Journey have cancelled their entire 50th anniversary tour in the UK and Ireland, which featured special guest Cheap Trick.
The band confirmed that the 11-date arena tour had been canceled in a statement emailed to ticket holders on Tuesday, Planet Rock reported.
“Due to circumstances beyond the band’s control, Journey’s UK and Ireland tour has unfortunately been cancelled,” the statement read. “Refunds will be issued from your point of purchase.”
Journey’s “Freedom Tour” is scheduled to kick off on October 30 at the Cardiff Utilita Arena in Wales before heading to Nottingham, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Newcastle. The tour is scheduled to conclude on November 17 at The O2 Arena in London.
October and November are said to be Journey’s first shows in the UK and Ireland in over a decade.
The sudden tour cancellation quickly sparked discussion and complaints on X, formerly Twitter.
“Journey just cancelled their UK tour with no explanation,” one user wrote, while another commented: “I was so excited too.”
A third user asked: “Do you guys know why the Journey tour was canceled?”
“I’m a ticket holder and all I got was an email saying it was cancelled. No explanation. Not good enough,” another person wrote on Twitter.
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According to NME, the London concert dates have now been removed from The O2’s website, while Journey’s shows have been cancelled on Ticketmaster.
Some fans speculated that conflicts between band members may have led to the tour cancellation.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain is suing the band’s co-founder and guitarist Neal Schon.
According to documents obtained by Bloomberg Law, the lawsuit was filed on July 30 over Schon’s “tour-related expenses.”
Cain, who owns 50% of the band, alleges that Schon, who owns the other half through the company Freedom 2020, maxed out the band’s $1 million corporate credit card limit and exceeded the agreed upon limit on a residence for him and his wife.
According to Bloomberg Law, the lawsuit also accuses the guitarist of “unilaterally chartering private jets, hiring a close friend as unnecessary security, and blocking the band’s efforts to repay its debts.”
According to the documents, Schon believed he could make decisions on behalf of Freedom 2020 because he was the company’s chairman.
In the lawsuit, Cain alleges that Schon’s actions “pose a serious threat to the Company and Journey’s great musical history.”
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