Steve Perry - For the Love of Strange Medicine Tour

[HubieG]

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!

Wow; a new show I hadn't heard about. I searched the LA Times archives for Jul-Oct 1994, but came up blank.

If you find your long lost stub at some point, or if anything else jogs your memory (other events going on at that time, etc.), please let me know. I'd like to run this one to ground, for sure!

Thanks for sharing!

[HubieG]

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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

Tater,

Great info! And you are correct on the Syracuse and Rochester shows (see attached). The Sunrise Musical Theatre is in Sunrise, FL, which is about 20 minutes from Fort Lauderdale, of which it is a suburb.

I added the Spokane show, which was reviewed in the Jan 13, 1995, Spokesman-Review newspaper. Likewise, the STL show, at the American Theatre, was reviewed in the Oct 27, 1994, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, so that one's a lock.

Just got fan confirmation on the first NYC Beacon Theatre show.

Now, to research more of the info you provided. Superb!

Thanks!

[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.

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.

I'm a huge fan of Steve Perry/Journey. I was looking very forward to the concert, and I'm sure that I would remember if there had been any cancellations/rescheduling of the show. It definitely did take place on 10/29/94. Perry sounded really good that night. And the more that I think about it, that name Sass Jordan definitely does sound right as having been the opener.

[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.

I'm a huge fan of Steve Perry/Journey. I was looking very forward to the concert, and I'm sure that I would remember if there had been any cancellations/rescheduling of the show. It definitely did take place on 10/29/94. Perry sounded really good that night. And the more that I think about it, that name Sass Jordan definitely does sound right as having been the opener.

Excellent! I shall lock that one in with Jordan in the opening slot. Thanks!

[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!

Wow; a new show I hadn't heard about. I searched the LA Times archives for Jul-Oct 1994, but came up blank.

If you find your long lost stub at some point, or if anything else jogs your memory (other events going on at that time, etc.), please let me know. I'd like to run this one to ground, for sure!

Thanks for sharing!

Wasn't a stub type of event. Invites and Radio contest (through KLOS). No cameras allowed and pre-cell phone, so I don't have any pictures. Lora may know the exact date, but I doubt I have anything that marked the date.

[Lora]

Wasn't a stub type of event. Invites and Radio contest (through KLOS). No cameras allowed and pre-cell phone, so I don't have any pictures. Lora may know the exact date, but I doubt I have anything that marked the date.

I can't remember what I had for lunch last week so I don't think the date of the invite-only warmup show is going to return to my memory. Cyndy & I weren't there because we were out staffing an Aerosmith Travel Package (Oct 8-15, 1994).

I can confirm that these two dates were cancelled:
11.12.94 Rochester, NY Rochester Auditorium Center
11.13.94 Syracuse, NY Landmark Theatre

The reason I know that is because Cyndy & I flew out to Rochester to surprise Steve and the band and we were the ones who got the surprise when we found out the show's weren't happening. Steve was battling bronchial pneumonia during that tour and it was a bitch. We were able to hang out with the guys for awhile before they left on the bus for the Toronto gig on Nov 15 so it wasn't a total loss.

[tater1977]

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!

And you didn't invite us all

[tater1977]

This has got to be one of SP's best intros on his ftlosm tour ... up thru the 2.15 mark

https://youtu.be/31HVvnGCvtQ

[perryfan61]

This has got to be one of SP's best intros on his ftlosm tour ... up thru the 2.15 mark

https://youtu.be/31HVvnGCvtQ

[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!

And you didn't invite us all

This is the show where I've mentioned the sound check. If there is a heaven, and I make it in, then I know that when I die I'll be going back to that sound check. Anything else would be sub-par.

[tater1977]

I can't remember what I had for lunch last week so I don't think the date of the invite-only warmup show is going to return to my memory.

You know what that means its time for ?

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[HubieG]

Hi, all,

Just a quick note to say thanks for the overwhelming response I've gotten to my inquiry about the Strange Medicine tour. From your input, I've been able to nail down just about every played, postponed and cancelled date on the tour.

