In Development for 2027

From the Studio to the Stage.

ELEVATION is a new cinematic Journey concert production being built for theaters, performing arts centers, casinos, festivals, and concert series. Its first public performances begin in April 2027.

Built for the Room

One Night. Three Movements. A Shared Finale.

ELEVATION is paced as a complete night out—not a sequence of disconnected songs. The opening draws the room into the world of the show, the middle widens the scale through hit songs and deeper emotional turns, and the finale brings the audience and band together in one release.

Video, live camera feeds, lighting, and performance cues follow that momentum. Each transition is designed around what the audience should feel next, giving the production a clear beginning, a purposeful build, and an ending that belongs to the whole room.

ELEVATION's cinematic concert arc alongside photographs of Journey through the eras — The Spark → The Ascent → The ReleaseA live-show arc built around anticipation, momentum, and a room-wide celebration.

ACT I

The Spark

The first signals, images, and musical cues pull the audience in and establish the atmosphere of the night.

ACT II

The Ascent

Familiar hits, deeper emotional moments, and expanding production build energy while giving the room space to listen, remember, and sing along.

FINALE

The Release

The biggest songs, brightest visual moments, and accumulated momentum resolve in a finale shared by the band and the entire room.

ELEVATION stage visualization with a historic photograph of Journey displayed on the central video screen — Production Visualization A visualization of the cinematic concert now being developed, where Journey's history becomes part of the live visual experience.

Film crew working on a cinematic production set — The Origin ELEVATION began as a recording project created for film and television sync licensing—the foundation of the cinematic live production now taking shape.

Real Production Development

Inside SodaPop House

Real production development—from synchronized video and lighting systems to recording, rehearsal, and show control.

Production Architecture

Lighting, video, show control, and the physical systems being engineered for the live production.

Video monitoring and lighting equipment used in ELEVATION production development at SodaPop House — Production Systems Cinematic footage, live video feeds, lighting, and show control are developed together inside SodaPop House.

SodaPop House soundstage light tower with ELEVATION video and synchronized concert lighting — Synchronized Production A working light tower at the SodaPop House soundstage integrates concert lighting with synchronized video during ELEVATION production development.

Lighting towers, ELEVATION-branded video monitors, and show-control equipment under construction at SodaPop House — Building the RigLighting towers, ELEVATION-branded synchronized displays, and show-control hardware assembled for development.

Custom SodaPop Sound lighting-control interface operating synchronized stage fixtures — Synchronized ControlThe custom control environment used to program fixtures, movement, color, and timing.

Lighting-rig automation software showing a stage fixture layout at SodaPop House — Rig AutomationThe working stage layout where automated lighting movements and synchronized cues are developed.

Blue synchronized lighting beam projected into the night sky above SodaPop House — Light Beyond the SoundstageA blue lighting beam reaches into the night sky above SodaPop House.

Studio Sessions

The musicians, instruments, monitoring, and mix work behind the sound of ELEVATION.

Danny Sharrow tracking vocals at SodaPop House — Tracking VocalsDanny Sharrow records vocal parts inside SodaPop House.

Scotto tracking bass guitar in the SodaPop House control room — Tracking BassScotto works through bass parts in the control room.

Electronic and acoustic drum tracking setup inside SodaPop House — Drum TrackingElectronic and acoustic percussion prepared alongside the recording and monitoring systems.

Two digital consoles being prepared for ELEVATION in-ear monitor mixes — In-Ear Mix PreparationIndividual monitor mixes are built and tested before the production reaches the stage.

Scotto mixing an ELEVATION recording in the SodaPop House control room — Inside the MixSession editing, tonal shaping, dynamics, and final mix decisions in progress.

Guitars and basses prepared for recording at SodaPop House — Instruments ReadyGuitars and basses staged for the next recording pass.

Studio to Stage

See the Production Take Shape

Studio sessions and development footage will document the road to the first public performances. Official live footage and a full show trailer will follow the April 2027 premieres.

Hear the Studio Preview Get Development Updates

TAKE ELEVATION WITH YOU

Get In. Get Loud. Get the Shirt.

Your next ELEVATION experience starts here.

01 SEE IT LIVE

Tickets

Find an ELEVATION show near you and experience the music the way it was meant to be heard.

FIND A SHOW →

02 WEAR IT LOUD

Official Merch

ELEVATION shirts, gear and limited releases for the people who still believe rock should be loud.

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RAISE YOUR EXPECTATIONS.