Houston rodeo attendees in the stands for Friday night's Journey concert at NRG Stadium were in mid-song when a bizarre sequence of events derailed the show and ultimately led to its cancellation.

Fans of rock band Journey were silenced during Friday night’s RodeoHouston performance. The band was singing its signature hit when the sound cut out.

An electrical fire abruptly ended Journey's performance at the Houston Rodeo, leaving fans confused and concerned. The concert began with "Don't Stop Believin'," but the stage went dark shortly after,

The band Journey's performance at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was cut short Friday night. Audio cut out early in the show during the band's hit song, "Don't Stop Believin'." There was an announcement over the loudspeaker at the arena that the show was canceled.

As the stadium resounded with the first E major chord of “Don’t Stop Believing” the RodeoHouston crowd let out a unified roar Friday night that briefly distorted the Journey song itself. Someone a few seats from me yelled “that’s what we’ve been waiting for!

Journey's concert at the Houston Rodeo was abruptly interrupted during "Don't Stop Believin'" due to an electrical fire that caused the stage lights to go out, leaving fans confused and disappointed.

Journey’s sold-out RodeoHouston show in front of over 70,000 fans was cut short during the middle of “Don’t Start Believin’,” the fourth song of the evening. According to a statement from RodeoHouston,