The Departure Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Journey. The tour was in support of their 1980 album Departure which was their first Top 10 album on the Billboard 200 that peaked at #8 and like their previous two albums, Infinity and Evolution. This was also the last Journey tour to feature founding member of the band Gregg Rolie who left the band to start a family.
Tour Date's
Departure
Released March 1980
Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
March 26, 1980 |
San Francisco |
United States |
Palace of Fine Arts |
March 28, 1980 |
Oakland |
Oakland Arena |
March 30, 1980 |
San Diego |
San Diego Sports Arena |
April 2, 1980 |
Long Beach |
Long Beach Arena |
April 3, 1980 |
April 4, 1980 |
Tucson |
Tucson Community Center |
April 5, 1980 |
Phoenix |
Arizona Memorial Coliseum |
April 6, 1980 |
Albuquerque |
Tingley Coliseum |
April 8, 1980 |
Oklahoma City |
The Myriad |
April 10, 1980 |
Fort Worth |
Tarrant County Convention Center |
April 11, 1980 |
Dallas |
Dallas Convention Center |
April 12, 1980 |
Houston |
The Summit |
April 13, 1980 |
Beaumont |
Beaumont Civic Center |
April 15, 1980 |
Little Rock |
Barton Coliseum |
April 17, 1980 |
Baton Rouge |
Riverside Centroplex |
April 18, 1980 |
Biloxi |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
April 19, 1980 |
Jackson |
Mississippi Coliseum |
April 20, 1980 |
Birmingham |
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center |
April 22, 1980 |
Fort Myers |
Lee County Civic Center |
April 24, 1980 |
Lakeland |
Lakeland Civic Center |
April 25, 1980 |
Miami |
Miami Marine Stadium |
April 26, 1980 |
Jacksonville |
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum |
April 27, 1980 |
St. Petersburg |
Bayfront Center |
April 30, 1980 |
Memphis |
Mid-South Coliseum |
May 1, 1980 |
Champaign |
Champaign Assembly Hall |
May 2, 1980 |
Louisville |
Freedom Hall |
May 3, 1980 |
Nashville |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
May 4, 1980 |
West Lafayette |
Elliott Hall of Music |
May 6, 1980 |
Utica |
Utica Memorial Auditorium |
May 7, 1980 |
Springfield |
Springfield Civic Center |
May 9, 1980 |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
May 10, 1980 |
Cleveland |
Richfield Coliseum |
May 11, 1980 |
May 13, 1980 |
Toledo |
Toledo Sports Arena |
May 14, 1980 |
May 16, 1980 |
Detroit |
Cobo Arena |
May 17, 1980 |
May 18, 1980 |
May 19, 1980 |
May 20, 1980 |
May 22, 1980 |
Cincinnati |
Riverfront Coliseum |
May 23, 1980 |
Indianapolis |
Market Square Arena |
May 24, 1980 |
South Bend |
Athletics and Convocation Center |
May 26, 1980 |
Des Moines |
Iowa State Fairgrounds |
May 27, 1980 |
Chicago |
Rosemont Horizon |
May 29, 1980 |
Cedar Rapids |
Five Seasons Center |
May 30, 1980 |
Springfield |
Prairie Capitol Convention Center |
June 3, 1980 |
Seattle |
Seattle Center Coliseum |
June 4, 1980 |
Portland |
Portland Memorial Coliseum |
June 21, 1980 |
Honolulu |
Neil S. Blaisdell Arena |
June 22, 1980 |
June 24, 1980 |
Toledo |
Toledo Sports Arena |
June 25, 1980 |
June 26, 1980 |
Milwaukee |
Mecca Arena |
June 27, 1980 |
Kansas City |
Arrowhead Stadium |
June 29, 1980 |
St. Louis |
Busch Memorial Stadium |
July 1, 1980 |
Springfield |
Hammons Center |
July 2, 1980 |
Tusla |
Tulsa Assembly Center |
July 3, 1980 |
Omaha |
Omaha Civic Auditorium |
July 7, 1980 |
Denver |
Denver Coliseum |
July 8, 1980 |
Salina |
Bicentennial Center |
July 26, 1980 |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
July 27, 1980 |
Oakland |
Oakland Stadium |
July 30, 1980 |
Bloomington |
Met Center |
July 31, 1980 |
East Troy |
Alpine Valley Music Theater |
August 2, 1980 |
Flint |
Atwood Stadium |
August 4, 1980 |
Detroit |
Cobo Arena |
August 5, 1980 |
August 8, 1980 |
Montreal |
Canada |
Montreal Forum |
August 10, 1980 |
Saratoga |
United States |
Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
August 12, 1980 |
Syracuse |
Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium |
August 14, 1980 |
Buffalo |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
August 15, 1980 |
Rochester |
War Memorial Auditorium |
August 16, 1980 |
Uniondale |
Nassau Coliseum |
August 17, 1980 |
Providence |
Providence Civic Center |
August 20, 1980 |
Philadelphia |
The Spectrum |
August 21, 1980 |
Bethlehem |
Stabler Arena |
August 22, 1980 |
New Haven |
New Haven Coliseum |
August 23, 1980 |
Largo |
Six Flags America |
August 24, 1980 |
Landover |
Capital Centre |
August 26, 1980 |
Hampton |
Hampton Coliseum |
August 28, 1980 |
Mobile |
Mobile Municipal Auditorium |
August 29, 1980 |
Atlanta |
The Omni |
August 30, 1980 |
Knoxville |
Knoxville Civic Coliseum |
August 31, 1980 |
Dayton |
Hara Arena |
September 1, 1980 |
Chicago |
Rosemont Horizon |
September 7, 1980 |
Hamburg |
Germany |
Audimax |
September 8, 1980 |
Berlin |
Neue Welt |
September 9, 1980 |
Offenbach |
Stadthalle |
September 11, 1980 |
Dusseldorf |
Phillipshalle |
September 12, 1980 |
Nuremberg |
Hemmerleinhalle |
September 13, 1980 |
Munich |
Circus Krone |
September 15, 1980 |
Heidelberg |
Rhein-Neckar-Halle |
September 16, 1980 |
Stuttgart |
Liederhalle |
September 18, 1980 |
Zurich |
Switzerland |
Volkshaus |
September 20, 1980 |
Dortmund |
Germany |
Westfalenhalle |
September 22, 1980 |
London |
England |
Rainbow Theater |
October 8, 1980 |
Tokyo |
Japan |
Shibuya Kokaido |
October 10, 1980 |
Osaka |
Banpaku Hall |
October 11, 1980 |
Tokyo |
Nakano Sun Plaza |
October 13, 1980 |
Kosei Nenkin Hall |
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