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Journey World Tour 2023: How to Buy Concert Tickets

J ourney is going on a globe-trotting world tour in 2023, covering Spain, Germany, Canada, and most of the US. They’re performing their hit “Freedom” album which came out in the middle of 2022, celebrating 50 years since the band’s inception. 

They’re bringing Toto with them for support, guaranteeing a great show from start to finish. These tickets are going fast for all venues across North America and Europe, so you’ll need to act now if you want to see this legendary lineup. 

Tickets are available now through StubHub where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Journey was formed in February 1973 by lead guitarist Neal Schon with bassist Ross Valory, rhythm guitarist George Tickner and drummer Prairie Prince. An astounding 50 years later, they’re still on the road performing their latest hits to sold-out crowds all over the world.  

Journey Freedom Tour Remaining Dates

11/18 – Murcia, Spain – Teatro Romea

12/15 – Miesbach, Germany – Kulturzentrum Waitzinger Keller

01/05 – Düsseldorf, Germany – Pitcher

01/26 – Nürnberg, Germany – HIRSCH

02/09 – Biloxi, Mississippi, USA – Mississippi Coast Coliseum Arena

02/12 – Sunrise, Florida, USA – Amerant Bank Arena (Formerly FLA Live Arena)

02/14 – Greenville, SC, USA – Bon Secours Wellness Arena

02/15 – North Birmingham, AL, USA – Legacy Arena at The BJCC

02/17 – Raleigh, NC, USA – PNC Arena

02/18 – Baltimore, MD, USA – CFG Bank Arena

02/21 – Providence, RI, USA – Amica Mutual Pavilion (Formerly Dunkin Donuts Center)

02/22 – Rochester, NY, USA – Blue Cross Arena

02/24 – Louisville, KY, USA – KFC Yum Center

02/26 – Madison, WI, USA – Kohl Center

02/28 – Sioux City, IA, USA – Tyson Events Center

02/29 – Rapid City, SD, USA – Summit Arena at the Monument

03/02 – Grand Forks, ND, USA – Alerus Center

03/04 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – Canada Life Centre (Formerly Bell MTS Place)

03/07 – Calgary, Alberta, Canada – Scotiabank Saddledome

03/09 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – Rogers Place

03/10 – Saskatoon, SK, Canada – SaskTel Centre

03/13 – Billings, MT, USA – MetraPark Arena

03/15 – West Valley City, UT, USA – Maverik Center

03/16 – Las Vegas, NV, USA – Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino

03/21 – Las Cruces, NM, USA – Pan American Center

03/22 – Lubbock, TX, USA – United Supermarkets Arena

04/15 – Omaha, NE, USA – CHI Health Center Omaha (Formerly Centurylink Center)

04/16 – Peoria, IL, USA – Arena at Peoria Civic Center

04/19 – Fort Wayne, IN, USA – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Arena

04/20 – Charleston, WV, USA – The Coliseum at Charleston and Convention Center

04/23 – North Charleson, SC, US – Coliseum at North Charleston and Performing Arts Center

04/26 – Norfolk, VA, USA – Scope Arena

04/27 – Wilkes Barre, PA, USA – Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

04/29 – Bridgeport, CT, USA – Total Mortgage Arena

When do the official Journey Freedom Tour tickets go on sale?

The 2023-2024 Freedom Tour Tickets are on sale now!

Where can I purchase official tickets to the Journey 2023-2024 Freedom tour?

You can get official tickets to the Freedom tour for both 2023 and 2024 dates through StubHub by clicking here .

Are there any presale codes or early access opportunities for the Journey 2023-24 tour?

No, all tickets are on sale now.

How much do Journey Freedom tour tickets cost? Are there different pricing tiers?

Prices range depending on where you’re seated and the venue at hand. You can usually find tickets for the 2023-24 Freedom tour as low as $50, sometimes even lower.

Is there a limit to how many tickets I can buy?

Yes, StubHub will allow you to buy up to 10 tickets per transaction. 

What’s the difference between VIP tickets and regular tickets?

VIP tickets tend to come with custom tour merch, front-row seats, free food and drinks, and possibly an opportunity to meet the band.

Are there any meet-and-greet or backstage pass opportunities for the Journey 2023-24 Freedom tour?

Yes, there are a few ways to get meet-and-greet or backstage pass opportunities for the Journey Freedom tour. You can purchase VIP tickets that include these perks, or you can enter to win a meet-and-greet or backstage pass through social media contests or radio giveaways.

Is there an age restriction for the Journey 2023-24 Freedom tour?

Yes, guests need to be at least 2 years of age to attend a concert. Other than that, there are no age restrictions for the tour. Check your local venue to see if they have age restrictions or requirements.

Can I get a refund or exchange my ticket if I can’t attend?

Ticket refunds and exchanges are subject to the venue’s policy. Please contact the venue directly for more information.

Can I bring a camera or recording device to the Journey 2023-24 Freedom tour?

Professional cameras and recording devices are not allowed at the Journey Freedom 2023-24 tour. However, you may bring a personal camera or phone to take photos and videos for personal use only.

Will merchandise be available for purchase at the concert?

Yes, Journey merchandise will be available for purchase at the concert venue. 

Are there opening acts or special guests for the Journey 2023-24 Freedom tour?

Yes, Toto will be joining Journey on their Freedom tour across all locations.

What happens if the concert is postponed or canceled?

If the concert is postponed, your tickets will be valid for the new date. If the concert is canceled, you will be eligible for a refund. Please note that this information is subject to change.

How can I avoid scams or counterfeit tickets?

You can avoid scams or counterfeit tickets by purchasing official tickets through StubHub, which you can find here .

The post Journey World Tour 2023: How to Buy Concert Tickets appeared first on American Songwriter .

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Hugely successful stadium rock outfit, Journey have sold millions of records, after rising to prominence in the 70s and 80s, perhaps best known for their hit single, "Don't Stop Believing."

Journey began life in San Francisco, US, having formed in 1973, spending several years developing their sound and lineup over their early albums. Their initial offerings were moderately successful jazz-rock records, that frequently broke out into instrumental experimentations. The influence of musical prodigy and former Santana guitarist, Neal Schon, was certainly on display, backed by Ross Valory (bass), Aynsley Dunbar (drums) and George Tickner (guitar), although George left after one album. Former Santana member, Gregg Rolie (keyboards, vocals) joined shortly after.

Not finding mainstream success, Journey decided they needed to find a strong vocalist, employing Steve Perry for the role. His presence immediately had an effect, with 1978's "Infinity" selling a million records in just one year. "Evolution" and "Departure" continued this success yet it was with "Escape" that they had created a real hit, featuring three Top Ten singles, "Who's Crying Now," "Don't Stop Believing" and "Open Arms." Journey sold millions of copies of "Escape," topping the charts internationally. 1983's "Frontiers" also spawned a number of hits, with Perry then embarked upon a solo venture, achieving double-platinum sales with 1984's "Street Talk."

Perry returned to Journey for 1986's "Raised on Radio," however the band disbanded shortly after. Perry continued his solo recordings whilst Schon and Cain formed Bad English and created the hit single, "When I See You Smile." In 1996, the band reunited, releasing the widely successful "Trial By Fire," bolstered by the success of the single, "When You Love a Woman." Tours followed, although minus Perry, maintaining the band's popularity.

In 2005, Journey's success was recognized, after receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was followed by the band embarking on a celebratory 30th anniversary tour. Struggling to find a vocalist who could front Journey, they trialled Jeff Scott Soto before finding Arnel Pineda, a Filipino vocalist who they had discovered on Youtube. He made his debut with the band on 2008's "Revelation," which proved Journey still had songwriting abilities, with the album going Platinum. In 2011, they celebrated their prog-rock roots, blending their early sounds with the arena rock style they had developed into at their peak for the album, "Eclipse" in 2011.

