Getting ready to head to the show in KC.

[rcgamer]

Wish me luck that they have a good night and that no TMZ stuff happens lol. This is actually the first time I've seen Journey which is amazing since I've been listening to them since like 1981.

[Rick]

Wish me luck that they have a good night and that no TMZ stuff happens lol. This is actually the first time I've seen Journey which is amazing since I've been listening to them since like 1981.

Have fun, and please post your review when you get a chance.

[Saint John]

Front row center. Night Ranger ruled.

[DrFU]

Front row center. Night Ranger ruled.

Behave yourself, Birthday Boy ... but have fun (and take good care of Mimi)!

[txfirefighter]

Happy Birthday Danny! I know you will have as much fun as we did.....

At least Arnel can rest easy knowing if his shoes are untied, MiMi will handle the situation!

[FormerJrnyFan]

Front row center. Night Ranger ruled.

Holy shit, Night Ranger ROCKED here in NY too! Amazing.... Kelly & Foreigner too!

[Scarab Pilot]

Poor Arnel...someone needed to tell him he was in Missouri...not Kansas. Or at least tell him to say Kansas City. Poor guy kept asking "Hey Kansas...how are you doing?" and the people behind us kept saying "Its Missouri".

Enjoyed the show. I could have used a little more Night Ranger and Foreigner. All three bands put on great sets. I have never heard Kelly Hanson before tonight but he owns Foreigner. Great with the audience and great with the songs. Missed Mick Jones..but the band carried on.

With regards to Journey...it was a rocking good time for sure. It seemed Arnels vocals would either be buried or non-existent. At one point he was singing (at the end of Faithfully) and we could see him singing on the screen but his mic was either off or potted down. The jamming at the end of songs was not as bad as other folks had mentioned in previous reviews but harmonica has got to go.

We got COH and that was it for new tunes and it was a crowd killer. I love the song and its got a great message but it didn't fly.

They need to retire Keep on Running and Escape ...I know its the 30th anniversary of E5C4P3 and all but come one. The catalog is huge drop the songs we have heard a 1000000 times before. La Do Da was fun. I enjoyed it.

When I could hear his vocals Arnel sounded spot on but he's still dragging out words that he should let go of sooner. It makes me think he's not confident in how he is pronouncing the word so he slows it down or something. Its weird and doesn't make sense.

It was a beautiful night and I enjoyed the show.

[rcgamer]

All three bands were awesome. Arnel was on point tonight. He was just awesome, though the songs choices continue to boggle. Only one eclipse track which was city of hope.

Foreigner was surprisingly awesome. Not a single original member but they sounded great. Kelly was terrific.

Night Ranger was very good but I was disappointed that they didn't do Goodbye which is my favorite Night Ranger song.

All in all an awesome concert. All the bands were just excellent. Arnel was really good. After hearing the Cincinnati show a little while ago I was worried but he was great.

[rcgamer]

Poor Arnel...someone needed to tell him he was in Missouri...not Kansas. Or at least tell him to say Kansas City. Poor guy kept asking "Hey Kansas...how are you doing?" and the people behind us kept saying "Its Missouri".

Enjoyed the show. I could have used a little more Night Ranger and Foreigner. All three bands put on great sets. I have never heard Kelly Hanson before tonight but he owns Foreigner. Great with the audience and great with the songs. Missed Mick Jones..but the band carried on.

With regards to Journey...it was a rocking good time for sure. It seemed Arnels vocals would either be buried or non-existent. At one point he was singing (at the end of Faithfully) and we could see him singing on the screen but his mic was either off or potted down. The jamming at the end of songs was not as bad as other folks had mentioned in previous reviews but harmonica has got to go.

We got COH and that was it for new tunes and it was a crowd killer. I love the song and its got a great message but it didn't fly.

They need to retire Keep on Running and Escape ...I know its the 30th anniversary of E5C4P3 and all but come one. The catalog is huge drop the songs we have heard a 1000000 times before. La Do Da was fun. I enjoyed it.

When I could hear his vocals Arnel sounded spot on but he's still dragging out words that he should let go of sooner. It makes me think he's not confident in how he is pronouncing the word so he slows it down or something. Its weird and doesn't make sense.

It was a beautiful night and I enjoyed the show.

Yeah, me an my gf both were like "can he not say city or does he think he is in Kansas??" I thought Arnel was killer.

[Scarab Pilot]

Yeah, me an my gf both were like "can he not say city or does he think he is in Kansas??" I thought Arnel was killer.

Yeah he did great! I was impressed. One funny thing...did you notice the sudden smell of BBQ just before their encore? It was wild. I think there is BBQ joint nearby. We were laughing because typically it would be the smell of pot but someone was getting ready to smoke some meat instead. Wild!

[Don]

Poor Arnel...someone needed to tell him he was in Missouri...not Kansas. Or at least tell him to say Kansas City. Poor guy kept asking "Hey Kansas...how are you doing?" and the people behind us kept saying "Its Missouri".

Enjoyed the show. I could have used a little more Night Ranger and Foreigner. All three bands put on great sets. I have never heard Kelly Hanson before tonight but he owns Foreigner. Great with the audience and great with the songs. Missed Mick Jones..but the band carried on.

With regards to Journey...it was a rocking good time for sure. It seemed Arnels vocals would either be buried or non-existent. At one point he was singing (at the end of Faithfully) and we could see him singing on the screen but his mic was either off or potted down. The jamming at the end of songs was not as bad as other folks had mentioned in previous reviews but harmonica has got to go.

We got COH and that was it for new tunes and it was a crowd killer. I love the song and its got a great message but it didn't fly.

They need to retire Keep on Running and Escape ...I know its the 30th anniversary of E5C4P3 and all but come one. The catalog is huge drop the songs we have heard a 1000000 times before. La Do Da was fun. I enjoyed it.

