# Journey seemingly walk back on retirement plans despite announcing farewell tour

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/journey-seemingly-walk-back-on-retirement-plans-despite-announcing-farewell-tour/
- Published: 2026-11-04T02:07:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T03:14:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/journey-walk-back-retirement-plans-despite-farewell-tour-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Neal Schon suggests Journey may keep performing after the farewell tour.
- The band completed 110 shows in 2026.
- No further dates have been confirmed.

## Summary

Journey founder Neal Schon has signalled the band may continue performing, a change in tone after they announced a farewell tour last year. He said recent shows and the response from fans had brought the group closer together, and that what began as “The Final Frontier” now felt more like “The Long Goodbye”. Journey have not announced specific plans beyond their scheduled dates.

Schon said the band had completed 110 shows in 2026, playing two and a half hours each night in their longest-ever performances. The main tour is due to end on 28 November in San Francisco, with one 2027 festival appearance listed for 27 April at Stagecoach in California. The comments follow drummer Deen Castronovo’s hospitalisation after falling ill during an October concert in Tulsa; the band continued its remaining shows.

## Coverage

- [Far Out: Journey seemingly walk back on retirement plans despite announcing farewell tour](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/journey-walk-back-retirement-plans-despite-farewell-tour-2026/)
- [Rolling Stone: Journey Now Say Their Farewell Tour Isn’t the End. What Could That Mean?](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/journey-farewell-tour-isnt-the-end-1235651807/)

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