Journey Go Their Separate Ways With Longtime Drummer

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo is stepping away from the band to focus on undisclosed health matters, bringing his run on the Final Frontier tour to an end with two weeks remaining. His departure follows medical episodes during recent performances, and the band has appointed Steve Murphy to complete the tour.

Castronovo joined Journey in 1998, left in 2015 and returned in 2021; during the current tour he also sang lead on “Lights”. He left the stage during shows in Tulsa on 8 October and Boston on 10 November, with drum technician Steve Toomey filling in; Murphy joined in Cleveland on 12 November. The band has recently suggested it may continue touring beyond what it had called its final tour.