Journey – Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist), longtime members Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) and Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer) – have set an extensive 2020 North American tour with the Pretenders. The 60+ date tour, produced by Live Nation, begins May 15 and continues through Sept. 12.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m. local time here.
Fans can expect to hear such Journey classic rock favorites as “Lights,” “Faithfully,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Open Arms,” “Wheel In The Sky,” “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),” and “Don’t Stop Believin’,” as well as Pretenders’ hits like “I’ll Stand By You,” “Back on the Chain Gang,” “Brass in Pocket,” “Don’t Get Me Wrong,” “2000 Miles,” “My City Was Gone,” “Middle of the Road,” and more.
Watch Pretenders perform “Message of Love” in 2019
From the Oct. 31 announcement: Pretenders cross the bridge between punk, new wave and pop music like no other band. The band has sold over 25 million albums and founder and leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music’s greatest songwriters. Her 2015 memoir, Reckless: My Life As a Pretender, was hailed by the New York Times upon its release as “honest and distinctive… a love letter to rock and roll.”
Journey is one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, creating some of the best-known songs in modern music. Since the group’s formation in 1973, the band has earned 19 top 40 singles and 25 Gold and Platinum albums and has sold nearly 100 million albums globally. Their Greatest Hits album is certified 15x Platinum. The band’s 2018’s co-headlining tour with Def Leppard was the band’s most successful tour to date, landing them in the Top 10 year-end touring chart with more than one million tickets sold. In 2017, Journey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Journey with Pretenders 2020 Tour Dates
May 15 – Ridgefield, WA – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
May 16 – George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre
May 18 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
May 20 – Boise, ID – ExtraMile Arena
May 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
May 23 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
May 24 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 26 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
May 27 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
May 29 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
May 30 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jun 01 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Jun 02 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Jun 04 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
Jun 06 – East Troy, WI – Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Jun 07 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Jun 09 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Jun 10 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
Jun 19 – Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena
Jun 20 – Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater*
Jun 22 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
Jun 24 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum
Jun 26 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jun 27 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Jun 29 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Jun 30 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
Jul 02 – Moline, IL – TaxSlayer Center
Jul 03 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jul 05 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jul 08 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
Jul 10 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
Jul 11 – Burgettstown, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
Jul 13 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Jul 14 – Quebec City, PQ – Videotron Center
Jul 17 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
Jul 18 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
Jul 29 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Jul 30 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Aug 01 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Perf. Arts Center
Aug 02 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Aug 04 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 05 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
Aug 07 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Aug 08 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Aug 10 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Aug 12 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Aug 13 – Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Aug 21 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug 22 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Aug 24 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Arena
Aug 26 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf
Aug 27 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center*
Aug 29 – Bossier City, LA – CenturyLink Center
Aug 30 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Sep 02 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Sep 03 – Corpus Christi, TX – American Bank Center Arena
Sep 05 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sep 09 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
Sep 11 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
Sep 12 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
*Not promoted by Live Nation
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