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This website was initially created as a petition to encourage the UK promoters to bring Journey to the UK and Europe. Given that the band toured the UK in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, it was decided that UK and European fans might want to continue with the friendships forged through this site. We are looking forward to making 2012 another rocking year for Journey.
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey 2011
Arnel Pineda, Deen Castronovo, Neal Schon,
Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory.
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If you experience any problems registering with the JRUK forum please contact cathy@journeyrock.co.uk
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***Latest News***
last update January 22nd 2012
Registration to the JRUK forum has been suspended.
Happy Birthday Mr. Perry!
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Texxas Jam '78 (Documentary)
July 4th weekend 1978, Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX. Almost 100,000 people crammed into the first real stadium rock show in the south. Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Van Halen, Heart, Journey, Eddie Money, Headeast, Walter Egan, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Cheech and Chong and more!!! After 5 years of filming and contract delays, the documentary will finally be released Summer 2012.
To stay updated on release dates and extras go to their website
See Neal and Ross on this YouTube promo
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Check out this deal in celebration of Steve Perry's Birthday
January 22nd marks the date of birth of Journey’s Steve Perry, and to celebrate, PopMarket the first online daily deals site exclusively for music fans, will offer an exclusive vinyl bundle of Journey’s greatest hits!
For the first time ever, all of Journey’s Greatest Hits will be available on newly remastered, 180-gram high quality, heavyweight vinyl. The Journey Greatest Hits vinyl bundle includes 33 Journey classics on four vinyl LPs, plus a free digital downloads of each album.
The Journey Greatest Hits vinyl bundle will be available on PopMarket.com as a Deal of the Day on January 20th.
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A Foreigners Journey 2012 gig list - not to be missed try and catch a gig in your area.
03:02:12 - Brickcroft Club, Rochdale
10:02:12 - Bootleggers, Kendal
11:02:12 - The Wave Centre, Maryport
25:02:12 - The Picturedrome, Holmfirth
09:03:12 - The Riga, Southend on Sea
10:03:12 - Legends of Rock, Great Yarmouth
28:04:12 - The Venue, Birdwell, Barnsley
05:05:12 - The Diamond, Sutton-in-Ashfield
06:05:12 - Crook Town Festival, County Durham
18:05:12 - The Ferry, Glasgow
19:05:12 - The Jam House, Edinburgh
26:05:12 - The Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne
29:06:12 - The Tropic, Ruislip
07:07:12 - Robin 2, Wolverhampton
10:08:12 - The Bowl, Redcar
11:08:12 - The Duchess, York
25:08:12 - Roadhouse, Birmingham
22:09:12 - The Office, South Shields
28:09:12 - Yardbirds, Grimsby
06:10:12 - The Tunnels, Bristol
12:10:12 - Brickcroft Club, Rochdale
20:10:12 - The Plug, Sheffield
03:11:12 - The Wharf, Tavistock
17:11:12 - The Riga, Southend on Sea
01:12:12 - The Diamond, Sutton-in-Ashfield
08:12:12 - Robin 2, Wolverhampton
29:12:12 - The Venue, Birdwell, Barnsley
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At Last: News of Steve Perry
According to Billboard - The former Journey frontman will start work in his new studio very soon
Perry tells Billboard magazine that he's just finished building a new studio in his California home which he says will have a control room and "a tracking room about the size of Motown."
"I'm finishing that room up and I've written a whole bunch of ideas and directions, all over the map, in the last two, three years," he added, although he won't be drawn on a timescale. "I don't want it to have pressure because I'll worry about it sucking, and then what am I gonna do? I've got all this pressure... that I just don't want on me, so I've allowed myself the ability to sketch and write as I go, and I'll do it at my own pace."
In the interview, he also talks about performing live ("I'm no spring chicken") and about the possibility of reuniting with Journey for a one-off performance at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, if the band were ever to be inducted.
"I'm not a big fan of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's just a personal thing, not an ego thing. I think that, honestly, Journey doesn't need to be in the Hall of Fame. With everything we accomplished...we've had our Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, you know? It's in the hearts of the people out there and their experiences and their memories of what we did together and how we all had the time of our lives with the music that we loved to perform and they loved to hear. I really don't want someone to qualify it any more than that."
Link to Billboard's full story
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Journey Set to Collaborate with Rascal Flatts
"If you’re a fan of both country music and classic rock, you’ll love this: Rascal Flatts and Journey are set to perform together during an upcoming taping of ‘CMT Crossroads.’