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I attended the Journey concert at the Minnesota State Fair on Labor Day 2014. It was supposed to rain that night, but the weather gods must also be Journey fans as it was a perfect evening for a concert. It is funny that a group with members in their 60s and the youngest member being Arnel Pineda at 46 had far more energy than the warm-up band with most members being in their 20s or 30s. I have been a Journey fan for a good 7 years now, and I discovered them by accident while browsing through records at a bookstore. As such, Journey to me means Steve Perry and the first time I saw them in concert last year was with Arnel Pineda and hearing him sing the songs that Perry largely wrote and performed was disorienting. I really enjoy the new album Eclipse, and it wasn’t hard for me to enjoy Pineda as these are his songs to sing and his voice is incredible. This year, I was more accustomed to Pineda and was determined to enjoy myself, and did I ever! The band has a great amount of energy and the crowd responded in kind, singing along to the songs and cheering like crazy. You’ll hear the classics for sure (Don’t Stop Believin’ was really special as the crowd really got loud when singing along to that) and that was really fun to hear, but there were some unexpected surprises as well. Firstly, it was nice to hear some of their new songs like "Ritual" from Eclipse and "Faith in the Heartland" from Generations, all the more so as the economy is not very good and many times the Midwest is considered flyover country by the coastal states. As good as Journey's classics are, I appreciated that they played their new songs too. Let's pray that "City of Hope" and "Tantra" will get stage time next year.

In an age where most “artists” can’t sing a lick without the aid of Autotune, every one of the band members can sing in addition to playing instruments. The drummer, Dean Castronovo (a newcomer to the band in 2001) sang the lead vocals for “Mother, Father” while playing drums at the same time. This song is very difficult as the key is very high and requires a great amount of power and range to express the powerful lyrics. He nailed it! I was not expecting the drummer to sing, but it was an unexpected surprise. Jonathan Cain is a very talented man, as he is not only a great piano player, but can play the guitar and provide vocals as well. He was very impressive singing “Anytime” and his piano portions in “Faithfully” were stunning as always. Ross Valory is the bass man, but can sing backing vocals as well.

Neil Schon is also amazing as his guitar work is legendary. From his “here comes the train” sequence in “Don’t Stop Belevin’” to his more intimate moments in “Who’s Crying Now” or “Open Arms”, he can also sing quite well and you are also treated to his rendition of the national anthem as well as a psychedelic guitar piece that has a bit of Indian sitar mixed in. It was really a trip, and shame on the people who were talking during these moments as they were great to listen to. Arnel Pineda is made for Journey. I must admit that I would love to hear Perry sing these songs, but that’s not going to happen and Pineda is the only other person I can think of that can fill Perry’s shoes. He has a tremendous amount of energy, range, and is very kind and humble and still looks amazed that he is leading a band like Journey. He was homeless for many years in his youth and spent a lifetime covering Journey songs and is now leading them. He appreciated how much the crowd got into the songs and promised to return to the Twin Cities. I’ll be there!

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The Journey show is Syracuse NY on August 28 was absolutely fantastic. I had seen them earlier this year and there was some minor sound issues. Not this time. The band hit the stage and rocked the house for about 90 minutes. Their sound was as crisp as their recordings. Neil was incredible as any fan would expect. Dean is a monster on the drums, Jonathan is just so smooth, Ross was as his usual entertaining the crowd with his facial Expressions and Arnel has certainly found a comfort zone and without question is a focal point of the band. When anyone goes to a Journey concert there are high expectations and this concert started fast paced and continued through the night. The band truly rocked the house. They went as far back playing anytime and La Do Da to current release Ritual. The stadium was close to sold out. When 'Don't Stop Believing' started you could hardly hear the back due to the crowd signing along. That's what should happen at one of their shows. The band also expressed their appreciation of the fans. They did not take the crowd for granted. All of the bands members thanked the fans for coming out and Arnel specifically thanked the fans numerous times. The band is not only rocking today like they did 35 years ago, they truly show that they still enjoy it. If you don't have tickets to an up coming show or if you have already seen one of their shows, you should get tickets NOW. This was my second show this year and I would travel again to see them. There was nothing to criticize the band for. They just Came out and nailed it. Great job. Now quit reading reviews and go find where you can enjoy the experience

Not going to lie, I went to a Journey, Steve Miller Band, Tower of Power concert somewhat dreading to see Journey. Like the rest of this world and probably a few more, I have that love hate relationship with Journey's mega hit, sing alongs, and was not too excited to be going to see them. But, a couple of my friends were going and concerts at Shoreline tend to be a good time, so I went along with it. Needless to say, how pleaseanty surprised I was to find myself up dancing and belting the lyrics to songs I had never heard before (you can be sure that when Don't Stop and Anyway You Want It came on I was the loudest one there).

All this coming from the kid who thought it was going to be a real snoozefest. I would categorize this concert as a show to see for the fun and the experience over the music itself. Unless, in some bizarre turn of events, you are in fact a Journey fan, in which case buy your tickets now and throw on that tour t-shirt from the last time they came to town. The lead singer, a short Filipino fellow who apparently they found on tour in South East Asia, will have you wondering if he has been in the band all along with his streaming energy and spot on voice. All in all, a good show to go see with friends. Make sure to get there early and get a good spot to set up shop!

I can't think of anyone who won't have heard the classic hit 'Don't Stop Believin'', and I must say, this was the only track that I was familiar with before seeing Journey live. It wasn't a gig that I had planned on going to, but the experience was just phenomenal. The energy of their performance was just out of this world, especially considering they've been performing for the last 40 years! Each member of the band took a solo which was a really cool moment to give everyone the credit that they deserved, and it was great to be able to applaud each member individually. Even if you don't know the back catalogue of their music, the great 80s vibe is perfect for dancing alone, and the catchy hooks have you singing along before too long, which is what I found myself doing! The balance of the band and vocals complimented eachother well, with neither overpowering the other, making for a great sound in the massive venue, which had great acoustics. Great vocals, band, performance, and tracks. Such a fun night, I would definitely go again, and can say from experience that it really doesn't matter whether you know the music well or not to have a blast!

Arnel Pineda is an amazing addition to Journey. His stage presence is fantastic and he really knows how to interact with the audience. During the first few songs it seemed his voice was drowned out by the music, but the remainder of the concert you could hear him better. The rest of the band is equally talented in each of their respective areas as witnessed by their solo performances. The entire show was fantastic. The only draw back was drunk people in the audience. There was a handicapped women sitting next to us who was unable to stand and the people in front of us refused to sit after multiple times of asking them. A fight started between another audience member due to their lack of consideration. The staff quickly interceded, but didn't have the couple sit down. I think the show should be enjoyed by everyone who purchases a ticket and not by the few who think they are having a private concert just for them. After all, the ticket you purchase is for the seat. You should sit in it, especially if it is interfering with other people's view. Unfortunately this experience overshadowed the otherwise fantastic concert.

I thought nothing could be more exciting than sneaking through a basement window of a university auditorium to see one of the premiere classic rock bands of all-time. It hadn't been 30 seconds after we figured out where there were two open seats when Journey opened their set with "Anyway You Want It" to the roar of the 3,000+ fans in attendance. Guitarist Neal Schon sealed the deal for me with his precise, piercing riffs as the band rocked the crowd with intense energy that the crowd responded to all night. The synchronized lighting system that rhythmically danced with the music for almost every beat contributed to those on the main floor dancing, singing and waving their arms for the entire show while even spectators like us on the risers couldn't help but be out of our seats grooving all night long. Journey is one of those bands that has such polished musically talent that they make the experience of attending a live concert unforgettable. Taking into account the hundreds of concerts I've attended - for pay - this Journey concert will go down in the books as one of the top three...even if it would not have been for free.

Wow, what a tour-de-force of Rock & Roll power...

The Journey, Doobies and Dave Mason show was better than I'd hoped or expected...

I'm a music TV producer and have friends who have played in all of these bands over the years so have seen each group a number of times. I'm loving these super-group mash-ups of recent years and this one did not disappoint me.

I do want to commend the sound crew for the "Journey" set because it was one of the most expert and satisfying live mixes and exhibited real genius in the EQ, and overall artistic treatment.

In recent years I've noticed ( to my disappointment ) more events with inept live sound due to the apparent lack of talent or concern amongst our live-sound mixing communities. Nothing can ruin a great performance easier than a slacker at the board and I'm very happy to report, Journey's sound crew are at the top of their game...

I attended my very first Journey concert last night. Journey with Steve Perry was the very first rock band I truly was enamored with. Sure, the others soon followed, like Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Guns 'n Roses, Bon Jovi, just to name a few, but none really truly rivaled Journey.

I've always stayed faithful to Journey. The lyrics resonate, the music simply thrills. I'll forever equate "The Voice" with Journey, but I don't mind saying Arnel.... DAMN, you rock! (Neal, glad to see you can still hold your own ;) )

In short, if you are, or have ever been a Journey fan, they will not disappoint.

