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JOURNEY SETS EXTENSIVE 2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH THE PRETENDERS

Five Month Tour Kicks Off Friday, May 15

Tickets on sale friday, november 8, at 10 am.

JOURNEY – Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist), longtime members Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) & Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer) – have set an extensive North American tour in 2020 with the PRETENDERS that will feature all new production and hits from start to finish. The 60+ date tour, produced by Live Nation, begins Friday, May 15, through Saturday, September 12, and tickets go on sale Friday, November 8 , at 10 AM . All times are local. A full listing of tour dates can be found below.

Fans can expect to hear iconic Journey classics such as “Lights,” “Faithfully,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Open Arms,” “Wheel In The Sky,” “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),” and the seminal “Don’t Stop Believin’,” which is the top-selling digital catalog track in history, as well as Pretenders’ hits such as “I’ll Stand By You,” “Back On The Chain Gang,” “Brass In Pocket,” “Don’t Get Me Wrong,” “2000 Miles,” “My City Was Gone,” “Middle of the Road,” and many more.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for select shows before the general public beginning Monday, November 4, at 10 AM through Thursday, November 7, at 10 PM. Citi and other local presales will start on November 5, at 10 AM.

A limited number of LaneOne Premium Packages will also be available, including amazing seats, transportation, preferred entrance and more. Check HERE for LaneOne details.

Pretenders cross the bridge between punk, new wave and pop music like no other band, with genre-defining songs like “I’ll Stand By You,” “Back On The Chain Gang” and “Don’t Get Me Wrong.” The band has sold over 25 million albums and founder & leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music’s greatest songwriters. Chrissie’s 2015 memoir Reckless: My Life As a Pretender , was hailed by the New York Times upon its release as “honest and distinctive… a love letter to rock and roll.” After delivering 2016’s unflinchingly head-strong Alone album (produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach), the Pretenders continue to tour worldwide.

JOURNEY is one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, creating some of the best-known songs in modern music. Since the group’s formation in 1973, the band has earned 19 top 40 singles and 25 Gold and Platinum albums and has sold nearly 100 million albums globally. Their Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times-Platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified award holders. The band continues to tour and record into the 21 st century, performing concerts for millions of fans worldwide, and received the prestigious Billboard “Legends of Live” touring award. 2018’s massive co-headlining tour with Def Leppard was the band’s most successful tour to date, landing them in the Top 10 year-end touring chart with more than 1 million tickets sold. In 2017, Journey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In March 2019, Journey released a live DVD/CD set from their concert at the Budokan in Tokyo, featuring the first-ever performances of the band’s “Escape” and “Frontiers” albums in their entireties. Journey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, and is the subject of the award-winning documentary, “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey.”

JOURNEY with PRETENDERS 2020 Tour Dates :

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Journey and The Pretenders Set 2020 North American Tour Dates

Journey and The Pretenders just announced an extensive five-month tour set to kick off on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Sunlight Supply Amphitheater in Ridgefield, WA. Journey – Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist), longtime members Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) & Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer) – and The Pretenders will be performing their classic hits including “Faithfully,” “Any Way You Want It,” “I’ll Stand By You,” and “Brass In Pocket.”

The 60+ date tour includes stops in Anaheim, Phoenix, Memphis, Cincinnati, Toronto, Nashville, and New Orleans. The tour’s expected to wrap up on Saturday, September 12th in Bethel, NY at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

Tickets for the Live Nation tour will go on sale beginning November 8th at 10am local time.

JOURNEY with PRETENDERS 2020 Tour Dates:

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Journey & The Pretenders Announce Extensive 2020 North American Tour

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On Thursday, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Journey and The Pretenders announced a 60+ date, five-month 2020 North American tour.

According to a press statement, Journey’s 2020 shows will feature their “hits from start to finish” plus a new onstage production. The band’s current touring lineup consists of founding members guitarist Neal Schon and bassist Ross Valory , keyboardist Jonathan Cain , drummer Steve Smith , and vocalist Arnel Pineda .

Related: Joe Bonamassa & Journey’s Neal Schon Sit In At Each Other’s Las Vegas Shows [Photos/Video]

Journey and The Pretenders’ 2020 North American tour begins with a performance at Ridgefield, WA’s Sunlight Supply Amphitheater on May 15th and ends with a show at Bethel, NY’s Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on September 12th. The tour will also see the bands make stops at George, WA’s Gorge Amphitheatre (5/16); Los Angeles, CA’s The Forum (5/23); Mountain View, CA’s Shoreline Amphitheatre (5/30); Denver, CO’s Pepsi Center (6/4); East Troy, WI’s Alpine Valley Music Theatre (6/6); Noblesville, IN’s Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center (6/27); Tinley Park, IL’s Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (7/3); Burgettstown, PA’s KeyBank Pavilion (7/11); Wantagh, NY’s Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater (7/30); Saratoga Springs, NY’s Saratoga Performing Arts Center (8/1); Nashville, TN’s Bridgestone Arena (8/12); West Palm Beach, FL’s Coral Sky Amphitheatre (8/22); and many more.

Tickets for all newly announced shows go on sale to the general public beginning next Friday, November 8th at 10 a.m. local time here .

For a full list of Journey’s upcoming tour dates, ticketing, and more information, head to the band’s website .

For a full list of The Pretenders’ upcoming tour dates, ticketing, and more information, head to the band’s website .

Journey and The Pretenders 2020 North American Tour:

May 15, 2020 – Ridgefield, WA @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater May 16 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre May 18 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena May 20 – Boise, ID @ ExtraMile Arena May 21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre May 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum May 24 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre May 26 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center May 27 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion May 29 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre May 30 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre June 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion June 2 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater June 4 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center June 6 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre June 7 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center June 9 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center June 10 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena June 19 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena June 20 – Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theater June 22 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP June 24 – Memphis, TN @ FedExForum June 26 – St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre June 27 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center June 29 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center June 30 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center July 2 – Moline, IL @ TaxSlayer Center July 3 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre July 5 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre July 8 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena July 10 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena July 11 – Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion July 13 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage July 14 – Quebec City, PQ @ Videotron Center July 17 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre July 18 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater July 29 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center July 30 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater August 1 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center August 2 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live August 4 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center August 5 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion August 7 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater August 8 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion August 10 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek August 12 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena August 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood August 21 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre August 22 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre August 24 – Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Arena August 26 – Orange Beach, AL @ The Wharf August 27 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center August 29 – Bossier City, LA @ CenturyLink Center August 30 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion September 2 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center September 3 – Corpus Christi, TX @ American Bank Center Arena September 5 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion September 9 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena September 11 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium September 12 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

JOURNEY Announces Massive Spring/Summer 2020 Tour With THE PRETENDERS

JOURNEY — Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist),longtime members Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) and Steve Smith (drummer),and Arnel Pineda (lead singer) — have announced an extensive North American tour in 2020 with THE PRETENDERS that will feature all new production and hits from start to finish. The 60-plus-date tour, produced by Live Nation , begins Friday, May 15 and runs through Saturday, September 12. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 8 at 10 a.m. All times are local. A full listing of tour dates can be found below.

Fans can expect to hear iconic JOURNEY classics such as "Lights" , "Faithfully" , "Any Way You Want It" , "Open Arms" , "Wheel In The Sky" , "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" and the seminal "Don't Stop Believin'" , which is the top-selling digital catalog track in history, as well as PRETENDERS ' hits such as "I'll Stand By You" , "Back On The Chain Gang" , "Brass In Pocket" , "Don't Get Me Wrong" , "2000 Miles" , "My City Was Gone" , "Middle Of The Road" , and many more.

American Express Card Members can purchase tickets for select shows before the general public beginning Monday, November 4, at 10 a.m. through Thursday, November 7 at 10 p.m. Citi and other local presales will start on November 5 at 10 a.m.

A limited number of LaneOne Premium Packages will also be available, including amazing seats, transportation, preferred entrance and more.

PRETENDERS cross the bridge between punk, new wave and pop music like no other band, with genre-defining songs like "I'll Stand By You" , "Back On The Chain Gang" and "Don't Get Me Wrong" . The band has sold over 25 million albums and founder and leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music's greatest songwriters. Chrissie 's 2015 memoir "Reckless: My Life As A Pretender" , was hailed by The New York Times upon its release as "honest and distinctive… a love letter to rock and roll." After delivering 2016's unflinchingly head-strong "Alone" album (produced by the BLACK KEYS ' Dan Auerbach ), THE PRETENDERS continue to tour worldwide.

