Journey's 1981 Concert History

Journey is one of the most influential arena rock bands of the 1970s and '80s. However, the first few years were rough going. Between 1973 and 1976, Journey released three studio albums, all of which failed to meet the expectations of Columbia Records, which nearly dropped the band. In 1977, Steve Perry became the new lead singer, and things changed. The band's next few albums sold millions of copies worldwide with 1981's "Escape" reaching the top spot on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. After a decade of great success, Journey broke up in 1987, briefly reuniting in 1991 and then permanently in 1995. In 2017, Journey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Journey had 109 concerts in 1981

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 27, 1981
Journey / Loverboy Thompson-Boling Arena, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Dec 22, 1981
Journey

Escape Tour

Honolulu International Center Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Show Duplicate for Dec 22, 1981
Dec 21, 1981
Journey Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Dec 12, 1981
Journey / 49ers Cow Palace Arena & Event Center Daly City, California, United States
Dec 11, 1981
Journey

Escape

Cow Palace Arena & Event Center Daly City, California, United States
Dec 10, 1981
Journey Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California, United States
Dec 08, 1981
Journey Portland, Oregon, United States
Dec 07, 1981
Journey

Escape

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Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon, United States
Dec 06, 1981
Journey

Escape

Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, Washington, United States
Dec 05, 1981
Journey

Escape

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Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, Washington, United States
Dec 04, 1981
Journey / Red Rider Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, Washington, United States
Show Duplicate for Dec 04, 1981
Dec 04, 1981 –
Dec 06, 1981
Journey / Red Rider

Escape Tour

Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, Washington, United States
Dec 03, 1981
Journey Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dec 02, 1981
Journey / STEVE PERRY

Escape Tour - Cable Car Benefit

Cow Palace Arena & Event Center Daly City, California, United States
Dec 01, 1981
Journey / Loverboy

Escape

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Cow Palace Arena & Event Center Daly City, California, United States
Nov 30, 1981
Journey / Loverboy

Escape

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Cow Palace Arena & Event Center Daly City, California, United States
Nov 29, 1981
Journey / Loverboy

Escape

Fresno, California, United States
Nov 25, 1981
Journey / Loverboy

Escape Tour

The Forum Inglewood, California, United States
Nov 24, 1981
Journey / STEVE PERRY / Loverboy The Forum Inglewood, California, United States
Nov 23, 1981
Journey The Forum Inglewood, California, United States
Nov 22, 1981
Journey / Steve Perry / Loverboy

Escape Tour

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The Forum Inglewood, California, United States

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The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey
Sep 26, 1981
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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The Rolling Stones / Journey / George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Sep 25, 1981
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Journey Escape Tour Program, tags: Journey, Steve Perry, Loverboy, Inglewood, California, United States, The Forum - Journey / Steve Perry / Loverboy on Nov 22, 1981 [438-small]

Journey Escape Tour Program

Journey / Steve Perry / Loverboy
Nov 22, 1981
 Inglewood, California, United States
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Journey / Point Blank on Sep 5, 1981 [552-small]

Journey / Point Blank
Sep 5, 1981
 East Troy, Wisconsin, United States
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Point Blank / Journey on Sep 6, 1981 [553-small]

Point Blank / Journey
Sep 6, 1981
 East Troy, Wisconsin, United States
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Journey / Point Blank on Aug 25, 1981 [732-small]

Journey / Point Blank
Aug 25, 1981
 Portland, Maine, United States
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Journey / Loverboy on Nov 30, 1981 [585-small]

Journey / Loverboy
Nov 30, 1981
 Daly City, California, United States
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Journey / Loverboy on Dec 1, 1981 [586-small]

Journey / Loverboy
Dec 1, 1981
 Daly City, California, United States
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The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey on Sep 26, 1981 [428-small]

The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey
Sep 26, 1981
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey on Sep 26, 1981 [429-small]

The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey
Sep 26, 1981
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey on Sep 26, 1981 [430-small]

The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey
Sep 26, 1981
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey on Sep 26, 1981 [431-small]

The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey
Sep 26, 1981
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey on Sep 26, 1981 [432-small]

The Rolling Stones / George Thorogood & The Destroyers / Journey
Sep 26, 1981
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Genres:

Rock
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Classic Rock
Progressive Rock
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)
Soft Rock
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 110 concerts
2025 9 concerts
2024 88 concerts
2023 52 concerts
2022 75 concerts
2021 19 concerts
2020 6 concerts
2019 30 concerts
2018 69 concerts
2017 80 concerts
2016 70 concerts
2015 47 concerts
2014 60 concerts
2013 66 concerts
2012 73 concerts
2011 98 concerts
2010 3 concerts
2009 86 concerts
2008 102 concerts
2007 23 concerts
2006 84 concerts
2005 90 concerts
2004 62 concerts
2003 68 concerts
2002 58 concerts
2001 76 concerts
2000 6 concerts
1999 62 concerts
1998 62 concerts
1996 2 concerts
1995 13 concerts
1994 28 concerts
1993 3 concerts
1992 32 concerts
1991 1 concert
1990 5 concerts
1989 7 concerts
1988 1 concert
1987 12 concerts
1986 80 concerts
1985 2 concerts
1983 117 concerts
1982 45 concerts
1981 109 concerts
1980 107 concerts
1979 124 concerts
1978 138 concerts
1977 93 concerts
1976 111 concerts
1975 56 concerts
1974 30 concerts
1973 1 concert
1971 1 concert
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Comments & Reviews:

Nov 17, 2021

You all are missing a Journey, Pat Benatar, Loverboy concert in your archives that took place on 8-8-12 that was then the Banker's Life Fieldhouse. I went to the concert and was trying to look up the date to let my little girls know when their mom and I went and did not see it. Just thought you may want to add it to the list of concert dates for those artists.

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