Saw them in Calgary in 2012 and Arnel had a flu and wasn't even close to top form and the rest of the band had to give him breaks because he was so sick. This time everyone was at their best and it was truly a great show. Very few vocalists sound as good live as they do in a studio, Arnel Pineda is one of them. Neal Schon's solo project wasn't a bad opener, but it didn't exactly get the audience excited either. Overall it was a spectacular show though, I'd see them again without question because of it.

This band just doesn't quit!! Have been going to see them since the70's and they are still o e of the best shows going these days. My daughter is now a big fan. The show last night in Louisville was as good as ever. These guys work hard and it shows in the quality of the show.

Now it's even more fun to watch knowing they are in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame!!!

If they come anywhere around do not miss the show!! I came to this KY show from FL....

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Journey to the Homeland

Tour Update | July 2023

Planning for a future potential tour is currently underway. The tour will include visits to many of the villages in Germany and France that Germans left to go to Ukraine. The itinerary for villages visits will be developed based on the interest of registered tour members. Additionally, we will visit museums and sites that focus on the story and immigration of the Germans from Russia. Many of the details are still being developed and we look forward to sharing more soon.

Tour Update | February 24, 2022

This morning we woke up to the news of the invasion of Ukraine. The GRHC has offered ancestral heritage tours to Ukraine since 1996, and over 650 people have joined us to visit the villages of their German-Russian ancestors. Through these tours, we have developed many lasting friendships, professional relationships, and a great love for the people of Ukraine. We are deeply saddened by this development and our sincere thoughts for safety, courage, and resolve are with our friends and colleagues in Ukraine.

Due to this development, all future tours are postponed indefinitely . We do not know what the future holds for Ukraine – but we hope one day we will be able to visit our friends again.

Tour Update | August 2, 2021

The decision has been made that the Journey to the Homeland Tours will remain on hold for the immediate future. We anticipated offering a tour in May 2022, but with current information regarding the ongoing pandemic, it has been determined that it is not yet safe to do so. We hope that the situation continues to improve in the near future so we can consider options to offer a tour in Fall 2022 or Spring 2023. While much of the United States is experiencing a “return to normal,” many parts of the world have not reached the same goal, including Ukraine. The vaccination rate in the US far exceeds the rate of vaccination in Ukraine, where only 4.2% of the population are currently fully vaccinated (as of July 29, 2021). Ukraine also remains in an adaptive quarantine and spikes of the COVID-19 continue to spread. I assure you that this decision was not made lightly and that many additional factors and considerations were taken into account prior to making the final decision. We know this is likely a disappointment to many of you who hoped to visit the villages of your ancestors in 2022, but we hope you agree that it is with your best interest, and the best interest of the people of Ukraine, that we made this decision. We look forward to future tours and hope to have you join us when that time comes! Until then, please do not hesitate to contact us at  [email protected]  or Michael Miller at  [email protected] .

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*You may wish to depart earlier to ensure an on time arrival in case of any flight delays. **Travel to the former Crimean, Volga, Mennonite, Volyhnian and Hutterite villages are not included in this tour.

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Double Occupancy - $4,300*  Single Occupancy - $5,100* 

*Price per person, subject to change at any time

Registration for future tours is TBD.

Please be aware that our tour fills up very quickly and it is recommended that you register as soon as possible after registration opens. Initial registration deposit is due immediately upon registration and all registrations must be completed online. The tour registration deposit must be made with Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or Electronic Check (ACH).  All additional payments cannot be made by credit card and must be made by Check, Money Order, or Electronic Check (ACH).  ACH payments can only be made from United States bank accounts. Once payment options are available, there will be links in the "Make Payment" column in the above table. Late payments:  All late payment will be charged a $50 fee. Check or money orders can be made out to  NDSU Libraries  and mailed to the following address:

Journey to the Homeland Tour NDSU Dept. 2080 PO Box 6050 Fargo, ND 58108-6050

Refunds Should a reservation need to be canceled for any reason, a full refund less your $600 per person deposit will be made for cancellations received prior to March 1, 2021. If a cancellation is received after March 1, 2021, there will be no refund given.  If we do not secure 20 paid registrations before February 1, 2021, we will be unable to offer the tour and you will receive a 100% refund.

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All registered tour members are required to complete the following form:

• Assumption of Risk and Release Form
• Emailed scan or mailed copy of passport due by March 1, 2020. Email to  [email protected] .

The package includes:

• Welcome Supper in Berlin
• Three (3) nights lodging in Berlin
• Four (4) nights lodging in Odessa
• Three (3) nights lodging in Stuttgart
• Nine (9) buffet breakfasts
• Two days of ancestral village visits. Includes translator, driver, and bag lunch
• Tours of Berlin, Potsdam, and Odessa with professional guides
• Visit to a Germans from Russia museum in Stuttgart, including lunch
• Excursion to Alsace, France; including light lunch at a traditional Alsatian cafe
• Group bus transfer from hotel to Berlin Airport 
• Group bus transfer to and from Odessa Airport
• Group bus transfer from Stuttgart Airport
• Tips for all group activities (drivers, tour guides, translators, wait staff, etc.)
• Flight from Berlin to Odessa returning to Stuttgart

Sites you will visit:

• Brandenburg Gate
• Checkpoint Charlie
• Berlin Wall
• Odessa Opera House
• Potemkin Steps
• Shores of the Black Sea
• Your Ancestral Villages
• German Russian Museum
• Outdoor Markets
• Historic Churches
• Alsatian Architecture

*International airfare is not included. See 'Airfare Information' below for more information.

**Inclusions subject to change at any time and are not cause for refund

International airfare is  not included  with the land tour price and must be purchased separately. Details regarding airfare booking will be provided to tour members upon successful registration and once registration deposit is received.  Cost of international airfare will vary depending on your departure city.  Once you have successfully registered, please book your international airfare at your convenience. We recommend booking with Cheyenne at  All Travel Matters  at 701-891-8135 or  [email protected] . Cheyenne is familiar with our trip itinerary and can best assist you in this process but you may book your airfare on your own. Once you have booked your international airfare, please provide your itinerary information to Jeremy Kopp at 701-231-6596 or  [email protected] .​ Arrival :  In Berlin, Germany, before 3pm on arrival day. Departure :  From Stuttgart, Germany, any time on the final day. Recommended departure is 10am or later. Airfare tips : The tour begins in Berlin on Arrival Day with a Welcome Supper at 6pm. We recommend arriving in Berlin before by 3pm on arrival day  so you are able to check-in to your room and get settled. Additionally, if you are able, we strongly recommend arriving in Berlin at least one day early so that no group activities are missed if your scheduled flight is delayed for any reason. In the past, we’ve had tour members scheduled to arrive on arrival day and their flights were delayed until day 2. All hotel accommodations for early arrivals or late departures must be booked on your own (we can provide recommended hotels). The flight from Berlin to Odessa and returning to Stuttgart  is included  with the tour price. We will use your registration information to book group airfare for this flight so it's important that you accurately register with your name EXACTLY as it appears on your passport, current passport number and expiration date, and your birth date.

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JOURNEY Announces 'Freedom Tour 2023' With Very Special Guest TOTO

One of the most legendary rock bands of all time, JOURNEY has announced the continuation of their highly successful tour with the 50th-anniversary celebration "Freedom Tour 2023" featuring very special guest TOTO . JOURNEY , diamond-selling Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers, will take the stage in 38 cities across North America with their catalog of global chart-topping hits, including "Don't Stop Believin'" , "Any Way You Want It" , "Faithfully" and "Lights" .

Presented by AEG Presents , JOURNEY "Freedom Tour 2023" begins February 4 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, making stops in Austin, Montreal, Memphis and more before wrapping April 25 at the brand new Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California. The 2023 run includes rescheduled dates in Washington D.C., Hartford, Toronto and Quebec that were postponed earlier this year due to COVID-19.

JOURNEY features founder Neal Schon (lead guitarist), Jonathan Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Arnel Pineda (lead vocals), Jason Derlatka (keyboards, vocals), Deen Castronovo (drums, vocals) and Todd Jensen (bass).

Says Schon : "We are all thankful and overwhelmed by the success of our JOURNEY 'Freedom Tour 2022' this year and have added a new run of dates for 2023. We are looking forward to hitting the road again with our very good friends TOTO ! Come join us for a special evening full of fun and rockin' good memories. See you soon, friends."

Cain adds: "Excited to perform for our fans as we tour next year with TOTO . The combined hits of both bands represent a couple of decades of excellence that have become a soundtrack for people's lives. The music of JOURNEY along with the music of TOTO is an example of 'certain music' during 'uncertain times'."

