After a 52-year run filled with some of the most familiar hits in mainstream rock history, Journey is calling it a career on the Final Frontier tour, which will encompass 60 North American shows beginning Feb. 28 in Hershey, Pa. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Nov. 14.
“This tour is our heartfelt thank you to the fans who’ve been with us every step of the way — through every song, every era, every high and low,” says Journey founder Neal Schon, who is flanked in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band by keyboardist Jonathan Cain, singer Arnel Pineda, keyboardist Jason Derlatka, drummer Deen Castronovo and bassist Todd Jensen. “We’re pulling out all the stops with a brand-new production — the hits, the deep cuts, the energy, the spectacle. It’s a full-circle celebration of the music that’s brought us all together.”
“As its founding member, I carry the Journey torch to this day, wherever I go,” he continues. “The sentiment and spirit of the band will always remain. While this marks a farewell to one powerful chapter of the Journey we’ve shared, I want everyone to know I’m not done. Music is still burning strong inside me, and there are new creative horizons ahead. This tour is both a thank you and the beginning of what’s next.”
After a stint as a teenaged guitarist in Santana, Schon formed Journey in 1973 with keyboardist Greg Rollie and bassist Ross Valory. The group broke into the mainstream following the 1977 arrival of vocalist Steve Perry, who sang such favorites as “Lovin,’ Touchin,’ ‘Squeezin,’” “Who’s Crying Now,” “Don’t Stop Believing” and “Open Arms.” Perry left Journey for good in 1998 and was replaced by a series of singers; Pineda joined in 2007 and has fronted the band ever since.
Here are Journey’s tour dates:
Feb 28 Hershey, PA Giant Center
Mar 02 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
Mar 04 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena
Mar 05 Trenton, NJ Cure Insurance Arena
Mar 07 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
Mar 09 Hamilton, ON TD Coliseum
Mar 11 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Mar 12 Quebec City, QC Vidéotron Centre
Mar 14 Hartford, CT PeoplesBank Arena
Mar 16 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
Mar 17 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Mar 19 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum
Mar 21 Memphis, TN FedExForum
Mar 22 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
Mar 25 N. Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena
Mar 26 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center
Mar 28 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
Mar 29 Bossier City, LA Brookshire Grocery Arena
Mar 31 Austin, TX Moody Center
Apr 03 Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center
Apr 04 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
Apr 06 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford Premier Center
Apr 08 Des Moines, IA Casey’s Center
Apr 09 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
Apr 12 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center
Apr 14 Boise, ID ExtraMile Arena
Apr 15 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
Apr 17 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum
Apr 19 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Arena
Apr 21 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
Apr 22 Bakersfield, CA Dignity Health Arena
Apr 24 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center at Fresno State
May 15 Tampa, FL Benchmark International Arena
May 16 Jacksonville, FL VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
May 18 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
May 20 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
May 21 Greensboro, NC First Horizon Coliseum
May 23 Atlantic City, NJ Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
May 27 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center
May 28 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
May 30 Knoxville, TN Food City Center
May 31 Savannah, GA Enmarket Arena
Jun 03 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
Jun 04 Roanoke, VA Berglund Center Coliseum
Jun 06 Worcester, MA DCU Center
Jun 07 Manchester, NH SNHU Arena
Jun 10 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
Jun 11 Allentown, PA PPL Center
Jun 13 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center
Jun 14 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
Jun 17 Evansville, IN Ford Center
Jun 18 Fort Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Jun 20 Champaign, IL State Farm Center
Jun 21 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
Jun 24 Moline, IL Vibrant Arena at the Mark
Jun 25 Springfield, MO Great Southern Bank Arena
Jun 27 Tupelo, MS Cadence Bank Arena
Jun 28 Lafayette, LA Cajundome
Jul 01 Corpus Christi, TX Hilliard Center
Jul 02 Laredo, TX Sames Auto Arena