Journey frontman Arnel Pineda recently told ABS-CBN morning show Kris TV: “We will have a two-show crossroad thing with Rascal Flatts. It will happen on the third week of February in Nashville. They will sing a couple of Journey songs, then we will sing their songs.”
After a dizzying 2011 schedule that included stops in Chile, England, Northern Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands, Journey will embark on another ambitious world tour this year, hitting South America with Styx, Loverboy, Foreigner and Heart, and touring the U.S. with Loverboy.
If that’s not enough of an 80s band mashup for you, Journey’s ‘Any Way You Want It’ is currently being featured in the trailer for the upcoming film ‘Rock of Ages’ along with hits from Night Ranger and Twisted Sister."
by: Shauna Wright - UltimateClassicRock.com
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Neal wants to do some shows with the pre-Steve Perry line-up
In an interview with Billboard, Schon revealed that he's keen to get together with the original line-up of himself, Gregg Rolie, George Tickner, Ross Valory and Aynsley Dunbar.
"I've been wanting to get together with Aynsley (drummer Aynsley Dunbar) and Ross (bassist Valory)," Schon says. "It seems like an impossibility, because I'm always on tour."
"I've been talking to Rolie (original keyboardist and singer Gregg Rolie) about it for years, that I would love to have a reunion, even if we only played a handful of shows at the House Of Blues in different cities and do nothing but our old songs. I think people would go absolutely nuts for it, just because of the history of it and the fact that it's not been heard in years. (copied from the Planet Rock article)
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Journey win
Billboard Legend of Live Award
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Steve Augeri releases new single 'Photograph'
Download Steve's new single 'Photograph' from Amazon
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Andrew McNeice from Melodic Rock interviews Neal Schon
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Quote from Andrew McNeice's (MelodicRock.com) Facebook page -
"My 15 year quest for a Steve Perry interview is warming up."
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Sony to release JOURNEY'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2
Sony/Legacy Recordings will celebrate the continued success of Journey with a sequel to the multi-million selling Greatest Hits album. Journey Greatest Hits Volume 2 will be released in the USA November 1.
Sony and former lead vocalist Steve Perry chose the songs for the compilation with Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain offering no objections. As was the case with the original Greatest Hits, this set only covers the Steve Perry fronted Journey years.
The cover art below,
Track Listing: 1. Stone In Love 2. After The Fall 3. Chain Reaction 4. The Party s Over (Hopelessly In Love) 5. Escape 6. Still They Ride 7. Good Morning Girl 8. Stay Awhile 9. Suzanne 10. Feeling That Way 11. Anytime 12. Walks Like A Lady 13. Little Girl 14. Just The Same Way 15. Patiently 16. When I Think Of You 17. Mother, Father (Live In Houston 1981).
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Exclusive for JRUK Glasgow Concert Review from journalist Sean Graham
Journey, Foreigner, Styx
Glasgow Review
By Sean Graham
As some of Rocks biggest names rolled into Glasgow for a triple header, fans from all ages strolled along to turn the SECC into a “house of rock” for one night only.
I was there first and foremost as a Journey fan but left with nothing less than total respect for the two bands who played a supporting role, even though they could both have stood alone as the headline act.
Styx took to the stage around 7 0’clock and they most certainly warmed up the crowd who were already inside the arena.
Normally when the support bands come on, most folk are still at the bar or buying merchandise outside but as this was three monster acts on one fantastic bill, most fans wanted to give Styx the reception they had earned and deserved.
You could not fail to be impressed with these guys, if it was not the energy and spinning keyboards of James “JY” Young it was the fantastic sound of the band or vocals of Tommy Shaw that got the crowd going.
Their set was short but sweet as they gave the fans a taste of what has made them so successful over the years with hits like,”Too Much Time On My Hands, Lady, Come Sail Away and Renegade,” and they were given a fantastic ovation as they left the stage and quite rightly so, they put on a great show for the fans.
Next up was Foreigner and boy oh boy, what a performance!
I had always liked anything that I heard from the band but on a live show, they were even better!
Visuals were fantastic, songs sounded great and the band gave such a high quality performance with hits such as “Double Vision, Cold as Ice, Waiting for a Girl Like You, Feels Like the First Time, Urgent, I Want to Know What Love Is? ( with the whole crowd singing along perfectly), Hot Blooded and Juke Box Hero” to create such a noise and fantastic atmosphere as Kelly Hansen moved from the stage to the crowd to feel the love and appreciation the Glasgow crowd had for them and it was enough love to fill the SECC, Armadillo and more!