The only shows I have yet to find anything about, either online or via first-hand fan reviews, are below, which, all things considered, isn't too bad, percentage wise. I'll toss these out there and, if nobody has any info on these, I'll call it done.

Thanks, again, to all of you for your help!

Bert

Nov. 23, 1994 - Jacksonville, FL - Sass Jordan

Dec. 12, 1994 - Spreckles Theater. San Diego, CA - Sass Jordan

Mar. 10, 1995 - Abraham Chavez Theater. El Paso, TX - Bonepony
Mar. ??, 1995 - San Francisco, CA

[HubieG]

Cincinnati, Ohio 10/28/94

$25.75 with fees was a steal.

To quote my good friend, Burton Guster, "You KNOW that's right!"

[Memorex]

Cincinnati, Ohio 10/28/94

$25.75 with fees was a steal.

To quote my good friend, Burton Guster, "You KNOW that's right!"

My first Journey ticket was $12.50 in 1982. Rose Bowl. 4 bands.

[Art Vandelay]

I remember purchasing my tickets for the Tower Theater show in Upper Darby from S.P.I.N. (the Steve Perry Info Network). DId anyone else here purchase their tickets from S.P.I.N. as well?

[KDOUBLEU]

Saw Steve at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo Jan. 1995. He sang for about two hours. Sounded great. Started the show with a couple Journey songs then jumped into his solo stuff. Finished with all Journey songs. Last song he sang was Faithfully. Did the coat drop thing Talked to the audience quite a bit. Someone from Hope college nearby brought him a Hope sweatshirt. He put it on and sang Somewhere theres Hope. Really great show.

[jrny84]

Saw Steve at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo Jan. 1995. He sang for about two hours. Sounded great. Started the show with a couple Journey songs then jumped into his solo stuff. Finished with all Journey songs. Last song he sang was Faithfully. Did the coat drop thing Talked to the audience quite a bit. Someone from Hope college nearby brought him a Hope sweatshirt. He put it on and sang Somewhere theres Hope. Really great show.

That's awesome! I'm very jealous. Wish I could have made it to that show. Was the place pretty packed?

[HubieG]

Saw Steve at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo Jan. 1995. He sang for about two hours. Sounded great. Started the show with a couple Journey songs then jumped into his solo stuff. Finished with all Journey songs. Last song he sang was Faithfully. Did the coat drop thing Talked to the audience quite a bit. Someone from Hope college nearby brought him a Hope sweatshirt. He put it on and sang Somewhere theres Hope. Really great show.

That's an awesome story. Thanks for the confirmation!

So, any recollection of who, if anybody, opened the show?...

[yogi]

[quote="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)[/quote]



REPLY from Yogi:

***I saw Steve on this tour at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio. Im 99.9% sure it was the "For The Love Of Strange Medicine" tour. I swear I remember him playing the title song, You Better Wait, and others off that album. I just dont see it listed but Im sure thats the tour I saw him perform in San Antonio.

[HubieG]

REPLY from Yogi:

***I saw Steve on this tour at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio. Im 99.9% sure it was the "For The Love Of Strange Medicine" tour. I swear I remember him playing the title song, You Better Wait, and others off that album. I just dont see it listed but Im sure thats the tour I saw him perform in San Antonio.

Hi, Yogi,

Thanks for your reply. I've actually added a San Antonio show, on Dec 02, 1994, in my own copy of the FTLOSM tour archive and will be posting an updated version here on the boards in the next few days.

In the meantime, though, the source I have shows the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium as the venue and Sass Jordan as the opening act, the latter of which looks pretty solid based on surrounding dates.

So, you are correct: he DID play SA on the FTLOSM tour. Now, to determine the venue. I'll do a bit of digging there.

Stay tuned...

[yogi]

I'm a solid 85% sure that it was at The Majestic Theater but I could be wrong on that.

[HubieG]

I'm a solid 85% sure that it was at The Majestic Theater but I could be wrong on that.