JOURNEY is one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, creating some of the best-known songs in modern music. Since the group's formation in 1973, the band has earned 19 top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums and has sold nearly 100 million albums globally. Their "Greatest Hits" album is certified 15 times platinum, bringing JOURNEY into the elite club of diamond-certified award holders. The band continues to tour and record into the 21st century, performing concerts for millions of fans worldwide, and received the prestigious Billboard "Legends Of Live" touring award. 2018's massive co-headlining tour with DEF LEPPARD was the band's most successful tour to date, landing them in the Top 10 year-end touring chart with more than one million tickets sold. In 2017, JOURNEY was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame . In March 2019, JOURNEY released a live DVD/CD set from its concert at the Budokan in Tokyo, featuring the first-ever performances of the band's "Escape" and "Frontiers" albums in their entireties. JOURNEY received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame , was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall Of Fame , and is the subject of the award-winning documentary "Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey" .

Tour dates:

May 15 - Ridgefield, WA - Sunlight Supply Amphitheater May 16 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre May 18 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena May 20 - Boise, ID - ExtraMile Arena May 21 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre May 23 - Inglewood, CA - Forum May 24 - Chula Vista, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre May 26 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center May 27 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion May 29 - Wheatland, CA - Toyota Amphitheatre May 30 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre Jun. 01 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion Jun. 02 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater Jun. 04 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center Jun. 06 - East Troy, MI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre Jun. 07 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center Jun. 09 - Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Jun. 10 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena Jun. 19 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena Jun. 20 - Durant, OK - Choctaw Grand Theater* Jun. 22 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP Jun. 24 - Memphis, TN - FedExForum Jun. 26 - Maryland Heights, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO Jun. 27 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center Jun. 29 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center Jun. 30 - Cuyahoga Falls OH - Blossom Music Center Jul. 02 - Moline, IL - TaxSlayer Center Jul. 03 - Tinley Park, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL Jul. 05 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre Jul. 08 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena Jul. 10 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena Jul. 11 - Burgettstown, PA - KeyBank Pavilion Jul. 13 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage Jul. 14 - Quebec City, PQ - Videotron Center Jul. 17 - Hartford, CT - XFINITY Theatre Jul. 18 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Jul. 29 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center Jul. 30 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater Aug. 01 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center Aug. 02 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live Aug. 04 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center Aug. 05 - Camden, NJ - BB&T Pavilion Aug. 07 - Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach Aug. 08 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion Aug. 10 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Aug. 12 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena Aug. 13 - Atlanta, GA - Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood Aug. 21 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds Aug. 22 - West Palm Beach, FL - Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds Aug. 24 - Jacksonville, FL - VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Aug. 26 - Orange Beach, AL - The Wharf Aug. 27 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center* Aug. 29 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyLink Center Aug. 30 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion Sep. 02 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center Sep. 03 - Corpus Christi, TX - American Bank Center Arena Sep. 05 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sep. 09 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena Sep. 11 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium Sep. 12 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

Photo credit: Erik Kabik

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Journey Announce 2020 North American Tour With the Pretenders

Journey have announced a 60-date tour of North America with the Pretenders serving as their opening act next year.

The news comes after Journey took off most of 2019 to work on other projects.

The shows will begin on May 15 at the Sunlight Supply Amphitheater in Ridgefield, Wash., and conclude on Sept. 12 at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Nov. 8 at 10AM local time. There's a pre-sale for American Express cardholders that begins Nov. 4 and another for Citi cardholders starting Nov. 5. Both begin at 10AM local time.

You can see all the dates below and get full ticketing information at Journey's website .

The band's entire tour calendar for 2019 has consisted of a handful of dates in casinos in the Northeast in September and October, followed by nine shows at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. They'll close out this year with four more nights in Vegas between Dec. 27 and Dec. 31.

Earlier this year, Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde released a solo covers album called Valve Bone Woe that focused on her love of jazz and standards, though she also made room for songs by the Kinks and Nick Drake. In March, she said she had anticipated a new Pretenders album to be completed this year , but there's been no further word on its progress.

Journey and the Pretenders 2020 North American Tour 5/15 -- Ridgefield, WA @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater 5/16 -- George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre 5/18 -- Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena 5/20 -- Boise, ID @ ExtraMile Arena 5/21 -- West Valley City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre 5/23 -- Inglewood, CA @ Forum 5/24 -- Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 5/26 -- Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center 5/27 -- Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion 5/29 -- Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre 5/30 -- Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre 6/1 -- Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion 6/2 -- Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater 6/4 -- Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 6/6 -- East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre 6/7 -- St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 6/9 -- Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center 6/10 -- Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena 6/19 -- Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena 6/20 -- Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theater 6/22 -- Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP 6/24 -- Memphis, TN @ FedExForum 6/26 -- Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 6/27 -- Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center 6/29 -- Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center 6/30 -- Cuyahoga Falls OH @ Blossom Music Center 7/2 -- Moline, IL @ TaxSlayer Center 7/3 -- Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 7/5 -- Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre 7/8 -- Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena 7/10 -- Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena 7/11 -- Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion 7/13 -- Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage 7/14 -- Quebec City, PQ @ Videotron Center 7/17 -- Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre 7/18 -- Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 7/29 -- Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center 7/30 -- Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater 8/1 -- Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 8/2 -- Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 8/4 -- Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center 8/5 -- Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion 8/7 -- Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach 8/8 -- Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 8/10 -- Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek 8/12 -- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena 8/13 -- Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood 8/21 -- Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds 8/22 -- West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds 8/24 -- Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 8/26 -- Orange Beach, AL @ The Wharf 8/27 -- New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center 8/29 -- Bossier City, LA @ CenturyLink Center 8/30 -- Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion 9/2 -- San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center 9/3 -- Corpus Christi, TX @ American Bank Center Arena 9/5 -- The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 9/9 -- Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena 9/11 -- Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium 9/12 -- Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

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Journey Announces 2020 Summer Tour With The Pretenders

By Andrew Magnotta @AndrewMagnotta

October 31, 2019

Journey Begins Second Residency At The Hard Rock In Las Vegas

Journey has announced a major 2020 summer tour with The Pretenders .

The North American tour will include over 60 concerts, keeping the two legendary bands busy from mid-May through mid-September.

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 8 at 10 a.m. local time. American Express Cardmembers can buy tickets for select shows, beginning Monday, November 4 at 10 a.m.

Journey, which wraps up a Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in December, has promised a setlist of classic hits, plus all new production on the trek with their fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers.

You can check out all the tour dates below. Go here for more details .

View this post on Instagram Journey is heading on tour with @thepretendershq in 2020! General on sale starts Friday, November 8th at 10am local. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for select shows beginning Monday, November 4, at 10 AM. A limited number of LaneOne Premium Packages will also be available, including amazing seats, transportation, preferred entrance and more. Visit journeymusic.com/pages/tour for full details. A post shared by Journey (@journeymusicofficial) on Oct 31, 2019 at 7:49am PDT

Journey and The Pretenders 2020 Summer Tour Dates

May 15 - Ridgefield, WA - Sunlight Supply Amphitheater

May 16 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre

May 18 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena

May 20 - Boise, ID - ExtraMile Arena

May 21 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre

May 23 - Inglewood, CA - Forum

May 24 - Chula Vista, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

May 26 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center

May 27 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion

May 29 - Wheatland, CA - Toyota Amphitheatre

May 30 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre

Jun. 01 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion

Jun. 02 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater

Jun. 04 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center

Jun. 06 - East Troy, MI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Jun. 07 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center

Jun. 09 - Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Jun. 10 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena

Jun. 19 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena

Jun. 20 - Durant, OK - Choctaw Grand Theater*

Jun. 22 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP

Jun. 24 - Memphis, TN - FedExForum

Jun. 26 - Maryland Heights, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO

Jun. 27 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center

Jun. 29 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center

Jun. 30 - Cuyahoga Falls OH - Blossom Music Center

Jul. 02 - Moline, IL - TaxSlayer Center

Jul. 03 - Tinley Park, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL

Jul. 05 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre

Jul. 08 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena

Jul. 10 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena

Jul. 11 - Burgettstown, PA - KeyBank Pavilion

Jul. 13 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage

Jul. 14 - Quebec City, PQ - Videotron Center

Jul. 17 - Hartford, CT - XFINITY Theatre

Jul. 18 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

Jul. 29 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center

Jul. 30 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

Aug. 01 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Aug. 02 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live

Aug. 04 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center

Aug. 05 - Camden, NJ - BB&T Pavilion

Aug. 07 - Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

Aug. 08 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion

Aug. 10 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Aug. 12 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena

Aug. 13 - Atlanta, GA - Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood

Aug. 21 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds

Aug. 22 - West Palm Beach, FL - Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds

Aug. 24 - Jacksonville, FL - VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

Aug. 26 - Orange Beach, AL - The Wharf

Aug. 27 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center*

Aug. 29 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyLink Center

Aug. 30 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion

Sep. 02 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center

Sep. 03 - Corpus Christi, TX - American Bank Center Arena

Sep. 05 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Sep. 09 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena

Sep. 11 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium

Sep. 12 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

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Journey to Return to Hersheypark Stadium with Pretenders

Tickets on sale friday, november 8 at 10 a.m..