When I could hear his vocals Arnel sounded spot on but he's still dragging out words that he should let go of sooner. It makes me think he's not confident in how he is pronouncing the word so he slows it down or something. Its weird and doesn't make sense.

It was a beautiful night and I enjoyed the show.

I think the dragging you are noticing is more a result of downtuning the songs.

[rcgamer]

Yeah, me an my gf both were like "can he not say city or does he think he is in Kansas??" I thought Arnel was killer.

Yeah he did great! I was impressed. One funny thing...did you notice the sudden smell of BBQ just before their encore? It was wild. I think there is BBQ joint nearby. We were laughing because typically it would be the smell of pot but someone was getting ready to smoke some meat instead. Wild!

Yeah, I did notice the bbq smell. It made me hungry as hell.

I wish they would put something from Revelation in the set instead of La Do Da , maybe Never Walk Away. Otherwise I was happy as hell with Journey. Foreigner really surprised me, they sounded incredible. Other than not hearing Goodbye from Night Ranger I was all smiles.

[Ehwmatt]

Sounded like Dan was having a good time last night. He tried to concert call me and it was totally unintelligible. So, I text:

"What song was that? My phone sux."

Dan's Reply (unedited for typing): "Fucknif I know. Hammered."

[rcgamer]

Here's the KC Star review of the show.

Review | Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger
By TIMOTHY FINN
The Kansas City Star
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They could have named this the Facsimile Tour. Or the Get What You Came For Tour. Or the It’s the Songs, Not the Singer Revue.

Three bands came to Starlight Theatre on Wednesday night and drew nearly 8.000 fans – a complete sell-out – despite the fact that only one of the bands, Night Ranger, featured any of its original lead vocalists. The two others: Foreigner, which had no original members (guitarist Mick Jones called in sick), and Journey, which is down to two original members (and neither is vocalist Steve Perry, its heyday lead singer).

Tours like these are about resemblance, not authenticity. And for nearly four hours, including a few between set breaks, all three bands unleashed their biggest hits and best-known songs just the way everyone remembers them.

Night Ranger started 10 minutes early and delivered a 35-minute set, one that included a Damn Yankees song (“High Enough”) to commemorate Jack Blades’ time in that band. It also included Night Rangers monster ballad, “Sister Christian,” sung by drummer Kelly Keagy, who recorded it back in 1984.

Foreigner was next. Its lead singer is Kelly Hansen, who looks and acts a lot more like Steven Tyler of Aerosmith than founding lead singer Lou Gramm. Hansen’s vocal resemblance, however, is much stronger. He led the band through a greatest-hits set, starting off with “Double Vision and “Head Games” and ending about an hour later with “Juke Box Hero.” His rendition of “I’ve Been Waiting” was most convincing. The band brought on the Kearney High School Chamber Choir to add the choir vocals to its epic anthem “I Want to Know What Love Is,” which would inspire the loudest and longest and most earnest sing-along of the night..(It would have been even better if the choir had been mic’d a bit louder.) Right after “Dirty White Boy,” Hansen delivered the band intros, casually letting those who hadn’t already noticed that Bruce Watson was filling in for Jones on guitar. So, essentially, this was a glorified tribute band. And, essentially, no one really cared; everything sounded just like it used to.

Journey was the headliner. Its latest lead singer, Arnel Pineda, 44, a native of the Philippines, joined the band in 2007, after a YouTube video generated some serious interest. He is a dead-ringer for Perry, vocally, generating a sound that belies his slight frame. Imagine a guy the size of Dexter McCluster running with the power of Bo Jackson. That’s kind of what Pineda does. He led the band through a 90-minute set that comprised 16 songs, most of them among the most-played ballads and anthems on radio in the early 1980s: “Separate Ways,” “Faithfully,” “Lights,” “Open Arms” and the rejuvenated, “Don’t Stop Believin’,” a song seems to be more beloved (and overplayed) now than when it was a hit.

Pineda’s on-stage personae is more cheerleader than rock god. He bounces a lot and claps and waves his arms. He also shows deference to his colleagues, especially guitarist Neal Schon, the longest-running member of the band. He is a guitar maestro who is not shy about showing off his speed and nimbleness. His shredding got a little excessive, but his intro to “Wheel In The Sky,” which included his blowing air onto his strings, was impressive. Multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Cain also had several chances to show off is skills; none was better than his keyboard intro to “Opens Arms.” The huge crowd was loud and animated through ought, whether Journey was powering through a rock anthem like “Separate Ways” or slow-dancing to a ballad like “Faithfully.” During that one, some folks couldn’t inhibit their inner-rock star.

They ended with three songs nearly everyone knew every word to: “Any Way You Want It,” “Believin’” and “Lovin’, Touchin’ Squeezin’” During that one, the closing hail of “na na na na nas” coincided with a brief fireworks show, which added another jolt of glee to the wave of nostalgia rolling through the place – memories provoked all night by the songs, not necessarily the guys singing them.

Setlists

Night Ranger: Lay It On Me; Sing Me Away; High Enough; When You Close Your Eyes; Tell Me You Love Me; Sister Christian; You Can Still Rock in America.

Foreigner: Double Vision; Head Games; Cold as Ice; Waiting for a Girl Like You; Dirty White Boy; Feels Like the First Time; Urgent; I Want to Know What Love Is; Hot Blooded; Juke Box Hero.

Journey: Separate Ways; Ask the Lonely; Send Her My Love; City of Hope; Only the Young; Faithfully; Stone in Love; Escape; Lights; Wheel in the Sky; Open Arms; La Do Da; Be Good To Yourself. Encore: Any Way You Want It; Don’t Stop Believin’; Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’.

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