Journey Brings 'Eclipse Tour' to MGM Grand Garden Arena, 8/13

Journey, one of the most popular American rock bands of all time featuring Arnel Pineda (lead singer), Neil Schon (lead guitarist, backing vocals), Jonathan Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Ross Valory (bass, backing vocals) and Deen Castronovo (drums, percussion, backing vocals), recently unleashed Eclipse, the group's latest album featuring all-new material. The band followed the album's release with an immediate launch of the "Eclipse Tour" which stops at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, Oct. 8 with special guests Foreigner and Night Ranger. The show is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets priced at $149.50, $99.50, $69.50 and $39.50, not including applicable service charges and taxes, go on sale tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. and will be sold at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Journey has once again teamed up with www.iloveallaccess.com to offer fans a variety of VIP ticket packages. For more details, visit www.journeymusic.com.

Fans can expect to hear new songs from Eclipse as well as classics including "Don't Stop Believin'," "Any Way You Want It," "Faithfully," "Lights," "Separate Ways," "Wheel in the Sky," and many more. "I'm in love with this record, which I haven't said about one of our albums for a long time," said founding member Neal Schon. "It's a rock record and it sounds amazing. We've got a lot of hits to play and there's plenty of time to do some new stuff too...We haven't toured with Foreigner in more than 10 years so we're really looking forward to this run."

Since its formation in 1973, Journey has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums. The band's Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times platinum, bringing it into the elite club of Diamond-certified album holders. Journey was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.

Journey toured the world from 2008 through 2009 in support of the release of Revelation. More than one million fans attended the concert performances while welcoming Pineda, their new lead singer at that time. Revelation was an immediate success as the band earned its biggest first week of sales in more than a decade. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart in June 2008 and later earned the top spot on the Independent Albums chart.

For more information, visit www.journeymusic.com.

The MGM Grand Garden Arena is home to concerts, championship boxing and premier sporting and special events. The Arena offers comfortable seating for as many as 16,800 with excellent sightlines and state-of-the-art acoustics, lighting and sound. Prominent events to date have included world championship fights between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson as well as Oscar de la Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather and George Foreman vs. Michael Moorer; and concerts by The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, George Strait, Janet Jackson, Phil Collins, Billy Joel, U2, ‘N Sync, Sting, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Jimmy Buffett and the Barbra Streisand Millennium Concert. The MGM Grand Garden Arena also is home to the annual Academy of Country Music Awards and the Frozen Fury NHL pre-season game which features the Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche.

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