Journey is coming to Hersheypark Stadium on Friday, September 11, 2020, with Pretenders on their recently announced North American tour.

The first day of the onsale, tickets will be available only online at www.Ticketmaster.com .

Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist), Jonathan Cain (keyboardist), Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer) have set an extensive North American tour in 2020 with Pretenders that will feature all new production and hits from start to finish.

Journey is one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, creating some of the best-known songs in modern music. Since the group’s formation in 1973, the band has earned 19 top 40 singles and 25 Gold and Platinum albums and has sold nearly 100 million albums globally. Their Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times-Platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified award holders. The band continues to tour and record into the 21st century, performing concerts for millions of fans worldwide, and received the prestigious Billboard "Legends of Live" touring award. In 2017, Journey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2018’s massive co-headlining tour with Def Leppard was the band’s most successful tour to date, landing them in the Top 10 year-end touring chart with more than 1 million tickets sold. In March 2019, Journey released a live DVD/CD set from their concert at the Budokan in Tokyo, featuring the first-ever performances of the band’s Escape and Frontiers albums in their entireties. Journey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, and is the subject of the award-winning documentary, “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey.”

Pretenders cross the bridge between punk, new wave and pop music like no other band. The band has sold over 25 million albums and founder and leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music's greatest songwriters. Chrissie’s 2015 memoir, Reckless: My Life As a Pretender , was hailed by the New York Times upon its release as "honest and distinctive… a love letter to rock and roll." After delivering 2016’s unflinchingly head-strong Alone album (produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach), Pretenders continue to tour worldwide.

For more information, please visit either www.HersheyEntertainment.com or www.JourneyMusic.com .

See the stars under the stars at Hersheypark Stadium and experience the most prominent names in the music industry as they make their stop in Central PA. Hersheypark Stadium also plays host to PIAA High School state championships, regional high school sports and more.

Pretenders Announce 2023 Headlining Tour

Peter Burditt

The Pretenders are set to kick off their headlining Relentless Tour on August 16 at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom. The tour will consist of nine different locations, with its final show being on October 6 in San Francisco at Bimbo’s 365 Club. Tickets go on sale Friday (July 21) at 10am local time.

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The tour runs parallel with The Pretenders’ new studio album, Relentless , which is set to be released on September 15. The project features the second full-length songwriting collaboration between Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne, the first being the 2020 album Hate For Sale . The album was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer, David Wrench, and was recorded at the iconic Battery Studios in Northwest London. Another star-studded appearance on the album is composer Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile), who both composed and played on the already-released album’s single, “I Think About You Daily.”

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The announcement of both the tour and the album comes as quite the full-circle moment for the band. The recording and release of the album mark the band’s return to the Warner Music Group after their departure from the label two decades ago. Furthermore, the tour is the band’s 45th year of playing live shows since their debut in 1978.

The Pretenders will simultaneously be making appearances alongside Guns N’ Roses on their North American Stadium Tour set to begin on August 11 at Hershey Park Stadium. Additionally, the band will also be playing at the Ohana Festival as a supporting act for the Foo Fighters. In past years, the Pretenders has performed with Fleetwood Mac, Journey, Def Leppard, and Phil Collins. They’ve also made festival appearances at Glastonbury, Vilar De Mouros, and The Great Escape.

For more information about ticket sales and album details, click HERE .

The Pretenders Tour 2023:

11 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium *

15 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium *

16 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

18 – Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park at North Shore *

21 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park *

24 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field *

26 – Nashville, TN – The Blue Room

29 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony

31 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis

3 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre *

5 – Detroit, MI – Shelter

7 – Minneapolis, MN – 7 th St Entry

9 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium *

1 – Dana Point, CA – OHANA Festival †

2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater

4 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s (Outdoor)

6 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club

* w/ Guns N’ Roses

† Festival Appearance

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Journey announces 2020 tour with The Pretenders

The 60-date outing kicks off next March

Journey and The Pretenders will hit the road in 2020 for an extensive North American tour.

The 60-date outing kicks off in Ridgefield, Washington on May 15th and runs all the way until mid-September.

Journey’s touring lineup features found members Neal Schon (guitarist) and Ross Valory (bassist) alongside Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) & Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer). Fans can expect to hear iconic Journey classics such as “Lights”, “Faithfully”, “Any Way You Want It,” “Open Arms”, “Wheel In The Sky”, “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)”, and the seminal “Don’t Stop Believin'”, according to a press release.

Meanwhile, Chrissie Hynde will lead The Pretenders in performing hits such as “I’ll Stand By You”, “Back On The Chain Gang”, “Brass In Pocket”, “Don’t Get Me Wrong”, “2000 Miles”, “My City Was Gone”, and “Middle of the Road”, plus material from their latest LP, 2016’s Alone .

You can find tickets to all of Journey’s upcoming dates here .

Journey with Pretenders 2020 Tour Dates: 05/15 – Ridgefield, WA @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater 05/16 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre 05/18 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena 05/20 – Boise, ID @ ExtraMile Arena 05/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre 05/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum 05/24 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 05/26 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center 05/27 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion 05/29 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre 05/30 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre 06/01 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion 06/02 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater 06/04 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 06/06 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre 06/07 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 06/09 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center 06/10 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena 06/19 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena 06/20 – Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theater 06/22 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP 06/24 – Memphis, TN @ FedExForum 06/26 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 06/27 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center 06/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center 06/30 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center 07/02 – Moline, IL @ TaxSlayer Center 07/03 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 07/05 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre 07/08 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena 07/10 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena 07/11 – Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion 07/13 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage 07/14 – Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Center 07/17 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre 07/18 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater 07/29 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center 07/30 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater 08/01 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 08/02 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 08/04 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center 08/05 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion 08/07 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach 08/08 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 08/10 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek 08/12 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena 08/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood 08/21 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre 08/22 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre 08/24 – Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Arena 08/26 – Orange Beach, AL @ The Wharf 08/27 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center 08/29 – Bossier City, LA @ CenturyLink Center 08/30 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion 09/02 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center 09/03 – Corpus Christi, TX @ American Bank Center Arena 09/05 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 09/09 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena 09/11 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium 09/12 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

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Journey and the Pretenders 2020 North American Tour

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Pretenders cross the bridge between punk, new wave and pop music like no other band, with genre-defining songs like “I'll Stand By You,” “Back On The Chain Gang” and “Don't Get Me Wrong.” The band has sold over 25 million albums and founder & leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music's greatest songwriters. Chrissie’s 2015 memoir Reckless: My Life As a Pretender, was hailed by the New York Times upon its release as "honest and distinctive… a love letter to rock and roll." After delivering 2016’s unflinchingly head-strong Alone album (produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach ), the Pretenders continue to tour worldwide.

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Journey and Pretenders Announce Massive Five-Month Tour for 2020

Last updated: 31 Oct 2019, 18:14:28
Published: 31 Oct 2019, 18:14:28
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Journey have recruited Pretenders for an all out tour come 2020. They announced today that the two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will trek together for five whole months! The massive tour will kick off on May 15th in Ridgefield, Washington and hit up more than 60 shows before wrapping up the North American leg on September 12th in Bethel, New York.

Journey assured fans that their 2020 shows will be their "hits from start to finish" with new onstage production! The band features guitarist Neal Schon and bassist Ross Valory, long-time keyboardist Jonathan Cain and drummer Steve Smith, and singer Arnel Pineda.

Tickets will go on sale to the public starting Friday, November 8th. Check out all the dates below!

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Journey And The Pretenders Announce 2020 Joint Tour

The classic rock torchbearers will kick off their tour in Ridgefield, Wash. on May 15

Journey and the Pretenders have announced a joint North American tour set to launch in 2020.

The "Don't Stop Believin'" rock band, who came to rise in the '70s and '80s, and the Chrissy Hynde-fronted band known for songs like "I'll Stand By You," will kick off their tour in Ridgefield, Wash. on May 15, then head to Boise, Idaho, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New Orleans, Houston and more before their last stop in Bethel, N.Y. on Sept. 12.

