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Journey will have another busy year on the concert circuit in 2016 — and they'll return to the road with drummer Steve Smith, who's back in the lineup for the first time since the '90s.
Smith was previously replaced by Deen Castronovo, whose legal and personal issues led to his exit earlier this year. The return of Smith, who played on some of Journey's best-selling records, offers a permanent solution to a problem the band initially addressed by recruiting session ace Omar Hakim as a temporary fill-in.
The revamped Journey lineup will hit the road for a run of co-headlining summer dates with the Doobie Brothers and special guest Dave Mason, called San Francisco Fest 2016 and due to begin May 12 in Irvine, Calif. The Doobies will be performing with their own new addition: Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne, who's joined the band often in the studio and will reportedly stay with them on the road throughout 2016.
"It’s gonna be a great summer for fans of Bay Area music, and for guys like us who have the pleasure of teaming up with our good friends from Journey and the Dave Mason Band," enthused the Doobie Brothers in a statement. "We look forward to taking the stage with Journey. We love their songs, and think we will all complement each other musically. It is going to be a powerful tour. We can’t wait to share it with the fans!"
Prior to embarking on their tour with the Doobie Brothers, Journey are expected to announce another round of shows for early 2016. Check out the complete list of currently confirmed dates below and visit the band's website for more detailed ticketing information.
Journey, Doobie Brothers and Dave Mason San Francisco Fest 2016 Dates 5/12 — Irvine, Calif. — Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 5/14 — Phoenix, Ariz. — Ak-Chin Pavilion 5/15 — Albuquerque, N.M. — Isleta Amphitheater 5/18 — Austin, Texas — Austin360 Amphitheater 5/20 — Dallas, Texas — Gexa Energy Pavilion 5/21 — Woodlands, Texas — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 5/23 — Wichita, Kan. — INTRUST Bank Arena 5/25 — Memphis, Tenn. — FedEx Forum 5/27 — Indianapolis, Ind. — Indianapolis Motor Speedway * 5/28 — Kansas City, Mo.. — Sprint Center 5/31 — Rogers, Ark. — Walmart AMP 6/02 — Birmingham, Ala. — Oak Mountain Amphitheatre 6/04 — Charlotte, N.C. — PNC Music Pavilion 6/05 — Raleigh, N.C. — Walnut Creek Amphitheatre 6/08 — Atlanta, Ga. — Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood 6/10 — Tampa, Fla. — MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amp. 6/11 — West Palm Beach, Fla. — Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre 6/22 — Bangor, Maine — Darling's Waterfront Pavilion 6/24 — Bethel, N.Y. — Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 6/25 — Holmdel, N.J. — PNC Banks Art Center 6/27 — Wantagh, N.Y. — Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 6/29 — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — Blossom Music Center 7/01 — Virginia Beach, Va. — Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach 7/02 — Bristow, Va. — Jiffy Lube Live 7/05 — Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — Saratoga Performing Arts Center 7/07 — Toronto, Ontario — Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 7/09 — Darien, N.Y. — Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 7/10 — Mansfield, Mass. — Xfinity Center 7/13 — Syracuse, N.Y. — Lakeview Amphitheater 7/15 — Camden, N.J. — BB&T Pavilion 7/16 — Burgettstown, Penn. — First Niagara Pavilion 7/27 — Nashville, Tenn. — Ascend Amphitheater ** 7/29 — Cincinnati, Ohio — Riverbend Music Center 7/30 — Maryland Heights, Miss. — Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 8/02 — Grand Rapids, Mich. — Van Andel Arena 8/04 — Clarkston, Mich. — DTE Energy Music Theatre 8/06 — Omaha, Neb. — CenturyLink Center 8/07 — Des Moines, Iowa — Wells Fargo Arena 8/09 — St. Paul, Minn. — Xcel Energy Center 8/11 — Sioux Falls, S.D. — Denny Sanford PREMIER Center 8/13 — Tinley Park, Ill. — Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 8/16 — Oklahoma City, Okla. — Chesapeake Energy Arena 8/17 — Little Rock, Ark. — Verizon Arena 8/20 — Denver, Colo. — Pepsi Center 8/21 — West Valley City, Utah — USANA Amphitheatre 8/23 — Auburn, Wash. — White River Amphitheatre 8/25 — Ridgefield, Wash. — Sunlight Supply Amphitheater 8/27 — Las Vegas, Nev. — Mandalay Bay Events Center 8/28 — Fresno, Calif. — Save Mart Center 8/30 — Chula Vista, Calif. — Sleep Train Amphitheatre
* Journey only ** Journey and Dave Mason only
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Veteran Bay Area rock bands Journey and the Doobie Brothers are teaming up for San Francisco Fest 2016, a North American concert trek that opens and closes in two Southern California cities a hair over 83 miles apart.
