On October 10, 2025, it was announced that Cain would be departing from the band after a final tour, with Schon stating that Journey would continue without Cain. A month later, the band announced the North American leg of their farewell tour, dubbed the Final Frontier Tour on November 6,…
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On September 22, 2024, Pineda took to Facebook to respond to criticism following the band’s performance at Rock in Rio , where he struggled with his ear monitors on stage. He offered to leave the band if one million fans commented “Go” on his post.
On March 1, 2022, Cain confirmed that neither Walden nor Jackson remained in the lineup, with Walden’s exit following a minor heart attack following a live show in Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, both were still featured on Freedom , as they had completed their parts on the album before their departures. Schon…
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In December 2022, Schon served Cain with a cease and desist order after he performed “Don’t Stop Believin’” for Donald Trump, stating Cain “has no right to use Journey for politics”. Throughout 2023 to early 2024, the band toured with Toto . Journey toured North America again with Def Leppard…
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On February 16, 2022, the band announced the title and track listing of their 15th studio album Freedom , which was released on July 8, 2022. The second single from the album, “You Got the Best of Me”, was released on April 26, 2022; the third, “Let It Rain”, on…
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Perry filed a lawsuit against Schon and Cain regarding song trademark registrations on September 21, 2022, although he would drop the lawsuit on January 7, 2023. Two months later, Schon filed a lawsuit against Cain over a credit card dispute.
On October 27, 2022, Journey announced its fifth live album, Live in Concert at Lollapalooza , which was released on December 9, 2022.
In July 2021, Schon confirmed that Deen Castronovo, who was previously in the band, had rejoined as a second drummer. Meanwhile, Jackson’s back surgery led to the band bringing in Marco Mendoza to play bass, with Mendoza having previously played with Schon and Castronovo in Neal Schon’s Journey Through Time.…
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In June 2020, Schon announced via his social-media page that a new album with Jackson and Walden was “starting to take shape”. The following month, he confirmed the album’s progress, and confirmed that they would be releasing new music in early 2021. In January 2021, he announced that the first…
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On March 3, 2020, Schon and Cain announced that they had fired Smith and Valory and were suing them for an alleged “attempted corporate coup d’état, ” seeking damages in excess of $10 million. The lawsuit alleged Smith and Valory tried to “assume control of Nightmare Productions because they incorrectly…
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