Journey cease performing ‘Do not Cease Believin” mid-song, cancel Houston live performance after electrical hearth

Journey was compelled to cease "Don't Cease Believin'."

The rock band abruptly ended their set on the Houston Livestock Present and Rodeo on the NRG Stadium on Friday evening after {an electrical} hearth precipitated their audio to chop out proper in the course of their signature hit.

Video from the occasion that guitarist Neal Schon posted exhibits vocalist Arnel Pineda belting among the tune's most memorable lyrics — "A singer in a smoky room / The odor of wine and low cost fragrance / For a smile they will share the evening" — earlier than the sound system and jumbotrons malfunctioned, leaving the viewers to proceed with "it goes on and on and on and on" unaccompanied.

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"Final evening at Houston TX Rodeo we had an incredible, overly packed home of 79-80 thousand followers that confirmed as much as see us!!" Schon wrote on Instagram. "The one unlucky factor was that after getting off to a slamming begin the Rodeo had {an electrical} failure and hearth broke out beneath the stage."

He continued, "Thanks, Houston, for singing 'Don't cease Believin' earlier than we had been rushed off the stage due to {an electrical} hearth and weren’t in a position to return. I felt horrible for our followers and supplied to play tonight and make it as much as y'all, however they weren’t in a position to make it occur, so till subsequent time… —Love and Respect."

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Official Houston Rodeo social media accounts additionally reported an "electrical incident beneath the stage" that prompted the present's conclusion. "We regretfully announce the cancellation of tonight's Journey live performance," the Rodeo's publish learn. "We sincerely apologize to all followers for this disappointment. Our workforce is working diligently to evaluate the state of affairs, and we are going to present updates concerning rescheduling choices and refunds as quickly as attainable."

Leisure Weekly has reached out to representatives for Journey and the Houston Livestock Present and Rodeo for additional remark.

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Native NBC affiliate KPRC reported that Journey's members left the stage in the course of "Don't Cease Believin'" and didn’t return, and that officers inspected the realm across the drum package whereas holding hearth extinguishers.

The Rodeo confirmed that its scheduled festivities will happen as deliberate on Saturday. "For many who attended the Journey live performance, we'll observe up with extra info quickly," the group shared on social media.

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