“He crushed last night,” guitarist Neal Schon said in a comment on his Facebook feed early Sunday morning, in response to a fan query about how Castronovo weathered his return to the stage at Texas’ Frost Bank Center. On X, Schon said the drummer was “back in rare form.”
On his own Facebook page, Castronovo posted a message to fans Saturday prior to the concert. “Thank you all for the overwhelming love, concern, well wishes, messages and texts over the past couple of days. While I haven’t been able to respond to everyone personally, please know how much your kindness and support mean to me. Tulsa, I’m so sorry I couldn’t finish the show with you all. Thank you to Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon and everyone at the BOK Center for lifting me up in prayer that night. Hearing about that touched my heart deeply. I’ll be joining Journey on stage in San Antonio tonight. Much love to you all!.”
Great to see and hear Journey drummer Deen Castronovo back with the band after his medical scare at a concert in Oklahoma recently. Deen sounds amazing. Sorry for some of the fidgeting on the video. pic.twitter.com/lSHBKMqBSP— Raul Dominguez Jr. (@DominguezCinco) October 11, 2026
