Journey drummer Deen Castronovo steps away for health matters

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 14:26 · Archive

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo is stepping away from the band's farewell tour to focus on personal health matters.

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo, 62, is stepping away from the band to focus on personal health matters that require his attention. The decision follows a medical emergency during the band's show at Tulsa's BOK Center on 8 October, after which Castronovo was hospitalized. He returned to perform two nights later in San Antonio, but was forced to leave halfway through the band's Boston show on Tuesday.

Neither the band nor Castronovo have disclosed details of the illness. Journey said in a statement: 'After careful consideration and an extensive year of touring, our talented, longtime drummer Deen Castronovo has decided to step away to focus on personal health matters that require his attention. He has our full support during this time and extends his heartfelt thanks to the fans for the love, encouragement, and kindness he has received.'

Steve Murphy, who has previously collaborated with the Alan Parsons Project, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Christopher Cross and Jack Bruce, will join the band for the remainder of their Final Frontier tour. Murphy made his debut with Journey in Cleveland on Thursday night. The tour features guitarist Neal Schon, keyboardist Jonathan Cain and singer Arnel Pineda. Castronovo first joined Journey in 1998, left in 2015 and returned to the group in July 2021.

How it is being reported

• Drummer Deen Castronovo quits Journey to ‘focus on health matters’The drummer suffered a medical emergency during a show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was taken to hospitalIndependent World · 14 Nov, 14:06
• Journey drummer Deen Castronovo steps away from band over ‘personal health matters’Castronovo was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency in Tulsa, Okla., and was forced to leave the stage again in Boston Tuesday.New York Post · 14 Nov, 06:02

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