JOURNEY opened the 2015 Hollywood Bowl season with a performance with Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on June 20. The ever-popular and enduring rock band performed a full set, marking the group's first-ever appearance with an orchestra. The opening-night concert also featured performances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA). The evening concluded with a spectacular fireworks show.Fan-filmed video footage of JOURNEY's performance can be seen below.JOURNEY made the decision to have Omar Hakim play drums for the band's currently scheduled U.S. concerts (Hollywood Bowl and the Stadium of Fire in Provo, Utah on Saturday, July 4), as well as the band's Canadian tour (July 6 - August 3), due to Deen Castronovo's pending issues. The group said in a statement: "We are very grateful to Omar filling in with his musical excellence."According to TMZ.com, Castronovo was arrested for assault after a domestic dispute on June 14. Salem, Oregon police officers were called to a residence believed to be Castronovo's around 9:00 a.m. After entering the home, the cops arrested the musician without incident. Castronovo was booked for assault, coercion, and menacing. He has since been released on bail. Castronovo was previously arrested in January 2012 for allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend. He was subsequently ordered to perform 80 hours of community service and attend anger-management classes as part of a plea deal.A representative of Castronovo's claimed at the time that the altercation was "a misunderstanding that should not have been escalated to such a level in the first place."
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