George Thorogood and the Destroyers have canceled a run of performances as Thorogood offers with an undisclosed “very severe medical situation.” “With nice disappointment, we should announce the cancellation of our Canadian and U.S. tour dates from April 27, 2023, via Could 21, 2023,” the band introduced on social media. “George has been recognized with a really severe medical situation that can require speedy surgical procedure and fairly just a few weeks of recuperation and therapeutic.”
In whole, 18 concert events have been canceled within the wake of the announcement, spanning the remaining dates of Thorogood’s spring trek celebrating his fiftieth anniversary with the Destroyers. The band has a scheduled break from Could via July. If Thorogood’s restoration timeline stays on monitor, he’ll return to the stage on July 14 in Jefferson, Wis.
“You, our followers, imply the world to us, and we all know this information is just not what you needed to listen to, however relaxation assured George Thorogood and the Destroyers can be again,” the group’s announcement mentioned in closing. “We’ll maintain you up to date as we all know extra.” Followers who already purchased tickets to one of many canceled dates will have the ability to get a refund at their level of buy.
Thorogood performed his first gig with the Destroyers on Dec. 1, 1973. In accordance with drummer Jeff Simon, the one different remaining founding member of the group, the band rapidly gained the group over with such traditional tunes as “Madison Blues” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.”
“It was like somebody flipped a swap,” Simon recalled, noting that the membership’s dance flooring was packed by the second set. “After the gig,” Thorogood added, “Jeff and I assumed, ‘Possibly we’re onto one thing.’”
