{
  "id": 19935583,
  "title": "Journey Drummer Deen Castronovo Exits Mid-Tour to Focus on His Health",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/journey-drummer-deen-castronovo-exits-mid-tour-to-focus-on-his-health",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T06:59:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/journey-deen-castronovo-steps-away-steve-murphy-drummer-1236382208/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Journey's drummer Deen Castronovo has announced his exit from the band's farewell tour to focus on his health, the group announced on Friday. Castronovo, who has been a longtime member of the band since 1998, has been touring extensively for the final leg of their tour, The Final Frontier, which began in September. Steve Murphy will take over for the remainder of November. Castronovo, 62, first joined Journey in 1998, replacing Steve Smith, and played on five albums before leaving in 2015. He returned in 2021 and became the sole drummer after Narada Michael Walden's departure in 2022. The band's keyboardist, Jonathan Cain, also mentioned that this run marks his farewell chapter with the band. The tour, which started in February, will continue on Saturday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., and will wrap up on November 28 at San Francisco's Chase Center.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Drummer Deen Castronovo Steps Away from Journey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/drummer-deen-castronovo-steps-away-from-journey",
        "published": "2026-11-14T00:25:37.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}