Journey needed to exit the stage mid-concert on account of {an electrical} hearth at a Texas venue.
The band was making their manner by means of their hits at Houston’s NRG Stadium on Friday, March 14 when, in the course of the fifth music of their setlist — the band’s mega hit, 1981’s “Do not Cease Believin’” — audio minimize out totally, a fan-captured video on X reveals.
As Journey founder Neal Schon, 71, shredded on guitar and lead singer Arnel Pineda, 57, took the gang into the refrain, sound — together with some onstage visuals — stopped abruptly, leaving simply viewers voices echoing as confusion broke out, as seen within the footage.
In response to followers on the present, an announcer advised the gang that the unplanned pause was on account of {an electrical} hearth and mentioned Journey would proceed the present, ABC 13 Houston reported. However the rockers didn’t return to the stage, and the gig was subsequently canceled, the outlet mentioned.
One other witness advised Houston outlet KPRC that the band exited the stage earlier than the music was over, and a number of other individuals later inspected the stage with hearth extinguishers. Pictures shared by ABC 13 present employees investigating an space beneath the drums.
Journey has not addressed the cancellation on social media, however Rodeo Houston, which hosts its rodeo held within the multi-purpose Houston stadium, later shared an official cancellation announcement on Fb, citing {an electrical} situation.
“As a consequence of an unexpected electrical incident beneath the stage space, we regretfully announce the cancellation of tonight’s Journey live performance. We sincerely apologize to all followers for this disappointment,” the corporate later made an official announcement on Fb.
“Our crew is working diligently to evaluate the scenario, and we are going to present updates relating to rescheduling choices and refunds as quickly as attainable,” the announcement concluded.
A number of native retailers, together with KPRC and ABC 13, reported that the “incident” in query was {an electrical} hearth — and followers weren’t completely satisfied, to say the least.
Journalist Paul Gallant, who additionally captured the second the live performance minimize out on video, shared the clip on X and wrote, partially, “The sound died in the course of THAT tune. All-time low for NRG, actually the worst live performance venue on the town.”
Folks later shared their frustration — and understanding — on the incident in response to Rodeo Houston on Fb.
“I’m right here proper now,” one particular person wrote. “Persons are upset, however unforeseeable issues occur in on daily basis lives. I’m so glad all people is protected and all the pieces was beneath management.”
A unique fan echoed this, stating that they’re “so glad nobody was harm” in the course of the incident. “A [sic] electrical hearth could be very harmful,” they wrote, “and in an space with that many individuals it may have been actually dangerous.”
“We actually thought that it was part of the present. 70,000 individuals singing ‘Don’t Cease Believing’ completely in unison, unprompted was stunning!” one other fan shared. “I’m glad everybody within the band and crew are okay. I’m grateful all of us on the present are okay. Depend your blessings people, issues simply occur generally.”
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The day after the live performance, Saturday, March 15, Rodeo Houston introduced that their present scheduled for that night would go on as scheduled — and promised updates for these awaiting information concerning the canceled Journey present.
“Howdy! We’re excited to host RODEOHOUSTON® and welcome Warren Zeiders as we speak as scheduled,” the corporate wrote on Fb. “The stage will likely be working as regular, and we are going to host all actions within the stadium and on the grounds as initially deliberate.”
“For individuals who attended the Journey live performance, we’ll observe up with extra data quickly,” the publish concluded. “Thanks, and see y’all on the Present!”