You could be forgiven for thinking by the reaction of the crowd to these two bands that the gig was over ….but far from it!
The headline act, were about to enter the arena, no thrills no spills it was time for Journey to “rock” Glasgow and apart from one or two sound issues, they put on a great show.
Launching into “Separate Ways” and” Only the Young” the crowd were already eating out of the palm of Arnel’s hand.
As well as playing some of their biggest hits, the band played four new songs from their most recent album, Eclipse.
“Edge of the Moment, Tantra, Chain of Love” and the new single “City of Hope” which Jonathan Cain dedicated to our wonderful city of Glasgow!
During this Arnel chose to get up close and personnel with the fans and they enjoyed being able to do some lovin, touchin and squeezin of their new hero!
Many fans may only have seen Arnel with Journey this once but I have been lucky enough to have seen the band on four different occasions, with three different singers!
For many Steve Perry always was and always will be Journey’s “main man” but Steve and Journey have had their good times as have Steve Augeri and Jeff Scott Soto, they were all great singers in their own right and have played a part in the continuing success of Journey but they have gone their separate ways and for Journey, the future is Arnel Pineda and with Arnel, the future is bright!
As the night came to an end the band almost brought the roof off with “Don’t Stop Believin” before bringing the night to an end with,” Any Way You Want It”.
All in all a fantastic night to remember and £40 well spent…although I would not have minded a special programme or commemorative t-shirt with all three bands on from this great night!
Great idea, same again next year?
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Photos by Marty Moffatt - UK Tour
Wembley
Birmingham
Manchester
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UK Tour News
Jonathan Cain interview - he talks about the Wembly concert.
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Set list for Manchester
Separate Ways
Only the Young
Edge of the Moment
Ask the Lonely
Send her my Love
Resonate
Stone in Love
City of Hope
Lights
Tantra
Open Arms
Chain of Love
Wheel in the Sky
Be Good to Yourself
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
Faithfully
Don't Stop Believin'
Encore - Anyway you Want It.
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Jonathon Cain announced on Twitter on Wednesday night that Eclipse is currently at number 14 in album chart.
London Wembley Arena - Saturday June 4th - Wembly rocked last night to the 3 bands and Journey's 90 minute set was hot and rocking. One fan told us - "It is more than awesome! " more tour reports to follow.
"Journey at Wembley were awesome,had something for everyone.It did exactly as it said on the tin,all the hits with a few new numbers in the mix.The usual favourites for me stood out but the new tracks played I enjoyed thoroughly,particularly Chain of Love and Resonate.To all the Journey fans I met it was great talking to you.In particular I would just like to say a huge Hello and thank you to the Journey fan club members I had the pleasure in meeting,you know who you are and for also putting up with me as I was and still am on a cloud somewhere.Till next time."
taken from the JRUK forum from leonski700
Please add your review to those already on the forum - let us know what you think.
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Read this fantastic interview with Jonathan Cain talking to the Express and Star's Ian Harvey.
JourneyrockUK even get a mention.
“We always enjoy meeting our fans,” says Cain. “Basically the UK fan club – www.journeyrock.co.uk - have been very tenacious and supportive and really have helped. They’re awesome. Their energy is appreciated over here. They were the reason that we got there in the first place.”
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ECLIPSE is here
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Follow this link to the official Eclipse EPK youtube release.
ECLIPSE
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Frontiers Records is pleased to announce......
the release of JOURNEY’s forthcoming studio album « Eclipse » in Europe on May 27th 2011.
«Eclipse» is Journey’s fifteenth studio album and shows the band at the peak of their creative juices, truly regenerated after the blistering success of their last studio album « Revelation ».
Journey will follow the release of « Eclipse », Journey will launch the “Eclipse Tour” which will kick off with a 7 dates arena tour in the UK/Eire, together with Styx and Foreigner and will then hit Germany, Switzerland, Benelux, Scandinavia, France and – for the first time ever – Italy.
“I’m in love with this record, which I haven’t said about one of our albums for a long time,” says founding member and lead guitarist, Neal Schon. “It’s a rock record and it sounds amazing.” Commenting on the upcoming tour, Schon continued, “We’ve got a lot of hits to play and there’s plenty of time to do some new stuff too, so we’re gonna mix it up. We haven’t toured with Foreigner for over 10 years, so we’re really looking forward to this run.”
