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Journey is back on tour in a big way this year.

Having headlined arenas this past spring, the band is spending much of the summer co-headlining a stadium tour with Def Leppard with the Steve Miller Band opening. The package tour heads to San Antonio’s Alamodome on Friday, Aug. 16.

Guitarist and founding member Neal Schon and keyboardist-guitarist Jonathan Cain agree that today’s edition of the band has never played or sounded better.

Speaking during a recent interview, the Schon and Cain — the two remaining members going back to the early 1980s when Journey was churning out hits like “Don’t Stop Believing,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Open Arms” and “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” — shared thoughts on the band’s past, the 2022 album Freedom, recent lawsuits, disputes and personnel changes. They also talked about regaining a level of popularity that has Journey headlining arenas and stadiums.

“Neal would tell you it’s probably the most solid band we’ve had in a while. We finally found a great sound guy in England who really gets it,” Cain said. “The band has never sounded better. So I’m really happy with the way it gets presented. Finally, it sounds like the Journey everybody knows. It’s back to the ‘80s, that’s what it sounds like.”