Journey has announced a 40-date “Freedom Tour 2022” North American tour with Billy Idol and Toto.
Billy Idol will open the first leg of the tour, with Toto taking over as the support act starting on April 7 in San Diego, California.
Journey guitarist Neal Schon said in a statement: “It’s that time — time to get back to where we are used to being — on stage! We are looking forward to shifting into high gear and bringing you the best show possible. The band is running on all 12 cylinders and very excited! Please come and join us once again for an evening full of rocking stage connection fun. See you soon, friends.”
Idol added: “Touring next year with Journey is going to be great fun! An epic night you won’t want to miss. I’m excited to get back to so many wonderful cities and I’m bringing Steve Stevens and the rest of the Billy Idol band with me!”
Toto’s Steve Lukather said: “On behalf of myself and the band, we are very honored and excited to do this tour with our old and dear friends Journey. Gonna be a great night of music, and as all the guys are lifelong friends… a blast off stage as well.”
Tickets go on sale Friday, November 19 via Ticketmaster. A fan pre-sale will start on November 16 and end on November 18.
Journey “Freedom Tour 2022” dates:
Feb. 22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena *
Feb. 23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center *
Feb. 25 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena *
Feb. 27 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center *
Feb. 28 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
Mar. 02 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena *
Mar. 05 – Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre *
Mar. 07 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *
Mar. 08 – Albany, NY @ Times Union Center *
Mar. 12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum *
Mar. 14 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center *
Mar. 16 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center *
Mar. 17 – Oklahoma City, OK & Paycom Center *
Mar. 19 – N. Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena *
Mar. 21 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center *
Mar. 24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Arena *
Mar. 27 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center *
Mar. 28 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena *
Mar. 31 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center *
Apr. 01 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center *
Apr. 04 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center *
Apr. 05 – Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center *
Apr. 07 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena ^
Apr. 09 – Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena ^
Apr. 11 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena ^
Apr. 13 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center ^
Apr. 15 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center ^
Apr. 20 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena ^
Apr. 21 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center ^
Apr. 24 – Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center ^
Apr. 25 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena ^
Apr. 27 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena ^
Apr. 28 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center ^
Apr. 30 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center ^
May 02 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena ^
May 04 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena ^
May 05 – Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse ^
May 07 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse ^
May 09 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena ^
May 11 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center ^
* With Billy Idol
^ With Toto
This post first appeared on Rock Confidential.
Journey Announces ‘Freedom Tour 2022’ With Billy Idol, Toto