Foreigner and Journey will hit the road this summer on a national tour. The tour starts in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 21st and tickets 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.
Foreigner’s Mick Jones says, “This will be one of the main events of the summer. Bands who represent the magic era in Classic Rock together for the first time in ten years. Get ready to rock!” Journey’s Neal Schon adds: “We haven’t toured with Foreigner for over 10 years, so we’re really looking forward to this run.” Foreigner will release a new 3-disc package prior to the tour that will include new digital studio recordings of the greatest hits, featuring the current line-up of the band – Mick Jones, lead guitar, Kelly Hansen, lead vocals, percussion, Jeff Pilson, bass guitar, Tom Gimbel, guitar, saxophone, flute, Michael Bluestein, keyboards and Mark Schulman, drums – some new songs, a unique live CD and a video of a very special live performance that will be featured in a Public Television national broadcast in the summer. More details of these exciting events will follow.
Date City Venue Thursday, July 21, 2011- Salt Lake City, UT - Rio Tinto Stadium Saturday, July 23, 2011- Irvine, CA- Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Sunday, July 24, 2011- Phoenix, AZ - Desert Sky Pavilion Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Saturday, July 30, 2011 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Sunday, July 31, 2011 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre Tuesday, August 02, 2011 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center Friday, August 05, 2011 - Columbus, OH - Crew Stadium, Ohio State Fair Saturday, August 06, 2011 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Saturday, August 13, 2011 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Friday, August 19, 2011 - Virginia Beach, VA - Virginia Beach Amphitheater Saturday, August 20, 2011 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Sunday, August 21, 2011 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center Saturday, August 27, 2011 - Burgettstown, PA - First Niagara Pavilion Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - Allentown, PA - The Great Allentown Fair Saturday, September 10, 2011 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena Friday, September 16, 2011 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood Saturday, September 17, 2011 - Tampa, FL - 1-800 Ask-Gary Amphitheatre Sunday, September 18, 2011 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre Saturday, September 24, 2011 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion Sunday, September 25, 2011 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre Saturday, October 01, 2011 - Englewood, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre Friday, October 07, 2011 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Friday, October 14, 2011 - Wheatland, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre Saturday, October 15, 2011 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena Friday, October 21, 2011 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
on a side note, i was offered a free ticket to Bob Segar, as a backup plan if someone else doesnt want the ticket. hopefully the person doesnt end up going
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Foreigner’s Mick Jones says, “This will be one of the main events of the summer. Bands who represent the magic era in Classic Rock together for the first time in ten years. Get ready to rock!” Journey’s Neal Schon adds: “We haven’t toured with Foreigner for over 10 years, so we’re really looking forward to this run.”
Foreigner will release a new 3-disc package prior to the tour that will include new digital studio recordings of the greatest hits, featuring the current line-up of the band – Mick Jones, lead guitar, Kelly Hansen, lead vocals, percussion, Jeff Pilson, bass guitar, Tom Gimbel, guitar, saxophone, flute, Michael Bluestein, keyboards and Mark Schulman, drums – some new songs, a unique live CD and a video of a very special live performance that will be featured in a Public Television national broadcast in the summer. More details of these exciting events will follow.
Date City Venue
Thursday, July 21, 2011- Salt Lake City, UT - Rio Tinto Stadium
Saturday, July 23, 2011- Irvine, CA- Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sunday, July 24, 2011- Phoenix, AZ - Desert Sky Pavilion
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Saturday, July 30, 2011 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sunday, July 31, 2011 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Friday, August 05, 2011 - Columbus, OH - Crew Stadium, Ohio State Fair
Saturday, August 06, 2011 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Saturday, August 13, 2011 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Friday, August 19, 2011 - Virginia Beach, VA - Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Saturday, August 20, 2011 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Sunday, August 21, 2011 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Saturday, August 27, 2011 - Burgettstown, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - Allentown, PA - The Great Allentown Fair
Saturday, September 10, 2011 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
Friday, September 16, 2011 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Saturday, September 17, 2011 - Tampa, FL - 1-800 Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
Sunday, September 18, 2011 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
Saturday, September 24, 2011 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sunday, September 25, 2011 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
Saturday, October 01, 2011 - Englewood, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Friday, October 07, 2011 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Friday, October 14, 2011 - Wheatland, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Saturday, October 15, 2011 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
Friday, October 21, 2011 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
It looks like Journey is headlining though.
on a side note, i was offered a free ticket to Bob Segar, as a backup plan if someone else doesnt want the ticket. hopefully the person doesnt end up going