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Welcome to JourneyRock.co.uk
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 and now the 2008 tour with singer Arnel Pineda, it was decided that UK and European fans might want to continue with the friendships forged through this site.
Journey 2008
Arnel Pineda, Deen Castronovo, Neal Schon,
Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory.
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Latest News
Four of Finland's most successful heavy rock vocalists have recently created a stir by forming an operatic rock super group, who originally went under the working name of Hell Divo. Named as the Northern Kings, this dynamic symphonic rock quartet is welcome alternative to classically trained vocal groups Il Divo and the 3 Tenors. In October 2007 they released the album Reborn which featured symphonic orchestral rock interpretations of eighties classics including Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin'.
YouTube Northern Kings - Don't Stop Believin'
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Harewood House Concert Cancelled
Added to tour for Saturday 28th June
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Friday 27th June 2008
Nottingham
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
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JOURNEY OPENED VIRTUAL WORLD IN SECOND LIFE*!
Learn more at www.secondlife.com.
Watch the video courtesy of Journeymusic.com
Journey has long been known for innovations in stage sets, so creating a Second Life Island for fans to enjoy was an easy decision. The Island features dedicated areas for each album along with audio and video presentations. There are also two venues on the island, the Escape Club and the Captured Amphitheater, where live SL events can be held.
Journey’s newly redesigned website, www.journeymusic.com has now been re-launced. It features band history, tour information, photos and a new forum.
Journey is currently working on a new album with legendary producer Kevin Shirley, which they hope to release by this spring/summer 2008. Their 2008 world tour began in Santiago, Chile mid-February. UK dates are now on sale and more tour dates will be announced soon.
The Journey Island was built by Industrial-Design.com, Journey’s long time web developer and features work by SL builders Farrokh Vavoom, Argus Collingwood, Adrian Harbinger and Jocelyn Sands
*Second Life® and Linden Lab™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc.No infringement is intended.
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JOURNEY SET TO RELEASE ‘REVELATION’
JUNE 3 EXCLUSIVELY AT WAL-MART
March 11, 2008 -- A new chapter in the legendary career of multi-Platinum rockers JOURNEY--Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums) and Arnel Pineda (vocals)—will begin on June 3 with the highly anticipated release of REVELATION, a three-disc CD and DVD package to be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores in North America.
The first disc will consist of 11 re-recorded classics, the second is filled with 11 new songs, and the third is a live, in-concert DVD. All of the music on REVELATION was produced by Kevin Shirley (who previously worked with JOURNEY on their Platinum-certified TRIAL BY FIRE album).
JOURNEY will take REVELATION on the U.S. concert trail later this July, with details to be announced in the coming weeks.
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Youtube links from the Santiago Chile Concert
(not the best quality but worth a listen)
Anyway You Want It
Lights
Open Arms
Separate Ways
Send Her My Love
There is a video playing of the Santiago concert on the the big screen on Journey Island in Second Life.
That's got to be a good reason to get signed up for your Second Life.
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Journey's European 2008 Tour
Wednesday 11th June
Schwarzwaldhalle
Karlsruhe
Germany
Friday 13th June
Hessen State Fair
HombergEfze Germany
Saturday 14th June
Jako Arena
Bamberg Germany
Sunday 15th June
Arrow Classic
Holland
Tuesday 17th June
HAMMERSMITH APOLLO
Thursday 19th June
MANCHESTER APOLLO
Friday 20th June
GLASGOW
Tickets - SECC Clyde Auditorium
Sunday 22nd June
WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC
Monday 23th June
CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL ARENA
Wednesday 25th June
DUBLIN
Tickets - National Stadium
Friday 27th June 2008
Nottingham
Trent FM Arena Nottingham
Saturday 28th June
LEEDS - HAREWOOD HOUSE
Check your e mail for an exclusive Journeyrock UK pre-sale ticket arrangements.
