Tickets are $30 Adults | $10 Students
processing fees will apply.
Doors open at 6:30pm
Location:
Bromeley Family Theater in Blaisdell Hall
University of Pittsburgh Bradford
E5C4P3 was formed in June of 1993. From that year through 1999 E5C4P3 traveled nationwide and paid tribute to one of rock history's most beloved bands performing for tens of thousands of fans. E5C4P3 is still known today as the original and best Journey tribute band to ever exist. In 1999 E5C4P3 went on hiatus and the world was suddenly filled with multiple Journey tributes trying to fill the void that E5C4P3 left behind. In 2008, E5C4P3 was reformed to recreate the magic of a Journey concert like no one else can. The band covers the music with a note-for-note accuracy that is second to none and performs each show with the high-energy excitement of a real Journey concert as well as visually recreating the essence of early 80's Journey! Focusing on the 'Steve Perry era', E5C4P3 covers all the hits from 'Lights' and 'Wheel In The Sky' to 'Separate Ways' and 'Be Good To Yourself' including occasional surprises for all the die-hard Journey fans.
Jason Kelty, lead vocalist for the band, childhood was all about music. Jason's father would play classical music and standards on a Hammond organ which served to train Jason's ear and basic understandings of music theory. In 5th grade, he became interested in drumming which strengthened his understanding of rhythm. He ended up being a percussionist all through school and never dreamed of being a singer, especially not one of the caliber of Steve Perry! His main rock influences growing up were The Beatles, Billy Joel, Journey, Van Halen, and finally Rush. He may sing like Steve Perry, but you should hear him play drums like Neil Peart!
After going to college for orchestral music for a year, he discovered his above average singing talent while singing karaoke. He traded his drum set for a badly needed car and decided to find a band that needed a singer instead. That band played Stone In Love. When the band broke up in 1993, the idea came up to start a Journey tribute band. E5C4P3 was formed in June of 1993 and ended up playing all around the US. But tribute bands weren't exactly "cool" yet and life on the road with low pay took its toll on everyone. After 6 years and 20 various band members, Jason walked away from E5C4P3 never expecting to return.
In 2008, Jason's life had become very different. Jason had converted from atheism to Biblical Christianity in 2003. As a married man running his own successful computer repair business, he had no intentions of returning to secular music, especially as a profession. But God had other plans. A myriad of events took place that brought on the reformation of E5C4P3, now that the tribute band scene had become much more respectable, and brought Jason back out of retirement. The computer repair business soon dwindled down due to the smartphone revolution and Jason eventually realized that E5C4P3 was where he was supposed to be.
Other band members include George McGrew on guitar, Erney Chaney on Keys, Paul Soos on Bass, and Billy Jones on Drums.
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