Escape Tour
Tour by Journey |
Associated album |
Escape |
Start date |
July 27, 1981 |
End date |
July 2, 1982 |
Legs |
6 |
Journey concert chronology |
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The Escape Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Journey. It was one of Journey's most successful concert tours, in support of their first number one 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 8 1⁄2-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.
Tour dates
Over the course of the tour, Journey played the following dates:[1][2][3][4][5]
Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
Asia |
July 27, 1981 |
Osaka |
Japan |
Festival Hall |
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, Ontario |
Canada |
Massey Hall |
August 16, 1981 |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Ottawa Civic Centre |
August 17, 1981 |
Montreal, Quebec |
The Forum |
August 19, 1981 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
Le Colisee |
August 22, 1981 |
Montreal, Quebec |
The Forum |
August 25, 1981 |
Portland, Maine |
United States |
Cumberland County Civic Center |
August 27, 1981 |
Saratoga Springs, New York |
Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
August 28, 1981 |
Columbia, Maryland |
Merriweather Post Pavilion |
August 29, 1981 |
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts |
Cape Cod Coliseum |
August 31, 1981 |
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
Blossom Music Center |
September 1, 1981 |
September 3, 1981 |
Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
Poplar Creek Music Theater |
September 4, 1981 |
September 5, 1981 |
East Troy, Wisconsin |
Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
September 6, 1981 |
September 8, 1981 |
Clarkston, Michigan |
Pine Knob Music Theater |
September 9, 1981 |
September 11, 1981 |
September 12, 1981 |
September 13, 1981 |
September 14, 1981 |
September 15, 1981 |
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Saint Paul Civic Center |
September 16, 1981 |
Ames, Iowa |
Hilton Coliseum |
September 18, 1981 |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Kemper Arena |
September 19, 1981 |
September 20, 1981 |
Wichita, Kansas |
Levitt Arena |
September 21, 1981 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Omaha Civic Auditorium |
September 23, 1981 |
St Louis, Missouri |
Checkerdome |
September 29, 1981 |
Rosemont, Illinois |
Rosemont Horizon |
September 30, 1981 |
Champaign, Illinois |
Assembly Hall |
October 1, 1981 |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Riverfront Coliseum |
October 2, 1981 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Civic Arena |
October 3, 1981 |
Lexington, Kentucky |
Rupp Arena |
October 8, 1981 |
Hartford, Connecticut |
Hartford Civic Center |
October 9, 1981 |
Syracuse, New York |
Carrier Dome |
October 10, 1981 |
Uniondale, New York |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
October 15, 1981 |
Jacksonville, Florida |
Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
October 20, 1981 |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Charlotte Coliseum |
October 22, 1981 |
Lakeland, Florida |
Lakeland Center |
October 23, 1981 |
October 24, 1981 |
Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Hollywood Sportatorium |
October 27, 1981 |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
Thompson-Boling Arena |
October 28, 1981 |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Municipal Auditorium |
October 30, 1981 |
Memphis, Tennessee |
Mid-South Coliseum |
October 31, 1981 |
Mobile, Alabama |
Municipal Auditorium |
November 1, 1981 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
LSU Assembly Center |
November 3, 1981 |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
Barton Coliseum |
November 5, 1981 |
Houston, Texas |
The Summit |
November 6, 1981 |
November 7, 1981 |
Dallas, Texas |
Reunion Arena |
November 8, 1981 |
Austin, Texas |
Frank Erwin Center |
November 10, 1981 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Tingley Coliseum |
November 11, 1981 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Amarillo Civic Center |
November 13, 1981 |
Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Pan American Center |
November 14, 1981 |
Tucson, Arizona |
Tucson Convention Center |
November 15, 1981 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
November 17, 1981 |
Denver, Colorado |
McNichols Arena postponed to May 27 |
November 19, 1981 |
Salt Lake, Utah |
Salt Palace postponed to May 29 |
November 21, 1981 |
San Diego, California |
San Diego Sports Arena |
November 22, 1981 |
Inglewood, California |
The Forum |
November 23, 1981 |
November 24, 1981 |
November 25, 1981 |
November 29, 1981 |
Fresno, California |
Ratcliffe Stadium |
November 30, 1981 |
Daly City, California |
Cow Palace |
December 1, 1981 |
December 2, 1981 |
December 3, 1981 |
Pocatello, Idaho |
MiniDome |
December 4, 1981 |
Seattle, Washington |
Seattle Center Coliseum |
December 5, 1981 |
December 6, 1981 |
December 7, 1981 |
Portland, Oregon |
Memorial Coliseum |
December 8, 1981 |
December 10, 1981 |
Oakland, California |
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
December 11, 1981 |
Daly City, California |
Cow Palace |
December 12, 1981 |
December 21, 1981 |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
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 |
Prefectural Gymnasium |
April 14, 1982 |
Nagoya |
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium |
April 16, 1982 |
Tokyo |
Budokan |
April 17, 1982 |
Yokohama |
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium |
North America |
April ??, 1982 |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Canada |
Pacific Coliseum |
April 25, 1982 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
Northlands Coliseum |
April 26, 1982 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Stampede Corral |
April 28, 1982 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Winnipeg Arena |
April 30, 1982 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Maple Leaf Gardens |
May 1, 1982 |
Buffalo, New York |
United States |
Memorial Auditorium |
May 3, 1982 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Boston Garden |
May 4, 1982 |
May 6, 1982 |
East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Meadowlands Arena |
May 7, 1982 |
May 8, 1982 |
Landover, Maryland |
Capital Centre |
May 10, 1982 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
The Spectrum |
May 11, 1982 |
May 13, 1982 |
Richfield, Ohio |
Richfield Coliseum |
May 14, 1982 |
May 15, 1982 |
Detroit, Michigan |
Joe Louis Arena |
May 16, 1982 |
May 18, 1982 |
Louisville, Kentucky |
Freedom Hall |
May 19, 1982 |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
Market Square Arena |
May 21, 1982 |
Rosemont, Illinois |
Rosemont Horizon |
May 22, 1982 |
May 23, 1982 |
May 24, 1982 |
May 27, 1982 |
Denver, Colorado |
McNichols Arena |
May 28, 1982 |
May 29, 1982 |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
Salt Palace |
May 30, 1982 |
June 2, 1982 |
Portland, Oregon |
Memorial Coliseum |
June 3, 1982 |
June 4, 1982 |
June 12, 1982 |
Dallas, Texas |
Cotton Bowl |
June 13, 1982 |
Houston, Texas |
Astrodome |
June 26, 1982 |
Oakland, California |
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
July 2, 1982 |
Pasadena, California |
Rose Bowl |
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