Jonathan Cain set to leave Journey after 2026 tour
Jonathan Cain, the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Journey, is reportedly set to leave the group after their next tour.
Suspicions were initially raised when Cain’s bandmate, Neal Schon, made a post on X on October 9th, which said: “Jonathan Cain announced his farewell to Journey tonight. I’m nowhere near done! Journey has so much more life ahead! I’m sure we will have a great tour!”
Despite this, Schon then later clarified his comments by saying in a subsequent post on the platform that Cain will still be performing with the band “all through” the next two years, “celebrating the music we’ve created”.
Journey have not yet made any official announcements regarding a tour in 2026 or 2027, so it is unclear whether this will possibly mark the end of the band as a whole, or simply just Cain’s departure.
Cain’s management also released a statement to shut down the rumours, which said (per Consequence): “Jonathan Cain remains an active member of Journey, and any reports suggesting otherwise are inaccurate. He is fully dedicated to touring with the band over the next couple of years and has only expressed plans to retire at a later time.”
However, the musician himself did seemingly confirm his eventual departure from Journey while appearing on a recent episode of the Strang Report podcast, where he spoke of his plans for a solo EP set to be released before the end of this year.
He added, “Then of course, we go on the Journey tour in 2026. On our farewell Journey tour. So I’ll be saying goodbye to that. And I’ll probably move into ministry and worship; I feel a calling there,” in accordance with his wife’s role as a prominent pastor and televangelist”.
Representatives for Journey have not yet responded to any of the reports being circulated about Cain or the band’s future.
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