Journey to celebrate 50th anniversary with 30 shows in 2024: See where they're headed
Journey is continuing the celebration of its five-decade career with a run of 2024 shows.
The 50th Anniversary Freedom Tour kicks off Feb. 9 in Biloxi, Mississippi and will play 30 dates in North America through April 29 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time on Sept. 29 via ticketmaster.com.
Toto, which supported Journey on their tour earlier this year to celebrate their "Freedom" album, will again join Journey founder, guitarist Neal Schon, keyboardist Jonathan Cain, lead singer Arnel Pineda, keyboardist Jason Derlatka, drummer Deen Castronovo and bassist Todd Jensen as show openers.
Journey's tour finds the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers tearing through a set list of anthems including "Any Way You Want It," "Faithfully," "Be Good to Yourself" and, of course, "Don't Stop Believin'."
When "Freedom" arrived in July 2022, Schon told USA Today that the album title was originally tapped for the band's 1986 release, "Raised on Radio," but then-singer Steve Perry didn't like it, "so we sat on it for many years … when we were tossing around album titles said, why not just call the whole thing 'Freedom?' It's for the times right now."
Schon was also sanguine when reflecting on the band’s legacy.
"It’s quite an accomplishment and I’m very proud of what we’ve done and how we’ve gotten through emotional and personnel changes and survived," he said. "It’s pretty mind-boggling but also a lot of hard work."
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Here are Journey's 2024 Freedom Tour dates
| Feb. 9 | Biloxi, MS | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| Feb. 12 | Sunrise, FL | Amerant Bank Arena |
| Feb. 14 | Greenville, SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
| Feb. 15 | Birmingham, AL | Legacy Arena at the BJCC |
| Feb. 17 | Raleigh, NC | PNC Arena |
| Feb. 18 | Baltimore, MD | CFG Bank Arena |
| Feb. 21 | Providence, RI | Amica Mutual Pavilion |
| Feb. 22 | Rochester, NY | Blue Cross Arena |
| Feb. 24 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center |
| Feb. 26 | Madison, WI | Kohl Center |
| Feb. 28* | Sioux City, IA* | Tyson Events Center |
| Feb. 29 | Rapid City, SD | The Monument |
| March 2 | Grand Forks, ND | Alerus Center |
| March 4 | Winnipeg, MB | Canada Life Centre |
| March 7 | Calgary, AB | Scotiabank Saddledome |
| March 9 | Edmonton, AB | Rogers Place |
| March 10 | Saskatoon, SK | SaskTel Centre |
| March 13 | Billings, MT | First Interstate Arena at MetraPark |
| March 15 | West Valley City, UT | Maverik Center |
| March 16 | Las Vegas, NV | Michelob ULTRA Arena |
| March 21 | Las Cruces, NM | Pan American Center |
| March 22 | Lubbock, TX | United Supermarkets Arena |
| April 15 | Omaha, NE | CHI Health Center |
| April 16 | Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center Arena |
| April 19 | Fort Wayne, IN | Memorial Coliseum |
| April 20 | Charleston, WV | Charleston Coliseum |
| April 23 | North Charleston, SC | North Charleston Coliseum |
| April 26 | Norfolk, VA | Scope Arena |
| April 27 | Wilkes Barre, PA | Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza |
| April 29 | Bridgeport, CT | Total Mortgage Arena |
*Sioux City on sale Thursday, October 5