Steve Perry - For the Love of Strange Medicine Tour

[HubieG]

Hi, all,

I've done some work with Ron South on his excellent Journey tour archive (http://ronsouth.blogspot.com/p/tours.html) and am just now digging into the Steve Perry 1994/1995 solo tour.

As I research the trek, I am learning that more than a few dates were either postponed, often times more than once, or cancelled. At least a few were postponed and then cancelled, particularly those at the end of the tour.

At any rate, I am slowly but surely sifting through the news archives online and have found a good bit of info, but wanted to see if anyone here might add their 2c if they happened to catch one or more of the Strange Medicine shows, particularly along the lines of cancellations, postponements and/or opening act info.

The shows I have so far, some of which aren't yet verified with reviews and, thus, may be wrong, are below. Thanks, in advance, for your help!

Bert

10.22.94 Minneapolis, MN UM Northrop Auditorium Sass Jordan
10.24.94 Kansas City, KS Memorial Hall (postponed to Jan 20)
10.28.94 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre Sass Jordan
10.29.94 Cleveland, OH Cleveland Music Hall Sass Jordan
10.30.94 Chicago, IL Arie Crown Theatre Sass Jordan

11.01.94 Pittsburgh, PA A. J. Palumbo Center Sass Jordan
11.02.94 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre Sass Jordan
11.04.94 Albany, NY Palace Theatre Sass Jordan
11.05.94 Bethlehem, PA Lehigh Univ. Stabler Arena Sass Jordan
11.06.94 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre Sass Jordan
11.10.94 New York, NY Beacon Theatre Sass Jordan
11.12.94 Rochester, NY Rochester Auditorium Center (postponed to Jan 28)
11.13.94 Syracuse, NY Landmark Theatre (postponed to Feb 03)
11.17.94 Lewiston, ME Central Maine Civic Center Sass Jordan
11.18.94 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre Sass Jordan
11.20.94 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Arena Sass Jordan
11.22.94 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre Sass Jordan
11.25.94 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Performing Arts Center Sass Jordan
11.26.94 Sunrise, FL Sunrise Musical Theatre Sass Jordan
11.27.94 St. Petersburg, FL Mahaffey Theatre Sass Jordan
11.29.94 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre (postponed to Feb 23)

12.03.94 Fort Worth, TX Will Rogers Auditorium Sass Jordan
12.06.94 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre (postponed to Mar 11)
12.07.94 Las Vegas, NV Aladdin Theatre Sass Jordan
12.09.94 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre Sass Jordan
12.11.94 Fresno, CA Warnors Theatre Sass Jordan
12.15.94 Los Angeles, CA Pantages Theatre Sass Jordan
12.16.94 Los Angeles, CA Pantages Theatre Sass Jordan
12.18.94 Los Angeles, CA Pantages Theatre Sass Jordan

01.11.95 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
01.13.95 Seattle, WA 5th Avenue Theatre
01.15.95 Salt Lake City, UT Abravanel Hall David Broza
01.17.95 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
01.20.95 Kansas City, KS Memorial Hall Sass Jordan
01.22.95 Columbus, OH Franklin County Veterans Memorial Sass Jordan
01.24.95 Toledo, OH Stranahan Theatre
01.25.95 Kalamazoo, MI Wings Stadium
01.27.95 Buffalo, NY Shea’s Performing Arts Center
01.28.95 Rochester, NY Rochester Auditorium Center
01.31.95 Erie, PA Erie Civic Center

02.02.95 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall Sass Jordan
02.03.95 Syracuse, NY Landmark Theatre David Broza
02.05.95 Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Center
02.06.95 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre David Broza
02.08.95 Springfield, MA Springfield Symphony Hall Bonepony
02.09.95 New Haven, CT The Palace
02.11.95 Wilkes-Barre, PA F.M. Kirby Center
02.12.95 Wheeling, WV Wheeling Civic Center
02.15.95 Johnstown, PA Johnstown War Memorial
02.20.95 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Coliseum (cancelled)
02.22.95 Nashville, TN Grand Old Opry House (postponed to Apr 03)
02.23.95 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre (postponed to Mar 26)
02.28.95 Birmingham, AL Boutwell Auditorium (postponed to Apr 12)

