Steve Perry to attend Journey’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

Since Journey’s induction was announced in December, 68-year-old Steve has so far stayed quiet on whether he will be attending the Barclays Center back-patting bash in Brooklyn on Friday 7th April.

In fact, his only comment thus far has been a very brief statement issued to Steve Perry News that read: “I am truly grateful that Journey is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”

Now, in an interview with Dayton Daily News, Jonathan Cain has confirmed Steve’s attendance: "The ceremony is the first time we're going to get to see Steve Perry in a long time, so that'll be fun.

"As far as we know he's just going to accept the award and then skedaddle. That's all I know, unless something changes. Arnel (Pineda) is going to represent very well, like he always does."

He continued: "It's amazing because Arnel has been consistently on the road for ten years now. I don't think any singer in the band has stayed on the road as long as Arnel has. When we think back to the Steve Perry days, he wasn't in the band for ten years straight, faithfully being the road singer.

"Steve left and did his solo thing and years went on when we weren't playing anywhere. We weren't doing anything."

Journey will be inducted in the Hall of Fame alongside Yes, Pearl Jam, Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Baez and rapper Tupac Shakur.