# Journey Finds Quick Replacement Following Longtime Drummer’s Departure Due to “Personal Health Matters”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/journey-finds-quick-replacement-following-longtime-drummers-departure-due-to-personal-health-matters/
- Published: 2026-11-14T18:19:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T19:24:51+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/journey-finds-quick-replacement-following-longtime-drummers-departure-due-to-personal-health-matters/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Deen Castronovo is leaving Journey’s tour to focus on his health.
- Steve Murphy will drum for the band’s remaining November shows.
- Journey’s Final Frontier tour ends on 28 November in San Francisco.

## Summary

Journey has appointed Steve Murphy to replace longtime drummer Deen Castronovo for the remaining dates of its Final Frontier tour. Castronovo is stepping away to focus on personal health matters, and the band says it supports him; the move matters as the tour approaches its conclusion.

Journey has not disclosed details of Castronovo’s health condition. Murphy has worked with the Alan Parsons Project, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Christopher Cross and Jack Bruce. The tour is due to end on 28 November 2026 in San Francisco; in early October, Castronovo was helped offstage during a Tulsa show after the band had played two songs.

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