I bought tickets to see Journey and some others earlier this year. It’s the same sort of “deal” which we used to see Rihanna and Ke$ha last year, although a bit more expensive ($22.11 this year). We missed the Glee concert, so this is probably the next best thing? (Although I only know like 4 Journey songs, and 1 Foreigner song…)

We showed up around 8 and missed all of Night Ranger which was by plan since we have no idea who they were. By then Foreigner was into their set. Fortunately, they played the one song I know, I Want To Know What Love Is later so I still heard that!

For $20, we got lawn seats as this was a popular (and sold-out) concert. However, instead of the lawn we were able to get a spot on the wall at the 400s. That was fortunate because by the time we arrived the lawn was full; and it had rained heavily earlier in the day so I don’t know if sitting on the lawn would have been a good idea.

Journey came on and played about 15 songs (I don’t think they played their full set list) which was good because it was pretty boring. One reason was because I didn’t know many of their songs, and neither did the crowd. The energy was really low for the whole show (even for Foreigner’s hits). There was only excitement for Wheel in the Sky, Don’t Stop Believin’ (last song), and Any Way You Want It (first song on encore). Second reason, and maybe personal, is because the lead singer of Journey is “new”. He joined the band in 2007 and is from the Philippines (which they mentioned a few times). It just seems weird that a Classic Rock band doesn’t have a white front man. Instead, it’s almost like watching a Journey cover band…covering itself.

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