Tickets for Glasgow and Dublin are already on sale and are not included in our pre sale agreement
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HOT NEWS
Steve Augeri to play in the UK with Tall Stories and also Jeff Scott Soto with his band at Firefest V at Nottingham Rock City weekend 24th - 26th October
further details will be posted here when we get them
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Journey Forum JRUK closed 29th February 2008
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THE WHALE RETIRES!
Journey fans far and wide will always remember Jonathan’s bright red Yamaha 7ft grand piano. Nicknamed “The Whale” by Journey’s road crew due to its size and weight, the Whale became Jonathan’s signature piece. After 26 years of faithful service the Whale has retired. He’s now living in Jonathan’s home studio and thanks the fans for making him feel so loved during his tenure with Journey!
JOURNEY WELCOMES ARNEL PINEDA
WITH “OPEN ARMS” TO THEIR FAMILY
AS THE BAND ’S NEW LEAD SINGER
December 5, 2007 -- After much speculation…the wait is finally over.
JOURNEY--Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums)--is proud to introduce fans all over the world to their new lead singer, Arnel Pineda (“pin-eh-da”). He replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the band in 2006 for medical reasons.
Arnel hails from Quezon City in the Philippines and has been singing Journey songs--in addition to original material--with his band, The Zoo, for the past couple of years in clubs all over his homeland. Joining the legendary band is a dream come true for him.
“It’s so exciting to sing with one of the best bands in the world. It’ll be a lot of hard work on my part and I’m actually looking forward to the scrutiny I’ll get from the hardcore JOURNEY fans. I know they’ll expect me to sound exactly like ‘the voice’ (Steve Perry), but that will never happen. I know there's only one Steve Perry in this world.”
When it was time for JOURNEY to look for a new lead singer, the internet came to their rescue. Guitarist Neal Schon wanted someone new to the music business, so he turned to YouTube. After finding Arnel singing “Faithfully,” he knew he had found the perfect frontman.
“I was frustrated about not having a singer,” explains guitarist Neal Schon, “so I went on YouTube for a couple of days and just sat on it for hours. I was starting to think I was never going to find anybody. But then I found The Zoo and I watched a bunch of different video clips that they had posted. After watching the videos over and over again, I had to walk away from the computer and let what I heard sink in because it sounded too good to be true. I thought, ‘he can’t be that good.’ But he is that good, he’s the real deal and so tremendously talented. Arnel doesn’t sound synthetic and he’s not emulating anyone. I tried to get a hold of him through YouTube and I finally heard from him that night, but it took some convincing to get him to believe that it really was me and not an imposter.”
Arnel Pineda picks up the story: “My friend Noel picked up the message on YouTube and told me it was from Neal. I thought it was a hoax so I ignored it. Noel said, ‘what if it really was Neal and he wanted to offer you the chance of a lifetime?’ So I e-mailed Neal back and the rest is history.”
“Arnel brings a soulful and passionate voice to JOURNEY,” continues keyboardist Jonathan Cain. “His personality is very well-suited to our music. He’s a sincere, authentic person with a great smile and a big heart. I think fans are really going to love him. With Arnel’s soaring tenor, Journey returns to our heritage sound.”
Schon agrees, “We feel reborn. I think there’s a lot of chemistry between the five of us. At first we were going to go into the studio and just write 4 songs, but now it’s escalated to a lot of great new and diverse material. The stuff sounds tremendous. Everyone’s so stoked about it. We feel very fortunate to have found Arnel.”
JOURNEY is currently working on a new album with legendary producer Kevin Shirley, which they hope to release by spring/summer 2008. Details will be announced early next year.
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The money donated to Claire House from this years UK Journey Fans Convention was used to fund their 'Sing Out for the Children' event in Liverpool’s Christ the King Cathedral. By utilizing your donation for sponsorship even more money was raised, the net figure being £11,200 after expenses. Well Done everybody!
Claire House Children's Hospice Certificate of Appreciation
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We have recently had our 4th Convention you can read more about the past and latest conventions on our conventions page.
We are currently planning the next UK Convention for 2008, 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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