Eclipse Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Eclipse Tour
Artist:	Journey
Album:	Eclipse
Start Date:	February 23, 2011
End Date:	July 30, 2017
Number Of Legs:	11
Last Tour:	Revelation Tour (2008–2009)
This Tour:	Eclipse Tour (2011–2017)
Next Tour:	Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour (2018)

The Eclipse Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Journey. It was in support of the group's fourteenth studio album Eclipse. The album is Arnel Pineda's second since joining the band in 2007. Special guests on the 2011 tour include Foreigner and Night Ranger for most of the North American dates, Styx for the European dates, and Sweet for South American dates. The tour was the sixth top-grossing concert tour from July 23, 2011, to September 23, 2011, bringing in over $21 million and selling over 900,000 tickets. For the 2012 U.S. tour, special guests were Pat Benatar and Loverboy, and the guests for the 2013 tour were Deep Purple for the Australian dates, and Whitesnake for the European dates. For the 2014–2015 tour, the Steve Miller Band co-headlined. The 2016 tour saw the band play with The Doobie Brothers, as well as signal the return of "classic" drummer Steve Smith after longtime drummer Deen Castronovo was fired from the group. The 2017 tour had Asia co-headline, and also included the band's induction and performance at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This tour is also the longest-running in the entire history of the band.

Set list – leg 1

1. "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
2. "Edge of The Moment"
3. "Only the Young"
4. "Ask the Lonely"
5. "Never Walk Away"
6. "Send Her My Love"
7. "Resonate"
8. "Stone in Love"
9. "Keep on Running"
10. "City of Hope"
11. "Lights"
12. "Open Arms"
13. "Chain of Love"
14. "Mother, Father"
15. "Wheel in the Sky"
16. "Human Feel"
17. "Be Good to Yourself"
18. "Faithfully"
19. "Don't Stop Believin'"
20. "Any Way You Want It"

Encore:

21. "Escape"
22. "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"

Set list – leg 2

1. "Majestic"
2. "Never Walk Away"
3. "Ask the Lonely"
4. "After All These Years"
5. "Chain Reaction"
6. "La Do Da"
7. "Still They Ride"
8. "Only the Young"
9. "Faith In The Heartland"
10. "Faithfully"
11. "Stone in Love"
12. "Send Her My Love"
13. "Where Did I Lose Your Love"
14. "Lights"
15. "City Of Hope"
16. "Wheel in the Sky"
17. "Open Arms"
18. "Separate Ways"
19. "Be Good To Yourself'"
20. "Don't Stop Believin'"
21. "Any Way You Want It"

Encore:

22. "Escape"
23. "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"

Concert gross

2011

• The Eclipse Tour concert tour was the 18th highest-grossing concert tour of 2011 bringing in $39,069,939.
• According to Pollstar it was the highest-grossing concert from July 23, 2011, to September 23, 2011, bringing in over $21 million.
• The tour had 17 sellouts and averaged over $600,000 per show.

2012

• Journey was #36 on Pollstars Top 200 North American Tours, grossing 25.8 million during the 2012 The Eclipse Tour concert tour.
• The tour grossed over $469,000 each night, with an average of 7,745 in attendance per show.
• The total ticket sales were in excess of $425,000

Personnel

• Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Ross Valory – bass, backing vocals
• Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Deen Castronovo – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2011–2015)
• Steve Smith – drums, percussion (2016–2017)
• Arnel Pineda – lead vocals

with:

• Travis Thibodaux – keyboards, backing vocals (2016−2017)

Special guests

• Europe – Foreigner, Styx, Saga, Kansas, Night Ranger, and FM
• North America – Foreigner, Night Ranger,
• Central America – Night Ranger
• Puerto Rico – Night Ranger
• South America – The Sweet
• 2012 North America Leg – Pat Benatar, Loverboy
• 2013 Australia Tour – Deep Purple Co-headliner
• 2013 Europe Tour – Whitesnake Co-headliner
• 2013 North America- Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry & Cassadee Pope (Hershey & Atlantic City Only)
• 2014–2015 North America – Steve Miller Band, Tower of Power, Neal "Vortex" Schon
• 2016 North America – The Doobie Brothers, Dave Mason
• 2017 North America – Asia

Omar Hakim- filling in for Deen Castronovo for the shows in other countries and 2015 North American dates

