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In the modern music landscape, it can often feel like legacy rock bands who are still beloved will continue touring the world forever. After all, rock bands like The Rolling Stones, Metallica, Def Leppard, Aerosmith, Foreigner, The Who, and ZZ Top all still regularly perform for their passionate fans. Sadly, however, one of the most successful rock bands of all time will soon be packing up its instruments and retiring. After they have somehow managed to remain beloved for decades, Journey has announced the details of the first leg of what is being billed as the legendary band’s final tour. On November 6, 2024, Journey announced the first leg of what the band says will be the group’s farewell tour, which is called the “Final Frontier Tour 2026,” on their official website. Years after Journey’s original singer Steve Perry left the group, the band’s current lineup consists of Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Deen Castronovo, Arnel Pineda, Jason Derlatka, and Todd Jensen. Unfortunately for international fans, the first stage of the band’s farewell tour will only take place in North America. Journey’s final tour will kick off in Hershey, Pennsylvania’s Giant Center on February 28, 2026. All told, the first leg of Journey’s tour is set to consist of 60 concerts, with it ending on July 2, 2026, in Laredo, Texas’ Sames Auto Arena. Before the first leg of the tour ends, Journey will perform in major cities like Pittsburgh, Montreal, Vancouver, Kansas City, Atlantic City, New Orleans, Austin, Des Moines, Sacramento, Washington, D.C., and Buffalo. A November 2025 Variety article revealed more details about Journey’s final tour, including that presale tickets for the announced dates will become available for Citi cardholders on November 11 at 10 AM “local time.” The general sale will commence three days later at the same time. As of yet, nothing has been announced about when details of the second leg of Journey’s final tour will be revealed. Furthermore, nothing is known about whether there will be two or more legs to the landmark tour. What is clear, however, is that one of Journey’s legendary members, Neal Schon, has previously spoken about the band touring into 2027. Feb 28 Hershey, PA Giant Center Mar 2 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena Mar 4 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena Mar 5 Trenton, NJ Cure Insurance Arena Mar 7 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre Mar 9 Hamilton, ON TD Coliseum Mar 11 Montreal, QC Bell Centre Mar 12 Quebec City, QC Vidéotron Centre Mar 14 Hartford, CT PeoplesBank Arena Mar 16 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena Mar 17 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse Mar 19 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum Mar 21 Memphis, TN FedExForum Mar 22 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena Mar 25 N. Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena Mar 26 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center Mar 28 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center Mar 29 Bossier City, LA Brookshire Grocery Arena Mar 31 Austin, TX Moody Center Apr 3 Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center Apr 4 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena Apr 6 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford Premier Center Apr 8 Des Moines, IA Casey’s Center Apr 9 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena Apr 12 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center Apr 14 Boise, ID ExtraMile Arena Apr 15 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena Apr 17 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum Apr 19 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Arena Apr 21 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center Apr 22 Bakersfield, CA Dignity Health Arena Apr 24 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center at Fresno State May 15 Tampa, FL Benchmark International Arena May 16 Jacksonville, FL VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena May 18 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena May 20 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center May 21 Greensboro, NC First Horizon Coliseum May 23 Atlantic City, NJ Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall May 27 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center May 28 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena May 30 Knoxville, TN Food City Center May 31 Savannah, GA Enmarket Arena Jun 3 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum Jun 4 Roanoke, VA Berglund Center Coliseum Jun 6 Worcester, MA DCU Center Jun7 Manchester, NH SNHU Arena Jun 10 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center Jun 11 Allentown, PA PPL Center Jun 13 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center Jun 14 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Jun 17 Evansville, IN Ford Center Jun 18 Fort Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Jun 20 Champaign, IL State Farm Center Jun 21 Green Bay, WI Resch Center Jun 24 Moline, IL Vibrant Arena at the Mark Jun 25 Springfield, MO Great Southern Bank Arena Jun 27 Tupelo, MS Cadence Bank Arena Jun 28 Lafayette, LA Cajundome Jul 1 Corpus Christi, TX Hilliard Center Jul 2 Laredo, TX Sames Auto Arena Why Journey Is Such a Legendary Rock Band When fans consider why Journey deserves to be considered one of the greatest rock bands in music history, the first thing to look at is their incredible staying power. After all, even though Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” originally was released in October 1981, the song still manages to have a profound effect on many listeners. That is why that song can be heard in a seemingly endless list of movies and TV show episodes. As ubiquitous as “Don’t Stop Believin'” is, it is important to note that is only one of Journey’s songs that have stood the test of time.
