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Does anyone know if Journey will be in Southern California performing on the 29th and 30th of this month or perhaps next month? My wife and I drove down to San Diego last weekend and I swear I saw a billboard sign saying this while we were on I-15 right around Temecula. I'd like to check them out if they are down there doing some show.

Yes, they are playing two shows in Pala Casino on the 29th and 30th of July. Pala Casino is only 5 miles east of I-15 in the Southern Temecula and the northern part of San Diego County. It should be a blast, can't wait...

The Sushi Hunter wrote:Does anyone know if Journey will be in Southern California performing on the 29th and 30th of this month or perhaps next month? My wife and I drove down to San Diego last weekend and I swear I saw a billboard sign saying this while we were on I-15 right around Temecula. I'd like to check them out if they are down there doing some show.

$90 to see journey without Perry ? .....no thanks

If you are a Journey fan it is worth every penny. The band is at its peak right now. If you haven't heard Arnel live you will be blown away. If you have heard Arnel live then you should be happily shelling out $90 to get the chance to hear him again - he's that good and the band's musicianship has never been better.

i have to admit, i'm curious to see the band with arnel. at this point in my life tho, 90 bucks for a concert ticket is not a priority. i love casino shows too. those that go will no doubt have a great time.

Lula wrote:i have to admit, i'm curious to see the band with arnel.

Really? Even after seeing clips?

Gibby wrote:If you are a Journey fan it is worth every penny. The band is at its peak right now. If you haven't heard Arnel live you will be blown away. If you have heard Arnel live then you should be happily shelling out $90 to get the chance to hear him again - he's that good and the band's musicianship has never been better.

I can only hope that you mean at their peak with Arnel, correct? If not, than put the bong down. The peak was 1983-1987.

madsplash wrote:

Gibby wrote:If you are a Journey fan it is worth every penny. The band is at its peak right now. If you haven't heard Arnel live you will be blown away. If you have heard Arnel live then you should be happily shelling out $90 to get the chance to hear him again - he's that good and the band's musicianship has never been better.

I can only hope that you mean at their peak with Arnel, correct? If not, than put the bong down. The peak was 1983-1987.

put the bong down...dude, I'm guessing you're on the older side of things....It's "Put the pipe down" ....

But then again, you live in the Perry years so bong comments make sense..my bad!



"he's that good and the band's musicianship has never been better"

This implies that Arnel is a great singer and that the musicianship has never been better.

madsplash wrote:

Gibby wrote:If you are a Journey fan it is worth every penny. The band is at its peak right now. If you haven't heard Arnel live you will be blown away. If you have heard Arnel live then you should be happily shelling out $90 to get the chance to hear him again - he's that good and the band's musicianship has never been better.

I can only hope that you mean at their peak with Arnel, correct? If not, than put the bong down. The peak was 1983-1987.

+1

Gibby wrote:If you are a Journey fan it is worth every penny. The band is at its peak right now. If you haven't heard Arnel live you will be blown away. If you have heard Arnel live then you should be happily shelling out $90 to get the chance to hear him again - he's that good and the band's musicianship has never been better.

Agreed. They are doing great in Europe, and most people from Sweden and Ireland festival considered Journey as top performer or one of the shows highlight

NealIsGod wrote:

Lula wrote:i have to admit, i'm curious to see the band with arnel.

Really? Even after seeing clips?

i haven't seen a clip that has impressed me. i've not been wowed at all by arnel. i do, however, love the band and the music. i won't spend any money to see them at this point tho. been there, done that, got burned lol

I can only hope that you mean at their peak with Arnel, correct? If not, than put the bong down. The peak was 1983-1987.

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Sorry the peak was 80 -82

froy wrote:

I can only hope that you mean at their peak with Arnel, correct? If not, than put the bong down. The peak was 1983-1987.

Sorry the peak was 80 -82[/quote]

sorry, the peak was '78 to '83.

I'm a Perry / Journey fan myself, yet I'd like to see them play just once with Arnel but that's mostly because I'm a concert whore. I'd like to see them play no matter who was fronting the band. Deen's voice is perfect for Mother / Father & Neal is still the God of all guitarist, IMHO.

Plus, I figure I might get lucky & be on the receiving end of all that bong passing you guys were talking about earlier.

