube as well. Because like I said this was your creation, this is your baby and you wrote it and you thought about it back in the early 1980s. And I really hope to watch this movie short intro of Kilroy was here forever on YouTube and forever on your YouTube channel. Long live rock 'n' roll👍😉

"Hey Roboto! Your mother was a Toyota!" - LOL! That line is STILL funny all these years later!

Thank you so much Dennis for reclaiming this and presenting it to us. It is amazing. 👽

Frankly, I think Kilroy Was Here, if fleshed out to full length with every song, would be an awesome Broadway musical.

So glad you published this here. My old VHS is pretty dead. Hope to see you on the road again someday. Totally amazing show.

Thank you very much Mr DeYoung, I've been wanting to see the full version of this for so long and am so pleased that I'm finally watching it right now 🎶

As much as Everyone either likes or "hates" this album this was the beginning of the end for Styx as the band who dominated the late 70's and 80's. The principle parties of DeYoung, Shaw and Young would go on to have a never ending feud up to this day. Shaw and Young can say what they want about DeYoung but without him the band would never have been what they became and Shaw and Young to this day continue to sing DeYoung penned songs. Imagine that.

I was at one of the first "Kilroy Was Here" shows in Chicago. We sat in anticipation for a couple of hours as they struggled to get the audio/ video synced up (or something like that). The show was eventually postponed for a couple of days. As a diehard Dennis DeYoung fan, I gladly drove the 60 miles back to NW Indiana and returned for the show later in the week. . My most memorable concert experience ever! And being the standup guy that Dennis is- all ticket holders of the postponed show received a complimentary Styx album of their choice for the inconvenience. I still catch Dennis' shows when he is in the Chicagoland area and will for as long as he keeps that train a rollin'.

“[Roboto Japanese cursing]… oh my balls!!” at 6:17 😂

Wow, I've been looking for this for years! I was beginning to think I dreamed the whole thing when I saw Styx in concert back in the 80s! Thanks for posting it, Dennis!

To think a Band like Muse does this sort of production these days and it's popular, Dennis vision was so far ahead of its time. It's a shame a lot of Styx fans don't want more of this at the time, they just buy into the whole narative of just wanting the same ol same ol. I think Kilroy was Here was the coolest Styx album. I liked the direction of the band at that time, kind of like a hard rocking new wave sound.

People hate it, people love it.... personally, I liked it. I liked the music and that vocoder sound was always so amazing in songs. Not quite the voicebox like Frampton or Roger Troutman or Joe Walsh but still cool. I was a Styx fan from probably Crystal Ball album and I can say there are only a few songs I don't like by Styx. I won't mention them here but I thought this album was a good album. My fav is Pieces of Eight. It is nostalgic for me and I think that was really the peak of the Styx sound, imo. Grand Illusion is 2nd for me. Paradise Theatre 3rd. Equinox 4. Kilroy 5. Even though there are some cheezy parts to some Styx tunes and this video, I always loved the high falsetto vocal into the ear of one of the robotos and he shoves Dennis away b4 he can end the note properly. hehehe I just thought it was silly and a bit out of place so it was my kind of humor. Serious song and suddenly bam, another comedy. The knee to roboto's privates was oddly surreal.

Styx was my first concert in April 1983 as a little kid at the NY City Center and this coming on at the start was mind blowing at that age. Total surprise. I still remember the various moments in it when the crowd erupted into cheers, like when the Roboto is climbing the ladder and removes the mask to reveal it is DeYoung.

40 years on and this still KICKS ASS!!!!

When are you gonna tour again Dennis? It’s been 3 years. We miss you. Please tour in 2024 Thanks. ⭐️👑

This was awesome. Thank you, Dennis. I never got to see you perform live as I was too young and brought up a little to sheltered for my parents to let me go to any concerts but I had all your albums and knew every word to every song. Don't Wait for Heroes was my battle cry when I was nearly 400 pounds and listening to that song every time I needed motivation got my ass up off the sofa and working out. I lost 210 pounds with the motivation that song gave me. I'm now 56 and at 180 and healthy! This vid brought back so many great memories!