Journey, Cheap Trick, Heart team up for tour
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Classic-rock fans have a triple-play to look forward to this summer when Journey , Cheap Trick and Heart join forces for a massive tour.
The 50-date run is scheduled to kick off July 9 in Denver and is booked primarily at amphitheaters throughout the US. The itinerary, included below, stretches into early October.
The outing will mark the debut of new Journey singer Arnel Pineda, whom the group crowned in December as the replacement for the band's short-lived previous vocalist, Jeff Scott Soto, who split with the group last May after fronting the act for less than a year. Soto stepped into the role in 2006 when then-lead singer Steve Augieri was sidelined with vocal problems; Augieri had held the slot since the late '90s after taking over for the group's best-known singer, Steve Perry, with whom the band scored a flock of late-'70s and early '80s hits including "Don't Stop Believin'," "Fathfully," "Wheel in the Sky," "Any Way You Want It" and "Open Arms."
The upcoming tour supports Journey's forthcoming June 3 release, "Revelation," a three-disc CD and DVD package that will be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores in North America, according to a press release. Disc one comprises 11 re-recorded classics, disc two features 11 new songs, and disc three is a concert DVD.
Heart--sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson--released its most recent album, "Jupiter's Darling," in 2004. The set marked the pair's first new studio collection in more than a decade.
Last September, Ann Wilson offered up her first solo album, "Hope & Glory." She's backing the set with a series of live shows that are scattered through mid-June; details are available at her MySpace page.
Cheap Trick dropped its latest album, "Rockford," in 2006.
July 2008
9 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
11 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
12 - Stateline, NV - Harvey’s Lake Resort
15 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
16 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Amphitheatre
18 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Arena
19 - Tucson, AZ - Casino Anselmo
22 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid America Center
23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
25 - Selma, TX - Verizon Amphitheatre
26 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
27 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Amphitheatre
30 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
31 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
August 2008
2 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Amphitheatre
3, 4 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Amphitheatre
6 - Orange Beach, FL - The Amphitheatre @ The Wharf
7 - Nashville, TN - Sommett Center
9 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Amphitheatre
10 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
12 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Amphitheatre
14 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach
16 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Amphitheatre
17 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Casino
19 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
21 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
23 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
24 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga PAC
26 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
27 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
30 - Bethel, NY - Center for the Arts
31 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Pavilion
September 2008
4 - Watertown, NY - Watertown Baseball Diamond
6 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
7 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Amphitheatre
9 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
10 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Amphitheatre
12 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
13 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Amphitheatre
15 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
16 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center/Casino
19 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
21 - Ridgefield, WA - Clark County Amphitheatre
24 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
26 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion at Sacramento
27 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
30 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
October 2008
3 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
4 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
Journey tickets at Ticketmaster
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