| Concert Tour Name: | Escape Tour |
| Album: | Escape |
| Start Date: | July 27, 1981 |
| End Date: | July 2, 1982 |
| Number Of Legs: | 2 |
| Number Of Shows: | 132 |
| Last Tour: | Departure Tour (1980) |
| This Tour: | Escape Tour (1981–1982) |
| Next Tour: | Frontiers Tour (1983) |
The Escape Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Journey in support of their seventh studio album, Escape.
The tour included six consecutive sold out dates at the Pine Knob Theatre in Detroit, and four straight sold-out shows at the Los Angeles Forum, and Chicago's Rosemont Horizon. Journey also made an appearance on July 2, 1982, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California with Blue Öyster Cult, Triumph and Aldo Nova. The -month tour took Journey through Japan and North America.
Point Blank, Billy Squier, the Greg Kihn Band and Loverboy were the opening acts during the tour.
Deborah Deasy, a reporter from the Pittsburgh Press, who attended the sold out October 2, 1981 performance, gave criticism toward the band on their deliverance of fast and furious noise, even noting that there was too little 'danceable rock 'n' roll'. The reporter noted on Perry's vocals being grating and overworked, but praised the other members of Journey individually. Deborah cited on the uninspired songwriting and the chemistry, criticizing the band as 'generic rock'. She concluded her review, praising the stage work done by the technical, set and sound designers as well as the surprise fireworks, but also noted on the opening act Point Blank had, criticizing the lackluster lead singer who she claimed was "too impressed with himself".[1] A warmer reception was had by press in the band's hometown of San Francisco, where Chronicle[2] writer Joel Selvin gushed effusively about the band's video monitors, sound and pyrotechnics, adding that Journey delivered a "masterful triple stroke" that "set a new standard in the rock concert arms race" that makes "all that came before" it, "as old fashioned as a Model T."[3]
Over the course of the tour, Journey played the following dates:[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / Available | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | |||||
| July 27, 1981 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall | rowspan="6" | |
| July 28, 1981 | Nagoya | Kokai-do | |||
| July 29, 1981 | Tokyo | Koseinenkin Hall | |||
| July 31, 1981 | |||||
| August 1, 1981 | Nakano Sun Plaza | ||||
| August 2, 1981 | |||||
| North America | |||||
| August 15, 1981 | Toronto | Canada | Massey Hall | rowspan="21" | |
| August 22, 1981 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | |||
| August 23, 1981 | Ottawa | Ottawa Civic Centre | |||
| August 25, 1981 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center | ||
| August 27, 1981 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | |||
| August 28, 1981 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | |||
| August 29, 1981 | Yarmouth | Cape Cod Coliseum | |||
| August 31, 1981 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | |||
| September 1, 1981 | |||||
| September 3, 1981 | Hoffman Estates | Poplar Creek Music Theatre | |||
| September 4, 1981 | |||||
| September 5, 1981 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | |||
| September 6, 1981 | |||||
| September 8, 1981 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre | |||
| September 9, 1981 | |||||
| September 11, 1981 | |||||
| September 12, 1981 | |||||
| September 13, 1981 | |||||
| September 14, 1981 | |||||
| September 15, 1981 | St. Paul | St. Paul Civic Center | |||
| September 16, 1981 | Ames | Hilton Coliseum | |||
| September 18, 1981 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | 31,373 / 34,331 | $316,591 | |
| September 19, 1981 | |||||
| September 20, 1981 | Wichita | Levitt Arena | 10,500 / 10,500 | $105,000 | |
| September 21, 1981 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 12,000 / 12,000 | $114,000 | |
| September 23, 1981 | St. Louis | Checkerdome | 17,517 / 17,517 | $172,206 | |
| September 28, 1981 | Terre Haute | Hulman Center | |||
| September 29, 1981 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | |||
| September 30, 1981 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | |||
| October 1, 1981 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | |||
| October 2, 1981 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | |||
| October 3, 1981 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | 17,652 / 17,652 | $179,726 | |
| October 6, 1981 | Boston | Boston Garden | |||
| October 8, 1981 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | 16,198 / 16,198 | $171,975 | |
| October 9, 1981 | Syracuse | Carrier Dome | |||
| October 10, 1981 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
| October 11, 1981 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | |||
| October 12, 1981 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | |||
| October 13, 1981 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |||
| October 15, 1981 | Jacksonville | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 11,512 / 11,512 | $114,530 | |
| October 16, 1981 | Birmingham | BJCC Coliseum | |||
| October 17, 1981 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |||
