For greater than 40 years, Journey has informed us to “Don’t Cease Believin’,” however final night time night time, they stopped playin’.
The veteran group was performing its signature observe early in its set at NRG Stadium in Houston when its members halted the present abruptly and left the stage, to not return. The trigger? A reported electrical fireplace.
A fan-shot video of the incident reveals the video screens and audio reducing out as singer Arnel Pineda was belting out the 1981 hit, leaving the viewers sing-along as the one vocal:
Concertgoers reported that an announcer later informed the gang concerning the fireplace and stated the multiplatinum group wouldn’t proceed.
“Don’t Cease Believin’,” from Journey’s smash album Escape, has taken on a borderline-iconic standing because it was used through the ultimate scene of HBO’s The Sopranos in 2007. That includes former lead singer Steve Perry and an uncommon construction that features the refrain on the finish, reached the pop High 10 and has been included on many lists of the most effective songs of the Eighties. Each the observe and compilation disc Journey’s Biggest Hits are licensed 18 occasions platinum by the RIAA.
Total, the Bay Space native band has offered greater than 101.5 million data within the U.S. alone, together with greater than 9 million copies of Escape. Seven of its albums have offered at the least one million items.
Native TV outlet ABC13 reported that the Houston Rodeo, which was internet hosting Journey’s present Friday night time, would go Saturday as deliberate with a efficiency by Warren Zeiders and the attending festivities.