Journey, featuring Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, Ross Valory, Steve Smith and fronted by Arnel Pineda, said fans can expect hits through out the shows. Tickets go on sale Nov. 8.

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He also extended his love and gratitude to his fiancée, Whitney Alford, and shouted out his Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates. Lamar specifically praised Top Dawg's CEO, Anthony Tiffith, for finding and developing raw talent that might not otherwise get the chance to pursue their musical dreams.

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"Hip-hop. Ice Cube . This is for hip-hop," he said. "This is for Snoop Dogg , Doggystyle . This is for Illmatic , this is for Nas . We will live forever. Believe that."

To Pimp a Butterfly singles "Alright" and "These Walls" earned Lamar three more GRAMMYs that night, the former winning Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song and the latter taking Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (the song features Bilal , Anna Wise and Thundercat ). He also won Best Music Video for the remix of Taylor Swift 's "Bad Blood."

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15 Must-Hear Albums This September: Olivia Rodrigo, Kylie Minogue, James Blake & More

Get your fall playlist ready. From pop blockbusters to the return of rock icons, check out 15 genre-spanning albums dropping in September.

With summer almost in the rear view, it’s time to welcome the first must-hear albums of the fall season. With the onset of chillier days comes a genre-spanning array of new music — from R&B sensation Jorja Smith to indie-rock maestro Mitski.

September's first big release comes from rock royalty the Pretenders, who return at the top of the month with their twelfth studio album, * Relentless * . The following week, pop firebrand [ Olivia Rodrigo ](https://www.grammy.com/artists/Olivia-Rodrigo/38411) will reveal * GUTS * , the feverishly anticipated follow-up to her 2021 debut, * SOUR * .

Rodrigo shares a release date with star-studded company, including disco queen Róisín Murphy, dance veterans [ the Chemical Brothers ](https://www.grammy.com/artists/chemical-brothers/7746) , shapeshifting singer/songwriter [ James Blake ](https://www.grammy.com/artists/james-blake/17760) , and soul newcomer Jalen Ngonda. Elsewhere in the month, there’s something for all tastes, from the pop-rock reawakening of [ Demi Lovato ](https://www.grammy.com/artists/demi-lovato/19851) to the noodly electronics of Animal Collective.

As we gear up for a season packed with musical highs, we’ve put together a handy guide to the 15 must-hear albums dropping in September 2023.

The Pretenders - * Relentless *

** Release date: ** Sept. 1

For a band that released its debut album in 1979, the Pretenders still sounds remarkably vital 44 years on. Led by iconic songwriter and frontwoman Chrissie Hynde , the band is back in full force this September with the appropriately titled Relentless , which follows 2020’s on-form Hate for Sale .

The Pretenders announced their twelfth LP with a rousing-yet-poetic lead single, "Let the Sun Come In," and the album closes with an intriguing collaboration with [ Radiohead ](https://www.grammy.com/artists/radiohead/8042) ’s [ Jonny Greenwood ](https://www.grammy.com/artists/jonny-greenwood/11632) on strings.

"I think anyone in a band is constantly questioning if they should keep going," Hynde said of the album’s title in a statement. "It starts as a youthful pursuit and eventually, it makes you wonder, why am I doing this? It’s the life of the artist. You never retire. You become relentless."

Speedy Ortiz - * Rabbit Rabbit *

Philadelphia rock quartet Speedy Ortiz has kept fans waiting five long years for a new LP, having released their pop-inflected Twerp Verse back in 2018. This September, the band returns with Rabbit Rabbit , its first album on mercurial frontwoman Sadie Dupuis’ label, Wax Nine.

To record * Rabbit Rabbit * , Speedy Ortiz jumped between two locations steeped in rock lore: Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree and Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas. The band has already shared a few songs so far, including the spiky "You S02" and the crunching, cathartic closer "Ghostwriter." The album also opens with a song called "Kim Cattrall."

"I turned 33 while writing this album, a palindrome birthday and a lucky number associated with knowledge," Dupuis said in a statement. "I wanted to mark how I was making better choices as I got older, letting go of heedless anger even when it’s warranted."

** Olivia Rodrigo - * GUTS ***

** Release date: ** Sept. 8

As far as breakout albums go, Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR was about as good as it gets. Powered by the stage-setting singles "drivers license" and "deja vu," the album dropped in May 2021 as a balm for dark pandemic days. Coming in at a lean 34 minutes, SOUR was all killer, no filler— and went on to pick up Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2022 GRAMMYs, alongside Rodrigo’s wins for Best Pop Solo Performance ("drivers license") and Best New Artist.

With Rodrigo now a bona fide pop superstar, she’s readying her second album, * GUTS * , for a buzzy September drop. [ Lead single "vampire" ](https://www.grammy.com/news/breakup-songs-like-olivia-rodrigo-vampire-taylor-swift-miley-cyrus-kelly-clarkson) arrived back in June with a lush, swelling sound (producer Dan Nigro makes several appearances on * GUTS * ) and score-settling lyrics that cut like a knife. Rodrigo followed this strong return with "bad idea right?," a gleefully fun throwback to the pop-punk and grunge that soundtracked her teens.

In [ an interview with the ](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/arts/music/olivia-rodrigo-guts.html)*[ New York Times ](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/arts/music/olivia-rodrigo-guts.html)* ahead of * GUTS * , Rodrigo enthused about embracing crunchy guitars and big emotional swings: "\[I\] always loved rock music, and always wanted to find a way that I could make it feel like me, and make it feel feminine and still telling a story and having something to say that’s vulnerable and intimate."

James Blake - * Playing Robots In Heaven *

** Release date: ** Sept. 8

Following 2021’s acclaimed Friends That Break Your Heart , which featured guest turns from the likes of SZA , JID and Monica Martin, James Blake is stripping it back to basics on his sixth studio album, Playing Robots Into Heaven .

This time around, the etherally-voiced singer has seemingly gone back to the electronic roots of his earlier works that emerged as part of the UK’s post-dubstep scene.

With no featured guests, the tracklist includes the already-released singles "Big Hammer," which is all chopped-up samples and low-end frequencies, and "Loading," which recalls the vocal manipulations of the producer’s self-titled debut LP. Blake also shared the ambient title track, which will close the album in perfect contemplation.

Jalen Ngonda - * Come Around and Love Me *

** Release date: ** Sept. 8

Growing up outside of Washington, D.C., Jalen Ngonda was immersed from an early age in soul music, courtesy of his music-obsessed father. Fast forward to 2023, and Ngonda is himself a talented soul artist signed to the revered Brooklyn indie label Daptone Records.

The singer's debut album, * Come Around and Love Me * , features lushly arranged singles "If You Don’t Want My Love" and "Just Like You Used To," which showcase his timeless vocal prowess.

In a statement announcing the album, Ngonda revealed, "To a stranger, I’d describe my music as modern soul and R&B, while trying to fit in the [ Beach Boys ](https://www.grammy.com/artists/beach-boys/609) and [ the Beatles ](https://www.grammy.com/artists/beatles/16293) somewhere in between."

The Chemical Brothers - * For That Beautiful Feeling *

On their ninth album, 2019’s No Geography , UK electronic duo the Chemical Brothers sounded thrillingly energized. Now, after weathering a global pandemic, the veteran producers return with their tenth studio outing, For That Beautiful Feeling .

The album features a new version of the duo’s cautiously hopeful 2021 release, "The Darkness That You Fear," alongside the propulsive, classically-Chems single, "No Reason," and collaborations with indie darling Beck and French singer/songwriter Halo Maud.

The duo is set to follow the album in October with a career-spanning retrospective book, * Paused in Cosmic Reflection * , that’ll have fans clamoring.

Demi Lovato - * REVAMPED * 

** Release date: ** Sept. 15

Already an experienced master of reinvention, Demi Lovato is continuing her rock era with REVAMPED 5. On last year’s Holy Fvck , the pop chameleon wholeheartedly embraced hard rock and pop-punk, including collaborations with Yungblud, Royal & the Serpent and Dead Sara.

While touring * Holy Fvck * , Lovato also played heavier versions of her earlier songs, and discovered her fans loved it. This inspired her to re-record rock versions of ten songs from past albums, including * Demi * and * Confident * , which are now brought together on * REVAMPED * .

On the evidence of early singles like "Heart Attack (Rock Version)" and "Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version)", the latter featuring [ Guns N Roses ](https://www.grammy.com/artists/guns-n-roses/7805) shredder Slash, Lovato is relishing the chance to rock out.