It looks like the San Antonio Express-News archives are fee-based, only. So, in the absence of other, more solid, info, I shall list the SA venue as the Majestic.

If, by chance, you happen to run across information along those lines, let me know, as I like to list citations for as many dates as I can in my own copy of the archive.

Thanks!

[scarab]

Thanks Bert for capturing these dates. I was so lucky to make it to 2 of these concerts.
What would also be cool is to capture some of the rare songs on the tour.
He seemed to stick to the same setlist throughout, but I had seen he did In a Picture, Send Her my Love, and Suzanne.
None of which he played the first two gigs. I know in MPLS he gave a long intro to Oh Sherrie about calling her very recently.
IIRC he didnt do this in Milwaukee.

Sitting in the front row at Northrup is a time I will never forget, and when he did Faithfully (last encore) I somehow had a feeling Id never see him sing live again (in person). Sad that I was right.

[KDOUBLEU]

Saw Steve at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo Jan. 1995. He sang for about two hours. Sounded great. Started the show with a couple Journey songs then jumped into his solo stuff. Finished with all Journey songs. Last song he sang was Faithfully. Did the coat drop thing Talked to the audience quite a bit. Someone from Hope college nearby brought him a Hope sweatshirt. He put it on and sang Somewhere theres Hope. Really great show.

That's an awesome story. Thanks for the confirmation!

So, any recollection of who, if anybody, opened the show?...

Yes It was a woman . She played a guitar really well. She sang some too but I dont really remember much else about her. Steve talked about her a bit when he came out. I still have my ticket stub somewhere. Ill have to see if her name is on it too.

[KDOUBLEU]

Saw Steve at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo Jan. 1995. He sang for about two hours. Sounded great. Started the show with a couple Journey songs then jumped into his solo stuff. Finished with all Journey songs. Last song he sang was Faithfully. Did the coat drop thing Talked to the audience quite a bit. Someone from Hope college nearby brought him a Hope sweatshirt. He put it on and sang Somewhere theres Hope. Really great show.

That's awesome! I'm very jealous. Wish I could have made it to that show. Was the place pretty packed?

The place was sold out.

[KDOUBLEU]

Saw Steve at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo Jan. 1995. He sang for about two hours. Sounded great. Started the show with a couple Journey songs then jumped into his solo stuff. Finished with all Journey songs. Last song he sang was Faithfully. Did the coat drop thing Talked to the audience quite a bit. Someone from Hope college nearby brought him a Hope sweatshirt. He put it on and sang Somewhere theres Hope. Really great show.

That's an awesome story. Thanks for the confirmation!

So, any recollection of who, if anybody, opened the show?...

Yes It was a woman . She played a guitar really well. She sang some too but I dont really remember much else about her. Steve talked about her a bit when he came out. I still have my ticket stub somewhere. Ill have to see if her name is on it too.

Her name was Sass Jordan.

[tater1977]

Yes It was a woman . She played a guitar really well. She sang some too but I dont really remember much else about her. Steve talked about her a bit when he came out. I still have my ticket stub somewhere. Ill have to see if her name is on it too.

Her name was Sass Jordan.

https://youtu.be/SkIZ20AywhE

[perryfan61]

Yes It was a woman . She played a guitar really well. She sang some too but I dont really remember much else about her. Steve talked about her a bit when he came out. I still have my ticket stub somewhere. Ill have to see if her name is on it too.

Her name was Sass Jordan.

https://youtu.be/SkIZ20AywhE

As a fellow Canadian, I can say she was pretty well known here, obviously not so much any where else!

[Journey2Infinity]

I don't know who opened for Steve on Jan. 20 in KC but it wasn't Sass Jordan. Some guy and his acoustic.

[Art Vandelay]

I've always been a big fan of Sass. She got some airplay from both her Racine and Rats albums on Philly radio (WMMR, especially), so when it was announced that she was the opening act for Steve, it was a win/win situation for me. I think what hurt her exposure in the States was that she started to hit at the same time Melissa Etheridge and the Black Crowes did. She was kind of a hybrid of both, and they were just bigger here.