Journey have been hired to perform at the Republican National Convention in Tampa on Thursday night.
"It's an RNC event, but not one to endorse any candidate or party," a source tells E! News. "I believe Journey and also Zac Brown [also on Thursday] are described as nonpartisan but they aren't aware of any of the details themselves. To Journey, it's simple, one of hundreds of private [events] they get hired to do."
The source confirms that the band will be paid $500,000 to perform.
Journey kicked off the current leg of its 2012 tour last month in Southern California; the trek is scheduled to run through December, with most dates featuring special guests Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo and Loverboy.
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