Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon join forces for tour
The outing kicks off in Las Vegas on May 10, and dates currently stretch into mid July. Tickets for a number of shows are on sale now, with others due to hit the box office this month. Details are posted in the tour section at Journey's website.
Last week, Journey members Neal Schon (guitar), Steve Augieri (vocals) and Jonathan Cain (keys, vocals); Styx members Tommy Shaw (guitar, vocals), James "JY" Young (guitar, vocals); and REO Speedwagon members Kevin Cronin (vocals) and Dave Amato (guitar, vocals) hooked up in New York for a jam session.
"We played a variety of REO, Journey and Styx songs, all unplugged," Cronin said in a message posted on his band's website. "Having all these great singers together in harmony took all of the songs to a very special place. Tommy Shaw is such an incredible singer, and Steve Augieri has taken over and made the Journey song list his own."
Shaw, in a message posted on Styx's website, added: "With Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain and Steve Augeri, Kevin Cronin and Dave Amato, alongside JY and me, all playing each other's songs, the weight of our histories became very clear. ... All these great singers singing those songs with Neal shredding away on guitar. ... The muscle of all these masters was moving beyond belief."
The group's jam session will be broadcast on VH1 in the "not too distant future," according to Shaw.
Styx is touring in support of a new album titled "Cyclorama," which surfaced in February. REO Speedwagon's most-recent release is 2001's "Live: Plus." That same year, Styx and REO Speedwagon--who have toured together frequently in recent years--co-released the live set "Arch Allies."
Journey released a four-song EP last November. The set followed the band's most-recent full-length album, 2001's "Arrival."
April 2003
26 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
May 2003
10 - Las Vegas, NV - Aladdin Hotel & Casino
11 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
13 - Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center
15 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
16 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose
18 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
20 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
22 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
24 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center
25 - George, WA - The Gorge
28 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center
30 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
31 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center
June 2003
1 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Ford Center
8 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
11 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
14 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
15 - Milwaukee, WI - U.S. Cellular Arena
17 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center
19 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
20 - St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center
21 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena
24 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Centre
25 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
27 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
28 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
29 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - First Union Arena
July 2003
8 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
9 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
11 - Worcester, MA - Centrum Centre
12 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
15 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
18 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center (Journey)
19 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center (REO, Styx)
22 - Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center
23 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
Journey, Cheap Trick, Heart team up for tour [March 2008]
Dates finalized for Def Leppard, Styx, REO Speedwagon [January 2008]
Def Leppard, Styx, REO Speedwagon together again [January 2008]
Journey picks another lead singer for the holidays [December 2007]
REO Speedwagon finds its way across the US [June 2007]


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