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1981–82 concert tour by Journey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Escape Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Journey in support of their seventh studio album, Escape.

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The tour included six consecutive sold out dates at the Pine Knob Theatre in Detroit, and four straight sold-out shows at the Los Angeles Forum, and Chicago's Rosemont Horizon. Journey also made an appearance on July 2, 1982, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California with Blue Öyster Cult, Triumph and Aldo Nova. The 8+12-month tour took Journey through Japan and North America.

Point Blank, Billy Squier, the Greg Kihn Band and Loverboy were the opening acts during the tour.

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Reception

Deborah Deasy, a reporter from the Pittsburgh Press, who attended the sold out October 2, 1981 performance, gave criticism toward the band on their deliverance of fast and furious noise, even noting that there was too little 'danceable rock 'n' roll'. The reporter noted on Perry's vocals being grating and overworked, but praised the other members of Journey individually. Deborah cited on the uninspired songwriting and the chemistry, criticizing the band as 'generic rock'. She concluded her review, praising the stage work done by the technical, set and sound designers as well as the surprise fireworks, but also noted on the opening act Point Blank had, criticizing the lackluster lead singer who she claimed was "too impressed with himself".[1] A warmer reception was reported by press in the band's hometown of San Francisco, where Chronicle[2] writer Joel Selvin gushed effusively about the band's video monitors, sound and pyrotechnics, adding that Journey delivered a "masterful triple stroke" that "set a new standard in the rock concert arms race" that makes "all that came before" it, "as old fashioned as a Model T."[3]

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Tour dates

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Over the course of the tour, Journey played the following dates:[4][5][6][7][8]

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Personnel

  • Steve Perry – lead vocals, keyboards, piano
  • Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Ross Valory – bass, backing vocals
  • Jonathan Cain – keyboards, piano, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Smith – drums, percussion

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