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March 28, 2008
Classic Rock Triple Header Touring This Summer
Three big names from the 1970’s and 1980’s are teaming up for a U.S. tour starting on July 9 in Denver, Colorado. Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick are joining forces for a tour that will finish up on October 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The summer tour will be the first major road trip for Journey since they have been joined by their new lead singer, Arnel Pineda.
As it stands today, the tour dates are as follows:
July 9 - Denver, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
July 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
July 12 - Lake Tahoe, NV - Harvey’s Lake Resort
July 15 - San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
July 16 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Amphitheatre
July 18 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Arena
July 19 - Tucson, AZ - Casino Anselmo
July 22 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid America Center
July 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
July 25 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Amphitheatre
July 26 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 27 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Amphitheatre
July 30 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
July 31 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
Aug. 2 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Amphitheatre
Aug. 3 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Amphitheatre
Aug. 4 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Amphitheatre
Aug. 6 - Orange Beach, FL - The Amphitheatre @ The Wharf
Aug. 7 - Nashville, TN - Sommett Center
Aug. 9 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Amphitheatre
Aug. 10 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Aug. 12 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Amphitheatre
Aug. 14 - Jones Beach, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach
Aug. 16 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Amphitheatre
Aug. 17 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
Aug. 19 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
Aug. 21 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 23 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
Aug. 24 - Saratoga, NY - Saratoga PAC
Aug. 26 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 27 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
Aug. 30 - Bethel Woods, NY - Center for the Arts
Aug. 31 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Pavilion
Sep. 4 - Watertown, NY - Watertown Baseball Diamond
Sep. 6 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Sep. 7 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Amphitheatre
Sep. 9 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sep. 10 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Amphitheatre
Sep. 12 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sep. 13 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Amphitheatre
Sep. 15 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
Sep. 16 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center/Casino
Sep. 19 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
Sep. 21 - Portland, OR - Clark County Amphitheatre
Sep. 24 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
Sep. 26 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion at Sacramento
Sep. 27 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sep. 30 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
Oct. 3 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
Oct. 4 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
March 12, 2008
‘Revelation’ 3-Disk Set Coming From Journey
The release of Revelation in June will mark the first one since the legendary classic rock group was joined by singer Arnel Pineda.
Taking a page from the Eagles’ playbook, the new 3-disk set will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart. The Eagles did quite well with their release, which makes one wonder if these new Wal-Mart deals will be something we see a lot more of in the future.
The new 3-disk set will consist of two CDs and one DVD. The first CD will present 11 "classic" Journey tunes that have been re-recorded. The second CD will contain 11 new songs and the DVD is live concert footage.
Fans can expect information in the coming weeks regarding Journey’s tour which will kick off this summer. The group has already been confirmed for the Arrow Rock Festival in Nijmegen, the Netherlands on June 15. The festival will also feature performances from Def Leppard, KISS, Whitesnake and Twisted Sister.
February 23, 2008
Journey Takes To The Stage With New Lead Singer
Newly-hired Journey frontman, Arnel Pineda took to the stage with his new band mates for the first time a few nights ago at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Viña del Mar, Chile.
In the video of the performance below, you can see how he took on the legendary Journey ballad "Faithfully."
Personally, I think he holds his own quite well onstage with the group. He’s not quite the shoe-in for the Steve Perry role that Stave Augeri was, but there’s a definite similarity in his style and voice and I think he’ll do quite will in his new role.
January 23, 2008
New Journey Frontman Has Come A Long Way
The fact that Journey’s new lead singer, Arnel Pineda, is from the Philippines means he is in for one heck of a commute unless he plans to move to the Unites States, but Pineda’s road to fame is a lot longer and more difficult than an airplane trip from Manila to San Francisco.
Once living on the streets of Manila as a result of serious financial problems following his mother’s death, Pineda was able to work his way back from homelessness and is now on the verge of fame and fortune he could only have dreamed about.
Discovered by Journey guitarist Neal Schon on the wildly popular video sharing site, YouTube, the 40-year old singer almost sabotaged the opportunity to join Journey’s ranks when he dismissed Schon’s e-mail as a hoax. I suspect most of us would have had the same reaction. Who would expect an e-mail from a guitarist from one of the world’s best-known classic rock groups?
On the first of February, Pineda will return to the U.S. to begin working with the group on a new album that might be released as early as this summer. It surely sounds like Journey was only lacking a single important element before being able to begin recording new material: A new singer.
Journey is a classic rock group that certainly appears to have a lot of life left in them. They have toured in recent years and with a new album planned for the summer, they are showing no sign of slowing down.
How Journey’s fans react to the new frontman remains to be seen, or course, but as far as the band is concerned, this guy is the real deal and there’s little doubt he has paid his musical dues, as well as the dues that have been demanded of him just to survive.
For more on Arnel Pineda’s amazing story, check out GMA Network.
December 6, 2007
Journey Finds Their New Lead Singer
Now here’s a story that should keep aspiring YouTube performers in front of their video cameras. One of the best-known classic rock groups of all time, Journey, has hired a new lead singer and they found him, yes, you guessed it, on YouTube!
This is the classic “dream come true” story featuring Arnel Pineda, a singer from the Philippines who was singing with a band called The Zoo. A band that was known for singing songs by Journey.
Hearing that name, I would more expect a Scorpions cover band, but I suppose it can work for these guys as well. The name sure didn’t seem to hurt Pineda’s chance to make it big.
Frustrated with the lack of a lead singer after the departure of Jeff Scott Soto earlier in the year, guitarist Neil Schon decided to spend some quality time on YouTube searching for the right singer.After hours of searching and nearly throwing in the towel, Schon stumbled onto the video of The Zoo performing “Faithfully,” and was convinced he had found Journey’s new singer.
As you can see from the accompanying YouTube video of Journey’s new front man, the dude can sing. Although he is not quite the same Steve Perry shoe-in that Steve Augeri was, to my ears he certainly sounds enough like Perry to pull this off.
Pineda comes to the group at the right time it seems. Journey is currently working on a new album that they hope to release sometime next spring or summer.
