{"id":118937,"date":"2025-11-06T17:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/118937\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T17:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:02:07","slug":"journey-announce-final-frontier-farewell-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/118937\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey Announce ‘Final Frontier’ Farewell Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tA journey<\/a> that began over 50 years ago when former members of Santana formed their own spinoff band is coming to an end. Journey have announced details of a long-rumored Final Frontier farewell tour<\/a> that will take them all across North America next year.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe first legs kicks off Feb. 28 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and wraps up July 2 in Laredo, Texas. There are 60 dates on the books, mostly in secondary and tertiary markets, and more will be announced in the future.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis tour is our heartfelt thank-you to the fans who\u2019ve been with us every step of the way \u2014 through every song, every era, every high and low,\u201d Journey founder Neal Schon says in a statment. \u201cWe\u2019re pulling out all the stops with a brand-new production \u2014 the hits, the deep cuts, the energy, the spectacle. It\u2019s a full-circle celebration of the music that\u2019s brought us all together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAs its founding member, I carry the Journey torch to this day, wherever I go,\u201d he continues. \u201cThe sentiment and spirit of the band will always remain. While this marks a farewell to one powerful chapter of the Journey we\u2019ve shared, I want everyone to know I\u2019m 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\u2019s next.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLongtime keyboardist Jonathan Cain echoed the sentiment: \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible ride. We\u2019ve shared our music with millions and this tour is about gratitude, connection and one last chance to feel that magic together. We wouldn\u2019t want it any other way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThey\u2019ll be joined once again by singer Arnel Pineda, who has been delivering Steve Perry\u2019s vocal parts since joining the band in 2007. \u201cI\u2019m honored to be part of this legacy and I\u2019m grateful for having been welcomed with such open arms,\u201d he says in a statement. \u201cEvery night on stage has been a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSchon, Cain, and Pineda will be accompanied by keyboardist\/singer Jason Derlatka, drummer\/singer Deen Castronovo, and bassist Todd Jensen.<\/p>\n

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\n\tA press release promises an \u201call new, special evening with stage production across North America with their catalog of global chart-topping hits, including \u2018Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019, \u2018Any Way You Want It,\u2019 \u2018Faithfully,\u2019 \u2018Lights,\u2019 and more in a celebration of legacy, love and the fans who made it all possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJourney went on an extended hiatus in 1987 when Perry decided to walk away from public life.<\/a> They briefly reformed in 1996 to record the comeback LP Trial by Fire, but they parted ways with Perry before they were able to tour behind it. In 1998, they reconvened with new vocalist Steven Augeri<\/a> and slowly rebuilt their audience with a relentless tour schedule. Augeri left the band in 2006, and was briefly replaced with Jeff Scott Soto, but everything changed when Schon discovered Pineda singing Journey covers on YouTube. He\u2019s been in the band for the past 18 years.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlong the way, there\u2019s been a fair amount of discord<\/a> between Schon and Cain that played out in legal filings, social media posts, and interviews. There was also a protracted legal battle with the classic-era rhythm section of Ross Valory<\/a> and Steve Smith following their dismissal from the band in 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tDespite all the bad blood and the many lineup changes, Journey continued to tour, often on bills with fellow Eighties survivors like Def Leppard, Heart, and Toto. But they\u2019ve only done a handful of gigs this year, and have been completely inactive since an April 24 show at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

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\n\tHere are the dates for the first leg of Journey\u2019s Final Frontier Tour:<\/p>\n

\n\tFeb. 28 \u2013 Hershey, PA @ GIANT Center
March 2 \u2013 Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
Mach 4 \u2013 Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena
March 5 \u2013 Trenton, NJ @ CURE Insurance Arena
March 7 \u2013 Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
March 9 \u2013 Hamilton, ON @ TD Coliseum
March 11 \u2013 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
March 12 \u2013 Quebec City, QC @ Vid\u00e9otron Centre
March 14 \u2013 Hartford, CT @ PeoplesBank Arena
March 16 \u2013 Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
March 17 \u2013 Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
March 19 \u2013 Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
March 21 \u2013 Memphis, TN @ FedExForum
March 22 \u2013 Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
March 25 \u2013 N. Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena
March 26 \u2013 Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
March 28 \u2013 New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
March 29 \u2013 Bossier City, LA @ Brookshire Grocery Arena
March 31 \u2013 Austin, TX @ Moody Center
April 3 \u2013 Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
April 4 \u2013 Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena
April 6 \u2013 Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
April 8 \u2013 Des Moines, IA @ CASEY\u2019S CENTER
April 9 \u2013 Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
April 12 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center
April 14 \u2013 Boise, ID @ ExtraMile Arena
April 15 \u2013 Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
April 17 \u2013 Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum
April 19 \u2013 Eugene, OR @ MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA
April 21 \u2013 Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
April 22 \u2013 Bakersfield, CA @ Dignity Health Arena
April 24 \u2013 Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center at Fresno State
May 15 \u2013 Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena
May 16 \u2013 Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
May 18 \u2013 Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
May 20 \u2013 Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
May 21 \u2013 Greensboro, NC @ First Horizon Coliseum
May 23 \u2013 Atlantic City, NJ @ Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
May 27 \u2013 State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
May 28 \u2013 Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
May 30 \u2013 Knoxville, TN @ Food City Center
May 31 \u2013 Savannah, GA @ Enmarket Arena
Jun 3 \u2013 Hampton, VA @ Hampton Coliseum
June 4 \u2013 Roanoke, VA @ Berglund Center Coliseum
June 6 \u2013 Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
June 7 \u2013 Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena
June 10 \u2013 Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
June 11 \u2013 Allentown, PA @ PPL Center
June 13 \u2013 Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center
June 14 \u2013 Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
June 17 \u2013 Evansville, IN @ Ford Center
June 18 \u2013 Fort Wayne, IN @Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
June 20 \u2013 Champaign, I @L State Farm Center
June 21 \u2013 Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center
June 24 \u2013 Moline, IL @ Vibrant Arena at the MARK
June 25 \u2013 Springfield, MO @ Great Southern Bank Arena
June 27 \u2013 Tupelo, MS @ Cadence Bank Arena
June 28 \u2013 Lafayette, LA @ CAJUNDOME
July 1 \u2013 Corpus Christi, TX @ Hilliard Center
July 2 \u2013 Laredo, TX @ Sames Auto Arena<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A journey that began over 50 years ago when former members of Santana formed their own spinoff band…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,18569,409],"class_list":{"0":"post-118937","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-journey","12":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}