Journey has been around forever and somehow their songs just stick with people. Whether it was from parents playing records at home or hearing them on the radio late at night, most folks end up knowing a few of the big ones. Now they are doing one last big tour across the country in 2026, and St. Louis gets a show at the Enterprise Center on November 16.
It feels like the kind of night where everyone ends up yelling the words to “Don’t Stop Believin’” at the same time. Their set list covers a lot of ground from “Separate Ways” through “Any Way You Want It” and “Faithfully” and a bunch more. That part still works even after all these years.
The band started back in 1973 in San Francisco and it took a while before things clicked. Steve Perry joining in 1977 changed everything with his voice and then the hits started coming steady. Neal Schon on guitar and Jonathan Cain on keys helped shape that sound too. Albums like 1981’s Escape and 1983’s Frontiers gave them songs that just do not go away.
I think the thing that stands out is how those tracks still get played everywhere—“Faithfully” for slow dances and “Wheel in the Sky” for the louder parts. They survived all the trends that came after. There were changes though and Perry leaving could have stopped things but they found Arnel Pineda through some video online and he has been handling the vocals since 2007.
The lineup now has Schon still leading on guitar along with Cain and Pineda and a few others filling out the sound. It seems like a solid group even with the history behind it. Farewell tours make things feel a bit different though. You start thinking maybe this really is the last time around.
This is probably not the show to skip if you have been meaning to go. Bring whoever knows the words and even the ones who only catch the chorus. By the end most people are singing anyway. Some bands just end up mattering more than others and Journey has been one of those for a long time. | Paul LiggettJourney’s Final Frontier Tour remaining dates:
11.10.26 – Boston, MA
11.12.26 – Cleveland, OH
11.14.26 – Greensville, SC
11.16.26 – St Louis, MO
11.18.26 – Houston, TX
11.20.26 – Dallas, TX
11.22.26 – Denver, CO
11.24.26 – Anaheim, CA
11.27.26 – Las Vegas, NV
11.28.26 – San Francisco, CA
