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New Journey album racks up big sales ahead of tour

Published June 11, 2008 02:06 PM

By Tjames Madison / LiveDaily Contributor

Journey [ tickets ] has added dates to a summer tour behind its new 3-disc album, "Revelations," which has sold more than 104,000 copies in its first week on store shelves.

The album, available exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores in North America, as well as Journey's website, heads a busy run of events for the band, which picked a new lead singer earlier this year and will soon head out with Heart [ tickets ] and Cheap Trick [ tickets ] for a lengthy summer outing that gets underway July 9 in Englewood, CO.

The group will hit more than 50 cities through October, most of them with the two other acts. Details are included below.

Produced by Kevin Shirley, who previously worked with the band on 1996's "Trial By Fire" and 2000's "Arrival," the new 3-disc "Revelation" features 11 tunes penned by guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain, another disc containing re-recorded versions of classic Journey songs, and a live DVD.

"I felt strongly about moving forward and writing new material. It was time," Schon said in a press release, describing the process of putting together the follow-up to 2005's "Generations."

"There's an innate trust and respect for what we each do as we weave our way through this music," added Cain. "We've been doing this for so long together, we both know what we want to hear, and we both know what works for the band."

The outing and new album--which hit stores earlier this month--marks the debut of new Journey singer Arnel Pineda, whom the group crowned in December as the replacement for the band's previous vocalist, Jeff Scott Soto, who split with the group last May after fronting the act for less than a year. Pineda is the group's third lead vocalist since the departure of Journey's best known singer, Steve Perry, who called it a day in 1998.

"Not only can he cover our old material, but he's such a diversified performer that it leaves everything wide open to where we can go," said Schon of Pineda, who the band discovered by first seeing YouTube videos of him performing in The Philippines with his former band, The Zoo. "He's got tremendous abilities and he's an outstanding performer, which people will soon find out."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

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 Wireless Amphitheatre
18 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandelay Bay Arena
19 - Tucson, AZ - Casino Anselmo (Journey, Cheap Trick only)
22 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid America Center
23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
26 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
27 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
30 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
31 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre

August 2008
2 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
3, 4 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
6 - Orange Beach, AL - The Amphitheatre @ The Wharf
7 - Nashville, TN - Sommett Center (Journey, Cheap Trick only)
9 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Journey, Cheap Trick only)
10 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
12 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
14 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
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
28 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Pavilion
30 - Bethel, NY - Center for the Arts

September 2008
3 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
4 - Watertown, NY - Watertown Baseball Diamond
5 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
6 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Amphitheatre
7 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
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 (Journey, Cheap Trick only)
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
1 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Resort Casino (Journey only)
3 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion (Journey, Cheap Trick only)
4 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion (Journey, Cheap Trick only)
5 - Laughlin, NV - Harrah's Rincon (Journey only)
10, 11 - Coquitlam, British Columbia - Red Robinson Theatre (Journey only)