Journey

This was my 3rd Journey concert. Didn't get to sit as close to the stage as last time, but wow! No band burnout. Better than ever! They were wise to add a couple of songs from the late 70's/Infinity album - Feeling That Way & Anytime. Johnathan Cain sung them and did a great job! Good range of songs and sounds from their 50+ year catalog. Arnel is sounding great too! If you get the chance to see them with Def Leppard, you are blessed!

Journey was great. Great performers, and the current musicians are all very good, and still quite capable. I give the band 5 stars, and I'm fairly picky. The venue is where the stars drop off. The Kohl Center is clean and nice and easy to access, physically it's fine. Our seats were on the side, about 3 sections from the stage. The sound reinforcement/ mixing, however was pretty bad. Opening act TOTO had echoes, which gradually improved. Kick drum was so loud you often couldn't hear the guitar, backup vocals, sax, flute, etc. Journey was rough the whole way through. Arnel Pineda's mic sounded like a walkie-talkie at times. Not sure if the equipment was so bad they turned him down, but through much of the show you could hardly hear him. Key riffs were sometimes inaudible. Neil Schon's guitar became harsh and thin about halfway through, and towards the end we heard more string noise and brittle distortion to the point where we couldn't hear guitar sound/melody anymore, just the harsh noise. I've seen Journey before. Arnel's voice is incredible. Neal's guitar tone is typically something most guitarists try to emulate. The sound production was a major detriment, very distracting. Thankfully the energy of the performers, and the energy of the crowd singing along still made it a great night.

Journey and Toto were both terrific bands and performed well. We've loved their music for decades! The venue - CFG Bank Arena - has been renovated since I was last there a few years ago. The concession stands, rest rooms and seats have been updated. Unfortunately, the leg room is still horrendous. If you're over 6 feet tall, your knees will be in the back of the seat in front of you while seated. If you have broad shoulders or are a bit overweight, you'd better plan to be close friends with those on both sides of you. This arena was built when Americans were shorter and skinnier, and it shows! Very uncomfortable.

Both group were awesome however…my seating experience once Journey started was awful!!! The ushers who were in charge of securing my area didn’t keep people away from my seat. I had the end seat of the front row & not only did they let a mammoth size Panther Hockey Player +1 into the row (the seat in front of me, who btw didn’t have a front row ticket), they allowed several other people up to where my seat was, surrounding & crowding me trying take the rail space, etc (I couldn’t even get to my seat). Security didn’t care that I paid for my seat and basically allowed all these other people into my space with no concern what so ever. So much for springing for front row seats! Tickets are stupid money for starters! Amerant Center Ushers didn’t do there job and/or were not able to do so because of the house gave these people such exception… terrible experience!!!

What a show! First let say I had never seen Toto in concert but they just blew me away. I know it was the first stop in the tour but the vocals compared to some of their contemporaries was just amazing. It was if you were back in the 1980’s listening to them on the nee cassette you just purchased! Journey, this was my 6th time seeing them with the 6th different lineup. This show was just absolutely amazing. I stood the entire time taking it all in. Whatever issues they had before are bot apparent at all on stage. Seeing the pics of the wives watching from the side of the stage together was great. This is my favorite band of all time and I was there in Biloxi on the 30th anniversary at the Beau Rivage with Steve Augeri and to see them playing sold out arenas again is nothing short of amazing talent and brilliant song writing that is bigger than any one member. Journey appreciates their fans and its obvious, the set list was dominated by the hits but the set list order just blew you away. When the intro started to DSB started it was so unexpected the venue just erupted. Arnel’s voice was in the stratosphere tonight and he has really but his signature on the classics. Jonathan Cain as sincere and positive as always with the fans showing what amazing song writers he Neal and Steve Perry were in 80’s. Connecting with the fans and playing the sounds he created places you back into a time machine back to the first time you heard Open Arms and Faithfully. Neal Schon the consumate professional who never puts the guitar down. His distinct sound and solos just make you watch in awe at his amazing talent. There are some surprises and I dont want to spoil them for anyone. This was one of the best concerts I have ever seen. It tops Raised on Radio in 1987 which I did not think was possible but you just feel the energy and passion each member brings to the show. Go see this show you will not be disappointed!!

Journey was great as usual. Unfortunately the crowd was not. These people went there for the fireworks not the band. Kids throwing paper planes during the concert, people having conversations during the concert, and too many people that did not even sing along in key moments (loving, touching, squeezing). The audience ruined the experience for me. Plus the sound in the place was not good. The band played their butts off, but the crowd and sound system sucked!

