Andy Greene
View all posts by Andy Greene June 4, 2026
Steve Perry of Journey performing at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois, May 21, 1982. Paul Natkin/Getty Images On Nov. 28, a significant chapter of the Journey saga will end when the band wraps up their Final Frontier tour with a hometown show at San Francisco’s Chase Center. At least, that’s what we think will happen. It’s very possible they stick to the standard rock playbook, and simply keep touring forever. At the very least, they might add some overseas dates next year. It’s just too early to say for sure right now.
What we can say is that lead singer Arnel Pineda time in the group is likely coming close to an end. When we caught up with Pineda backstage in Hershey, Pennsylvania, 24 hours before the launch of Journey’s tour, he told us he almost left the group before this tour even began. “Back in 2024, I said to them, ‘If you’re planning to do a farewell tour, you better tell me, because my issues and my personal problems are getting more intense, and I don’t know if I want to go with you,’” he said. “I said, ‘I want you to discuss the schedule with me.’ It is what it is now.”
But as Journey have proven time and time again over the past five decades, they’re able to endure just about any lineup change as long as guitarist Neal Schon remains in the fold. For evidence of this, check out these videos of the band performing their timeless classic-rock staple “Don’t Stop Believin’,” with eight different singers or groups, in some cases.
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Steve Perry (1977 to 1987, 1995 to 1998)
Image Credit: Paul Natkin/Getty Images Steve Perry wasn’t Journey’s first frontman. That honor goes to original Santana lead singer Gregg Rolie. And if we’re getting very technical, they worked with singer Robert Fleischman for a few months in 1977, long enough for him to co-write “Wheel in the Sky” and a couple of other songs. But Journey didn’t enter the world of mainstream pop until they hired Perry in 1977. And four years later, he co-wrote “Don’t Stop Believin'” with Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain. Here’s video of them performing it on the Escape tour in 1981.