Very special guest TOTO , who have collectively streamed more than 3.3 billion plays on Spotify alone based on hits including "Rosanna" , "Africa" and "Hold The Line" , will join JOURNEY on all dates.

TOTO 's Steve Lukather shares: "'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."

"Freedom Tour 2023" dates:

February 04 - Allentown, PA - PPL Center February 05 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena February 08 - Savannah, GA - Enmarket Arena February 10 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena February 11 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum February 14 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena February 17 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena February 19 - Bossier City, LA - Brookshire Grocery Arena February 22 - Austin, TX - Moody Center February 23 - Lafayette, LA - Cajundome February 26 - Jacksonville, FL - Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena March 01 - Washington, DC - Capital One Arena * March 03 - State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center March 04 - Hartford, CT - XL Center * March 08 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre March 09 - Quebec, QC - Videotron Centre * March 12 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena * March 13 - Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre March 16 - Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center March 17 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall March 20 - Champaign, IL - State Farm Center March 21 - Moline, IL - Vibrant Arena at The MARK March 24 - Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford PREMIER Center March 25 - Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena March 28 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena March 31 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center April 01 - Memphis, TN - FedExForum April 04 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center April 07 - Springfield, MO - Great Southern Bank Arena April 08 - Wichita, KS - INTRUST Bank Arena April 11 - Casper, WY - Ford Wyoming Center April 13 - Boise, ID - ExtraMile Arena April 14 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena April 17 - Eugene, OR - Matthew Knight Arena April 19 - Stockton, CA - Stockton Arena April 22 - Bakersfield, CA - Mechanics Bank Arena April 23 - Fresno, CA - SaveMart Center April 25 - Palm Springs, CA - Acrisure Arena

* Rescheduled date

JOURNEY and TOTO previously joined forces for an early 2022 U.S. arena tour.

JOURNEY is continuing to promote its latest album, "Freedom" , which was released in July via BMG . The LP debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Current Rock chart.

The members of JOURNEY celebrated the album's release by kicking off a residency featuring special symphony orchestra performances at the new, state-of-the-art Resorts World Casino in Las Vegas.

As JOURNEY 's legend continues to grow larger and their touring gets bigger, "Freedom" is the band’s first album of new material to be released in eleven years, since 2011's "Eclipse" , and in addition to Schon , along with longtime keyboard player and primary lyricist Cain and Pineda , one more member was recruited for the LP — bassist extraordinaire Randy Jackson , who had played on JOURNEY 's 1986 album "Raised On Radio" .

Inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2017, JOURNEY has 25 gold and platinum albums, with total sales adding up to over 100 million albums worldwide, earning the band two Diamond Awards with a third on the way for the "Frontiers" album. JOURNEY has also surpassed one billion streams on Spotify .

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The Bach Journey - A journey exploring the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach through central Germany

Nine private concerts in the places where Johann Sebastian Bach lived and worked.

St John Passion , B-Minor Mass and Magnificat , orchestral concerts and solo recitals.

International musicians and singers of the highest calibre.

Bach expert Sir Nicholas Kenyon gives daily talks.

Four packages to suit different budgets with accommodation in 3-, 4- and 5-star hotels.

Free time to explore Mühlhausen, Eisenach, Weimar, Leipzig and other historic towns.

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Footage from The Bach Journey in May 2019.

Journeying to the places where johann sebastian bach lived and worked is an experience as near to pilgrimage as the history of music offers..

Hearing his works in buildings which he frequented must rank among the highest delights available to music lovers. This unique festival provides the opportunity.

The festival is emphatically a journey. It starts, as did Bach, in the little towns and cities of the principality of Thuringia and finishes, again like Bach, in the free city of Leipzig.  

To cater for different budgets, there is a choice of four packages which differ in the choice of hotels. Each option stays in hotels in three places, Eisenach or Mühlhausen, Weimar and Leipzig, and the concerts take place here and in three other towns.  

Admission to the concerts is exclusive to those who take an arrangement which includes accommodation, flights from London (optional), coach travel, most dinners and some lunches, lectures and interval refreshments .  

Discover the place

Less than a century elapsed between the first record of a Bach in Thuringia and the birth there of Johann Sebastian in 1685.  By then the exceptional musical and procreative talents of the family had led to the prominence of several Bachs as professional musicians throughout the region. Not only was Johann Sebastian firmly embedded in the family tradition, for the first half of his working life he plied his trade in the same provincial German backwater as the rest of his clan.

Thuringia is – as it was in Bach’s time – a region of rolling hills, deciduous woodland, patchwork fields, compact red-roofed villages and proud little towns. Being then divided into some of the smallest city-states and princedoms of pre-unification Germany, and later only patchily affected by the ravages of industrialisation and war, its appearance remained little changed throughout the 20th century.  

These are the towns where Bach grew up and where he plied his trade, the locations of his quotidian concerns as well as the exercise of his genius. Merely to walk the same streets and sit in the same pews is to enlarge and illumine one’s understanding of Bach’s music. To hear his compositions not only in the locale but in the very buildings where they were first performed is a life-enhancing experience.

Forty years in the chill embrace of the Communist state further impeded ‘progress’. All this gives rise to a strange paradox: though at the geographical centre of Germany, Europe’s economic powerhouse, Thuringia feels strangely provincial and peripheral.

For those who knew East Germany before 1989, the subsequent changes appear little short of miraculous – major transformation of infrastructure, buildings painted and restored, recrudescence of commercial and social life on a par with anywhere else in Europe. Yet the region has still not awoken fully from a half-century slumber which allowed much of the historic fabric of the towns and villages to slide into desuetude and dereliction.

Meet the musicians

Vox luminis.

Since its foundation in Namur (Belgium) in 2004, the vocal ensemble Vox Luminis – led by bass Lionel Meunier – has been internationally praised for its highly distinctive sound. Vox Luminis specialises in English, Italian and German repertoire from the 17th and early 18th centuries. Depending on the repertoire, a core of vocal soloists is supplemented with continuo, solo instruments or a complete orchestra.

The group has made nearly twenty recordings, and have won numerous prizes, including ‘Recording of the Year’ at the Gramophone Awards in 2012 and 2019, as well as   ‘Klara Ensemble of the Year 2018’, BBC Music Magazine ‘Choral Award Winner 2018’, three Diapasons d’Or and several Preis der Deutschen Schalplattenkritik.  

Every year Vox Luminis gives around 70 concerts at major concert halls and festivals worldwide, and is artist in residence at Concertgebouw Brugge. The ensemble has recently launched a collaboration with the Freiburger Barockorchester, which is also performing on the Bach Journey.  

Rachel Podger

Rachel Podger has established herself over the last two decades as a leading interpreter of Baroque and Classical music.

She has won many awards for her recordings, most recently winning  BBC Music Magazine's 'Recording of the Year' (2023) for her disc Tutta sola . 

Rachel holds chairs for Baroque Violin at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She is also founder and Artistic Director of the Brecon Baroque Festival.

Mahan Esfahani

Born in Tehran in 1984, Esfahani grew up in the United States and studied musicology and history at Stanford University. He was the first and only harpsichordist to be a BBC New Generation Artist (2008-2010) and a Borletti-Buitoni prize winner (2009).  

As a concerto soloist he performs with major symphony and chamber orchestras and contemporary music ensembles under a starry range of conductors. Esfahani’s work with new music is particularly acclaimed, with high-profile solo and concertante commissions from many contemporary composers.  

His richly-varied discography, which includes an ongoing series of the complete works of Bach for Hyperion, has been acclaimed in the press and has garnered multiple awards, including Gramophone award, two BBC Music Magazine Awards, a Diapason d’Or and ‘Choc de Classica’ in France.

He can be frequently heard as a commentator on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4 and as a host for such programs as Record Review, Building a Library, and Sunday Feature.

Solomon’s Knot

Solomon’s Knot is an international collective of unconducted instrumentalists and singers who want to bring old music to new life by pushing the limits of what is possible on stage. Taking inspiration from innovative live theatre, their singers sing everything by heart, and combine scrupulous musical preparation with high-wire risk-taking and intense, direct delivery.

They have recently performed at the Tage Alter Musik, Regensburg (2021), Bachwochen Thüringen, Eisenach (2021), and at Wigmore Hall throughout their residency.

