March 8, 2011 – Journey, one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, is gearing up to unleash their latest album of brand new material, Eclipse. In support of the album, they’re bringing along two heavyweights – Foreigner and Night Ranger. The trio launches a run of nearly 40 North American cities in July, stretching from coast to coast.
The album will be released in the U.S. and Canada on May 24 exclusively at Walmart and beginning June 3 in Europe on Frontiers Records. To follow the release of Eclipse, Journey will launch the “Eclipse Tour” with Foreigner, and special guest Night Ranger, beginning July 21 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT.
Fans can expect to hear new songs from Eclipse as well as classics such as Don’t Stop Believin’, Any Way You Want It, Faithfully, Lights, Separate Ways, Wheel In The Sky, and many more. The “Eclipse Tour” dates are listed below.
“I’m in love with this record, which I haven’t said about one of our albums for a long time,” says founding member and lead guitarist, Neal Schon. “It’s a rock record and it sounds amazing.” Commenting on the upcoming tour, Schon continued, “We’ve got a lot of hits to play and there’s plenty of time to do some new stuff too, so we’re gonna mix it up. We haven’t toured with Foreigner for over 10 years, so we’re really looking forward to this run.”
Tickets for “The Eclipse Tour” go on sale beginning Friday March 11, at all the usual online, phone and physical retail outlets, including select Walmart Ticketmaster locations across the country. Check www.journeymusic.com for complete ticket onsale information. Journey has once again teamed up with iloveallaccess.com to offer their fans a variety of VIP ticket packages. For more details go to www.journeymusic.com.
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, keyboardist Jonathan Cain recently described Eclipse as “a concept record with some spiritual themes to it…pretty tough, hard-hitting stuff.” Jonathan continued, “We just felt like it was time to send a message to the world about how we feel about life in general.”
Journey toured the world for two years in support of their 2008 release, Revelation. More than a million fans attended the shows, and welcomed new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Completing the Journey lineup is Schon (guitars, backing vocals), Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Ross Valory (bass, backing vocals) and Deen Castronovo (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Revelation marked the band’s biggest first week’s sales in more than a decade, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 in June 2008 and taking the top spot on the Independent Albums chart. Revelation earned the band their 11th Platinum album certification to date, leading The New York Times to declare that “the band…feels alive.”
Since its formation in 1973, Journey has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums. The band’s Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified album holders. The group also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.
For more information, visit www.journeymusic.com.
Eclipse World Tour Dates:
Thursday, July 21, 2011 – Salt Lake City, UT Rio Tinto Stadium
Saturday, July 23, 2011 – Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sunday, July 24, 2011 – Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 – Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Saturday, July 30, 2011 – Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sunday, July 31, 2011 – Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Wednesday, August 03, 2011 – Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Friday, August 05, 2011 – Columbus, OH Crew Stadium, Ohio State Fair
Saturday, August 06, 2011 – Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 – Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Saturday, August 13, 2011 – Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 – Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 – Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Friday, August 19, 2011 – Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Saturday, August 20, 2011 – Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Sunday, August 21, 2011 – Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 – Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Saturday, August 27, 2011 – Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 – Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 – Allentown, PA The Great Allentown Fair
Friday, September 02, 2011 – Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saturday, September 10, 2011 – New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
Friday, September 16, 2011 – Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Saturday, September 17, 2011 – Tampa, FL 1-800 Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
Sunday, September 18, 2011 – West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Saturday, September 24, 2011 – Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sunday, September 25, 2011 – The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 – Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
Saturday, October 01, 2011 – Englewood, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Friday, October 07, 2011 – Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Friday, October 14, 2011 – Wheatland, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Saturday, October 15, 2011 – Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 – Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
Friday, October 21, 2011 – Seattle, WA KeyArena
Congrats to Night Ranger and hanging in there and finally getting to play big arena’s again. They’re a great live band. Though no Twin Cities date.
Yes I’m looking forward to taking aim at Night Ranger with the lens! Tour seems to be very heavy on the coasts, I could see another leg added over the winter.
They’re coming to Phoenix July 24th – at an OUTSIDE venue – the temp on stage will be over 140 degrees. Methinks they’re gonna have a bad night. Too bad – I would’ve liked to have seen all three of these bands – even though Mick Jones is the worst “successful” guitar player in rock history. Sorry, Foreigner fans – dude’s a hack – but is a good songwriter. I know, he played with George H. and Leslie West, et al – but just listen to his tracks – weak, with mistake after mistake left on the record. (maybe nobody had the guts to tell him?)
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All three bands are fantastic, are there any Canadian dates? I would love to take my very special lady who adores Journey.
when is journey touring canada ?