The guitarists previously had a falling out over the band's credit card, with Ken accusing Sean of overspending.
Journey's current stadium tour with Def Leppard got a little less awkward on Thursday as bandmates Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon reached a legal resolution in their court battle over the band's credit card.
In November 2022, Sean filed a lawsuit against Kane, claiming that he had refused to give him access to the band's American Express card and records. In return, Kane accused Sean of “accumulating enormous personal charges on the band's credit card account” due to “tremendous financial stress as a result of his excessive spending.”
“Neil has always had access to credit card statements; what he lacks — and what he really seeks — is the ability to increase his spending limits,” Keane said at the time. Keane and Sean each own a 50 percent stake in the band’s tour company, Freedom 2020, which has led to a “dead end” between the two.
Despite this long-running legal case – as well as a since-withdrawn lawsuit against the duo brought by former singer Steve Perry over the copyright to some of Journey's hit songs – and The band did not let the lawsuit affect things on stage, as Journey continued to tour together amid the court battle.
However, after the failure of an independent arbitration and a trial in September, a resolution finally came Thursday when a Delaware Chancery Court judge appointed a third director for Freedom 2020, with former Vice Chancellor Joseph Sleights now serving as a “trustee.” Kane’s representative said in a statement to Rolling Stone.
“Mr. Kane is very pleased with the outcome and looks forward to moving this matter forward so that Journey can continue with the Freedom Tour for the band’s 50th anniversary.”