03.02.95 Sunrise, FL Sunrise Musical Theatre (postponed to Apr 14)
03.07.95 Little Rock, AR Robinson Center Music Hall
03.08.95 Tulsa, OK Brady Theatre Bonepony
03.11.95 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
03.13.95 Irvine, CA UC Irvine Bren Events Center Bonepony
03.14.95 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre Bonepony
03.16.95 Fresno, CA Warnors Theatre
03.17.95 Stateline, NV Caesar’s Lake Tahoe (cancelled)
03.18.95 Stateline, NV Caesar’s Lake Tahoe (cancelled)
03.22.95 Houston, TX Jesse Jones Hall (cancelled)
03.24.95 Dallas, TX Majestic Theatre (cancelled)
03.26.95 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre (cancelled)
03.31.95 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium (cancelled)

04.03.95 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry House (cancelled)
04.10.95 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre (cancelled)
04.11.95 Louisville, KY Palace Theatre (cancelled)
04.12.95 Birmingham, AL Boutwell Auditorium (cancelled)
04.14.95 Sunrise, FL Sunrise Musical Theatre (cancelled)
04.15.95 Sunrise, FL Sunrise Musical Theatre (cancelled)

[scarab]

Was at Milwaukee Oct 21 and Mpls 22.
MPLS was in front row, great show!
Sad to see all the cancellations.
Was blown away by Somewhere's theres Hope and awsome he did Dixie Highway.

Wasnt his last show in Puerto Rico? Mar 22nd?

He was going to play the Opry!?

[Journey/Survivor]

I was at the Cleveland show on 10/29/94. There weren't any issues with that show that I recall.
I didn't even remember there being an opening act. Though I don't doubt that there was. The name Sass Jordan does sound slightly familiar.

[tater1977]

You've probably already seen these, not all complete, but just in case...

http://www.journey-tribute.com/journey/ ... _past.html

http://steveperryfanclub.homestead.com/ ... edule.html

http://steveperrynews.com/for-the-love- ... cine-tour/

[Navarro]

I was at 1/27/95 show in Buffalo. I am almost certain Jesse Cook was the opening act. Odd choice...

Hi, all,

I've done some work with Ron South on his excellent Journey tour archive (http://ronsouth.blogspot.com/p/tours.html) and am just now digging into the Steve Perry 1994/1995 solo tour.

As I research the trek, I am learning that more than a few dates were either postponed, often times more than once, or cancelled. At least a few were postponed and then cancelled, particularly those at the end of the tour.

At any rate, I am slowly but surely sifting through the news archives online and have found a good bit of info, but wanted to see if anyone here might add their 2c if they happened to catch one or more of the Strange Medicine shows, particularly along the lines of cancellations, postponements and/or opening act info.

The shows I have so far, some of which aren't yet verified with reviews and, thus, may be wrong, are below. Thanks, in advance, for your help!

Bert

10.22.94 Minneapolis, MN UM Northrop Auditorium Sass Jordan
10.24.94 Kansas City, KS Memorial Hall (postponed to Jan 20)
10.28.94 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre Sass Jordan
10.29.94 Cleveland, OH Cleveland Music Hall Sass Jordan
10.30.94 Chicago, IL Arie Crown Theatre Sass Jordan

11.01.94 Pittsburgh, PA A. J. Palumbo Center Sass Jordan
11.02.94 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre Sass Jordan
11.04.94 Albany, NY Palace Theatre Sass Jordan
11.05.94 Bethlehem, PA Lehigh Univ. Stabler Arena Sass Jordan
11.06.94 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre Sass Jordan
11.10.94 New York, NY Beacon Theatre Sass Jordan
11.12.94 Rochester, NY Rochester Auditorium Center (postponed to Jan 28)
11.13.94 Syracuse, NY Landmark Theatre (postponed to Feb 03)
11.17.94 Lewiston, ME Central Maine Civic Center Sass Jordan
11.18.94 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre Sass Jordan
11.20.94 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Arena Sass Jordan
11.22.94 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre Sass Jordan
11.25.94 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Performing Arts Center Sass Jordan
11.26.94 Sunrise, FL Sunrise Musical Theatre Sass Jordan
11.27.94 St. Petersburg, FL Mahaffey Theatre Sass Jordan
11.29.94 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre (postponed to Feb 23)