Tour dates

Date^[1]	City	Country	Venue
Pre-Tour warm up show
February 23, 2011		United States	Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
February 25, 2011			Reno Events Center
South America
March 26, 2011			Movistar Arena
March 28, 2011			Luna Park
March 30, 2011			Via Funchal
April 2, 2011			Jockey Club del Perú
April 5, 2011			Centro Sambil
North America
April 7, 2011			Mundo E
April 9. 2011			Figali Convention Center
April 12, 2011		Mexico	National Auditorium
April 13, 2011			Monterrey Arena
April 16, 2011			Coliseo de Puerto Rico, José Miguel Agrelot
Europe
June 4, 2011	London	England	Wembley Arena
June 5, 2011			LG Arena
June 7, 2011			Metro Radio Arena
June 8, 2011			Evening News Arena
June 9, 2011			Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
June 11, 2011		Ireland	O2 Arena
June 12, 2011			Odyssey Arena
June 15, 2011	Berlin	Germany	Zitadelle
June 17, 2011			Parkbuehne
June 18, 2011			Richard-Hirschman Eisstadion
June 19, 2011		Switzerland	Deutweg
June 21, 2011		Italy	Arena Fiera
June 22, 2011		Germany	Schwabenhalle
June 24, 2011		Belgium	Graspop Metal Meeting
June 25, 2011		Germany	Freilichtbühne Loreley
June 26, 2011			Arena Leipzig
June 28, 2011		Denmark	Copenhagen Concert Hall
June 30, 2011		Norway	Skaanevik Blues Festival
July 2, 2011		Sweden	Peace & Love
July 5, 2011			Rockhal
July 7, 2011	Paris	France	Palace of Sports
July 8, 2011		Netherlands	Bospop
North America
July 15, 2011		United States	Ford Festival Park-Rock USA Festival
July 18, 2011			TD Ameritrade Park
July 21, 2011			Rio Tinto Stadium
July 23, 2011			Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 24, 2011			Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
July 27, 2011			Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 28, 2011			Xcel Center
July 30, 2011			First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 31, 2011			DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 2, 2011			Blossom Music Center
August 3, 2011			Riverbend Music Center
August 5, 2011			Columbus Crew Stadium
August 6, 2011			Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 9, 2011		Canada	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 10, 2011		United States	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 12, 2011			Comcast Theatre
August 13, 2011			Susquehanna Bank Center
August 16, 2011			Hersheypark Stadium
August 17, 2011			Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 19, 2011			Farm Bureau Live
August 20, 2011			Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 21, 2011			Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 24, 2011			PNC Bank Arts Center
August 25, 2011			Comcast Theatre
August 27, 2011			First Niagara Pavilion
August 28, 2011			Nissan Pavilion
August 30, 2011			Great New York State Fair
August 31, 2011			Great Allentown Fair
September 2, 2011			Saratoga Performing Arts Center
September 3, 2011	Atlantic City		Borgata Events Center
September 4, 2011	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live
September 10, 2011			New Orleans Arena
September 13, 2011			Bridgestone Arena
September 14, 2011			FedExForum
September 16, 2011			Lakewood Amphitheatre
September 17, 2011			MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 18, 2011			Cruzan Amphitheatre
September 21, 2011			AT&T Center
September 22, 2011			Frank Erwin Center
September 24, 2011			Gexa Energy Pavilion
September 25, 2011			Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 27, 2011			Zoo Amphitheatre
September 28, 2011			Starlight Theatre
September 30, 2011			The Pavilion
October 1, 2011			Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
October 4, 2011	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl
October 5, 2011			Sleep Train Pavilion
October 7, 2011			Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
October 8, 2011	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
October 11, 2011	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
October 12, 2011	Fresno		Save Mart Center
October 14, 2011			Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 15, 2011			Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 19, 2011			Rose Garden Arena
October 21, 2011			KeyArena
February 24, 2012			Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center
April 27, 2012	San Francisco		The Regency Ballroom
July 21, 2012			San Manuel Amphitheater
July 22, 2012			Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena
July 24, 2012			Paso Robles Event Center
July 26, 2012			Cheyenne Frontier Days
July 28, 2012			Gorge Amphitheatre
July 29, 2012			Northern Quest Resort & Casino
August 1, 2012			Montana ExpoPark
August 3, 2012			USANA Amphitheatre
August 4, 2012			Idaho Center
August 6, 2012			Buffalo Chip Campground Amphitheatre
August 8, 2012			Bankers Life Fieldhouse
