Journey prepares for the last leg of what could be rockers' final tour together
- Journey is set to begin the last leg of its farewell tour in Los Angeles in September and finish in San Francisco in November.
- The tour is expected to include more than 100 concerts this year, with stops in cities including Phoenix, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, Denver and Las Vegas.
- Co-founder and lead guitarist Neal Schon said the San Francisco finale is likely to be emotional because it is where the band started.
- Schon said Journey has been performing two-hour-plus shows that mix major hits with deeper album cuts.
- Journey has had six Top 10 singles on the Billboard chart and eight Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200.
Journey is preparing for the final stretch of what is being billed as its farewell tour, with the last leg scheduled to start in Los Angeles in September and end in San Francisco in November. The band’s co-founder and lead guitarist, Neal Schon, said the closing show is likely to be emotional because it will take place in the city where the group began.
The tour includes more than 100 concerts this year and will stop in a long list of U.S. cities, including Phoenix, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, Denver and Las Vegas. According to the report, the band often plays for more than two hours.
Schon said the setlists have included both familiar hits and deeper cuts from the band’s catalog, including songs from the 1970s and 1980s. He said he has been enjoying the format because it reflects the kind of Journey show he had wanted to do.
The article also notes the band’s chart record, including six Top 10 singles on the Billboard chart and eight Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200. Those include songs such as "Open Arms," "Who's Crying Now" and "Don't Stop Believin'," as well as the 1981 album "Escape."
Journey准备开启可能是乐队最后一次共同巡演的收官阶段
Journey正在为被宣传为告别巡演的最后一段行程做准备，这一阶段将于9月在洛杉矶开始，并在11月于旧金山结束。乐队联合创始人、主音吉他手尼尔·尚恩表示，收官场地可能会特别动情，因为旧金山正是乐队的起点。
这次巡演今年预计超过100场，行程覆盖菲尼克斯、西雅图、芝加哥、亚特兰大、纳什维尔、巴尔的摩、费城、底特律、波士顿、克利夫兰、丹佛和拉斯维加斯等多个美国城市。报道说，乐队的演出往往持续两小时以上。
尚恩说，演出曲目会同时包括广为人知的热门歌曲和目录中的深度曲目，其中也有上世纪七八十年代的作品。他表示，这种演出方式更接近他一直想做的Journey现场。
报道还提到，Journey在公告牌榜单上共有6首单曲进入前十、8张专辑进入前十，其中包括《Open Arms》《Who's Crying Now》《Don't Stop Believin'》以及1981年的《Escape》。