Journey prepares for the last leg of what could be rockers' final tour together
- Journey is set to begin the final leg of what is being billed as its farewell tour in Los Angeles in September, with the tour ending in San Francisco in November.
- Co-founder and lead guitarist Neal Schon said the San Francisco finale will likely be emotional because it is where the band began.
- The tour includes many U.S. stops and will cap more than 100 concerts this year.
- Journey has been performing two-hour-plus shows that mix its biggest hits with deeper album tracks.
- The band has had six Top 10 Billboard singles and eight Top 10 albums, including the No. 1 album "Escape."
Journey is preparing to launch the final leg of a farewell tour that begins in Los Angeles in September and ends in San Francisco in November. Neal Schon said the San Francisco finale should be emotional because it is the city where the band started.
The schedule includes stops in a number of U.S. cities, including Phoenix, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, Denver and Las Vegas. The run will close out more than 100 concerts the band is playing this year.
Schon said the group is performing the kind of show he has wanted to do with Journey, with sets that run more than two hours and include both familiar hits and less obvious album tracks. He said he sees Journey as musically different from other major 1980s rock acts.
The article notes that Journey has scored six Top 10 Billboard singles and eight Top 10 albums, including the 1981 No. 1 album "Escape." Fans can expect songs such as "Faithfully," "Open Arms," "Who's Crying Now" and "Don't Stop Believin'" during the tour.
Journey为可能是乐队最后一次巡演的最后一程做准备
Journey正在为告别巡演的最后一段行程做准备，这段行程将于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很有情绪，因为那里正是乐队起步的地方。
巡演安排包括凤凰城、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。这一轮演出将为乐队今年超过100场演出画上句号。
Schon表示，这正是他一直想为Journey打造的演出形式，整场演出通常超过两小时，既有大家熟悉的热门歌曲，也有一些不那么常见的专辑曲目。他说，他认为Journey在音乐上与其他一些1980年代的摇滚乐队不同。
文章提到，Journey曾有6首公告牌单曲榜前十歌曲，以及8张进入公告牌200专辑榜前十的专辑，其中包括1981年的冠军专辑《Escape》。巡演中预计会演唱《Faithfully》《Open Arms》《Who's Crying Now》和《Don't Stop Believin'》等歌曲。