When did arnel pineda join journey

JOURNEY vocalist Arnel Pineda has thanked fans for their support after he received criticism for his performance with his bandmates at the Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on September 15.

In a recent social media post, the 57-year-old singer, who has been fronting the legendary rockers since 2007 when JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon discovered him leading a Manila cover band on YouTube, shared a video where he had issues with his ear monitors and struggled to hit the right notes during the Rock In Rio performance.

After saying that he felt "so devastated" about the gig, he offered to walk away from the band if fans voted for him to do so.

"so here's the deal here now.. I am offering you a chance now ( especially those who's hated me and never liked me from the very beginning) to simply text GO or STAY right here..and if GO reaches 1million…I'm stepping out for good..are you game folks?" Pineda wrote.

Schon shared his support of Pineda in a Fa