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Journey Drummer Steps Away for Health

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo exits mid-tour to focus on health after hospital scare.

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Nov 14, 2026

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Journey Drummer Steps Away for Health

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo exits mid-tour to focus on health after hospital scare.

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Journey drummer Deen Castronovo exits mid-tour to focus on health after hospital scare. Journey drummer Deen Castronovo steps away from farewell tour to address health concerns following hospitalization. Originally reported by Billboard.

Journey Drummer Steps Away

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo steps away from the band’s farewell tour to focus on personal health matters.

Health Scare Follows

Castronovo was helped offstage and taken to hospital after two songs at Tulsa’s BOK Center on Oct. 8.

Steve Murphy Takes Over

Steve Murphy will take over for the remainder of November after previously working with Alan Parsons Project and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Tour Continues

The tour continues Saturday (Nov. 14) at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., and wraps Nov. 28 at San Francisco’s Chase Center.

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Journey drummer Deen Castronovo steps away from farewell tour to address health concerns following hospitalization.

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