12.03.94 Fort Worth, TX Will Rogers Auditorium Sass Jordan
12.06.94 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre (postponed to Mar 11)
12.07.94 Las Vegas, NV Aladdin Theatre Sass Jordan
12.09.94 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre Sass Jordan
12.11.94 Fresno, CA Warnors Theatre Sass Jordan
12.15.94 Los Angeles, CA Pantages Theatre Sass Jordan
12.16.94 Los Angeles, CA Pantages Theatre Sass Jordan
12.18.94 Los Angeles, CA Pantages Theatre Sass Jordan

01.11.95 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
01.13.95 Seattle, WA 5th Avenue Theatre
01.15.95 Salt Lake City, UT Abravanel Hall David Broza
01.17.95 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
01.20.95 Kansas City, KS Memorial Hall Sass Jordan
01.22.95 Columbus, OH Franklin County Veterans Memorial Sass Jordan
01.24.95 Toledo, OH Stranahan Theatre
01.25.95 Kalamazoo, MI Wings Stadium
01.27.95 Buffalo, NY Shea’s Performing Arts Center
01.28.95 Rochester, NY Rochester Auditorium Center
01.31.95 Erie, PA Erie Civic Center

02.02.95 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall Sass Jordan
02.03.95 Syracuse, NY Landmark Theatre David Broza
02.05.95 Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Center
02.06.95 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre David Broza
02.08.95 Springfield, MA Springfield Symphony Hall Bonepony
02.09.95 New Haven, CT The Palace
02.11.95 Wilkes-Barre, PA F.M. Kirby Center
02.12.95 Wheeling, WV Wheeling Civic Center
02.15.95 Johnstown, PA Johnstown War Memorial
02.20.95 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Coliseum (cancelled)
02.22.95 Nashville, TN Grand Old Opry House (postponed to Apr 03)
02.23.95 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre (postponed to Mar 26)
02.28.95 Birmingham, AL Boutwell Auditorium (postponed to Apr 12)

03.02.95 Sunrise, FL Sunrise Musical Theatre (postponed to Apr 14)
03.07.95 Little Rock, AR Robinson Center Music Hall
03.08.95 Tulsa, OK Brady Theatre Bonepony
03.11.95 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
03.13.95 Irvine, CA UC Irvine Bren Events Center Bonepony
03.14.95 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre Bonepony
03.16.95 Fresno, CA Warnors Theatre
03.17.95 Stateline, NV Caesar’s Lake Tahoe (cancelled)
03.18.95 Stateline, NV Caesar’s Lake Tahoe (cancelled)
03.22.95 Houston, TX Jesse Jones Hall (cancelled)
03.24.95 Dallas, TX Majestic Theatre (cancelled)
03.26.95 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre (cancelled)
03.31.95 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium (cancelled)

04.03.95 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry House (cancelled)
04.10.95 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre (cancelled)
04.11.95 Louisville, KY Palace Theatre (cancelled)
04.12.95 Birmingham, AL Boutwell Auditorium (cancelled)
04.14.95 Sunrise, FL Sunrise Musical Theatre (cancelled)
04.15.95 Sunrise, FL Sunrise Musical Theatre (cancelled)

[HubieG]

Was at Milwaukee Oct 21 and Mpls 22.
MPLS was in front row, great show!
Sad to see all the cancellations.
Was blown away by Somewhere's theres Hope and awsome he did Dixie Highway.

Wasnt his last show in Puerto Rico? Mar 22nd?

He was going to play the Opry!?

According to the Mar 19, 1995, issue of the Clute, TX (Houston metro area), newspaper, Perry was slated to play Jones Hall in Houston three days later, on Mar 22. This would fit in with the Dallas date on the 24th, although Puerto Rico would work, too. Of course, all is moot, as the tour was cancelled at some point after the last verified show, which was the Mar 13 concert in Irvine. I don't have access to Puerto Rico papers, so if anyone has proof of the scheduled Mar 22 PR date, I'd certainly appreciate seeing that.

Yep; the postponement of the original, Feb 22 Opry, date was called out in the next days' (Feb 23) Jackson (MS) Clarion Ledger. And the cancellation of the rescheduled, Apr 03, date was mentioned in the Apr 01 issue of the Nashville Tennessean.

Thanks for the confirmation of the first two shows in the Strange Medicine tour listing!

[HubieG]

I was at the Cleveland show on 10/29/94. There weren't any issues with that show that I recall.
I didn't even remember there being an opening act. Though I don't doubt that there was. The name Sass Jordan does sound slightly familiar.