| October 18, 1981 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum | |||
| October 20, 1981 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | |||
| October 21, 1981 | Savannah | Martin Luther King Jr. Arena | |||
| October 22, 1981 | Lakeland | Jenkins Arena | 20,000 / 20,000 | $199,318 | |
| October 23, 1981[9] | |||||
| October 24, 1981 | Pembroke Pines | Hollywood Sportatorium | |||
| October 27, 1981 | Knoxville | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | |||
| October 28, 1981 | Nashville | Municipal Auditorium | 9,900 / 9,900 | $98,460 | |
| October 30, 1981 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | 11,632 / 11,632 | $122,136 | |
| October 31, 1981 | Mobile | Municipal Auditorium | |||
| November 1, 1981 | Baton Rouge | LSU Assembly Center | |||
| November 3, 1981 | Oklahoma City | Myriad Convention Center | 14,735 / 14,735 | $159,357 | |
| November 5, 1981 | Houston | The Summit | 34,904 / 34,904 | $377,577 | |
| November 6, 1981 | |||||
| November 7, 1981 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | 38,025 / 38,025 | $453,719 | |
| November 8, 1981 | |||||
| November 10, 1981 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | |||
| November 11, 1981 | Amarillo | Cal Farley Coliseum | |||
| November 13, 1981 | Las Cruces | Pan American Center | |||
| November 14, 1981 | Tucson | Tucson Arena | |||
| November 15, 1981 | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
| November 21, 1981 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |||
| November 22, 1981 | Inglewood | The Forum | 70,000 / 70,000 | $729,018 | |
| November 23, 1981 | |||||
| November 24, 1981 | |||||
| November 25, 1981 | |||||
| November 29, 1981 | Fresno | Ratcliffe Stadium | |||
| November 30, 1981 | Daly City | Cow Palace | 41,710 / 41,710 | $443,346 | |
| December 1, 1981 | |||||
| December 2, 1981 | |||||
| December 3, 1981 | Pocatello | Minidome | |||
| December 4, 1981 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | 44,910 / 44,910 | $538,920 | |
| December 5, 1981 | |||||
| December 6, 1981 | |||||
| December 7, 1981 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum | |||
| December 8, 1981 | |||||
| December 10, 1981 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | |||
| December 11, 1981 | Daly City | Cow Palace | |||
| December 12, 1981 | |||||
| December 21, 1981 | Honolulu | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | |||
| December 22, 1981 | |||||
| Asia | |||||
| April 9, 1982 | Fukuoka | Japan | Sun Palace Hall | ||
| April 11, 1982 | Kyoto | Kyoto Kaikan | |||
| April 12, 1982 | Osaka | Festival Hall | |||
| April 13, 1982 | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | ||||
| April 14, 1982 | Nagoya | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | |||
| April 16, 1982 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |||
| April 17, 1982 | Yokohama | Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium | |||
| North America | |||||
| April 23, 1982 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | ||
| April 25, 1982 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | 17,178 / 18,117 | $214,787 | |
| April 26, 1982 | Calgary | Stampede Corral | 7,500 / 7,500 | $101,105 | |
| April 28, 1982 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena | 14,646 / 17,230 | $172,116 | |
| April 30, 1982 | Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | 12,792 / 19,307 | $151,146 | |
| May 1, 1982 | Buffalo | United States | Memorial Auditorium | 17,293 / 17,293 | $176,046 |
| May 3, 1982 | Boston | Boston Garden | 31,000 / 31,000 | $371,242 | |
| May 4, 1982 | |||||
| May 6, 1982 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | 41,224 / 41,224 | $482,646 | |
| May 7, 1982 | |||||
| May 8, 1982 | Landover | Capital Centre | 18,896 / 18,896 | $200,109 | |
| May 10, 1982 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | 37,226 / 37,226 | $441,203 | |
| May 11, 1982 | |||||
| May 13, 1982 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | 37,221 / 37,221 | $465,262 | |
| May 14, 1982 | |||||
| May 15, 1982 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 39,900 / 39,900 | $461,316 | |
| May 16, 1982 | |||||
| May 18, 1982 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | 19,400 / 19,400 | $217,548 | |
| May 19, 1982 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | 18,178 / 18,178 | $197,945 | |
| May 21, 1982 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | 73,080 / 73,080 | $865,833 | |
| May 22, 1982 | |||||
| May 23, 1982 | |||||
| May 24, 1982 | |||||
| May 27, 1982 | Denver | McNichols Arena | 33,900 / 36,000 | $424,301 | |
| May 28, 1982 | |||||
| May 29, 1982 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace | 26,259 / 26,318 | $244,222 | |
| May 30, 1982 | |||||
| June 2, 1982 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum | |||
| June 3, 1982 | |||||
| June 4, 1982 | |||||
| June 12, 1982 | Dallas | Cotton Bowl | 64,945 / 70,000 | $1,199,310 | |
| June 13, 1982 | Houston | Astrodome | 65,000 / 65,000 | $1,160,504 | |
| June 26, 1982 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 57,500 / 57,500 | $957,851 | |
| July 2, 1982 | Pasadena | Rose Bowl | 83,214 / 90,000 | $1,373,031 | |