The band performed at the opening ceremony of Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026. Consisting of an instrumental of “Good Riddance”, and the band playing “Holiday”, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “American Idiot”, the performance omitted political references. The omission received mixed reactions from fans on social media.
On February 7, 2026, Arnold died from the cancer in his sleep; his death was announced by the band later in the afternoon through a statement on their social media accounts. Arnold was paid tribute from the rock music community in his honor.
On 6 February 2026, the band were featured on the single “Slave to the Rithm”, by Illenium , from his album Odyssey .
Two days prior, they performed at a Super Bowl weekend party in San Francisco sponsored by FanDuel and Spotify , where Armstrong pleaded for Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents to “quit their shitty ass jobs” and warned that the Trump Administration would “drop you like a bad fucking habit”.
On February 4, 2026, the band announced Open Your Heart or Die Trying , an ambient companion album based on Pink Elephant .
The band performed across Canada from mid-February to early March 2026 with Anthrax and Exodus
In February 2026, Taylor and Gracey issued a cease and desist letter to Kowalczyk, asserting that his rights to use the band’s name had been revoked by Action Front Unlimited, Inc. and demanding he stop using it for touring and other commercial activities. Kowalczyk disputed the claims, with his attorney…
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In February 2026, the band announced Precreation Percolation , which compiled the band’s first two EPs for Ankst alongside a bonus disc of largely unheard early demos featuring Ifans, for release on 1 May.
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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In February 2026, the band was confirmed to be among the headlining acts for Louder Than Life festival taking place in Louisville in September, along with Iron Maiden , My Chemical Romance and Tool .