Raised on Radio Tour

The Raised on Radio Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Journey. The tour was the last with lead singer Steve Perry. It was the only tour with Randy Jackson on bass, while Mike Baird played drums. The band's previous rhythm section, Ross Valory and Steve Smith, were fired during recording sessions for the preceding Raised on Radio album. Valory and Smith, however, received their percentage of the profits from the tour.

Background The tour started on August 23, 1986, at the Mountain Aire Festival in Angels Camp, California and ended February 1, 1987 in Anchorage, Alaska. Opening acts for the tour included Honeymoon Suite, The Outfield, Glass Tiger and Andy Taylor from Duran Duran. The tour was videotaped by MTV and made into a documentary, which includes interviews and concert footage of the band at the height of their career. State of the art computerized lighting and large movable video screens that resembled pool table holders were used as part of the elaborate stage design.

Perry left the band at the conclusion of the last concert, citing that he was tired of touring, which in turn was affecting his health and voice, and did not like the band's music being used in commercials or other endeavors:

Tour dates Date City Country Venue Attendance Gross August 23, 1986 Angels Camp United States Mountain Aire Festival18,216 / 18,216$455,928 September 10, 1986 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum September 11, 1986 September 13, 1986 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum September 14, 1986 September 16, 1986 Boise BSU Pavilion8,688 / 8,688$130,099 September 17, 1986 Salt Lake City Salt Palace September 19, 1986 Denver McNichols Sports Arena16,286 / 18,235$267,159 September 20, 1986 Lincoln Bob Devaney Sports Center September 21, 1986 Kansas City Kemper Arena13,684 / 13,684$213,584 September 25, 1986 Bloomington Met Center14,022 / 17,700$222,173 September 26, 1986 Milwaukee MECCA Arena8,259 / 8,259$136,274 September 28, 1986 Indianapolis Market Square Arena11,544 / 11,544$178,782 September 30, 1986 St. Louis St. Louis Arena15,614 / 15,614$210,880 October 1, 1986 Louisville Freedom Hall11,394 / 11,394$182,304 October 2, 1986 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum14,192 / 14,192$228,966 October 4, 1986 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon15,543 / 15,543$270,221 October 5, 1986 Champaign Assembly Hall October 8, 1986 Detroit Joe Louis Arena35,007 / 35,007$577,616 October 9, 1986 October 11, 1986 Richfield Richfield Coliseum31,602 / 35,000$505,632 October 12, 1986 October 14, 1986 Philadelphia The Spectrum32,350 / 32,350$533,775 October 15, 1986 October 18, 1986 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium13,254 / 13,254$218,695 October 19, 1986 Pittsburgh Civic Arena31,773 / 31,773$508,724 October 20, 1986 October 22, 1986 Landover Capital Centre29,806 / 29,806$491,779 October 23, 1986 October 25, 1986 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena57,483 / 61,398$946,113 October 26, 1986 October 28, 1986 October 30, 1986 Worcester Worcester Centrum24,910 / 24,910$411,903 October 31, 1986 November 2, 1986 Providence Providence Civic Center12,868 / 12,868$215,693 November 3, 1986 Hartford Hartford Civic Center November 4, 1986 November 6, 1986 Hampton Hampton Coliseum13,487 / 13,487$215,792 November 8, 1986 Charleston Charleston Civic Center12,508 / 12,508$200,128 November 13, 1986 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum15,148 / 15,148$242,363 November 14, 1986 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum12,485 / 12,485$199,760 November 15, 1986 Columbia Carolina Coliseum11,684 / 11,684$186,944 November 18, 1986 Atlanta Omni Coliseum November 21, 1986 Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum11,277 / 11,277$180,432 November 22, 1986 Lakeland Jenkins Arena9,878 / 9,878$162,987 November 23, 1986 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium13,496 / 13,496$215,936 November 26, 1986 Birmingham BJCC Coliseum13,519 / 13,519$216,304 November 28, 1986 Chattanooga UTC Arena November 29, 1986 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum11,122 / 11,122$177,952 November 30, 1986 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum December 2, 1986 Dallas Reunion Arena30,166 / 30,166$527,905 December 3, 1986 December 4, 1986 Oklahoma City Myriad Convention Center14,286 / 14,286$250,005 December 6, 1986 Shreveport Hirsch Memorial Coliseum10,000 / 10,000$165,000 December 7, 1986 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum15,073 / 15,073$248,705 December 9, 1986 New Orleans Lakefront Arena9,091 / 9,091$154,547 December 10, 1986 Houston The Summit15,884 / 15,884$262,086 December 12, 1986 Austin Frank Erwin Center15,924 / 15,924$258,627 December 14, 1986 Phoenix Veterans Memorial Coliseum24,979 / 24,979$412,754 December 15, 1986 December 17, 1986 Tucson Tucson Convention Center8,471 / 8,471$139,772 December 20, 1986 Daly City Cow Palace23,380 / 23,380$409,150 December 21, 1986 December 26, 1986 Long Beach Long Beach Arena25,276 / 25,276$514,416 December 27, 1986 December 29, 1986 Fresno Selland Arena9,771 / 9,771$155,224 December 30, 1986 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena11,016 / 11,016$182,638 December 31, 1986 Long Beach Long Beach Arena12,638 / 12,638$257,208 January 2, 1987 Fresno Selland Arena9,771 / 9,771$155,224 January 4, 1987 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena11,016 / 11,016$182,638 January 15, 1987 Honolulu Blaisdell Arena22,550 / 22,550$394,625 January 17, 1987 January 18, 1987 January 21, 1987 Anchorage Sullivan Arena January 22, 1987 Anchorage Sullivan Arena January 23, 1987 Anchorage Sullivan Arena

Cancelled shows Date City Country Venue Reason November 9, 1986RichmondUnited StatesRichmond Coliseum November 11, 1986RoanokeRoanoke Civic CenterEntertainment: 'Journey Cancels Tonight's Show'. – Richmond Times-Dispatch. – November 11, 1986. TokyoJapan

Personnel Steve Perry – lead vocals, keyboards Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Randy Jackson – bass, backing vocals Mike Baird – drums

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