Classic rock band announces massive farewell tour including Mass. stop

Classic rock band announces massive farewell tour including Mass. stop
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Journey will go their “Separate Ways” after the band takes one last trip around the country together.

The legendary band announced their farewell tour, dubbed the “Final Frontier Tour,” on Thursday, Nov. 6.

Described as “a special evening with Journey,” The tour will consist of 60 shows, starting Feb. 28, 2026 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Journey will travel across the U.S. throughout the first half of the year, ending in Loredo, Texas on July 2. The tour also includes a stop at the DCU Center in Worcester on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

“This tour is our heartfelt thank you to the fans who’ve been with us every step of the way — through every song, every era, every high and low,” guitarist Neal Schon said via a news release. “We’re pulling out all the stops with a brand-new production — the hits, the deep cuts, the energy, the spectacle. It’s a full-circle celebration of the music that’s brought us all together.”

Schon, 71, a founding member of the group also emphasized that he’s not done making music.

“As its founding member, I carry the Journey torch to this day, wherever I go. The sentiment and spirit of the band will always remain,” Schon said. “While this marks a farewell to one powerful chapter of the Journey we’ve shared, I want everyone to know I’m not done. Music is still burning strong inside me, and there are new creative horizons ahead. This tour is both a thank you and the beginning of what’s next.”

Along with Schon, Journey’s current lineup features singer Arnel Pineda, keyboard players Jonathan Cain and Jason Derlatka, drummer Deen Castronovo and bassist Todd Jensen.

“It’s been an incredible ride,” Cain said in the release. “We’ve shared our music with millions and this tour is about gratitude, connection and one last chance to feel that magic together. We wouldn’t want it any other way.”

Schon had announced in October that Cain, a member of Journey since 1980, was leaving the band. But Schon later clarified a social media post to say the longtime keyboard player would continue to tour with Journey for the next two years.

Journey formed in San Francisco in 1973 and has been around for more than 50 years. The band had their biggest commercial success between 1978 and 1987 with frontman Steve Perry serving as a singer and songwriter. His soaring tenor vocals can be heard in some of the band’s most famous songs including “Any Way You Want It‚” “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Wheel in the Sky,” “Who’s Crying Now,” “Open Arms” and “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart).”

Perry split with Journey in 1988, rejoined the group for a few years in the ‘90s and now records as a solo artist. Journey continued to record and perform in Perry’s absence with lead singers Steve Augeri (1998-2006), Jeff Scott Soto (2006-2007) and Pineda (2007-present).

Overall, Journey has numerous gold-, platinum- and diamond-certified records, totaling more than 52 million album sales in the U.S. and over 100 million records globally. These sales have made Journey one of world’s best-selling bands of all time. The band has charted 25 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including six top ten hits. Journey was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

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