Their performance of the 1725 version of JS Bach’s Johannes-Passion at the Bachfest Leipzig and Wigmore Hall in 2019 was acclaimed as ‘setting new standards’ by the Leipziger Volkszeitung. In the same summer, they made their debut at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall with Bach cantatas for St Michael-and-All-Angels. Magnificat, a debut CD of festive music by Schelle, Kuhnau, and J. S. Bach was released in 2019, and their opera production L’ospedale is available on DVD.

Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin

Founded in Berlin in 1982, the Academy for Early Music Berlin (Akamus for short) is now one of the world leaders among historically informed chamber orchestras. The ensemble made a significant contribution to the rediscovery of the music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann. Akamus gradually expanded its core Baroque and Classical repertoire into the 19th century, most recently with its highly acclaimed cycle ‘Beethoven’s symphonies and their models’.

Guest performances in their anniversary year took the orchestra to the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Wiener Musikverein and the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. As Artist in Residence, Akamus could also be seen several times in London’s Wigmore Hall and at the Mozart Festival in Augsburg.

The now around one hundred recordings have received all the major record awards. The ensemble has received the Telemann Prize from the city of Magdeburg and the Bach Medal from the city of Leipzig.

Martina Pohl

Martina Pohl began playing music at the age of three and studied at the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik (College for Church Music) in Halle 1980–86. She focusses principally on the German Romantics and J.S. Bach. She accompanies soloists, instrumentalists and choirs on concert tours in Germany and elsewhere and on recordings. Since 2004 she has had charge of the Hildebrandt organ in Sangerhausen.

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

The Freiburger Barockorchester (FBO) is one of today’s leading ensembles for historic performing practice. It has had a significant presence on the international music scene for more than 35 years.  

Founded in 1987 by former students of the Freiburg College of Music, the FBO makes regular guest appearances at major international concert venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Wigmore Hall London, New York’s Lincoln Center, and Amsterdam Concertgebouw.  

Following the principles of historic performing practice, the FBO usually plays without a conductor. But for selected projects calling for a large ensemble, it works with well-known conductors like Pablo Heras-Casado, Sir Simon Rattle or Teodor Currentzis.

The FBO’s exceptional musical diversity is documented on numerous recordings, which have been awarded many prizes, including several Echo Klassik awards, Grammy nominations and the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.

Arrive a day early

Sunday 3 september, eisenach or mühlhausen.

We are offering the option of arriving at your hotel in Eisenach or Mühlhausen a day before the festival begins – see 'Practicalities' for accommodation and prices.

The price includes the flight, transfer from Frankfurt to Eisenach or Mühlhausen and an extra night at your festival hotel. Lunch or afternoon tea during the coach journey are included (dinner is independent).  

Monday 4 September

We have booked seats on a number of flights from Heathrow to Frankfurt. You choose, though each option is linked to your choice of town for the first two nights.  

J.S. Bach was born in Eisenach in 1685 and he was raised here until the death of his father ten years later. He was baptised in the Gothic church of St George – the font remains in use – and the interior is as Bach would have known it. Eisenach is dominated by the Wartburg castle, a unesco World Heritage Site where Martin Luther stayed while working on his translation of the Bible.  

Mühlhausen is where Bach held the post of organist at the church of St Blasius 1707–8. The town is a delight, a dense matrix of streets and alleys and little open spaces threaded between half-timbered and stone buildings. Six Gothic churches rise heavenwards, and all is bounded by a complete circuit of walls.

The first festival event is dinner in your hotel or nearby restaurant.

Overnight in Eisenach or Mühlhausen.

Tuesday 5 September

Mühlhausen, eisenach.

The first of the talks by Nicholas Kenyon precedes a solo violin recital in Mühlhausen Town Hall, a charming set of rooms which is little changed since Bach’s time.  

Recital, 11.30am & 9.00pm:  

Mühlhausen, Town Hall

Solo Suites & Partitas

Rachel Podger  violin

The modest size of the main hall requires the audience to be split and the event repeated – which brings the benefit of appropriate intimacy to the hearing of these earthy yet spiritually charged works.

Violinist Rachel Podger is the leading interpreter of Baroque music. She plays the Partita No.2 in D minor (BMV 1004), which culminates in the sublime, monumental Chaconne , and partners it either with the Sonata No.2 in A minor (BMV 1003) or Partita No.3 in E (BMV 1006) – the choice to be made nearer the time!

Lunch is provided for all participants.

There is time in Eisenach to visit the excellent Bach Museum. The new wing wraps around a house which used to be believed to be his birthplace.  

Concert, 3.30pm:  

Eisenach, Church of St George

The Bach Dynasty

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier director

In the church where Johann Sebastian was baptised, there is a concert of cantatas by older members of the Bach family, presenting the sound world into which he was born. These are great uncle Johann Bach (1604–73) and uncles Johann Michael (1648–94) and Johann Christoph (1642–1703, also organist at this church). It finishes with a motet from Johann Sebastian, the famous Jesu meine Freude (BWV 227).  

Having performed to great acclaim in the last three MRT Bach Jouneys, Vox Luminis returns not only for this, a version of the programme they have performed for us in the past, but also for two other concerts later in the week. With a distinctive and engaging sound and personality, this largely Belgian ensemble has emerged as one of the very finest in the world for northern Baroque repertoire.

Dinner for all participants, and overnight in Eisenach or Mühlhausen.

Wednesday 6 September

Ohrdruf, arnstadt, weimar.

Leave Eisenach and Mühlhausen and drive to Ohrdruf.  

After the death of his father, Johann Sebastian lived at Ohrdruf for five years with his eldest brother, Johann Christoph, organist to the local lord. The recital takes place in the refurbished hall of the rambling ducal Schloss on the edge of the tiny town, home to the brother’s employer.  

Recital, 11.00am:  

Ohrdruf, Schloss Ehrenstein

Goldberg Variations

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

The Goldberg Variations constitute a peak of keyboard writing in the 18th century. Staggeringly clever in conception, a treasury of numerical and musical games of which even the most acute listener is scarcely aware, they also possess a remarkable emotional range. They don’t merely stir, they shake.  

Born in Iran, Mahan Esfahani is one of the most celebrated harpsichordists of our time. The winner of multiple awards, he is the first harpsichordist in a generation whose work spans virtually all the areas of classical music-making including working with contemporary composers.

Drive on to Arnstadt, arriving in time for lunch. Bach’s first significant employment (1707–08) was as organist here.

Spreading across a hillside, Arnstadt has retained much of its ancient centre, a picturesque mélange stretching back to the Middle Ages. Among the places of interest is a small Bach museum and the Romanesque-Gothic Liebfrauenkirche (Church of Our Lady).

Concert, 4.00pm:  

Arnstadt, Bachkirche

St John Passion

The story of Christ’s Passion is both sublimely numinous and deeply human, and in no other manifestation of human creativity is the drama so potently and movingly presented as in Bach’s surviving settings. Of the two, the St John is the earlier and the more compact and dramatic. A performance in an appropriate liturgical space can be a transcendent experience.  

Solomon’s Knot is an international if largely British ensemble which has won widespread acclaim for their innovative and highly engaging performances of Baroque masterpieces. One of the ways in which they enhance musical and verbal communication is for the singers to learn their parts by heart.  

The venue is the church where Bach was organist early in his career. The interior is as close to lavish as a Lutheran parish church dared get, with walls and galleries wrapped in white and gold panelling.  

Drive on to Weimar, where two nights are spent.

Thursday 7 September

Adorned with a magnificent range of classical architecture and landscaped parks, Weimar is the loveliest of Thuringian towns as well as the liveliest.

It has few rivals among the smaller cities of Europe for its importance in the history of literature and music. Bach worked at the court here in 1703 and again 1708–17. Liszt’s period of residence (1842–61) attracted many musical visitors including Wagner, Brahms, Smetana and Borodin, and turned Weimar into an international centre of the musical avant-garde. Richard Strauss was court Kapellmeister 1889–94.  

Weimar is also revered as a centre of literature and Enlightenment thought, largely owing to the sixty-year residence and service at court of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Herder, Schiller and Nietzsche are among the other great names to have spent time here. As the last home of Lucas Cranach and the first site of the Bauhaus school, the city also has significance in the history of the visual arts.

There is time to wander through the enchanting streets and squares and for exploring one or two of the many museums.  

Concert, 11.00am:  

Weimar, Schiesshaus

Concerti for Oboe & Violin

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin  

Xenia Löffler oboe  

Georg Kallweit violin & director

These fresh interpretations of violin and oboe concertos show Bach’s bravura adaptation of the Italian concerto style and his inventiveness in every aspect of his music. The oboe was clearly one of the composer’s favourite instruments. The programme also features the double concerto for both instruments, excerpts from The Art of Fugue and a symphony by his second son Carl Philipp Emanuel which reveals the sound of the next generation.  

