Idol was originally scheduled to open the first leg of Journey’s Freedom Tour, with Toto on board for the second leg; due to his Idol’s cancellation, Toto will now join Journey for the full series, which opens February 22 in Pittsburgh, PA.
“I am absolutely gutted,’ explains Idol on social media. “I haven’t felt like myself since mid-December with a sinus infection that won’t respond to medication. It has worsened to the point where I have no choice but to have a procedure which I expect will put me on a path to recovery soon.
“The last thing I ever want to do is cancel shows and I am absolutely gutted that I won’t be able to perform the upcoming dates with Journey as planned. I wish Journey only the best on their tour and give thanks to Toto for stepping in for me.”
“The Freedom Tour 2022 is kicking off soon and we are excited that our friends Toto will be now out on the road with us for the whole tour,” says Journey. “And we’re adding two new shows in Hershey & Manchester! Presale for the added dates starts Friday at 10am local. Use code FREEDOM for exclusive access to tickets before the general public.”
General public tickets for the two new concert dates will go on sale Monday, February 7 at 10:00 am EST.
A pair of Canadian shows in the series – Quebec City (March 5) and Toronto (March 7) have been postponed and will be rescheduled.
Journey were recently named the No. 5 Rock News Artist Of The Year as part of the 2021 hennemusic Rock News Awards. Journey
“Freedom Tour 2022”
Feb 22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
Feb 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Feb 25 - Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena
Feb 27 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Feb 28 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Mar 02 - Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
Mar 04 – Hershey, PA @ Giant Center **
Mar 06 – Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena **
Mar 05 - Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre pp
Mar 07 - Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena pp
Mar 08 - Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
Mar 12 - Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
Mar 14 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Mar 16 - Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
Mar 17 - Oklahoma City, OK & Paycom Center
Mar 19 - N. Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena
Mar 21 - St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
Mar 24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Arena
Mar 27 - Portland, OR @ Moda Center
Mar 28 - Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Mar 31 - San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
Apr 01 - Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
Apr 04 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
Apr 05 - Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
Apr 07 - San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena
Apr 09 - Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena
Apr 11 - Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
Apr 13 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Apr 15 - New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
Apr 20 - Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
Apr 21 - Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
Apr 24 - Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center
Apr 25 - Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
Apr 27 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Apr 28 - Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
Apr 30 - Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
May 02 - Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
May 04 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
May 05 - Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
May 07 - Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
May 09 - Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
May 11 - Hartford, CT @ XL Center
** -- new date added
pp -- postponed
See also:
Journey perform in Times Square on New Year’s Eve
Rock News Artist Of The Year No. 5: JOURNEY
Steve Perry streams new Christmas album The Season
Journey announce North American tour
Search Journey at hennemusic