The tour kicks off May 12 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre (the venue previously known as Verizon Amphitheatre and, before that, as, um, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre). It concludes Aug. 30 at Sleep Train Amphitheatre. (All dates and cities appear below.) On May 5, the Doobie Brothers are set to perform at the Stagecoach festival in Indio.
Journey was formed in 1973 by two former members of Santana. One of them, guitarist Neal Schon, is still in the band, which has sold 80 million albums worldwide. The Doobie Brothers formed in 1970 and has sold 40 millions albums to date. Two of its co-founders, singer-guitarists Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons, are still in the group. Singer-guitarist Mason co-founded the genre-leaping English band Traffic in 1967 and is a longtime solo artist.
The tour will see drummer Steve Smith returning to Journey, which he joined in 1978 and left in 1985. He was back on board in 1995 and 1996, then left again. He has not performed with the band since 1998.
“It’s gonna be a great summer for fans of Bay Area music, and for guys like us who have the pleasure of teaming up with our good friends from Journey and the Dave Mason Band,” said Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers in a joint statement. “We look forward to taking the stage with Journey. We love their songs, and think we will all complement each other musically...”
Tickets for the Journey/Doobie Brothers/Dave Mason tour go on sale to the general public Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.com and livenation.com , at all Ticketmaster outlets and by phone at (800) 745-3000. VIP packages are available at journeymusic.com and doobiebros.com .
Thursday, May 12, 2016 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Saturday, May 14, 2016 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
Sunday, May 15, 2016 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater
Friday, May 20, 2016 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
Saturday, May 21, 2016 Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Monday, May 23, 2016 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Memphis, TN FedEx Forum
Friday, May 27, 2016 Indianapolis, IN+ Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Saturday, May 28, 2016 Kansas City, KS Sprint Center
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP
Thursday, June 02, 2016 Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Saturday, June 04, 2016 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
Sunday, June 05, 2016 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Wednesday, June 08, 2016 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Friday, June 10, 2016 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amp.
Saturday, June 11, 2016 W. Palm Beach, FL Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
Friday, June 24, 2016 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Saturday, June 25, 2016 Holmdel, NJ PNC Banks Art Center
Monday, June 27, 2016 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Friday, July 01, 2016 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Saturday, July 02, 2016 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
Tuesday, July 05, 2016 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Thursday, July 07, 2016 Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Saturday, July 09, 2016 Darien, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Sunday, July 10, 2016 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Syracuse, NY Lakeview Amphitheater
Friday, July 15, 2016 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
Saturday, July 16, 2016 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 Nashville, TN++ Ascend Amphitheater
Friday, July 29, 2016 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Saturday, July 30, 2016 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Tuesday, August 02, 2016 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
Thursday, August 04, 2016 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Thursday, August 06, 2016 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center
Sunday, August 07, 2016 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
Tuesday, August 09, 2016 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Thursday, August 11, 2016 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Saturday, August 13, 2016 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
Saturday, August 20, 2016 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Sunday, August 21, 2016 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Thursday, August 25, 2016 Ridgefield, WA Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
Saturday, August 27, 2016 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
Sunday, August 28, 2016 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
+Journey with Neal “Vortex” Schon only on this date.
++Journey and Dave Mason only on this date.
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