# Journey Drummer Steps Away for Health

> Journey drummer Deen Castronovo exits mid-tour to focus on health after hospital scare.
- Title: Journey Drummer Steps Away for Health · Billboard | Shortify
- Summary: Journey drummer Deen Castronovo exits mid-tour to focus on health after hospital scare.
- Keywords: journey, deen castronovo, tour, farewell tour, hospitalization, Billboard
- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/music/rock/journey-deen-castronovo-steps-away-steve-murphy-drummer-1236382208
- Author: Jessica Lynch
- Published: 2026-11-14T06:59:25+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: journey, deen castronovo, health, tour, farewell tour, hospitalization
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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