Fan Fan-fantastic 🙌🏻best show ever! Arnel is best frontman and vocalist!!! He is the star of the show even though The Music is hugely popular classic rock thanks to the founding members who are all star musicians and song writers. Production was superb and the finale with the band locked arm in arm and confetti showering us with thanks and love for attending was the icing on the cake! Can’t wait for their next tour/concert.

Oh my gosh! It was amazing! Journey is my absolute favorite group of all time! The only thing that would have made it better is if Steve Perry had been there. Don't get me wrong, Arnel is a great singer, but to me, Steve Perry was, is, and always will be the voice of Journey. I would definitely 100% see them again if I had the opportunity. And Thompson-Boling Arena is a great venue!

A damn fine show! Journey sequenced their set very well, with a nice ebb & flow. Arnel's voice wasn't the best, he was clearly suffering an illness or vocal fatigue, but you wouldn't know it from the way he ran around and did his trademark jumps - pretty damn good for a 55yo! Toto was pretty damn good too. I wasn't familiar with them but there were LOTS of Toto fans who knew way more than the two songs I knew. They're a much better and more fun band than 'Africa' makes them seem.

Journey and ToTo rocked John Paul Jones Arena! ToTo came out and played all of our favorites from start to the encore-Africa. The rendition of Georgy Porgy was fantastic. This is the second time seeing Journey in 5 years and they always put on a great show and engage the crowd. Even though members have changed since 1977, they still have the same sound. Can't wait for the next show by both groups!

I went to Freedom concert with my two friends Jerry and Rose Ann and we had an amazing time! This was an Epic Concert for us! In 2013 we saw Journey in concert at Sandia Casino Amphitheater! Both concerts are High energy and lot of fun to watch! Thank you Journey for returning to Albuquerque almost 10 years after the last concert in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Please Journey keep Albuquerque fans in your mind for future concerts 🙏. Albuquerque on t-shirts are needed for when wearing shirts I can tell people that Journey concert was in Albuquerque, New Mexico! Epic concert in Albuquerque NM 7/27/22! This was a great night with Journey! Thank you Journey for your return to Albuquerque, New Mexico!

Journey/Toto: 4/28/22 Classic arena rock driven by dual guitar heroes! In a 6 concert in 9 day run I must admit I was the least excited about Journey and sprung for the ticket with Toto alone in mind. I had seen Journey in the best of times 1983 with Perry, and again with Arnel (2008) which I felt was a rather flat performance. You know it’s hard to step away from a bad mentality, ‘No Perry, no Journey’ but I’ve since changed that up to: ‘Know Perry, know Journey!’ If it hadn’t been for him surely I wouldn’t have gone backwards prior to his arrival to hear some great songs and stayed faithful till today. Arnel now with the band 15 years has clearly established himself as a vital member, the 54 year old hitting all the notes and with the stage presence and energy of someone half his age. ‘SHARR-LOTT I wonna hear you scream’, he cried out! But Schon is clearly the leader of the band holding it all together with his classic fast-pick guitar work going back long before the hammer and tap took over main stream rock and exhibiting such in his solos especially the one leading up to Wheel In The Sky. You also wouldn’t know that he’s 68 and Cain 72 respectively. Cain with his big red hybrid grand piano was particularly audience friendly, ‘Let’s sing this one out as a prayer to help them out of harm’s way’ (i.e. our Military) on his intro to Faithfully. And who is the man behind the drum kit?!!! Deen Castronovo is back in the line-up singing lead on Mother Father, sounding astonishingly like Perry, who knew. I was a bit disappointed that they had cut out Escape and Girl Can’t Help It in lieu of Suzanne, but they can’t do them all. Journey has all the bells and whistles with the super-large video screen and a 4-tiered lighting rig, but somewhat needs to be said about Toto billed as Journey’s ‘Very Special Guest’ which typically a shorter set and NOT a ‘double bill’. A huge backdrop the ToTo sword logo and 4 beacon light towers on stage greeted fans upon entry to the Spectrum in anticipation of the set. The set was a fine tuned exactly to the minute one hour set/10 songs. Steve Lukather (guitar since 1977) led along with David Paich (vocals 1977). The guitar work especially on I’ll Be Over You and White Sister was phenomenal (he is definitely an underrated hero), and the vocals were solid-on. I had wished they had included a few more hits and maybe left out a couple others, but again…. I would pay good money to see a full set by Toto, they are THAT good. I left the show energized for the long drive home, and I won’t (ever) stop believing in the power of Rock ’n Roll! by DAve (Concerts #642, 643)

Journey's performance was stellar!! I've seen Journey at least 18 times or more through the years so I already knew they would be great, but WOW!! Deen and Jason with shocking surprises, Arnel was all over the place with such amazing energy, and of course Jon and Neal are ALWAYS at the top of their game!! Song after song after song, even though I've seen them many times, Journey just knocked it out of the park last night!! Another phenomenal and memorable experience ... absolutely unforgettable!! I wish Steve Lukather and Neal Schon would've done a little jam session together or something, but this show was still my personal dream concert!! This is a show you do not want to miss!! Thank you Journey, I can't wait to see you guys again!

