Three members have been mending from health issues
Whitesnake has been forced to cancel several dates on the first leg of its Farewell Tour due to various health issues. David Coverdale and Co have been canceled a performance at Rock Imperium Festival in Cartagena, Spain and shows in Milan, Italy and Vienna, Austria.
“We have been rocking our way across the globe on the first part of our Farewell Tour giving all we’ve got to you, the fans,” Coverdale writes on social media. “The rigors of the road are the same for all of us and we have been trying to keep everyone healthy and safe. Unfortunately we have been hit recently with a couple of situations that we have been dealing with, the best we can.”
Guitarist Reb Beach was temporarily halted and missed five shows while he recovered from an undisclosed illness, and then the group missed a festival performance due to drummer Tommy Aldridge not being able to play, also for undisclosed reasons.
“First our beloved band leader Reb Beach went down temporarily and he missed a couple of shows while he mended (and is much better now, by the way). Then the rock of our band, the legendary Tommy Aldridge went down and we unfortunately were not able to play the Rock Imperium Festival in Cartagena this past Saturday (very regrettable and all apologies to our Spanish fans and friends). Tommy was bad enough at the time to have missed the first show ever in his career – The GOOD news is that he is feeling better and is anxious to get back out there to perform for all of you,” Coverdale shares.
Now, Coverdale is suffering from a sinus and trachea infection which has a show in Zagreb, Croatia up in the air.
“Unfortunately I have now been hit hard as well. I started feeling a bit under the weather two days ago, and was just diagnosed with an infection of the sinus & trachea. The doctor recommends five days of no singing and bed rest,” he states. “Sadly, that means that we are not going to be able to do the upcoming shows in Milan, Vienna and a decision on Zagreb is about to be made.
“I’m very sorry to all the fans who had planned to come see our Farewell Tour in each of those cities – it’s my intention to get better as soon as possible and be able to pick up with the remaining shows of the European Farewell Tour. You are all in our hearts!!”
The European run of Whitesnake: The Farewell Tour is scheduled to wrap July 19th in Saravejo, Bosnia before heading west for a run of North American dates through the fall.
This spring, the group released Whitesnake Greatest Hits: Revisited, Remixed, Remastered MMXXII featuring remixes of some of the group’s biggest hits. The set is now available digitally, on CD and 2 LP 180-gram black vinyl and as a CD/Blu-ray combo on July 17th.