JasonD wrote:I'm a Perry / Journey fan myself, yet I'd like to see them play just once with Arnel but that's mostly because I'm a concert whore. I'd like to see them play no matter who was fronting the band. Deen's voice is perfect for Mother / Father & Neal is still the God of all guitarist, IMHO.

Plus, I figure I might get lucky & be on the receiving end of all that bong passing you guys were talking about earlier.

Journey sounds great and is going strong and on a roll. A lot of my favorite bands peaked years ago but I still love hearing them live and their new music. Hey, U2 is a bit of a miss with their new album, but I still love it in places and appreciate the effort.

madsplash wrote:

Gibby wrote:If you are a Journey fan it is worth every penny. The band is at its peak right now. If you haven't heard Arnel live you will be blown away. If you have heard Arnel live then you should be happily shelling out $90 to get the chance to hear him again - he's that good and the band's musicianship has never been better.

The peak was 1983-1987.

+2,000,000.

And toss in TBF. Perry was a shadow of his former self, but the rest of the band was fantastic.

I can't believe anybody would pay ninety clams to see Journey without at least two other bands on the same bill (is Heart playing Pala, too?). It'll be a nice intimate affair, I'm sure, and I could understand $45-50, IF you're a fanboy (which by hell I'm not), but $90???? So it's a C-note after the service charge?

I don't think $90 to see a band I love is any big deal. It was expensive in the 80's too, but I'll bet it took the same percentage of a paycheck.

While most bands of this age are never going to see their heyday again, Journey is coming about as close as any right now.

steveo777 wrote:I don't think $90 to see a band I love is any big deal. It was expensive in the 80's too, but I'll bet it took the same percentage of a paycheck.

While most bands of this age are never going to see their heyday again, Journey is coming about as close as any right now.

Good post. I always wonder if the people who complain about paying $50 to see Journey in 2009 (saying that it was only $12 in 1983) are the same people who go to the grocery store and complain that milk isn't $0.25 anymore.

Journey/Heart
Rockford, IL
$41 - $61

I'll certainly pay more for one of those great intimate venues like Pala

fightingilliniJRNY wrote:

steveo777 wrote:I don't think $90 to see a band I love is any big deal. It was expensive in the 80's too, but I'll bet it took the same percentage of a paycheck.

While most bands of this age are never going to see their heyday again, Journey is coming about as close as any right now.

Good post. I always wonder if the people who complain about paying $50 to see Journey in 2009 (saying that it was only $12 in 1983) are the same people who go to the grocery store and complain that milk isn't $0.25 anymore.

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!

It isn't about the ninety bucks...it's about ninety bucks to see Journey!

That was my point.

RocknRoll wrote:Journey/Heart
Rockford, IL
$41 - $61

I'll certainly pay more for one of those great intimate venues like Pala

That's considerably less than a C-note. You'll like the intimate seating. I saw Blue Oyster Cult up close 'n' personal in one of the local casinos and it rawked!

(Please, please...no Journey vs. BOC bullsh--I mean nonsense. )

verslibre wrote:

fightingilliniJRNY wrote:

steveo777 wrote:I don't think $90 to see a band I love is any big deal. It was expensive in the 80's too, but I'll bet it took the same percentage of a paycheck.

While most bands of this age are never going to see their heyday again, Journey is coming about as close as any right now.

Good post. I always wonder if the people who complain about paying $50 to see Journey in 2009 (saying that it was only $12 in 1983) are the same people who go to the grocery store and complain that milk isn't $0.25 anymore.

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!

It isn't about the ninety bucks...it's about ninety bucks to see Journey! lol

That was my point.

I should have clarified my point. I have no problem paying $90 to see Journey.

Gibby wrote:If you are a Journey fan it is worth every penny. The band is at its peak right now. If you haven't heard Arnel live you will be blown away. If you have heard Arnel live then you should be happily shelling out $90 to get the chance to hear him again - he's that good and the band's musicianship has never been better.

