TOTO Announces Line-up Tur 2024
JAKARTA - Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams announced the TOTO band's line-up for 2024 onwards.
Back to its original position was Greg Phillinganes on keyboards and vocals with Shannon Forrest on drums. They joined Lukather (guitar, vocals), Williams (vocals), John Pierce (bass), Warren Ham (horn, percussion, vocals) and Steve Maggiora (keyboards, vocals).
The band will feature 44 appearances across North America starting February 9 at the Mississippi Coast Colliseum in Biloxi.
The travel plan features 30 appearances in support for Journey in arenas across the United States and Canada, with an additional 14 major shows planned.
SEE ALSO:
The tour to Europe follows this summer. Meanwhile, additional shows will be announced in the coming weeks, where shows in the UK and plans to visit other continents are underway.
Formed in 1977 by musicians of the Los Angeles session, TOTO scored a Top 5 hit in 1978, "OLD The Line". 1982's "Toto IV" album produced three Top 10 TOTO Rosanna", "Africa" and "I Won't Hold You Back" as well as three Grammy Awards.
A few years ago, Susan Porcaro-Goings, widow of TOTO founder drummer Jeff Porcaro, filed a lawsuit to regain royalties and other revenues she believes have not been paid to Porcaro representatives.
Over the past decade, TOTO has seen a huge revival in popularity like some bands at the moment in their careers. No individual statistics shows this in addition to achieving more than 3.4 billion streams on Spotify alone.
TOTO's total playback collected on all platforms is now close to five billion. Among the most listened to recordings, "Africa" accounts for more than one billion streams on Spotify alone. The song received eight platinum certifications by RIAA.