Founded in 1982, the Academy for Early Music Berlin is one of the world leaders among historically informed chamber orchestras. Oboe player Xenia Löffler and violinist Georg Kallweit are among the stars of the ensemble and also have solo careers in their own right.

The clubhouse of the local shooting society, the Greek Revival Schiesshaus was opened in 1805. The occasion for rebuilding was the wedding of Prince Karl Friedrich, heir to the dukedom of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, to a daughter of the Russian Tsar. In the 20th century it fell into disrepair and has been recently restored.

Concert, 5.00pm:  

Weimar, Church of St Peter & Paul

Bach’s Magnificat

The Magnificat is the greatest and most glorious of Bach’s shorter choral works; we hear the lesser known version in E flat. The 2022 recording by Vox Luminis was selected by BBC Radio 3 as one of the five finest Bach recordings of all time. In this concert it will be joined by a couple of other cantatas yet to be decided.

The most important church in Weimar, St Peter and Paul (Herderkirche) was where four of Bach’s children were baptised. Its present appearance has changed little since the 18th century, and a striking altarpiece by Lucas Cranach dominates the chancel.  

Dinner is independent today.  

Second of two nights in Weimar.

Friday 8 September

Sangerhausen, leipzig.

Leave Weimar for Sangerhausen, a small town which has retained much of its historic fabric and possesses a fine organ of Bach’s time.  

Recital, 11.15am:  

Sangerhausen, Church of St James

Organ Recital

Martina Pohl organ

The instrument for today’s recital of pieces for organ by J. S. Bach was built in 1726 by Zacharias Hildebrandt, pupil and rival of Gottfried Silbermann and occasional collaborator with Bach.  

Martina Pohl has been organist at the Church of St James (Jakobikirche) since 2004, and has a busy schedule of performances throughout Germany.  

After lunch in Sangerhausen, the journey continues to Leipzig.  

Bach was employed by the city council at Leipzig in 1723 with the brief to take charge of music at the principal churches. Toghether with his various additional responsibilities, he effectively became director of music for the city until his death in 1750.

Concert, 6.00pm:  

Leipzig, Salles de Pologne

Concertos & Orchestral Suites

Gottfied von der Goltz violin & director

Bach is joined by his Italian peers Albinoni, Marcello and Vivaldi for a joyful programme of concertos for violins, flute, oboe, horn and harpsichord, finishing with Brandenburg No.5.

Performing with passion and precision and deep understanding of the music, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra has a reputation as the finest period-instrument orchestra in Europe. Their partnership with MRT goes back a quarter of a century.  

The Salles de Pologne is a Neo-Baroque hall of the 19th century which has been recently restored.

Dinner follows the concert.

First of two nights in Leipzig.

Saturday 9 September

Leipzig is the only large city of the Journey – though with a population of just half a million, and a historic centre which can be traversed in fifteen minutes, it is not a metropolis. After the degradation of the GDR years, the subsequent transformation of the city seems little short of miraculous. Restoration and rebuilding have gone hand in hand with the emergence of pavement cafés, smart shops and good restaurants.  

There are excellent museums here including an outstanding collection of musical instruments at the Grassi Museum, an impressive display of paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, a well-refurbished apartment where Mendelssohn lived and the enthralling museum attached to the Bach Archive.  

The day is free until dinner and the final concert.  

Concert, 8.00pm:  

Leipzig, Nikolaikirche  

(Church of St Nicholas)

Mass in B Minor  

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier conductor

Bach’s B-Minor Mass is among the greatest achievements in the history of music. Compiled and completed towards the end of his life, Bach may have regarded it as a summation of his life’s work. Whatever its enigmas – was it intended to be performed in its entirety? why did this stalwart Lutheran steer so close to Catholic tradition? – it remains a work of exceptional potency and beauty.  

Vox Luminis are working towards a recording of the B-Minor Mass.  

One of the four Leipzig churches where Bach was in charge of music, the Nikolaikirche is a Gothic construction of the early-16th century which underwent a spectacular Neo-Classical transformation in the late 18th century.  

Final night in Leipzig.

Sunday 10 September

Depending on your flight option there may be further free time in Leipzig.  

The festival package

– Access to the concerts is exclusive to those who take the festival package, the price for which includes:

–   All nine concerts

–   Hotels for six nights – you choose between four options.

–   Choice of flights between London and Germany (reduced price if you arrange your own).

–   Travel by coach, five dinners, three or four lunches (depending on flight option), all tips

–   Talks by Sir Nicholas Kenyon

–   The assistance of festival staff and a detailed programme book.

Accommodation and prices

The audience stays in three different towns during the course of the festival.  

Choose between four different hotel options, A–D.

If you intend to share a twin room with a friend, the best options are C and D (due to visibility of the bathroom from the bedroom area at the Park and Radisson Blu hotels in Leipzig).

Mühlhausen or Eisenach

3 or 4–6 September (two nights, or three if arriving a day early)

Depending on which hotel option you choose (A–D), you stay for the first two or three nights in either Mühlhausen or Eisenach.

Mühlhausen has few hotels. Categories A & B stay in the same 3-star hotel. The bathrooms have showers only. Twin and double beds are usually two mattresses on a single base. The hotel does not have air conditioning.  

In Eisenach, both Categories C & D stay in a well-appointed 4-star hotel in the centre. Bathrooms are almost all baths with shower fitments. Twin and double beds are usually two mattresses on a single base.  

6–8 September (two nights)

Weimar has a very good range of 3-, 4- and 5-star hotels. A small city, the hotels we have selected are no more than 10 or 15 minutes’ walk or a 15 minute’s drive from the venues. There is no air-conditioning in the Elephant (Option D), nor at the Anna Amalia (Option A) but windows can be opened.

8–10 September (two nights)

Leipzig, as a trade fair city, has a good selection of hotels of all categories though some lack charm and individuality. We have selected ones within the periphery of the medieval core of the city; none is more than 15 or 20 minutes on foot from the venues. All have air-conditioning.

Mühlhausen: Brauhaus zum Löwen. An old timber-framed building of great character in the centre of town. Rooms are in the modern annex, 3 minutes walk from the main building. While the buildings are less characterful, rooms have been redecorated in recent years and have either a modern or a more rustic feel. All rooms are spacious and there is a lift.

Weimar: Anna Amalia. A family-run hotel in a quiet cobbled street in the centre of town. Rooms are simply furnished with cream walls and light wood furniture. Bedrooms vary in size.  

Leipzig: Park. This is a modern and comfortable hotel. The quirky design uses plenty of wood and is vaguely nautical. Bedrooms are a good size. There is a glass panel in the wall separating bathrooms and bedrooms. There is a good restaurant.

Prices, per person

Arriving 3 September:

£3,320 sharing a twin or double

£3,490 double for single use

Arriving 4 September:

£3,250 sharing a twin or double

£3,390 double for single use

Mühlhausen: Brauhaus zum Löwen. The same hotel as for option A, but with rooms in the main building. Bedrooms are simple and mostly spacious. Some overlook the (quiet) street; most are not served by a lift, but porters are available.  

Weimar: Dorint am Goethepark. Comprising two historic houses connected by a new addition, this is now a modern hotel pleasantly situated by the park and a short walk from the town centre. Décor is a little austere, but the rooms elegant and comfortable. There is a restaurant in the hotel.  

Leipzig: Radisson Blu. A modern hotel, purpose-built in 1964 and completely renovated in 2006. It is situated on the Ring overlooking Augustusplatz and the Gewandhaus. Geared more to the business market, its interior of cool elegance is nevertheless comfortable. Beds can be divided into twins, but there is no more than 15cm of space between them. Bathrooms are separated from the bedrooms by a glass wall (though the lavatory cannot be seen).

Prices, per person

£3,770 sharing a twin or double

£4,060 double for single use

£3,680 sharing a twin or double

£3,960 double for single use

Eisenach: Steigenberger Thüringer Hof. A large, centrally-located hotel with a Neo-Classical façade. Bedrooms are bright and simply decorated. Two restaurants, a bar, as well a spa with sauna, exercise room and rooftop terrace. There is no air-conditioning.  