Mitski -  * The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We *  

Back in July, ever-inventive singer-songwriter Mitski sent a voice memo to fans via her newsletter. "Hi, this is Mitski, and I’m at Bomb Shelter Studios in Nashville, where we recorded my new album that’s coming out," Mitski revealed. "It’s called The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We , and its first single is coming out on Wednesday."

That beautifully elegiac first single "Bug Like An Angel" suggests a heart-rending album to come from one of the boldest voices in indie-rock. The single also features a surprising (and powerfully effective) appearance from a 17-person choir that’s likely to appear elsewhere on * The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We * . As Mitski teased in a statement, "This is my most American album."

NEEDTOBREATHE - * CAVES *

Release date: Sept. 15

Following 2021’s Into The Mystery and its country-rock crossover hit, "I Wanna Remember," featuring Carrie Underwood, Christian rock troupe NEEDTOBREATHE returns with their ninth album, CAVES .

As documented in an intimate making-of video , the GRAMMY-winning band assembled in a house overlooking the majestic mountains of Utah to begin writing the album, which they completed while on the road with OneRepublic .

"We always believed we could make a record that would feel at home on the world’s biggest stages," the band wrote in a statement announcing CAVES . "It was important to us to prove that we could. This is the most ambitious record we’ve made in a really long time."

Kylie Minogue - * Tension *

** Release date: ** Sept. 22

Thanks to the runaway viral success of her dance-pop earworm "Padam Padam," 2023 has already been a triumphant year for Australian pop veteran Kylie Minogue. Released in May, the single went on to vie for song of the summer status, powered by countless dance videos on TikTok and its warm embrace as a Pride anthem.

Buoyed by her surprise chart hit, Minogue will release her sixteenth studio album, * Tension * . As suggested by the glossy cover art, and the presence of producers such as Oliver Heldens and Biff Stannard, Minogue is ready to reclaim her electro-pop crown.

"I started this album with an open mind and a blank page," Minogue said in a statement. "Unlike my last two albums, there wasn’t a 'theme.' It was about finding the heart or the fun or the fantasy of that moment and always trying to service the song."

Bakar - * Halo *

Acclaimed British artist Bakar will help kick off the month in style with his second album, Halo . The sophomore release is billed as a sonic counterpart to his genre-hopping 2018 mixtape, BADKID . Like that breakout release, Halo is set to blend indie, punk and hip-hop, with Bakar’s beguiling voice at front and center.

Ahead of a busy summer jumping between festival stages, Bakar dropped a mood-lifting single, "Alive!," accompanied by a music video featuring the artist bringing traffic to a standstill (for real) in Central London.

Animal Collective - * Isn't It Now? *

** Release date: ** Sept. 29

Following 2022’s Time Skiffs , experimental pop four-piece Animal Collective returns with its most expansive album to date. With a total runtime of 64 minutes, Isn’t It Now? will explore a rich sonic palette, as suggested by the layered and hypnotic single, "Soul Capturer."

Co-produced, mixed and recorded with GRAMMY-winning producer Russell Elevado , Isn’t It Now? reportedly finds each band member digging deep into their current musical whims — such as multi-instrumentalist Panda Bear focusing more on drumming.

The centerpiece of the album is "Defeat," a 22-minute epic that captures Animal Collective at its most exploratory.

Jorja Smith -   * Falling or Flying * 

As one of the brightest stars to emerge from the UK in the past decade, Jorja Smith has already put together an accomplished discography. Following her 2018 debut, Lost & Found , and 2021’s three-track EP, Be Right Back , Smith will release her most complete artistic statement to date.

Like her previous releases, the singer’s long-awaited second album, * Falling or Flying * , will connect the dots between soul, R&B, UK garage and house, with a song for every mood and situation.

"This album is like my brain,” Smith said in a statement. “There’s always so much going on but each song is definitely a standstill moment." So far, Smith has given us two standout singles — the garage-tinged "Little Things" and the more contemplative "Try Me" — so anticipation is sky high.

TINASHE -  * BB/ANG3L *

** Release date: ** TBD

While it’s yet to lock an official release date, the hype is building for Tinashe’s sixth studio album, BB/ANG3L — her first under a new deal with GRAMMY-winning hitmaker Ricky Reed ’s record label, Nice Life.

"I’ve enjoyed stripping back layers of aesthetic fluff, smoke & mirrors, and white noise to get down to the core of myself," the alternative R&B star said of the album in a statement.

On lead single, "Talk to Me Nice," Tinashe’s indelible smoky vocals are offset by skittering, seductive production from hip-hop beatmaker [ Scoop DeVille ](https://www.grammy.com/artists/scoop-deville/18109) and electronic artist Nosaj Thing. Follow-up single "Needs" is another undeniable bop, setting the stage for a standout album.

(G)I-DLE - * HEAT *

** Release date: ** Oct. 15

Prolific K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE is set to release its first English language project, HEAT .

* HEAT * follows the group’s 2022 debut album, * I Never Die * , which opens with the pop-punk-influenced single, "TOMBOY." While little has been revealed about * HEAT * , the project comes via the Asian market-focused U.S. music company 88rising and South Korean label Cube Entertainment, and will showcase the songwriting prowess of group leader Jeon So-yeon.

(G)I-DLE has released one single from * HEAT * so far — the highly polished synth-pop love song, "I DO" — and the anticipation has K-pop fans feeling giddy.

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A Guide To Modern Funk For The Dance Floor: L'Imperatrice, Shiro Schwarz, Franc Moody, Say She She & Moniquea

James Brown changed the sound of popular music when he found the power of the one and unleashed the funk with "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." Today, funk lives on in many forms, including these exciting bands from across the world.

It's rare that a genre can be traced back to a single artist or group, but for funk, that was James Brown . The Godfather of Soul coined the phrase and style of playing known as "on the one," where the first downbeat is emphasized, instead of the typical second and fourth beats in pop, soul and other styles. As David Cheal eloquently explains, playing on the one "left space for phrases and riffs, often syncopated around the beat, creating an intricate, interlocking grid which could go on and on." You know a funky bassline when you hear it; its fat chords beg your body to get up and groove.

Brown's 1965 classic, "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," became one of the first funk hits, and has been endlessly sampled and covered over the years, along with his other groovy tracks. Of course, many other funk acts followed in the '60s, and the genre thrived in the '70s and '80s as the disco craze came and went, and the originators of hip-hop and house music created new music from funk and disco's strong, flexible bones built for dancing.

Legendary funk bassist Bootsy Collins learned the power of the one from playing in Brown's band, and brought it to George Clinton , who created P-funk, an expansive, Afrofuturistic , psychedelic exploration of funk with his various bands and projects, including Parliament-Funkadelic . Both Collins and Clinton remain active and funkin', and have offered their timeless grooves to collabs with younger artists, including Kali Uchis , Silk Sonic , and Omar Apollo; and Kendrick Lamar , Flying Lotus , and Thundercat , respectively.

In the 1980s, electro-funk was born when artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Man Parrish, and Egyptian Lover began making futuristic beats with the Roland TR-808 drum machine — often with robotic vocals distorted through a talk box. A key distinguishing factor of electro-funk is a de-emphasis on vocals, with more phrases than choruses and verses. The sound influenced contemporaneous hip-hop, funk and electronica, along with acts around the globe, while current acts like Chromeo, DJ Stingray, and even Egyptian Lover himself keep electro-funk alive and well.

Today, funk lives in many places, with its heavy bass and syncopated grooves finding way into many nooks and crannies of music. There's nu-disco and boogie funk, nodding back to disco bands with soaring vocals and dance floor-designed instrumentation. G-funk continues to influence Los Angeles hip-hop, with innovative artists like Dam-Funk and Channel Tres bringing the funk and G-funk, into electro territory. Funk and disco-centered '70s revival is definitely having a moment, with acts like Ghost Funk Orchestra and Parcels , while its sparkly sprinklings can be heard in pop from Dua Lipa , Doja Cat , and, in full "Soul Train" character, Silk Sonic . There are also acts making dreamy, atmospheric music with a solid dose of funk, such as Khruangbin ’s global sonic collage.

There are many bands that play heavily with funk, creating lush grooves designed to get you moving. Read on for a taste of five current modern funk and nu-disco artists making band-led uptempo funk built for the dance floor. Be sure to press play on the Spotify playlist above, and check out GRAMMY.com's playlist on Apple Music , Amazon Music and Pandora .

Say She She

Aptly self-described as "discodelic soul," Brooklyn-based seven-piece Say She She make dreamy, operatic funk, led by singer-songwriters Nya Gazelle Brown, Piya Malik and Sabrina Mileo Cunningham. Their '70s girl group-inspired vocal harmonies echo, sooth and enchant as they cover poignant topics with feminist flair.