August 10, 2012			Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
August 11, 2012			Ovation Hall, Revel Atlantic City
August 14, 2012			Duffy Fairgrounds
August 15, 2012			Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
August 17, 2012			Freedom Hall
August 18, 2012			Iowa State Fair
August 22, 2012			Sandia Casino Amphitheater
August 24, 2012			Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 25, 2012			Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 27, 2012			Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
August 28, 2012	Lafayette	Cajundome
August 30, 2012	Tampa	Tampa Convention Center
August 31, 2012	Kansas City	Livestrong Sporting Park
September 1, 2012		Minnesota State Fair
September 15, 2012		Soaring Eagle Casino Amphitheater
September 19, 2012		Peoria Civic Center
September 21, 2012	Cincinnati	Riverbend Music Center
September 22, 2012	Cuyahoga Falls	Blossom Music Center
September 25, 2012		Canada	Copps Coliseum
September 26, 2012			Scotiabank Place
September 28, 2012		United States	Waterfront Park
September 29, 2012			Dunkin' Donuts Center
October 2, 2012			Ted Constant Convocation Center
October 3, 2012			Greensboro Coliseum
October 5, 2012	Mobile		Bayfest
October 6, 2012			Lakewood Amphitheatre
October 9, 2012	Little Rock		Verizon Arena
October 10, 2012	Tulsa		BOK Center
October 12, 2012			1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater
October 13, 2012	West Palm Beach		Cruzan Amphitheatre
October 14, 2012			Modell Performing Arts Center
October 16, 2012	Lafayette		Cajundome
November 2, 2012	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
November 3, 2012			Verizon Wireless Arena
November 5, 2012		Canada	Bell Centre
November 7, 2012		United States	Nationwide Arena
November 16, 2012			BMO Harris Bradley Center
November 17, 2012			Resch Center
November 19, 2012		Canada	MTS Centre
November 24, 2012			Crystal Centre
November 25, 2012			Scotiabank Saddledome
November 27, 2012			Rexall Place
November 28, 2012			Credit Union Centre
December 1, 2012			Prospera Place
December 3, 2012			Rogers Arena
December 4, 2012	Victoria		Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
December 7, 2012		United States	Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
December 8, 2012			Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
December 12, 2012			Neil Blaisdell Center
December 14, 2012
December 15, 2012
February 2, 2013			Sugarmill (CMT Crossroads With Rascal Flatts)
February 5, 2013	Sioux City		Tyson Events Center
February 6, 2013			I Wireless Center
February 9, 2013			Van Andel Arena
February 10, 2013			Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
February 12, 2013			Ford Center
Oceania
February 24, 2013		New Zealand	Vector Arena
February 26, 2013		Australia	Entertainment Centre
March 1, 2013			Rod Laver Arena
March 2, 2013			Sydney Entertainment Centre
March 4, 2013			Adelaide Entertainment Centre
March 7, 2013			Perth Arena
Asia
March 11, 2013	Tokyo	Japan	Nippon Budokan
March 12, 2013			Grand Cube
March 14, 2013			Shi Bunka Koryu Kaikan
March 15, 2013			Shi Kokaido
March 17, 2013			Kagekiza
March 19, 2013			Singapore Indoor Stadium
Europe
May 16, 2013			Odyssey Arena
May 18, 2013			Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
May 20, 2013		England	Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
May 22, 2013			Metro Radio Arena
May 23, 2013			Manchester Arena
May 25, 2013			Capital FM Arena
May 26, 2013			Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
May 28, 2013			LG Arena
May 29, 2013			Wembley Arena
June 1, 2013		Germany	Max Aicher Arena
June 2, 2013			Freilichtbuhne Loreley
North America
July 19, 2013	Cheyenne	United States
July 20, 2013	Minot		North Dakota State Fair
July 24, 2013		Canada	Caesars Windsor
July 26, 2013			Rock the Park
July 27, 2013			Empire Square Live
July 29, 2013			Casino Rama
August 1, 2013		United States	Hersheypark Stadium(With Rascal Flatts The Band Perry & Cassadee Pope)
August 3, 2013	Gilford		Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 4, 2013			Boardwalk Hall (With Rascal Flatts & Cassadee Pope)
August 15, 2013	Kinder		Coushatta Casino Resort
August 16, 2013			Black Oak Mountain Amphitheater
August 18, 2013			Illinois State Fair
August 20, 2013			Ravinia Festival
August 21, 2013
August 23, 2013	Catoosa		Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
August 24, 2013	Mulvane		Kansas Star Arena
August 26, 2013	Albuquerque		Sandia Casino Amphitheater
August 28, 2013	Las Vegas		Pearl Concert Theater
August 29, 2013
September 1, 2013			Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival, Snowmass Town Park
September 14, 2013			Harveys Outdoor Arena
September 16, 2013	San Francisco		America's Cup Pavilion
September 20, 2013			Piedmont Park