Not even close on all accounts

There are a lot of bands charging as much as Azoff is for shows. Journey is just one many bands in that mid to uppper tier doing well.
It seems the bigger sponsor you can get, the better the prices are. U2 prices are very reasonable, one of the reasons there stadium shows sold out instantly. $35 might not sound like a lot of profit for the band but multiply that by capacity of 100,000 in one venue and it changes everything. Def Leppard, Aerosmith, AC-DC, all are charging the same as Journey, playing the amphitheater circuit and doing well. Bon Jovi even had 100 sellouts last summer so no slouch there either. You just have to choose who you want to see. For me, last summer was Journey and Iron Maiden, this year will be Def Leppard and a few lower profile artists.
Pat Benatar and CW are the only one's I'll pay to see annually but to each his own.
And Heart's always a bargain if they're by themselves.

No disrespect meant here to Journey or Mr. Pineda, but if Journey had any other sound other than someone who sounds like Perry, I would support their concerts in a heartbeat. Especially since I have not been into Journey since the 80’s, really. Journey is great and I love that the men still play, but it would be hard for me to hear a sound that evokes memories from long ago without the entire package. Example: The Stones have been dead for 20 years, yet they still rock on with Jagger! Yeap, the same skeletal remains grace those stages and people are grateful to support them. That is what I had hoped to have with Journey with Perry, but it did not come to pass. So, I listen to their old music with Perry and I am fine with that. Course, I still wish Perry would continue to sing, but I also wish I was 25, smart and had a longer waist so that when I sit down my boobies don’t fall into my crotch!

MBPL wrote:No disrespect meant here to Journey or Mr. Pineda, but if Journey had any other sound other than someone who sounds like Perry, I would support their concerts in a heartbeat. Especially since I have not been into Journey since the 80’s, really. Journey is great and I love that the men still play, but it would be hard for me to hear a sound that evokes memories from long ago without the entire package. Example: The Stones have been dead for 20 years, yet they still rock on with Jagger! Yeap, the same skeletal remains grace those stages and people are grateful to support them. That is what I had hoped to have with Journey with Perry, but it did not come to pass. So, I listen to their old music with Perry and I am fine with that. Course, I still wish Perry would continue to sing, but I also wish I was 25, smart and had a longer waist so that when I sit down my boobies don’t fall into my crotch!

LMFAO I hate when that happens!

MBPL wrote:No disrespect meant here to Journey or Mr. Pineda, but if Journey had any other sound other than someone who sounds like Perry, I would support their concerts in a heartbeat. Especially since I have not been into Journey since the 80’s, really. Journey is great and I love that the men still play, but it would be hard for me to hear a sound that evokes memories from long ago without the entire package. Example: The Stones have been dead for 20 years, yet they still rock on with Jagger! Yeap, the same skeletal remains grace those stages and people are grateful to support them. That is what I had hoped to have with Journey with Perry, but it did not come to pass. So, I listen to their old music with Perry and I am fine with that. Course, I still wish Perry would continue to sing, but I also wish I was 25, smart and had a longer waist so that when I sit down my boobies don’t fall into my crotch!

That was one of the best posts I have read in a long time.....and yes I wish I was 25 again too!

MBPL wrote:No disrespect meant here to Journey or Mr. Pineda, but if Journey had any other sound other than someone who sounds like Perry, I would support their concerts in a heartbeat. Especially since I have not been into Journey since the 80’s, really. Journey is great and I love that the men still play, but it would be hard for me to hear a sound that evokes memories from long ago without the entire package. Example: The Stones have been dead for 20 years, yet they still rock on with Jagger! Yeap, the same skeletal remains grace those stages and people are grateful to support them. That is what I had hoped to have with Journey with Perry, but it did not come to pass. So, I listen to their old music with Perry and I am fine with that. Course, I still wish Perry would continue to sing, but I also wish I was 25, smart and had a longer waist so that when I sit down my boobies don’t fall into my crotch!

I guess we're fans of nostagia. But its not like we're stuck in the past with everything. You were with us to see Trev Lukather, it's not like we're against seeing anything new and sit at home and pout. If Neal is the reason you are into Journey than the argument doesn't hold water, but if it's about that particular lineup and that place in time, I get it completely.

Well, I'll be Mr. Contrarian and assert the following: if Steve Perry rejoined Journey, I wouldn't have any interest in seeing them. Not unless he could perform up to par.

But, then again, I consider quality.