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, keyboardist Jonathan Cain recently described “Eclipse” as "a concept record with some spiritual themes to it…pretty tough, hard-hitting stuff.” Jonathan continued, "We just felt like it was time to send a message to the world about how we feel about life in general.”
The new album release will be preceded by the digital release of the single “City of Hope” on April 4th.
Journey toured the world for two years in support of their 2008 release, « Revelation ». More than a million fans attended the shows, and welcomed new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Completing the Journey lineup is Schon (guitars, backing vocals), Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Ross Valory (bass, backing vocals) and Deen Castronovo (drums, percussion, backing vocals). « Revelation » marked the band’s biggest first week's sales in more than a decade, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 in June 2008 and with chart entries in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. “Revelation” earned the band their 11th Platinum album certification to date, leading The New York Times to declare that "the band…feels alive."
Since its formation in 1973, Journey has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums in the US. The band’s Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified album holders. The group also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.
“Eclipse” will include the following tracks :
City of Hope, Edge of the Moment, Chain of Love, Tantra, Anything is Possible, Resonate, She’s a Mystery, Human Feel, Ritual, To Whom It May Concern, Someone, Venus.
Eclipse - the new album from Journey
Press Release from www.journeymusic.com - JOURNEY, one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, is gearing up to unleash their latest album of brand new material, Eclipse. The album will be released in the U.S. and Canada on May 24 exclusively at Walmart and beginning June 3 in Europe on Frontiers Records. To follow the release of Eclipse, Journey will launch the “Eclipse Tour” with Foreigner, and special guest Night Ranger, beginning July 21 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT. Fans can expect to hear new songs from Eclipse as well as classics such as Don’t Stop Believin’, Any Way You Want It, Faithfully, Lights, Separate Ways, Wheel In The Sky, and many more. The “Eclipse Tour” dates are listed below.
“I’m in love with this record, which I haven’t said about one of our albums for a long time,” says founding member and lead guitarist, Neal Schon. “It’s a rock record and it sounds amazing.” Commenting on the upcoming tour, Schon continued, “We’ve got a lot of hits to play and there’s plenty of time to do some new stuff too, so we’re gonna mix it up. We haven’t toured with Foreigner for over 10 years, so we’re really looking forward to this run.”
Tickets for “The Eclipse Tour” go on sale beginning Friday March 11, at all the usual online, phone and physical retail outlets, including select Walmart Ticketmaster locations across the country. Check www.journeymusic.com for complete ticket onsale information.
Journey has once again teamed up with iloveallaccess.com to offer their fans a variety of VIP ticket packages. For more details go to www.journeymusic.com.
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, keyboardist Jonathan Cain recently described Eclipse as "a concept record with some spiritual themes to it…pretty tough, hard-hitting stuff.” Jonathan continued, "We just felt like it was time to send a message to the world about how we feel about life in general.”
Journey toured the world for two years in support of their 2008 release, Revelation. More than a million fans attended the shows, and welcomed new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Completing the Journey lineup is Schon (guitars, backing vocals), Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Ross Valory (bass, backing vocals) and Deen Castronovo (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Revelation marked the band’s biggest first week's sales in more than a decade, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 in June 2008 and taking the top spot on the Independent Albums chart. Revelation earned the band their 11th Platinum album certification to date, leading The New York Times to declare that "the band…feels alive."
Since its formation in 1973, Journey has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums. The band’s Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified album holders. The group also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.
For more information, visit www.journeymusic.com.
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We heard from a contact in the distributors that the Euro release for the new album 'Eclipse' is 1st week in June.
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Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas
set list
Separate ways
Edge of the moment.
Only the young
...Ask the lonely
Never wall away
Send her my love
Resonate
Stone in love
Keep on running (Deen)
City of hope
Lights
Open arms
Chain of love
Mother father ( Deen)
Escape
Guitar and harmonica jam
Wheel in the sky
Rise up
Be good to yourself
Faithfully
DSB
Encore
Any way you want it
Lovin touchin squeezin
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New Journey Album to be called
'Eclipse'
US Release date 24th May
We will post here when we get the European release date.
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We are currently planning the next UK Convention for 2012, sign up for our mailing list to receive the latest on these events.
Are there photos of you meeting the band?We are currently building a photo gallery of 'fans with the band' if you would like to submit a photo or two please send them in to martymoffat@uk2.net - Remember to include the names of the fans in the photo.
As some of your may be new to the band Journey or even maybe a young fan that wants to know more about the history of the band and it's members past and present see our band history page.
The Band Gallery has photos from the recent UK tour.
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