Allman Brothers Band legend Gregg Allman, who has been suffering from the effects of pneumonia he incurred earlier this year, has apparently cancelled all of his dates. Just this past Saturday (November 5), Allman had abruptly cancelled the first two dates of his 10-night residency at New York City’s City Winery, scheduled to begin the next evening, attributing it to a vocal chord bruise. Tonight (November 8) comes word that he’s not only cancelling the rest of that rain but all of his winter dates that he had only recently scheduled.
As with the first two shows on November 6-7, the concerts on November 9-10 are now free General Admission shows featuring Allman’s eight-member band with special guests. November 9 will feature music from the Allman Brothers Band’s first studio album (and more hits); November 10 will feature music from the best of Allman’s solo years.
The full announcement, via City Winery:
It is with sincere regret that we announce that Gregg Allman will be unable to play the remaining shows he has scheduled for the rest of 2016 and beginning of 2017.
The City Winery residency will be rescheduled for July 2017.
Allman says, “This is the hardest thing I’ve had to do in a long, long, time. I’ve been on the road for 45 years because I live to play music with my friends for my fans. As much as I hate it, it’s time for me to take some real time off to heal.”
Allman plans to take several months off to focus on his health so he can return to playing live later in 2017.
“Not making a show is a really hard decision for me because I want to play so bad, but it’s also hard on my partners and fans who make plans to be with me. I never want to put anybody in a bad spot. I’m so grateful for the people that I work with and for the fans that come to my shows and I want to be at my best for all of them. That means I’m going to have to wait until I’m feeling really good, not just good enough like I have been. Good enough isn’t working for us all.”
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