While they’ve been active in the New York scene for a few years, they’ve gained wider acclaim for the irresistible music they began releasing this year, including their debut album, Prism . Their 2022 debut single "Forget Me Not" is an ode to ground-breaking New York art collective Guerilla Girls, and " Norma " is their protest anthem in response to the news that Roe vs. Wade could be (and was) overturned. The band name is a nod to funk legend Nile Rodgers , from the "Le freak, c'est chi" exclamation in Chic's legendary tune "Le Freak."

Moniquea 's unique voice oozes confidence, yet invites you in to dance with her to the super funky boogie rhythms. The Pasadena, California artist was raised on funk music; her mom was in a cover band that would play classics like Aretha Franklin’ s "Get It Right" and Gladys Knight ’s "Love Overboard." Moniquea released her first boogie funk track at 20 and, in 2011, met local producer XL Middelton — a bonafide purveyor of funk. She's been a star artist on his MoFunk Records ever since, and they've collabed on countless tracks, channeling West Coast energy with a heavy dose of G-funk, sunny lyrics and upbeat, roller disco-ready rhythms.

Her latest release is an upbeat nod to classic West Coast funk, produced by Middleton, and follows her February 2022 groovy, collab-filled album, On Repeat .

Shiro Schwarz

Shiro Schwarz is a Mexico City-based duo, consisting of Pammela Rojas and Rafael Marfil, who helped establish a modern funk scene in the richly creative Mexican metropolis. On "Electrify" — originally released in 2016 on Fat Beats Records and reissued in 2021 by MoFunk — Shiro Schwarz's vocals playfully contrast each other, floating over an insistent, upbeat bassline and an '80s throwback electro-funk rhythm with synth flourishes.

Their music manages to be both nostalgic and futuristic — and impossible to sit still to. 2021 single "Be Kind" is sweet, mellow and groovy, perfect chic lounge funk. Shiro Schwarz’s latest track, the joyfully nostalgic "Hey DJ," is a collab with funkstress Saucy Lady and U-Key.

L'Impératrice

L'Impératrice (the empress in French) are a six-piece Parisian group serving an infectiously joyful blend of French pop, nu-disco, funk and psychedelia. Flore Benguigui's vocals are light and dreamy, yet commanding of your attention, while lyrics have a feminist touch.

During their energetic live sets, L'Impératrice members Charles de Boisseguin and Hagni Gwon (keys), David Gaugué (bass), Achille Trocellier (guitar), and Tom Daveau (drums) deliver extended instrumental jam sessions to expand and connect their music. Gaugué emphasizes the thick funky bass, and Benguigui jumps around the stage while sounding like an angel. L’Impératrice’s latest album, 2021’s Tako Tsubo , is a sunny, playful French disco journey.

Franc Moody

Franc Moody 's bio fittingly describes their music as "a soul funk and cosmic disco sound." The London outfit was birthed by friends Ned Franc and Jon Moody in the early 2010s, when they were living together and throwing parties in North London's warehouse scene. In 2017, the group grew to six members, including singer and multi-instrumentalist Amber-Simone.

Their music feels at home with other electro-pop bands like fellow Londoners Jungle and Aussie act Parcels. While much of it is upbeat and euphoric, Franc Moody also dips into the more chilled, dreamy realm, such as the vibey, sultry title track from their recently released Into the Ether .

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Living Legends: Billy Idol On Survival, Revival & Breaking Out Of The Cage

"One foot in the past and one foot into the future," Billy Idol says, describing his decade-spanning career in rock. "We’ve got the best of all possible worlds because that has been the modus operandi of Billy Idol."

Living Legends is a series that spotlights icons in music still going strong today. This week, GRAMMY.com spoke with Billy Idol about his latest EP, Cage , and continuing to rock through decades of changing tastes.

Billy Idol is a true rock 'n' roll survivor who has persevered through cultural shifts and personal struggles. While some may think of Idol solely for "Rebel Yell" and "White Wedding," the singer's musical influences span genres and many of his tunes are less turbo-charged than his '80s hits would belie.

Idol first made a splash in the latter half of the '70s with the British punk band Generation X. In the '80s, he went on to a solo career combining rock, pop, and punk into a distinct sound that transformed him and his musical partner, guitarist Steve Stevens, into icons. They have racked up multiple GRAMMY nominations, in addition to one gold, one double platinum, and four platinum albums thanks to hits like "Cradle Of Love," "Flesh For Fantasy," and "Eyes Without A Face."

But, unlike many legacy artists, Idol is anything but a relic. Billy continues to produce vital Idol music by collaborating with producers and songwriters — including Miley Cyrus — who share his forward-thinking vision. He will play a five-show Vegas residency in November, and filmmaker Jonas Akerlund is working on a documentary about Idol’s life.

His latest release is Cage , the second in a trilogy of annual four-song EPs. The title track is a classic Billy Idol banger expressing the desire to free himself from personal constraints and live a better life. Other tracks on Cage incorporate metallic riffing and funky R&B grooves.

Idol continues to reckon with his demons — they both grappled with addiction during the '80s — and the singer is open about those struggles on the record and the page. (Idol's 2014 memoir Dancing With Myself , details a 1990 motorcycle accident that nearly claimed a leg, and how becoming a father steered him to reject hard drugs. "Bitter Taste," from his last EP, The Roadside , reflects on surviving the accident.)

Although Idol and Stevens split in the late '80s — the skilled guitarist fronted Steve Stevens & The Atomic Playboys, and collaborated with Michael Jackson, Rick Ocasek, Vince Neil, and Harold Faltermeyer (on the GRAMMY-winning "Top Gun Anthem") — their common history and shared musical bond has been undeniable. The duo reunited in 2001 for an episode of " VH1 Storytellers " and have been back in the saddle for two decades. Their union remains one of the strongest collaborations in rock 'n roll history.

While there is recognizable personnel and a distinguishable sound throughout a lot of his work, Billy Idol has always pushed himself to try different things. Idol discusses his musical journey, his desire to constantly move forward, and the strong connection that he shares with Stevens.

Steve has said that you like to mix up a variety of styles, yet everyone assumes you're the "Rebel Yell"/"White Wedding" guy. But if they really listen to your catalog, it's vastly different.

Yeah, that's right. With someone like Steve Stevens, and then back in the day Keith Forsey producing... [Before that] Generation X actually did move around inside punk rock. We didn't stay doing just the Ramones two-minute music. We actually did a seven-minute song. [ Laughs ]. We did always mix things up.

Then when I got into my solo career, that was the fun of it. With someone like Steve, I knew what he could do. I could see whatever we needed to do, we could nail it. The world was my oyster musically.

"Cage" is a classic-sounding Billy Idol rocker, then "Running From The Ghost" is almost metal, like what the Devil's Playground album was like back in the mid-2000s. "Miss Nobody" comes out of nowhere with this pop/R&B flavor. What inspired that?

We really hadn't done anything like that since something like "Flesh For Fantasy" [which] had a bit of an R&B thing about it. Back in the early days of Billy Idol, "Hot In The City" and "Mony Mony" had girls [singing] on the backgrounds.

We always had a bit of R&B really, so it was actually fun to revisit that. We just hadn't done anything really quite like that for a long time. That was one of the reasons to work with someone like Sam Hollander [for the song "Rita Hayworth"] on The Roadside . We knew we could go [with him] into an R&B world, and he's a great songwriter and producer. That's the fun of music really, trying out these things and seeing if you can make them stick.

I listen to new music by veteran artists and debate that with some people. I'm sure you have those fans that want their nostalgia, and then there are some people who will embrace the newer stuff. Do you find it’s a challenge to reach people with new songs?

Obviously, what we're looking for is, how do we somehow have one foot in the past and one foot into the future? We’ve got the best of all possible worlds because that has been the modus operandi of Billy Idol.

You want to do things that are true to you, and you don't just want to try and do things that you're seeing there in the charts today. I think that we're achieving it with things like "Running From The Ghost" and "Cage" on this new EP. I think we’re managing to do both in a way.

** Obviously, "Running From The Ghost" is about addiction, all the stuff that you went through, and in "Cage" you’re talking about freeing yourself from a lot of personal shackles. Was there any one moment in your life that made you really thought I have to not let this weigh me down anymore ? **

I mean, things like the motorcycle accident I had, that was a bit of a wake up call way back. It was 32 years ago. But there were things like that, years ago, that gradually made me think about what I was doing with my life. I didn't want to ruin it, really. I didn't want to throw it away, and it made [me] be less cavalier.

