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Journey drummer Deen Castronovo was taken to a hospital Thursday night after a medical emergency cut into the band’s concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Fox News reported. The band halted the show only two songs into the set.
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Shop NowCastronovo, 62, left the stage and was transported for treatment, according to video posted on X that Fox cited.
What caused the emergency has not been made public. Fox, whose report ran Saturday, said details of his condition had not been publicly confirmed and that it had contacted Journey’s representatives for comment.
Keyboardist Jonathan Cain was the first to speak to the audience. He apologized for the interruption, called the situation unfortunate and said the band hoped it would amount to no more than a delay. Then he made a request of the crowd: “Have your prayers ready for Deen Castronovo, everybody.”
Guitarist Neal Schon followed with the plan for the rest of the evening. Citing the Tulsa World, the local newspaper that covered the show, Fox reported that Schon confirmed Castronovo was on his way to a hospital and announced that the concert would continue with Steve Toomey, the band’s longtime drum technician, filling in behind the kit.
Schon asked the audience to applaud Toomey, said the band would be back in roughly 15 minutes and apologized for the inconvenience.
The band did return. Lead singer Arnel Pineda gave the night’s most optimistic read, telling fans Castronovo would be fine and adding a three-word explanation, “Too much Gatorade,” according to Ultimate Classic Rock, which Fox credited for the remark.
It was a reassurance from the stage, not a medical update. Later in the set, Schon dedicated the performance to his bandmate, asked the crowd again to pray for him and said he believed Castronovo would be fine.
Those onstage comments are the only public indication of how the drummer is doing in the Fox account. The report did not mention any change to the band’s upcoming schedule.
The emergency comes during the fall dates of Journey’s “Final Frontier Tour,” the band’s farewell run.
The North American leg opened in February, and the tour is scheduled to conclude Nov. 28 in San Francisco. The touring lineup features Schon and Cain alongside Pineda, Castronovo, keyboardist Jason Derlatka and bassist Todd Jensen.
Schon has framed the tour as a celebration of the group’s music and of the fans who have supported it across generations, a point he made in a Rolling Stone interview that Fox cited.
