Journey prepares for the last leg of what could be rockers' final tour together
- Journey is set to begin the last leg of its billed farewell tour in September in Los Angeles and finish in November in San Francisco.
- The run 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 will likely be emotional because the band started there.
- Journey has been performing two-hour-plus shows that mix major hits with deeper album tracks, including older songs such as "Of a Lifetime" and "Raised on Radio."
- The band has had six Top 10 Billboard singles and eight Top 10 albums, including the No. 1 album "Escape," and is expected to play songs such as "Faithfully" and "Don’t Stop Believin’."
Journey is heading into the final stretch of a tour being billed as a farewell run, with dates beginning in Los Angeles in September and ending in San Francisco in November. The closing show is likely to carry extra weight for the band because San Francisco is where the group began.
Neal Schon, the band's co-founder and lead guitarist, said he expects the final stop to be emotional. He also said the audience in San Francisco is likely to be especially enthusiastic.
Before that finale, the band has a long schedule of shows across the United States, including stops in major cities such as Phoenix, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, Denver and Las Vegas. The tour will total more than 100 concerts this year.
The concerts have reportedly run for more than two hours and combine the group's biggest hits with deeper cuts from its catalog. Journey is expected to play songs including "Faithfully" and "Don’t Stop Believin’" alongside less familiar material such as "Of a Lifetime" and songs from "Raised on Radio."
Journey为可能是成员最后一次共同巡演的尾声阶段做准备
Journey正进入一轮被称为告别巡演的最后阶段，行程将于9月在洛杉矶开始，并在11月于旧金山结束。由于旧金山是这支乐队的起点，收官演出对乐队来说可能格外特殊。
联合创始人、主音吉他手Neal Schon表示，最后一站大概率会充满情绪。他还说，旧金山的观众应该会非常热情。
在最终收官前，乐队还将完成一长串美国各地演出，包括菲尼克斯、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城市。整轮巡演今年将超过100场。
报道说，这些演出通常持续两小时以上，把最知名的热门歌曲和更深层的曲目放在一起。Journey预计会演唱《Faithfully》和《Don’t Stop Believin’》等歌曲，也会加入《Of a Lifetime》以及《Raised on Radio》中的作品。