Box office score data

2012

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
San Manuel Amphitheater	Devore	11,892 / 19,150 (62%)	$619,567	^[2]
California Mid-State Fair	Paso Robles	11,136 / 14,202 (78%)	$579,940
Cheyenne Frontier Days	Cheyenne	15,626 / 21,227 (74%)	$814,964
The Gorge	George	10,618 / 11,816 (90%)	$663,694
Montana State Fair	Great Falls	6,046 / 6,481 (93%)	$480,463
USANA Amphitheatre	West Valley City	11,030 / 18,370 (60%)	$651,357
Idaho Center Amphitheater	Nampa	4,834 / 9,489 (51%)	$278,393
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater	Wantagh	8,652 / 12,770 (76%)	$589,693
Ovation Hall	Atlantic City	3,608 / 3,921 (92%)	$464,520
Watertown Fairgrounds Arena	Watertown	5,602 / 7,532 (74%)	$356,255
CMAC Performing Arts Center	Canandaigua	7,902 / 14,163 (56%)	$410,383
Freedom Hall Coliseum	Louisville	13,730 / 13,730 (100%)	$567,640
Iowa State Fair	Des Moines	10,904 / 11,498 (95%)	$519,312
Sandia Casino Amphitheater	Albuquerque	4,207 / 4,207 (100%)	$335,136
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	The Woodlands	15,374 / 15,374 (100%)	$845,667
Gexa Energy Pavilion	Dallas	14,298 / 19,050 (75%)	$691,272
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre	Pelham	6,405 / 9,862 (65%)	$361,703
Livestrong Sporting Park	Kansas City	8,809 / 11,227 (78%)	$542,883
Minnesota State Fair	St. Paul	12,703 / 12,703 (100%)	$629,558

2016

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
PPL Center	Allentown	7,192 / 8,020 (90%)	$701,094	^[3]
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre	Irvine	13,457 / 13,457 (100%)	$974,534
Ak-Chin Pavilion	Phoenix	16,136 / 18,088 (89%)	$877,604
Isleta Amphitheatre	Albuquerque	9,267 / 14,299 (65%)	$449,803
Austin360 Amphitheatre	Austin	8,877 / 11,940 (74%)	$649,642
Gexa Energy Pavilion	Dallas	19,501 / 19,501 (100%)	$1,065,448
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	The Woodlands	15,550 / 15,550 (100%)	$944,246
Sprint Center	Kansas City	10,115 / 12,125 (83%)	$756,673
Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion	Rogers	9,658 / 9,658 (100%)	$620,837
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre	Pelham	9,563 / 9,780 (98%)	$507,966
PNC Music Pavilion	Charlotte	17,238 / 17,238 (100%)	$862,988
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek	Raleigh	11,065 / 19,130 (58%)	$530,566
Aaron's Amphitheatre	Lakewood	12,891 / 17,928 (72%)	$652,463
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre	Tampa	15,873 / 18,187 (87%)	$890,788
Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre	West Palm Beach	14,163 / 18,530 (76%)	$719,378
Darling's Waterfront Pavilion	Bangor	7,398 / 12,870 (57%)	$485,586
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts	Bethel	10,450 / 16,613 (63%)	$567,501
PNC Banks Arts Center	Holmdel	12,922 / 16,268 (79%)	$741,291
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater	Wantagh	11,266 / 13,098 (86%)	$728,366

2017

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Spokane Arena	Spokane	8,071 / 9,427 (86%)	$620,263	^[4]
Taco Bell Arena	Boise	6,575 / 7,995 (82%)	$508,171
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse	Bozeman	4,416 / 7,178 (61%)	$372,696
Choctaw Grande Theater	Durant	5,585 / 5,629 (99%)	$511,205
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort	Mt. Pleasant	12,600 / 12,600 (100%)	$606,402
Battery Park at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino	Sioux City	4,868 / 4,868 (100%)	$320,550
Treasure Island Resort & Casino	Welch	13,709 / 16,078 (85%)	$667,035
JQH Arena	Springfield	7,869 / 7,869 (100%)	$540,009
BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove	Southaven	5,369 / 11,267 (48%)	$284,915
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre	Pelham	8,362 / 9,824 (85%)	$574,376
CenturyLink Center	Bossier City	11,337 / 11,337 (100%)	$661,914
Smart Financial Centre	Sugar Land	5,918 / 5,918 (100%)	$584,471
Laredo Energy Arena	Laredo	6,557 / 8,421 (78%)	$520,694
Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater	Tucson	4,283 / 4,405 (97%)	$308,427
Don Haskins Center	El Paso	7,364 / 7,364 (100%)	$565,788
Klipsch Music Center	Noblesville	11,246 / 22,244 (51%)	$478,859
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek	Raleigh	9,851 / 17,144 (57%)	$375,605
Daily's Place	Jacksonville	4,919 / 4,919 (100%)	$561,500

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.

Date	City	Country	Venue
August 28, 2012	Lafayette	United States	Cajundome
October 30, 2012	New York City		Barclays Center
March 21, 2013			Mall of Asia Arena
March 23, 2013	Yigo	Guam	Yigo Park

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080731073130/http://www.journeymusic.com/tour_history.html Journey Tour Information
2. September 29, 2012 . Billboard Boxscore . Billboard . 124 . 36 . New York . 0006-2510 . September 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070003/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . September 24, 2012 . dead .
3. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20160713012949/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. 13 July 2016.
4. Current Boxscore. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228041430/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. December 28, 2017. December 28, 2017.