LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-DEC 10, 2019…IT WAS 38 YEARS AGO TO THE DAY THAT JOURNEY PLAYED THE OAKLAND ARENA ON THE ESCAPE TOUR. THE ‘ESCAPE TOUR’ WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF 1981-1982 AND HAPPENED AT THE HEIGHT OF JOURNEY’S COMMERCIAL SUCCESS. THE ‘ESCAPE’ TOUR SPANNED FROM JULY 27,1981-JULY 2,1982 IN SUPPORT OF THE BAND’S FIRST EVER #1 ALBUM ‘ESCAPE’, AND SAW THE BAND PLAY OVER 132 CONCERTS OVER 6 LEGS. HERE’S GREAT FOOTAGE OF JOURNEY ON THE ESCAPE TOUR FROM A STOP IN JAPAN IN 1981. THIS IS THE ENTIRE CONCERT
