Journey Keyboardist Cain Announces Farewell Tour Amid Longtime Feud with Bandmate Schon

In a surprising turn of events, longtime Journey keyboardist and songwriter Jonathan Cain has announced he will be departing the iconic rock band after a "farewell tour" scheduled for 2026. Cain, who joined the group in 1981, has been embroiled in an ongoing feud with founding guitarist Neal Schon for many years, with the two bandmates engaging in legal battles and personal disputes over corporate and musical differences.

The two 45-year bandmates, who each own 50% stakes in Journey, recently settled a legal matter last year and had been able to keep the band together—until now. Schon took to social media late last week, posting that "Jonathan Cain announced his farewell to Journey tonight. I'm nowhere near done! Journey has so much more life ahead!"

Cain, who co-wrote some of Journey's biggest hits like "Don't Stop Believin'," "Who's Crying Now?," and "Faithfully," is set to embark on the group's final tour in 2026, marking the end of an era for the iconic rock band. The details of the farewell tour are still to be announced, but it's clear that the long-simmering tensions between Cain and Schon have finally come to a head, leading to Cain's departure from the group he's been a part of for over four decades.