I had to say to myself, about the drugs and stuff, that I've been there and I've done it. There’s no point in carrying on doing it. You couldn't get any higher. You didn't want to throw your life away casually, and I was close to doing that. It took me a bit of time, but then gradually I was able to get control of myself to a certain extent [with] drugs and everything. And I think Steve's done the same thing. We're on a similar path really, which has been great because we're in the same boat in terms of lyrics and stuff.

So a lot of things like that were wake up calls. Even having grandchildren and just watching my daughter enlarging her family and everything; it just makes you really positive about things and want to show a positive side to how you're feeling, about where you're going. We've lived with the demons so long, we've found a way to live with them. We found a way to be at peace with our demons, in a way. Maybe not completely, but certainly to where we’re enjoying what we do and excited about it.

[When writing] "Running From The Ghost" it was easy to go, what was the ghost for us? At one point, we were very drug addicted in the '80s. And Steve in particular is super sober [now]. I mean, I still vape pot and stuff. I don’t know how he’s doing it, but it’s incredible. All I want to be able to do is have a couple of glasses of wine at a restaurant or something. I can do that now.

I think working with people that are super talented, you just feel confident. That is a big reason why you open up and express yourself more because you feel comfortable with what's around you.

Did you watch Danny Boyle's recent Sex Pistols mini-series?

I did, yes.

You had a couple of cameos; well, an actor who portrayed you did. How did you react to it? How accurate do you think it was in portraying that particular time period?

I love Jonesy’s book, I thought his book was incredible. It's probably one of the best bio books really. It was incredible and so open. I was looking forward to that a lot.

It was as if [the show] kind of stayed with Steve [Jones’ memoir] about halfway through, and then departed from it. [John] Lydon, for instance, was never someone I ever saw acting out; he's more like that today. I never saw him do something like jump up in the room and run around going crazy. The only time I saw him ever do that was when they signed the recording deal with Virgin in front of Buckingham Palace. Whereas Sid Vicious was always acting out; he was always doing something in a horrible way or shouting at someone. I don't remember John being like that. I remember him being much more introverted.

But then I watched interviews with some of the actors about coming to grips with the parts they were playing. And they were saying, we knew punk rock happened but just didn't know any of the details. So I thought well, there you go . If ["Pistol" is] informing a lot of people who wouldn't know anything about punk rock, maybe that's what's good about it.

Maybe down the road John Lydon will get the chance to do John's version of the Pistols story. Maybe someone will go a lot deeper into it and it won't be so surface. But maybe you needed this just to get people back in the flow.

We had punk and metal over here in the States, but it feels like England it was legitimately more dangerous. British society was much more rigid.

It never went [as] mega in America. It went big in England. It exploded when the Pistols did that interview with [TV host Bill] Grundy, that lorry truck driver put his boot through his own TV, and all the national papers had "the filth and the fury" [headlines].

We went from being unknown to being known overnight. We waited a year, Generation X. We even told them [record labels] no for nine months to a year. Every record company wanted their own punk rock group. So it went really mega in England, and it affected the whole country – the style, the fashions, everything. I mean, the Ramones were massive in England. Devo had a No. 1 song [in England] with "Satisfaction" in '77. Actually, Devo was as big as or bigger than the Pistols.

You were ahead of the pop-punk thing that happened in the late '90s, and a lot of it became tongue-in-cheek by then. It didn't have the same sense of rebelliousness as the original movement. It was more pop.

It had become a style. There was a famous book in England called Revolt Into Style — and that's what had happened, a revolt that turned into style which then they were able to duplicate in their own way. Even recently, Billie Joe [Armstrong] did his own version of "Gimme Some Truth," the Lennon song we covered way back in 1977.

When we initially were making [punk] music, it hadn't become accepted yet. It was still dangerous and turned into a style that people were used to. We were still breaking barriers.

You have a band called Generation Sex with Steve Jones and Paul Cook. I assume you all have an easier time playing Pistols and Gen X songs together now and not worrying about getting spit on like back in the '70s?

Yeah, definitely. When I got to America I told the group I was putting it together, "No one spits at the audience."

We had five years of being spat on [in the UK], and it was revolting. And they spat at you if they liked you. If they didn't like it they smashed your gear up. One night, I remember I saw blood on my T-shirt, and I think Joe Strummer got meningitis when spit went in his mouth.

You had to go through a lot to become successful, it wasn't like you just kind of got up there and did a couple of gigs. I don't think some young rock bands really get that today.

With punk going so mega in England, we definitely got a leg up. We still had a lot of work to get where we got to, and rightly so because you find out that you need to do that. A lot of groups in the old days would be together three to five years before they ever made a record, and that time is really important. In a way, what was great about punk rock for me was it was very much a learning period. I really learned a lot [about] recording music and being in a group and even writing songs.

Then when I came to America, it was a flow, really. I also really started to know what I wanted Billy Idol to be. It took me a little bit, but I kind of knew what I wanted Billy Idol to be. And even that took a while to let it marinate.

You and Miley Cyrus have developed a good working relationship in the last several years. How do you think her fans have responded to you, and your fans have responded to her?

I think they're into it. It's more the record company that she had didn't really get "Night Crawling"— it was one of the best songs on Plastic Hearts , and I don't think they understood that. They wanted to go with Dua Lipa, they wanted to go with the modern, young acts, and I don't think they realized that that song was resonating with her fans. Which is a shame really because, with Andrew Watt producing, it's a hit song.

But at the same time, I enjoyed doing it. It came out really good and it's very Billy Idol. In fact, I think it’s more Billy Idol than Miley Cyrus. I think it shows you where Andrew Watt was. He was excited about doing a Billy Idol track. She's fun to work with. She’s a really great person and she works at her singing — I watched her rehearsing for the Super Bowl performance she gave. She rehearsed all Saturday morning, all Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning and it was that afternoon. I have to admire her fortitude. She really cares.

I remember when you went on " Viva La Bam " back in 2005 and decided to give Bam Margera’s Lamborghini a new sunroof by taking a power saw to it. Did he own that car? Was that a rental?

I think it was his car.

Did he get over it later on?

He loved it. [ Laughs ] He’s got a wacky sense of humor. He’s fantastic, actually. I’m really sorry to see what he's been going through just lately. He's going through a lot, and I wish him the best. He's a fantastic person, and it's a shame that he's struggling so much with his addictions. I know what it's like. It's not easy.

Musically, what is the synergy like with you guys during the past 10 years, doing Kings and Queens of the Underground and this new stuff? What is your working relationship like now in this more sober, older, mature version of you two as opposed to what it was like back in the '80s?

In lots of ways it’s not so different because we always wrote the songs together, we always talked about what we're going to do together. It was just that we were getting high at the same time.We're just not getting [that way now] but we're doing all the same things.

We're still talking about things, still [planning] things:What are we going to do next? How are we going to find new people to work with? We want to find new producers. Let's be a little bit more timely about putting stuff out.That part of our relationship is the same, you know what I mean? That never got affected. We just happened to be overloading in the '80s.

The relationship’s… matured and it's carrying on being fruitful, and I think that's pretty amazing. Really, most people don't get to this place. Usually, they hate each other by now. [ Laughs ] We also give each other space. We're not stopping each other doing things outside of what we’re working on together. All of that enables us to carry on working together. I love and admire him. I respect him. He's been fantastic. I mean, just standing there on stage with him is always a treat. And he’s got an immensely great sense of humor. I think that's another reason why we can hang together after all this time because we've got the sense of humor to enable us to go forward.

There's a lot of fan reaction videos online, and I noticed a lot of younger women like "Rebel Yell" because, unlike a lot of other '80s alpha male rock tunes, you're talking about satisfying your lover.

It was about my girlfriend at the time, Perri Lister. It was about how great I thought she was, how much I was in love with her, and how great women are, how powerful they are.

It was a bit of a feminist anthem in a weird way. It was all about how relationships can free you and add a lot to your life. It was a cry of love, nothing to do with the Civil War or anything like that. Perri was a big part of my life, a big part of being Billy Idol. I wanted to write about it. I'm glad that's the effect.

Is there something you hope people get out of the songs you've been doing over the last 10 years? Do you find yourself putting out a message that keeps repeating?

Well, I suppose, if anything, is that you can come to terms with your life, you can keep a hold of it. You can work your dreams into reality in a way and, look, a million years later, still be enjoying it.

The only reason I'm singing about getting out of the cage is because I kicked out of the cage years ago. I joined Generation X when I said to my parents, "I'm leaving university, and I'm joining a punk rock group." And they didn't even know what a punk rock group was. Years ago, I’d write things for myself that put me on this path, so that maybe in 2022 I could sing something like "Cage" and be owning this territory and really having a good time. This is the life I wanted.

