NEW ALBUM & TOUR COMING SUMMER 2011
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ECLIPSE SET FOR RELEASE MAY 24 IN THE U.S. AND CANADA
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JOURNEY AND SPECIAL GUEST FOREIGNER LAUNCH
THE "ECLIPSE TOUR" JULY 21 IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
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Tickets on sale beginning March 11
JOURNEY, one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, is gearing up to unleash their latest album of brand new material, Eclipse. The album will be released in the U.S. and Canada on May 24 exclusively at Walmart and beginning June 3 in Europe on Frontiers Records. To follow the release of Eclipse, Journey will launch the “Eclipse Tour” with Foreigner, and special guest Night Ranger, beginning July 21 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT. Fans can expect to hear new songs from Eclipse as well as classics such as Don’t Stop Believin’, Any Way You Want It, Faithfully, Lights, Separate Ways, Wheel In The Sky, and many more. The “Eclipse Tour” dates are listed below.
“I’m in love with this record, which I haven’t said about one of our albums for a long time,” says founding member and lead guitarist, Neal Schon. “It’s a rock record and it sounds amazing.” Commenting on the upcoming tour, Schon continued, “We’ve got a lot of hits to play and there’s plenty of time to do some new stuff too, so we’re gonna mix it up. We haven’t toured with Foreigner for over 10 years, so we’re really looking forward to this run.”
Tickets for “The Eclipse Tour” go on sale beginning Friday March 11, at all the usual online, phone and physical retail outlets, including select Walmart Ticketmaster locations across the country. Check http://www.journeymusic.com/ for complete ticket onsale information.
Journey has once again teamed up with http://www.iloveallaccess.com/ to offer their fans a variety of VIP ticket packages. For more details go to http://www.journeymusic.com/
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, keyboardist Jonathan Cain recently described Eclipse as "a concept record with some spiritual themes to it…pretty tough, hard-hitting stuff.” Jonathan continued, "We just felt like it was time to send a message to the world about how we feel about life in general.”
Journey toured the world for two years in support of their 2008 release, Revelation. More than a million fans attended the shows, and welcomed new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Completing the Journey lineup is Schon (guitars, backing vocals), Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Ross Valory (bass, backing vocals) and Deen Castronovo (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Revelation marked the band’s biggest first week's sales in more than a decade, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 in June 2008 and taking the top spot on the Independent Albums chart. Revelation earned the band their 11th Platinum album certification to date, leading The New York Times to declare that "the band…feels alive."
Since its formation in 1973, Journey has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums. The band’s Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified album holders. The group also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.
For more information, visit http://www.journeymusic.com/
Initial 2011 Eclipse Tour dates:
July 2011
Thurs. July 21 - Salt Lake City, UT - Rio Tinto Stadium
Sat. July 23 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sun. July 24 - Phoenix, AZ - Desert Sky Pavilion
Wed. July 27 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sat. July 30 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun. July 31 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 2011
Tues. August 02 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
Wed. August 03 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Fri. August 05 - Columbus, OH - Crew Stadium, Ohio State Fair
Sat. August 06 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
Wed. August 10 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Sat. August 13 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
Tues. August 16 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre
Wed. August 17 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Fri. August 19 - Virginia Beach, VA - Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Sat. August 20 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Sun. August 21 -Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
Wed. August 24 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat. August 27 - Burgettstown, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
Tues. August 30 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
Wed. August 31 - Allentown, PA - The Great Allentown Fair
September 2011
Fri. September 02 -Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Sat. September 10 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
Fri. September 16 -Atlanta, GA - Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Sat. September 17 - Tampa, FL - 1-800 Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
Sun. September 18 -West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sat. September 24 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sun. September 25 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Wed. September 28 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
October 2011
Sat. October 01 - Englewood, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Fri. October 07 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri. October 14 - Wheatland, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sat. October 15 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Wed. October 19 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
Fri. October 21 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
Official Band website: http://www.journeymusic.com/
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