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Description: The Thirsty Whale, which opened in 1971,[citation needed] was a rock music club in River Grove, Illinois. It brought in acts like Blue Öyster Cult, Off Broadway, Molly Hatchet, Black Oak Arkansas, Extreme, Keith Reid with Bowser from Sha-Na-Na, Alice In Chains (opened for Extreme), Quiet Riot, Foghat, Johnny Winter, Mother Love Bone (who played their only Chicago show at the Whale),[citation needed] Tuff, Danger Danger, Ratt, Lita Ford, Dream Theater, Kings X, Nuclear Assault, and Peter Criss.[citation needed], Mike DeFoy [Sky Pilot], Survivor performed here monthly early in their career.[citation needed] Future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Cheap Trick played there regularly in the late 1970s.