Weimar: Russischer Hof. An elegant hotel dating to 1805 and furnished in a partially modernised, opulent Russian Neo-Classical style. Impressive public areas and restaurants, comfortable rooms with luxurious bathrooms, excellent location.  

Leipzig: Marriott. A traditional hotel decorated in marble, wood and brass. Rooms are spacious with cosy, country-style furnishings and all mod cons. Centrally-located but quiet. There is a swimming pool.  

£4,050 sharing a twin or double

£4,410 double for single use

£3,960 sharing a twin or double

£4,260 double for single use

Eisenach: Steigenberger Thüringer Hof. The same hotel as for option C.  

Weimar: The Elephant. Famous, historic establishment blending classical gravity with contemporary understatement. Bedrooms are spacious and very well equipped and there are two restaurants, including the finest in Weimar.  

Leipzig: Steigenberger Grandhotel Handelshof. A 5-star hotel in a converted former exhibition building, , next to the Old Stock Exhange. Rooms are decorated in a  clean and contemporary style. Views are of the internal courtyard or the city. There is a spa and fitness area. There are some slightly ostentatious modern design features.

£4,470 sharing a twin or double

£4,970 double for single use  

£4,370 sharing a twin or double

£4,790 double for single use

Travel options

Flights from London Heathrow are included in the price – all options fly into Frankfurt and back from Berlin.  

If you select hotel option A or B, you can travel on flight options 1, 3 or 5.  

If you select hotel option C or D, you can travel on flight options 2, 4 or 6.  

There is the option to fly out on the 3 September, the day before the festival begins – see above for accommodation details and prices.

Making your own arrangements

You can take the package without flights and make your own arrangements for joining and leaving the festival. You are welcome to join our airport transfers from Frankfurt and back to Berlin, though we cannot wait for you should you be delayed.  

There is a reduction in the price of £210 per person for this option.

Arriving 3 September (a day early)

Option 1 – for hotel options A or B.

3 September: depart Heathrow 09.30, arrive Frankfurt 12.05 (LH 901).  

10 September: depart Berlin 11.45, arrive Heathrow 12.50 (BA 983).

Option 2 – for hotel options C or D.

3 September: depart Heathrow 11.30, arrive Frankfurt 14.05 (LH 903).  

10 September: depart Berlin 13.55, arrive Heathrow 14.55 (BA 993).

Arriving 4 September

Option 3 – for hotel options A or B.

4 September: depart Heathrow 09.30, arrive Frankfurt 12.05 (LH 901).  

Option 4 – for hotel options C or D.

4 September: depart Heathrow 10.30, arrive Frankfurt 13.05 (LH 903).  

10 September: depart Berlin 13.55, arrive Heathrow 14.55 (BA 993).

Option 5 – for hotel options A or B.

4 September: depart Heathrow 11.30, arrive Frankfurt 14.05 (LH 905).

10 September: depart Berlin 16.35, arrive Heathrow 17.30 (BA 985).

Option 6 – for hotel options C or D.

The concerts

Private events. All the concerts are planned and administered by Martin Randall Festivals, and the audience consists exclusively of those who have taken the full festival package. The concerts are private.

Seating. Specific seats are not reserved. You sit where you want. Seating in the churches may be a little uncomfortable; consider bringing a cushion.

Acoustics. This festival is more concerned with locale and authenticity than with acoustic perfection. Some venues have idiosyncrasies or reverberations of the sort not found in modern concert halls.  

Capacity. There will be up to 200 participants on the festival. At venues which cannot accommodate this number the audience is divided and the concerts repeated.

Changes. Musicians fall ill, venues may close for repairs, airlines alter schedules: there are many circumstances which could necessitate changes to the programme. We ask you to be understanding should they occur.

Fitness for the festival

This is a physically demanding festival and fitness is essential.

Within the towns and cities, you will be expected to walk for anything up to 25 minutes and at a pace which is unlikely to slow others down when moving together. Many surfaces are uneven or cobbled and there are some ascents and descents. You will need to climb stairs at some venues and hotels, check in and out of three hotels and be comfortable travelling considerable distances by coach, particularly on the first and last days.  

We ask that you assess your fitness, before you commit to a booking, by trying the simple exercises on the following page:

Are you fit enough to join the tour?  

Travel advice

Before booking, please refer to the   FCDO website   to ensure you are happy with the travel advice for the destination(s) you are visiting

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The tour is celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary and the tour kicked off on January 27 in Oklahoma.

The band will be on tour through the end of April and Toto is joining them after also being on the band’s 2022 tour.

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Keep scrolling to check out the full set list… **This set list is representative of the first U.S. show and might not be completely accurate for every show.

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• Jun 04 2024 Jäähalli Helsinki, Finland Add time Add time Add times
• Jun 06 2024 Sweden Rock Festival 2024 Norje, Sweden Add time Add time Add times
• Jun 08 2024 Tivoli Friheden Aarhus, Denmark  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Jun 09 2024 Oslo Spektrum Oslo, Norway Add time Add time Add times
• Jul 06 2024 Busch Stadium St. Louis, MO, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Jul 10 2024 Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Jul 13 2024 Truist Park Atlanta, GA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Jul 15 2024 Wrigley Field Chicago, IL, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Jul 18 2024 Comerica Park Detroit, MI, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Jul 20 2024 Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Jul 23 2024 Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, PA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Jul 25 2024 Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA, USA  –  Find tickets Doors 4:30 PM  –  Start time: 7:09 PM (Est.) Tickets 4:30 PM 7:09 PM Estimated
• Jul 27 2024 PNC Park Pittsburgh, PA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Jul 30 2024 Progressive Field Cleveland, OH, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Aug 02 2024 Rogers Centre Toronto, ON, Canada  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Aug 05 2024 Fenway Park Boston, MA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Aug 07 2024 Citi Field Queens, NY, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Aug 10 2024 Riverside Park Oshkosh, WI, USA Add time Add time Add times
• Aug 12 2024 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Aug 14 2024 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX, USA  –  Find tickets Doors 4:00 PM  –  Start time: 6:39 PM (Est.) Tickets 4:00 PM 6:39 PM Estimated
• Aug 16 2024 Alamodome San Antonio, TX, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Aug 19 2024 Target Field Minneapolis, MN, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Aug 23 2024 Chase Field Phoenix, AZ, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
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• Aug 28 2024 Oracle Park San Francisco, CA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
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• Sep 02 2024 Moda Center Portland, OR, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 04 2024 T-Mobile Park Seattle, WA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 08 2024 Coors Field Denver, CO, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 15 2024 Rock in Rio 40 Anos Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Add time Add time Add times
• Oct 19 2024 Asue Arena Osaka Osaka, Japan Add time Add time Add times
• Oct 21 2024 PACIFICO Yokohama, Kaigi Center Yokohama, Japan Add time Add time Add times
• Oct 23 2024 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan Add time Add time Add times
• Oct 30 2024 Utilita Arena Cardiff Cardiff, Wales  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Oct 31 2024 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, England  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Nov 02 2024 The OVO Hydro Glasgow, Scotland  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Nov 04 2024 The SSE Arena Belfast Belfast, Northern Ireland  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
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• Nov 09 2024 First Direct Arena Leeds, England  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Nov 11 2024 M&S Bank Arena Liverpool, England  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Nov 13 2024 Utilita Arena Birmingham Birmingham, England  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Nov 16 2024 Utilita Arena Newcastle upon Tyne, England  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Nov 17 2024 The O2 Arena London, England  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times

Journey at Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, CT, USA

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• Only the Young
• Guitar Solo
• Stone in Love
• Don't Stop Believin'
• Send Her My Love
• Who's Crying Now
• Just the Same Way
• Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
• Wheel in the Sky

Journey at Scope Arena, Norfolk, VA, USA

• Keep On Runnin'
• Let It Rain

Journey at North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, SC, USA

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• Wheel in the Sky ( 1150 )
• Don't Stop Believin' ( 1102 )
• Lights ( 1090 )
• Any Way You Want It ( 1077 )
• Stone in Love ( 1060 )

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Journey and TOTO Freedom Tour 2024

Posted on September 25, 2023

LEGENDARY ROCK BAND JOURNEY ANNOUNCES THE 50 TH ANNIVERSARY FREEDOM TOUR IN 2024

  THE DIAMOND-SELLING ROCK BAND WILL BE JOINED ON TOUR BY VERY SPECIAL GUEST TOTO

Public On Sale begins  Friday, September 29

September 25, 2023  –  Following the success of the 2023 Freedom Tour, legendary rock band  JOURNEY has announced a new round of shows for their 50 th Anniversary Freedom Tour 2024  featuring very special guest  TOTO.