The original UK punk movement challenged societal norms. Despite all the craziness going on throughout the world, it seems like a lot of modern rock bands are afraid to do what you guys were doing. Do you think we'll see a shift in that?

Yeah. Art usually reacts to things, so I would think eventually there will be a massive reaction to the pop music that’s taken over — the middle of the road music, and then this kind of right wing politics. There will be a massive reaction if there's not already one. I don’t know where it will come from exactly. You never know who's gonna do [it].

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Newsletter signup, visitor guide, journey sets extensive 2020 north american tour with the pretenders.

Tickets on sale Friday, November 8 at 10 am

Journey - Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist), longtime members Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) & Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer) – have set an extensive North American tour in 2020 with the PRETENDERS that will feature all new production and hits from start to finish. The 60+ date tour, produced by Live Nation, stops in Oklahoma City on Friday, June 19 at Chesapeake Energy Arena . Tickets go on sale Friday, November 8, at 10 am. A full listing of tour dates can be found below.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for select shows before the general public beginning Monday, November 4, at 10 am through Thursday, November 7, at 10 pm. Citi and other local presales will start on November 5, at 10 am.

A limited number of LaneOne Premium Packages will also be available, including amazing seats, transportation, preferred entrance and more. Check HERE for LaneOne details.

PRETENDERS cross the bridge between punk, new wave and pop music like no other band, with genre-defining songs like “I'll Stand By You,” “Back On The Chain Gang” and “Don't Get Me Wrong.” The band has sold over 25 million albums and founder & leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music's greatest songwriters. Chrissie’s 2015 memoir Reckless: My Life As a Pretender, was hailed by the New York Times upon its release as "honest and distinctive… a love letter to rock and roll." After delivering 2016’s unflinchingly head-strong Alone album (produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach), the Pretenders continue to tour worldwide.

JOURNEY is one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, creating some of the best-known songs in modern music. Since the group’s formation in 1973, the band has earned 19 top 40 singles and 25 Gold and Platinum albums and has sold nearly 100 million albums globally. Their Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times-Platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified award holders. The band continues to tour and record into the 21st century, performing concerts for millions of fans worldwide, and received the prestigious Billboard "Legends of Live" touring award. 2018’s massive co-headlining tour with Def Leppard was the band’s most successful tour to date, landing them in the Top 10 year-end touring chart with more than 1 million tickets sold. In 2017, Journey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In March 2019, Journey released a live DVD/CD set from their concert at the Budokan in Tokyo, featuring the first-ever performances of the band’s “Escape” and “Frontiers” albums in their entireties. Journey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, and is the subject of the award-winning documentary, “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey.”

JOURNEY WITH PRETENDERS 2020 TOUR DATES: Fri, May 15 Ridgefield, WA Sunlight Supply Amphitheater Sat, May 16 George, WA Gorge Amphitheatre Mon, May 18 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena Wed, May 20 Boise, ID ExtraMile Arena Thu, May 21 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre Sat, May 23 Los Angeles, CA The Forum Sun, May 24 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Tue, May 26 Anaheim, CA Honda Center Wed, May 27 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion Fri, May 29 Wheatland, CA Toyota Amphitheatre Sat, May 30 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre Mon, June 1 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion Tue, June 2 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater Thu, June 4 Denver, CO Pepsi Center Sat, June 6 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre Sun, June 7 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Tue, June 9 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Wed, June 10 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena Fri, June 19 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena Sat, June 20 Durant, OK Choctaw Grand Theater*

Mon, June 22 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP Wed, June 24 Memphis, TN FedExForum Fri, June 26 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO Sat, June 27 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center Mon, June 29 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Tue, June 30 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center Thu, July 2 Moline, IL TaxSlayer Center Fri, July 3 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL Sun, July 5 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Wed, July 8 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Fri, July 10 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena Sat, July 11 Burgettstown, PA KeyBank Pavilion Mon, July 13 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage Tue, July 14 Quebec City, PQ Videotron Center Fri, July 17 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre Sat, July 18 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater Wed, July 29 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center Thu, July 30 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater Sat, August 1 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sun, August 2 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live Tue, August 4 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Wed, August 5 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion Fri, August 7 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater Sat, August 8 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion Mon, August 10 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Wed, August 12 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Thu, August 13 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood Fri, August 21 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Sat, August 22 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre/S. Florida Fairgrounds Mon, August 24 Jacksonville, FL VyStar Veterans Arena Wed, August 26 Orange Beach, AL The Wharf Thu, August 27 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center* Sat, August 29 Bossier City, LA CenturyLink Center Sun, August 30 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion Wed, September 2 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center Thu, September 3 Corpus Christi, TX American Bank Center Arena Sat, September 5 Houston, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Wed, September 9 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena Fri, September 11 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium Sat, September 12 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts *Not promoted by Live Nation

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Journey & The Pretenders

Journey and The Pretenders are teaming up for a legendary American tour this 2020. And the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are headed to the Dos Equis Pavilion on Sunday August 30th 2020!

Best known for their larger than life hit “Don’t Stop Believin,” Journey’s current line up consists of frontman Arnel Pineda, co-founding members Neal Schon guitar and Ross Valory on bass, keyboardist Jonathan Cain, and drummer Steve Smith. While fellow heavyweight The Pretenders gave us jams like “Back On The Chain Gang” and “Don’t Get Me Wrong” and is still fronted by founding members Chrissie Hynde and longtime drummer Martin Chambers.

Both revered for their classic rock music, don’t miss out on these two acts on a once in a lifetime tour so be sure to book your tickets now!

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After all these years, their gazillions of fans from all over the world haven't stopped believing, so they're still rockin' out the concert circuit and are about to take you on an enthralling sound trip. So buckle-up, for Journey! Your favorite arena-rock band, Journey announced their mammoth, five-month 2020 tour, and tagging along with them is the equally intense classic punk-rock outfit The Pretenders. One of their most anticipated stops is right here at the Gorge Amphitheatre on Saturday 16th May 2020. Frenzied fans are grabbing tickets by the minute. No time to waste. Hurry and get your tickets now!

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“Hits from start to finish”. That's how Journey succinctly puts it, but their legions of fans know for sure that this concert is going to be heavily loaded with music from their best years, compelling showmanship, and tremendous energy and excitement. Long-time fans have traversed on this concert road countless times before, yet each show is revitalized with a wave of excitement, feels they're rockin' like it's 1981! "Don't Stop Believing" is the band's colossal hit that was released way back in '81, yet in 2009, it became the top-selling track in iTunes history among songs not released in the 21st century.

JOURNEY classics such as "Lights", "Faithfully", "Any Way You Want It", "Open Arms", "Wheel In The Sky", "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" and the seminal "Don't Stop Believin'"– are just some of their biggest hits that gave them one diamond, ten platinum (including seven consecutive multi-platinum albums between 1978 and 1987) and three gold albums. They scored a whopping eighteen Top 40 singles in the U.S., six of which reached the Top 10 of the US chart and two of which reached No. 1 on other Billboard charts. With 5 million records sold to their name, Journey is considered one of the world's best-selling bands of all time. A 2005 USA Today opinion poll named Journey the fifth-best U.S. rock band in history, and placed at No. 96 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist), longtime members Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) and Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer) — these are your pilots onstage that will take you to stratospheric musical heights. So unfasten your seatbelts, this is going to be a rip-roarin' Journey!

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Journey Cancel 2020 Tour Dates Because of Coronavirus

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Journey has canceled all of its 2020 tour dates due to ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

The band was set to embark on a lengthy North American run with the Pretenders that would’ve stretched from May 15th to September 12th, comprising over 60 shows. In a statement, the band said it decided to cancel the tour outright rather than postpone so that fans could receive ticket refunds during these financially unstable times.

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“Having seen what the world has endured during the last 45 days, and not knowing what the rest of this year or 2021 will bring, we knew the right thing to do was to make sure our fans’ health was not put in jeopardy and to provide immediate access to refund options given the unexpected events caused by this terrible virus,” said Journey’s Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain and Arnel Pineda. “We would like to thank all doctors, nurses, police, other first responders and essential workers for their heroic efforts; as well as our fans for doing everything possible to stay safe. We would also like to send the Pretenders our best wishes and hope to see them in the future. We will see everyone again as soon as it is safe to tour, and we will share that news as it becomes available. In the meantime, please ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ in the wonder of life and in each other.”

Live Nation will email ticket holders about refund options soon. While fans can receive a full refund, they can also request a 150 percent credit, and Live Nation will donate the number of tickets originally purchased to healthcare workers.

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