Toto replacing Billy Idol for Journey’s upcoming tour

Feb 3, 2022

ANAHEIM, CA – JANUARY 25: Toto’s Steve Lukather celebrating Yamaha’s 125th Anniversary Live Around the World Dealer Concert performs at the Hyperion Theater on January 25, 2013 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Yamaha)

Toto will replace Billy Idol as the opening act on Journey‘s upcoming tour. Idol, who is suffering from a chronic sinus infection which will require surgery in the coming days, said in a statement: “I am absolutely gutted that I won’t be able to perform the upcoming dates with Journey as planned.”

Journey and Toto kick off the 40-city tour on February 22nd. They will play Rosemont’s Allstate Arena on Monday, May 2nd. Find more tour info at JourneyMusic.com.

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