Journey's trek covers summer
Resurgent classic rockers Journey have added new dates to their rapidly expanding summer tour schedule as the band continues to showcase new lead singer Arnel Pineda.
After an early summer European outing, the group returns to the US to launch the trek July 16 in Walker, MN. As currently composed, the tour runs through late September, concluding with a Sept. 26 show in Minneapolis. The group's US itinerary is included below; on-sale dates for the latest shows, as well as the band's full international schedule, can be found at Journey's official website.
Released last June, the Kevin Shirley-produced "Revelation" is a three-disc package, including one disc with 11 re-recorded greatest hits featuring Pineda's lead vocals, one with new material, and one DVD of the group's March performance at the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas.
"We were feeding [Arnel] a song a day," keyboardist Jonathan Cain said of the brisk rehearsal/recording process of the new material in an interview last year with LiveDaily. "'Go home and learn this and come back and sing it tomorrow.' That's basically what he did. He didn't get a lot of time to rehearse these new songs, and he's killing them now. What he's doing on stage is so much better than the album."
Pineda, who guitarist Neal Schon discovered while surfing YouTube, replaced former singer Jeff Scott Soto in late 2007. Soto himself had replaced the band's previous lead singer, Steve Augeri, a year earlier.
May 2009
23 - Sacramento, CA - Raley Field
July 2009
16 - Walker, MN - Moondance Jam
18 - Cadott, WI - Chippewa Valley Rock Festival
21 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
23 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid-State Fair
25 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
26 - Boise, ID - Boise State University
29, 30 - Pala, CA - Pala Casino
August 2009
1 - San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheatre
2 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Center
4 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Center
5 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
7 - Thackerville, OK - WinStar Casino
16 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fair
20 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
21 - Louisville, KY - State Fair
23 - Des Moines, IA - State Fair
25 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
26 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
28 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
31 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veteran Memorial Coliseum
September 2009
2 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
4, 5 - Atlantic City, NJ - The Borgata
7 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
13 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre
15 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Coliseum
16 - Pikeville, KY - Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
19 - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
26 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
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