Journey and the Pretenders will tour North American in 2020. The tour will hit 60 cities from May 15 through September 12 and include a pair of shows in New Jersey. The tour comes to the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on Tuesday, August 4th and Camden's BB&T Pavilion on August 5th.
Journey features Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist), longtime members Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) & Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer). They are 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 15 times-Platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified award holders.
Fans can expect to hear iconic Journey classics such as "Lights," "Faithfully," "Any Way You Want It," "Open Arms," "Wheel In The Sky," "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)," and the seminal "Don't Stop Believin'," which is the top-selling digital catalog track in history, as well as Pretenders' hits such as "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 many more.
The band continues to tour and record into the 21st century, performing concerts for millions of fans worldwide, and received the prestigious Billboard "Legends of Live" touring award. 2018's massive 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 1 million tickets sold. In 2017, Journey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Pretenders cross the bridge between punk, new wave and pop music like no other band, with genre-defining songs like "I'll Stand By You," "Back On The Chain Gang" and "Don't Get Me Wrong." The band was formed in 1978 with singer Chrissie Hynde on vocals, Pete Farndon on bass, James Honeyman-Scott on guitar and Martin Chambers on drums. They have sold over 25 million albums and founder and leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music's greatest songwriters.
Hynde's 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."
Neil Young inducted the Pretenders into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. After delivering 2016’s unflinchingly head-strong Alone album (produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach), the Pretenders continue to tour worldwide.
JOURNEY with PRETENDERS 2020 Tour Dates:
FRI 15-May Ridgefield, WA Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
SAT 16-May George, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
MON 18-May Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
WED 20-May Boise, ID ExtraMile Arena
THU 21-May West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
SAT 23-May Inglewood, CA Forum
SUN 24-May Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
TUE 26-May Anaheim, CA Honda Center
WED 27-May Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
FRI 29-May Wheatland, CA Toyota Amphitheatre
SAT 30-May Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
MON 1-Jun Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
TUE 2-Jun Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
THU 4-Jun Denver, CO Pepsi Center
SAT 6-Jun East Troy, MI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
SUN 7-Jun St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
TUE 9-Jun Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
WED 10-Jun Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
FRI 19-Jun Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
SAT 20-Jun Durant, OK Choctaw Grand Theater*
MON 22-Jun Rogers, AR Walmart AMP
WED 24-Jun Memphis, TN FedExForum
FRI 26-Jun Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO
SAT 27-Jun Noblesville, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
MON 29-Jun Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
TUE 30-Jun Cuyahoga Falls OH Blossom Music Center
THU 2-Jul Moline, IL TaxSlayer Center
FRI 3-Jul Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL
SUN 5-Jul Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
WED 8-Jul Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
FRI 10-Jul Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
SAT 11-Jul Burgettstown, PA KeyBank Pavilion
MON 13-Jul Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
TUE 14-Jul Quebec City, PQ Videotron Center
FRI 17-Jul Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre
SAT 18-Jul Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
WED 29-Jul Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
THU 30-Jul Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
SAT 1-Aug Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
SUN 2-Aug Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
TUE 4-Aug Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
WED 5-Aug Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
FRI 7-Aug Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
SAT 8-Aug Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
MON 10-Aug Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
WED 12-Aug Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
THU 13-Aug Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
FRI 21-Aug Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
SAT 22-Aug West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds
MON 24-Aug Jacksonville, FL VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
WED 26-Aug Orange Beach, AL The Wharf
THU 27-Aug New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center*
SAT 29-Aug Bossier City, LA CenturyLink Center
SUN 30-Aug Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
WED 2-Sep San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
THU 3-Sep Corpus Christi, TX American Bank Center Arena
SAT 5-Sep The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
WED 9-Sep Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
FRI 11-Sep Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
SAT 12-Sep Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
