Journey drummer Deen Castonovo suffers medical emergency Rewrite the following news story as a viral, SEO-optimized article using HTML headings ( , , etc.) for all sections and sub-headings. Only output the article body. — Prayers for Deen But the show must go on, as they say, and Schon, 72, confirmed that Castronovo’s drum tech would play in his place, Ultimate Classic Rock reported. “Please give a big hand for Steve Toomey,” he told the audience. “We’ll be back in about 15 minutes. We love you all, we’re really sorry about the inconvenience.” After the brief break, the band returned, with lead singer Arnel Pineda asking the crowd for prayers before assuring, “He’s gonna be fine. Too much Gatorade,” according to the outlet. “This concert’s for Deen tonight,” Schon said later in the show. “I’d love you all to pray for him. Everybody’s been going through a lot. I think he’s going to be fine.” Previous stage emergency Castronovo, who has also played with the groups Bad English and Hardline, made headlines after a fire broke out under the stage during a Journey concert at Houston’s NRG Stadium in March 2025. “Hey, Houston! An act of God tonight!” he wrote on Instagram about the incident, albeit missing the perfect opportunity to use “we have a problem” in his post. Source: WorldNewsAPI | Read original
