More than 42 years after he left Journey, keyboardist Gregg Rolie is returning to the band, co-founder Neal Schon has confirmed.
Schon, who announced Journey’s 50th anniversary tour on Facebook Wednesday, made the revelation in response to a fan who wrote, “Please tell me Gregg Rolie is coming along for the ride!”
Schon responded, “You’ll be seeing him.” The news comes after weeks of public bickering between Schon and Rolie’s replacement, Jonathan Cain, in which both accused each other of damaging the Journey brand.
In December, Schon filed a cease-and-desist order against Jonathan Cain after the keyboardist performed “Don’t Stop Believin’” at a Trump event at Mar-a-Lago in November. Schon claims Cain is damaging the Journey brand and polarizing the fan base: “Mr. Cain has no right to use Journey for politics. His politics should be his own personal business.”
It’s not the only legal battle going on either – Schon sued Cain over access to a band credit card. After Schon filed a lawsuit against Cain, claiming the keyboardist had set up a secret American Express account to give himself access to “millions of Journey funds,” Cain fired back.
In a statement, Cain says Schon’s lawsuit is filled with “malicious lies and personal attacks” – and claims he was forced to take control of the situation because of the guitarist’s “reckless spending.”
Despite the legal battles, Schon says the lawsuits will not break up the band. Journey is set to kick off the “Freedom Tour 2023” with Toto on February 4th in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The trek wraps up on April 25th with a gig in Palm Springs, California.