  JOURNEY – Diamond-selling Rock & Roll Hall of Famers – will take the stage in 30 cities across North America with their catalog of global chart-topping hits, including  “Don’t Stop Believin”, “Any Way You Want It”, “Faithfully”, “Lights”  and more.

Presented by AEG Presents,  JOURNEY Freedom Tour 2024  begins  February 8  in Biloxi, MS – making stops in Raleigh, Louisville, Omaha, Las Vegas and more – before wrapping  April 29  in Bridgeport, CT.

Citi is the official card of the  JOURNEY  50 th  ANNIVERSARY  Freedom Tour 2024 .  Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for the U.S. dates beginning Tuesday, September 26 at 10am local time until Thursday, September 28 at 10pm local time through Citi Entertainment (excluding Canada and Sioux City shows). For complete presale details visit  www.citientertainment.com . A limited number of exclusive VIP Packages are also available. These exceptional offers can include an amazing selection of reserved seated tickets, custom merchandise and much more.

Tickets go on sale to the public  Friday, September 29  at 10am local time.

JOURNEY  features founder Neal Schon  (lead guitarist),  Jonathan Cain  (keyboards, backing vocals),  Arnel Pineda  (lead vocals)  Jason Derlatka  (keyboards, vocals), and  Deen Castronovo  (drums, vocals) and  Todd Jensen  (bass). Neal Schon is a 3x Hall of Fame inductee, having been inducted to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Grammy Hall of Fame.  Jon Cain is a recipient of two BMI songwriter awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey.

Of the tour, Neal Schon says, ““We are looking forward to hitting the road again with our very good friends Toto!  Come join us for a special evening full of fun and rockin’ good memories. See you soon, friends.”

Special guest  TOTO , who have collectively streamed more than 3.3 billion plays on Spotify alone based on hits including  “Rosanna”, “Africa”  and  “Hold the Line”,  will join  JOURNEY  on all dates.

TOTO’s  Steve Lukather shares, “”We are thrilled to have been asked to join our dear friends Journey on the road again. We had such a blast the last couple of tours across North America together. Great success and so much fun.  It is truly one big happy family, and it is a great night of music. Can’t wait to see you all out there soon in 2024!”

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Black Forest (Cake)

Sunday, May 28. Tied up in Breisach. Took bus to the Black Forest. Beautiful scenery, but we made no stops to view. Our destination was a pure tourist stop with various shops. Being Sunday, it was crowded. One storefront had a building-sized cuckoo clock. Cuckoo clock demonstration, glassblowing, Fruit wine, etc. The only redeeming demo was on how to make Black Forest cake. Very entertaining. But, though we were told we’d be able to taste the cake, as soon as the demo was over we were rushed back onto the buses. It was a worthwhile bus ride but it could have been so much more.

Our last dinner on board served black forest cake, made for 175 people. Small pieces that did not look at all like the demo’s result. I had seconds, but still felt short-changed.

Strasbourg, Cathedral, and Wine Tasting (Sort of)

Saturday, May 27. This was a busy day. It began with a small group to climb the Strasbourg Cathedral. Unlike every other morning excursion who took a bus, we set off on a one mile walk to the tram station. Probably because there were only eight of us. Our guide led the walk, talking all the way about Strasbourg’s history of shifting back and forth between Germany to France. (Strasbourg is now part of France, but I’m classifying it as Germany.) The guide provided enough details to suggest that a test would follow. During the entire morning he made one joke that I can remember. It was clear to me that there were other places he wanted to be on a beautiful Saturday morning.

The Tram was very new, which has contributed to a significant reduction in vehicular traffic. (The plaza around the Cathedral had once been a parking lot.) The old town of Strasbourg is, well, old. Very nicely preserved. The cathedral is beautiful, inside and out. It has a multitude of sculptures, a celestial clock and some inventive oddities.

Our climb was night and day different than Cologne’s. No elevator. 323 steps up, mostly via a circular staircase. Except for a momentary stop to look down after 100 steps, it was a non-stop climb to the rooftop. I’m clearly not at risk of a heart attack. The top had a few nice exhibits and a sweeping view of the city. But we had no view of the interior and no behind-the-scene looks. The single steeple towered above us. The climb down was circular and non-stop. Not much of a tour.

The guide continued the tour down several streets, which were crowded with antique markets and people. (Saturday.) The walk followed the “non-stop” theme. It ended when the guide essentially ran out of things to say, giving us free time. We wandered back to the cathedral to begin a long walk to the buses. It was a revelation to see the city at 9AM (empty) and noon (masses of people). The complete lack of interest by the guide was countered by the beautiful city and obvious vibrance of its citizens.

After lunch on the ship we depart on what was titled “Wine Tasting Excursion”. Total disappointment. One winery, which prided itself on making a new age wine. Maxi-organic. Which meant that what we tasted might not be representative of the Alsace area. Four tastings, including one sparkling wine and one red, in a region that’s known for its white wines. No wine cellar, no walk in the vineyards, not even a visit to their normal tasting room. We tasted while seated on too small benches among their steel tanks. Fortunately the wine rep was excellent and the two white wines were very good. Unfortunately, that was the whole show. We didn’t visit another winery. Four hours of excursion, one hour at a winery, four tastings.

The rest of the excursion was devoted to a small village. The guide called it a small version of Strasbourg, which I found especially silly, since we had spent the morning in Strasbourg. Overall, the afternoon was not worth the price or my time.

Friday, May 26. Most of the day was cruising. Nothing special. Some towns, many industries. I napped for much of the morning.

We docked in Speyer and had a short walking tour. It’s main claim to fame is it’s cathedral. A few busy tourist streets. Pretty parks. An interesting miniature gold course without turf. The town is one of the many traditional starts to the Camino de Santiago “Way of St. James”.

Koblenz, Then Sail to Rudesheim

Thursday, May 25. Too many photos. Massive statue on the river’s edge. Spitting child tradition is from Napoleonic times when illegitimate children resulting from French soldiers being housed in the city. Offspring were treated poorly, resulting in their disrespectful conduct.

The river has a huge number of castles on both sides. Lots of small towns. Vineyards.

Had dinner off the ship in Rudesheim. Nice time. Fun entertainment, though the music was nearly all American.

Wednesday, May 24. Failed to take photos of many things. Also, we were asked to not post photos of the day’s (and possibly the trip’s) high point: An inside tour of the Cathedral Cologne, the world’s tallest cathedral.

The day began with a quick bus ride across the Rhine to the west side, then assembling into groups for a walking tour back to the ship. Our guide was excellent. There were a great many topics to discuss about Germany and Cologne, spanning from Roman times to the current day. He included a long explanation about the war from Germany’s view which I thought was very well and carefully presented. Pointed out many remaining remembrances of the city’s wartime damage. The effort to retain damaged parts while not highlighting them was impressive.

Stores selling Eau de Cologne were common. Bars selling local beer (Kolsch) were more common. The beer was not special, but the tradition for serving it was cool. Small glasses, refilled automatically, with the count marked on the coaster. We were never more than a few blocks from the Cathedral, which was massively impressive. It’s size was hard to perceive from the ground.

After the tour we shared a great lunch of potato soup and the German equivalent of bangers and mash. Plus beer. We returned to the ship by walking across the train bridge, with it’s famous mass of locks attached everywhere. The tradition is to throw the lock’s key into the river to represent unending love. I had to laugh at the small number of combination locks.

Shortly after our return a small number of us set off again to the cathedral. The ship surprised us by arranging pedicabs, which resulted in us having more time to experience the cathedral. It was absolutely amazing. We used a construction elevator to go one-third of the way up, then used it again for the second third. The tour went both outside along the edge and inside, overlooking the interior. Sometimes we could look either way at once. We toured old unused sections of the church that had become storage areas, walked through the gigantic “attic”, including a fully equipped tool shop and sculpture reconditioning area. It was all just incredible to see how much open space was available. Most of the areas we visited weren’t built until the nineteenth century, so, unlike Notre Dame, the structural material was metal.

We did the last third of the climb via stairs, including a very ornate circular staircase. This only brought us to the central, lower tower. The two main towers are climbable, but our guide said the view from their tops are highly screened off. Our view was more than enough (250 feet). Sadly the clouds darkened the scenery. But overall the tour was superb.

After the tour we had some more beer and apple strudel. We also found that the Information Office had the best gift shop.

It was a full but most impressive day.

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