Holly Molly On A Pogo Stick!
Journey and Def Leppard confirmed that they’re touring together this coming summer.
The massive 58-city tour will undertake on May 21 in Halford, Connecticut’s XL Center, and will wind up ending on October 6 at the Forum in Los Angeles.
Journey co-founder Neal Schon says,
“These co-headlining Journey/Def Leppard dates will be epic classic rock shows. So many hits. It will be great to see you all, friends!”
Taking in both arenas and stadiums, the pair will equally split highlighting spots, as well as visits to Madison Square Garden and Fenway Park. Tickets for most venues will go on sale on February 3 through Live Nation. You can check the complete list of dates and cities down below, and see if it might hit your State.
Both bands last shared a “score” in 2006, when Def Leppard were on a tour in support of Yeah! And at that certain point, Journey were also in the midst of Jeff Scott Soto’s brief tenure; Since then Arnel Pineda has been their frontman.
Rumors of a possible pairing began circulating last summer when Journey bassist Ross Valory mentioned it ahead of a show in New Orleans, and later confirmed by Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell,
“I know that nothing is set in stone, but negotiations are going on, and one of the acts we’re talking about touring with next year could possibly be Journey.”
The big news comes almost few months after Journey were inducted into the Rock Hall.
Def Leppard and Journey tour dates:
May 21 – Hartford, CT – XL Center**
May 23 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
May 25 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
May 26 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center**
May 28 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
May 30 – Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena
Jun. 01 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
Jun. 02 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
Jun. 05 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
Jun. 06 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
Jun. 08 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Jun. 09 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
Jun. 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center**
Jun. 13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Jun. 15 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Jun. 16 – Baltimore, MD – Royal Farms Arena
Jul. 01 – Atlanta, GA – SunTrust Park
Jul. 03 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Pavilion
Jul. 04 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
Jul. 06 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum
Jul. 07 – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena
Jul. 09 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Jul. 11 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
Jul. 13 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
Jul. 14 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field**
Jul. 16 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
Jul. 18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Jul. 19 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
Jul. 21 – Denver, CO – Coors Field
Jul. 23 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena**
Jul. 25 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center**
Jul. 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field
Jul. 28 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome**
Aug. 11 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park**
Aug. 13 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Aug. 15 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
Aug. 17 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
Aug. 18 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Aug. 20 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena @ The BJCC
Aug. 22 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Aug. 24 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium
Aug. 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Aug. 27 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Aug. 29 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Aug. 31 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Sep. 01 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center**
Sep. 05 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheatre
Sep. 07 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
Sep. 08 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena**
Sep. 21 – San Francisco, CA – AT&T Park
Sep. 23 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park
Sep. 25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
Sep. 26 – Nampa, ID – Idaho Center Arena
Sep. 28 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Sep. 29 – Seattle, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre
Oct. 01 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Oct. 04 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Oct. 06 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
You got to hand it to both of them! They have toured almost every year, yet still managed to play arenas. – Old School Touring Style! The tour is going to be LIT AS FFFF! This will be the biggest tour of the summer. Two of the Greatest Of All Time definitely caught us up in the “Heat of the Moment.” I can’t wait, and I’m pretty sure as hell you can’t too!
“These co-headlining JOURNEY/DEF LEPPARD dates will be epic classic rock shows. So many hits. It will be great to see you all, friends!” – JOURNEY’s Neal Schon
“This tour is going to be a blast! We’ve toured together before and it was massive. This time it’s going to be even bigger and better!” – DEF LEPPARD’s Joe Elliott