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 September in Los Angeles, with the finale scheduled for November in San Francisco.
- Co-founder and guitarist Neal Schon said the San Francisco ending is likely to feel emotional because the band started there.
- The tour includes stops in cities such as Phoenix, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, Denver and Las Vegas.
- The band’s shows often last more than two hours and include both well-known hits and deeper album cuts.
- Journey has had six Top 10 singles on the Billboard chart and eight Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, including the No. 1 album 'Escape.'
Journey is preparing for the final stretch of what is being billed as its farewell tour, beginning in Los Angeles in September and ending in San Francisco in November. Neal Schon said the closing show in San Francisco is likely to be emotional because that is where the band began.
The tour will include stops across the U.S., including Phoenix, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, Denver and Las Vegas. By the end of the run, the band will have played more than 100 concerts this year.
Schon said Journey has been performing two-hour-plus shows that mix major hits with deeper tracks, including songs from the early 1970s and the 1980 album 'Raised on Radio.' He said that approach is closer to the kind of show he has wanted the band to do.
Journey’s catalog includes six Top 10 Billboard singles and eight Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200. The article notes that fans can expect staples such as 'Don’t Stop Believin’,' which Schon wrote with Jonathan Cain and then-lead singer Steve Perry.
Journey为可能是乐队最后一次巡演的最后阶段做准备
Journey正在为被称作告别巡演的最后阶段做准备，行程将于9月在洛杉矶开始，并于11月在旧金山结束。Neal Schon说，旧金山的收官演出很可能会带来强烈情绪，因为那里是乐队最初起步的地方。
这轮巡演将在美国多地停靠，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。到巡演结束时，乐队今年的演出场次将超过100场。
Schon表示，Journey目前的演出通常超过两小时，曲目会把热门代表作和更深层的专辑歌曲结合起来，包括上世纪70年代初的作品以及1980年的专辑《Raised on Radio》中的歌曲。他说，这更接近自己一直希望为乐队呈现的演出方式。
文章提到，Journey的作品在Billboard榜单上有6首单曲进入前十，Billboard 200专辑榜上有8张专辑进入前十，其中包括冠军专辑《Escape》。乐迷也可以期待听到《Don’t Stop Believin’》等长期保留曲目，这首歌由Schon与Jonathan Cain及当时的主唱Steve Perry共同创作。