Whitesnake pull out of North American tour with Scorpions on account of well being points

Whitesnake have eliminated themselves from a 24-date tour of North America, which they had been scheduled to co-headline with Scorpions, on account of frontman David Coverdale’s ongoing well being points.

Coverdale broke the information in a press release shared to the band’s official Instagram yesterday (August 6). In it, he famous that he’s been pressured to step away from the mic “on account of my continued therapy for a persistent higher respiratory an infection that impacts my potential to carry out”.

On account of Coverdale’s persevering with well being points, Whitesnake’s personal headline reveals within the US have additionally been cancelled. On the time of writing, there’s no phrase on whether or not they’ll be rescheduled, or how refunds shall be dealt with. As reported by Loudwire, the cancellation comes after Whitesnake axed a handful of their European tour dates in June and July.

Scorpions will embark on their ‘Rock Believer’ tour with out Whitesnake in tow, having Stockholm rock outfit Thundermother open for the run as a substitute. The outfit’s reveals start in Toronto on Sunday August 21, rolling on for precisely a month till it ends in Las Vegas. See the complete checklist of dates here, and discover tickets for choose reveals here.

Whitesnake’s most up-to-date album was their thirteenth, ‘Flesh & Blood’, arriving in Could of 2019.