Not the best . . . not the worst. + High energy from all the members (old -- and some are quite old) and new + Great musicianship + Played all the hits with a minimum of needless banter - Sound was not good. The bass and drums were over amplified which drowned out the lead singer. Also, several instances of annoying feedback. - Volume does not translate into quality - Odd and distracting (at times) choice of video graphics. For several of the songs the computer generated images has zero relevance to the song being played -- both in terms of content and pace In an ironic twist -- the opening act (Toto - a very odd and poor replacement for the original Billy Idol co-headline act) sounded much better. Exceeded our expectations in terms of sound quality and general performance.

No matter who leads, Journey never fails yo disappoint and transport me and my friends back to those amazing years. Thank you Journey and to our friends at TicketMaster who make it easier and faster to grab a ticket and enjoy a great show. I had a kidney transplant about two years ago; and shortly after, the optional ticket insurance became available. Or I noticed it. Either way, thank you so much for this partnership offering. I love live music and thanks to this option, my unpredictable health is now not an issue. We did have a bit of a hiccup with the venue itself. They can’t hustle for everyone but it’s a good reminder for any location to remind their vendors to treat others kindly and as you would want to be treated yourself. Overall, it was another amazing evening with Journey, one of my closest friends and in the lovely and fun Mohegan Sun casino. Nothing takes you there like music and you’ve done that for me and my friends since we were old enough to go; probably about 35 years 😲Thanks again.

Journey rocked the Hard Rock down to it's foundation last night. These talented musicians never disappoint. Only wish concert was longer and they played some tunes like Feelin' That Way, Anytime, Too Late, Do You Recall, Dixie Highway, The Party is Over, People and Places, Where Were You, Line of Fire, Higher Place, Change for The Better, ect... I could go on and on. These guys could literally play for hours with the catalog and talent they have. They should start thinking of doing a 45th anniversary tour like the 30th Anniversary tour they had in 05. Go see them while you can as we are all getting older.

EPIC !! Take me Back to 1983 & JUST LEAVE me there !!!! DED LEPPARD: Thank U for Being such GREAT ENTERTAINERS & TRUE MUSICIANS for So Many Years !! U Never Disappoint !!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️ JOURNEY : SAME!! Thank U for being IN MY LIFE FOR SO MANY YEARS !!! Such a Treat 2 See U with My Husband!!!! ROCK GODS : NEIL, JONATHAN, ROSS, STEVE & of of Course Our Savior ..... ARNEL PIÑEDA !!!!! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Def Leppard’s show was a bit better. Stronger Light show and better overall stage set up. Journey’s stage look bare. No deep cuts for either band given the short set list but overall with both bands combing for this one and nice covered seats 60 rows from the stage this was a great value and really nice evening and show. Don’t think I would see either band stand alone, it was a good combo show.

The Asia - Journey Concert was absolutely spectacular. My only comment is one that is counter rock culture. It was very hard to understand the singers because the volume was way too loud and it appeared that the singers either had to scream or not be heard at all due to the instruments drowning them out. I doubt this comment will change anything but if the instrumentation was turned down about 10 to 13 dB it would be better and mor enjoyable. I understand about the base in your face concept but when the singers have to scream to be heard well thats not good! Both singers were decent and I have heard Journey's Steve Perry as well as now Arnel many times on CDs and both have magnificent voices but last nite it sounded like he was at times screaming. If it wasn't for that I would have rated the entire experience 5 stars

This was the 2nd time I saw Journey. I was thrilled to Steve Smith live for the first time being that I'm a drummer myself. What gets me pumped up is the opening song which happened to have been Separate Ways (worlds apart). Steve Smith's drum solo was kick butt. I especially loved Neal Schon's 2nd guitar solo which went right into Wheel in the sky. But I also loved the first solo. Jonathan Cain sure had a wicked piano solo that lead straight into Open Arms. Ross Valory rocked again too. I liked that he announced that it was the Escape album's 35th anniversary. He even announced that Arnel Pineda was the longest standing lead singer. Speaking of Arnel, he rocked again. Jumping, running, and bouncing around. He sure had the power. His voice was golden as usual. I hope he never leaves. Journey sure rocked. Long live Journey!!