Overview
- Rolling Stone’s report, published Tuesday, details Pineda’s two attempts to leave the band over vocal struggles and a painful divorce.
- Pineda says Journey booked a 60-date U.S. run for 2026 and roughly 40 more in 2027 without consulting him, and he objects to the cold-weather routing.
- Guitarist Neal Schon says the touring deal bars a lineup without Pineda, adding that the group signed on for the next two years.
- Pineda remains the frontman on the Final Frontier tour, and at a full-band rehearsal a writer said he sounded stellar as he rated his own readiness at 60 percent.
- Keyboardist Jonathan Cain told Rolling Stone he planted a false hint about a Steve Perry cameo, underscoring years of internal strain and lawsuits that Schon says have worn him down.