Excellent! I'll mark the Cleveland show as confirmed. It was advertised in the Oct 28 Akron Beacon Journal, and is surrounded by confirmed shows, so I feel pretty good about that one.

[Marabelle]

Ah, yes, i am almost certain it was Puerto Rico. There should be pictures floating around of that one out there in the abyss.

[HubieG]

I was at 1/27/95 show in Buffalo. I am almost certain Jesse Cook was the opening act. Odd choice...

The Jan 27 Buffalo show was confirmed in the Jan 30 edition of the Buffalo News. I wasn't able to look at the entire article, but when I searched on "Steve Perry" AND "Jesse Cook," nothing came up.

Then, again, when I search on "Steve Perry" AND "Sass Jordan," I get no Buffalo News results, either; leading me to believe that perhaps the review in the Jan 30 News didn't mention the opening act.

I've reached out to Jesse to see if, perhaps, he did open the Buffalo and/or other shows in '95 for Steve.

Stay tuned, and thanks, again, for your help!...

[tater1977]

The PR gig March 22nd -

There is an audio bootleg of him saying ' DO YOU BELIEVE IN HOPE, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO''.
At the start of it... .06 sec in.

https://youtu.be/huigPXHItOc

[tater1977]

http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~perry/page/ ... dex_e.html

Mar. 22, 1995 San Juan, Puerto Rico 　
Apr. 23, 1995 San-Paresu Fukuoka (Cancel) Japan
Apr. 27, 1995 Shimin-Kaikan Nagoya (Cancel) Japan
Apr. 29, 1995 Festival Hall, Osaka (Cancel) Japan
Apr. 30, 1995 Bay NK HAll, Tokyo (Cancel) Japan

[HubieG]

Ah, yes, i am almost certain it was Puerto Rico. There should be pictures floating around of that one out there in the abyss.

Actually, I found a story on these boards about a fan who attended the show. Anfiteatro Tito Puente is listed as the venue and Mar 22 as the date at Setlist.fm, which is usually pretty accurate. I'm going to change the Houston show to PR for now.

If anyone else knows who opened (if anyone), or other details of the PR, or any other shows, I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks for all the input so far. Very helpful!

[HubieG]

http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~perry/page/StevePerry/resources/tour/solo/ftlosm/index_e.html

Mar. 22, 1995 San Juan, Puerto Rico 　
Apr. 23, 1995 San-Paresu Fukuoka (Cancel) Japan
Apr. 27, 1995 Shimin-Kaikan Nagoya (Cancel) Japan
Apr. 29, 1995 Festival Hall, Osaka (Cancel) Japan
Apr. 30, 1995 Bay NK HAll, Tokyo (Cancel) Japan

Excellent! I'll add these to my copy of the archive. Much appreciated...

[HubieG]

The PR gig March 22nd -

There is an audio bootleg of him saying ' DO YOU BELIEVE IN HOPE, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO''.
At the start of it... .06 sec in.

https://youtu.be/huigPXHItOc

The date, indeed. His Mar 17-18 Reno shows were cancelled, according to the Mar 18 Reno Gazette Journal, as were his Mar 24 Dallas (per the Mar 21 Dallas Morning News) and Mar 26 New Orleans (per that day's Times Picayune) concerts, putting the PR show between a spate of cancelled concerts.

I've seen Feb 28 tossed around in some quarters, but the Birmingham News from that day mentions the Boutwell show on Feb 28 was postponed to Apr 12. Dates either side of the B'ham show were moved, too, so I don't think he cancelled Birmingham to play Puerto Rico.

The mystery deepens...

[tater1977]

Might ask Lora or Cyndy. They might have attended a show.

[Deb]

Missing............Toronto Canada, Massey Hall, 11-15-1994.

[HubieG]

Missing............Toronto Canada, Massey Hall, 11-15-1994.

Added. Thanks!

[tater1977]

Missing also 11-30-1994 Orpheum. Memphis, TN

[steveo777]

Steve Perry Jan 9, 1995
Spokane opera house, Spokane, Washington
That's my hometown and I was there.

Here is a review of that show:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/j ... e-guitars/

[Marabelle]

There were pictures of the meet and greet with Steve talking to fans outside in Puerto Rico.

[HubieG]

There were pictures of the meet and greet with Steve talking to fans outside in Puerto Rico.

