Beantown is not only a village of sorts, it’s also the namesake of one of the most successful rock bands of all time. And Hilton Coliseum is bringing Boston to Ames Sunday, July 30 at 8 p.m.

The tour called “Livin’ For You Tour” is in support of Boston’s fourth album, Walk On, which was released in June 1994 by MCA Records. Walk On was three years in the making, and along the way the band beat a lawsuit by their previous record label, CBS, in late 1990.

Band leader and founder Tom Scholz, who has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from M.I.T., is eager to start touring again.

“We’ll be playing cuts from the new album and lots of old favorites with some surprises that you will only hear at a Boston concert,” Scholz said in a press release. “We’re going to play the single that Boston fans have never heard, “Livin’ For You.”

Boston took the rock world by storm with their self-titled debut in 1976. The album turned out to be the third best-selling album of all time with sales in excess of 15 million. It also contained three hit singles, “More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind” and “Long Time,” and it eventually peaked at number three on the album charts.

The band followed up their debut with Don’t Look Back in 1978 and reached number one on the album charts while being certified multi-platinum. The following year Boston received the Billboard award for the #1 Stadium and Festival Artist of the Year.

In 1986, the band released Third Stage and regained their superstar status. The album was certified quadruple-platinum and peaked at number one on the charts. “Amanda,” the first release off the album, became a number-one hit single and their subsequent tour set ticket sales records at several venues.

Finally, after an eight-year hibernation, Boston has come back with Walk On, which is already certified multi-platinum. Portions of the sales of this album will be donated to organizations that support humane causes.

There are some other interesting notes on the new album. Boston claims that the “hand claps are actually people clapping, not a drum machine,” and “the wind is actually wind in real trees, not a noise generator.”

“Boston doesn’t take along sampler/computer/tape stored studio recordings of vocals or other parts to fake it when we perform on stage. We actually bring instruments and play them,” Scholz said.

Boston will be at Hilton Coliseum Sunday, June 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45, $33 and $25 and are available at the Iowa State Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 233-1888.