JOURNEY Accept Legend Of Live Award At Billboard Touring Awards; Pay Tribute To Fans
November 11, 2011, 12 years ago
JOURNEY received the Legend Of Live award last night (November 10th) at the 2011 Billboard Touring Awards at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The awards wer part of the Billboard Touring Conference, which took place on November 9th and 10th.
Billboard.biz reports:
Tributes came in several shapes and sizes Thursday night at the Billboard Touring Awards in New York, but they were all consistently heartfelt.
PHISH's Trey Anastasio paid tribute to Red Light Management's Coran Capshaw, Perry Farrell bordered on tearful saluting legendary concert promoter Bill Graham and Live Nation president of North American Concerts Bob Roux saluted Journey as the ultimate road warriors. And Journey's Neal Schon and Ross Valory paid tribute to the whole reason the concert industry exists - the fans.
"This last year was by far the best," said Journey co-founder Schon, the only member of Journey who has been in the band for its entire 38-year existence. "It's all about the fans, all about the music. We've always been about the performance, writing good songs. Arel Pineda brought us back into the forefront, really regenerated us. There's really no end to it. We have worked our asses off this year."Journey received the Legend Of Live award, a lifetime achievement award that Roux presented by reciting the tour routing of the first month of a nearly yearlong tour in 1978. It sounded relentless - 22 shows in 26 days. "Shit Neal," Roux said, "I can see why you went through so many lead singers."
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