I saw those. Very interesting. Just trying to nail down the date...

[HubieG]

Steve Perry Jan 9, 1995
Spokane opera house, Spokane, Washington
That's my hometown and I was there.

Here is a review of that show:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/j ... e-guitars/

Very nice review! Do you recall the warm-up band, if there was one?

[HubieG]

Missing also 11-30-1994 Orpheum. Memphis, TN

Great pointer! I believe this was advertised in the Nov 27 Memphis Commercial Appeal. Did you attend the show?

[Arkansas]

Was at the Little Rock show. (I thought it was in Feb, like the 21st maybe.) Opening band was 'Bone Pony'.
Local radio reported that SP got sick after this show and had to postpone/cancel the remainder of the tour.


later~

[HubieG]

Was at the Little Rock show. (I thought it was in Feb, like the 21st maybe.) Opening band was 'Bone Poney'.
Local radio reported that SP got sick after this show and had to postpone/cancel the remainder of the tour.


later~

Thanks for the opening act info. From that, I was able to find the concert advert in the Sunday, Mar 05, 1995, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette which noted that:

"Steve Perry, lead singer for the now-defunct pop group Journey, will bring his solo show to Robinson Center Music Hall on Tuesday (Mar 07). Bonepony will open the show at 7:30 PM."

I didn't get any hits in the Gazette for Jan-Feb, 1995, so I'd say the March date is pretty secure.

His Mar 13 show at UC Irvine was reviewed in the Mar 15, 1995, issue of the Santa Ana OC Register, but I've not been able to verify any shows after that one, which is probably when he cancelled the rest of the tour. The Mar 22 Puerto Rico date is in question, but, if it is correct, then there may have been other dates he kept between UC Irvine and PR.

It's getting very interesting, and I surely appreciate all the help I've received thus far.

I love a good mystery!

[jrnyfan@nc.rr.com]

He was scheduled to play in Charleston, SC in February. It was postponed until April - and then canceled. I was all set to go to the Charlotte NC one, and then spend the next day driving to Charleston to see him down there. It was just a couple of days before the dates when these were canceled, as I recall. Very sad - but thankfully I saw him in November 94 in St. Petersburg. Saved this...

SP SC.jpg (210.44 KiB) Viewed 13580 times

[efrasjourney]

Ah, yes, i am almost certain it was Puerto Rico. There should be pictures floating around of that one out there in the abyss.

Actually, I found a story on these boards about a fan who attended the show. Anfiteatro Tito Puente is listed as the venue and Mar 22 as the date at Setlist.fm, which is usually pretty accurate. I'm going to change the Houston show to PR for now.

If anyone else knows who opened (if anyone), or other details of the PR, or any other shows, I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks for all the input so far. Very helpful!

Yes I can confirm you the venue is correct and there was not an opening band. The date is fuzzy but I'm sure I was there

I was blown away by that voice!!

[HubieG]

He was scheduled to play in Charleston, SC in February. It was postponed until April - and then canceled. I was all set to go to the Charlotte NC one, and then spend the next day driving to Charleston to see him down there. It was just a couple of days before the dates when these were canceled, as I recall. Very sad - but thankfully I saw him in November 94 in St. Petersburg. Saved this...

SP SC.jpg

Excellent info! I shall add the Charleston information. The Mar 31 Charlotte cancellation was announced in that day's Greenville (SC) News.

[tater1977]

In Steve's CD - FTLOSM , the tour schedule
was included in the booklet. It only goes up
to March 15, 1995.
Below are the dates missing on your list -

OCT 25 ST LOUIS, MO

NOV 9 NEW YORK NY - 1st nite
NOV 10 NEW YORK NY - 2nd nite

11.12.94 Syracuse, NY
11.13.94 Rochester, NY
- you have cities reversed

NOV 23 JACKSONVILLE, FL

11.26.94 Sunrise, FL -
SHOULD BE FT. LAUDERDALE

NOV 30 MEMPHIS, TN

DEC 2 SAN ANTONIIO, TX

JAN 9 SPOKANE, WA

FEB 28 PUERTO RICO

MARCH 10 EL PASO, TX
MARCH 15 FRESNO, CA

[Memorex]

I went to the warm up show that was just before the tour. I don;t have the date. Was in a warehouse in LA.

I also went to one of the LA shows. SO good!