It will be a triple-bill assault when legendary rock bands Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick head out together this summer on a 49-date, 48-city major amphitheater tour. Hitting the concert trail July 9 in Denver, CO at Fidderl’s Green, the tour concludes Oct. 4 in Albuquerque, NM at Journal Pavilion. Cheap Trick will open all shows.
Journey — Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass),
Deen Castronovo (drums) and new lead singer Arnel Pineda — will be promoting “Revelation,” the highly anticipated 3-disc CD/DVD package set for release June 3 exclusively at Wal-Mart stores in North America. The first disc features 11 re-recorded classics, the second is filled with 11 new songs, and the third is a live, in-concert DVD. “Revelation” was produced by Kevin Shirley, who previously worked with Journey on their Platinum-certified “Trial by Fire” album.
Heart rose to fame in the early 1970s as sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson spun out their mix of hits, influenced by hard rock and folk music. They have sold more than 30 million albums, with more than 20 Top 40 hits, including “Baracuda,” “What About Love?,” “Never,” “These Dreams” and “Nothin’ at All.”
Cheap Trick has been blending elements of pop, punk and even metal for more than 30 years and have logged more than 5,000 performances, sold 20 million records, penned 20 movie soundtracks and received 40 gold and platinum records. They can be heard every night on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report with the show’s theme song, which they wrote and performed. Their timeless classics include “I Want You to Want Me,” “Surrender” and “The Flame.” The band released the album “Rockford” on their own imprint in June 2006.
Journey/Heart/Cheap Trick tour dates:
July
9 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
11 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
12 Lake Tahoe, NV Harvey’s Lake Resort
15 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
16 Irvine, CA Verizon Amphitheatre
18 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Arena
19 Tucson, AZ Casino Anselmo
22 Council Bluffs, IA Mid America Center
23 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre
25 San Antonio, TX Verizon Amphitheatre
26 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
27 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Amphitheatre
30 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
31 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
August
2 Charlotte, NC Verizon Amphitheatre
3-4 Atlanta, GA Chastain Amphitheatre
6 Orange Beach, FL The Amphitheatre @ The Wharf
7 Nashville, TN Sommett Center
9 Birmingham, AL Verizon Amphitheatre
10 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
12 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Amphitheatre
14 Jones Beach, NY Nikon at Jones Beach
16 Scranton, PA Toyota Amphitheatre
17 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Casino
19 Boston, MA Tweeter Center
21 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
23 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
24 Saratoga, NY Saratoga PAC
26 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
27 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
30 Bethel Woods, NY Center for the Arts
31 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Pavilion
September
4 Watertown, NY Watertown Baseball Diamond
6 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
7 Cleveland, OH Blossom Amphitheatre
9 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
10 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Amphitheatre
12 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
13 St. Louis, MO Verizon Amphitheatre
15 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
16 Minneapolis, MN Target Center/Casino
19 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
21 Portland, OR Clark County Amphitheatre
24 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
26 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Pavilion at Sacramento
27 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
30 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
October
3 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
4 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
(The image accompanying this story is from PentacleRecords.net)
