PEARL JAM CANCEL 2 TOUR DATES DUE TO ILLNESS: 'THE BAND HAS YET TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY'
The rock band was previously scheduled to play in Berlin but backed out at the last minute.
The show must not go on for Pearl Jam — for three concerts, at least.
On Sunday, the rock band canceled two more European tour dates due to an unspecified illness shortly after canceling another show for the same reason.
"We are sorry to share that the Pearl Jam concerts scheduled for Tuesday, July 2nd and Wednesday, July 3rd in Berlin are cancelled," the band said in a statement shared on social media. "Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase. Thank you for continued understanding and support, it means the world."
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The photo in the social media post gave fans more information on how the band members were still recovering from undisclosed health issues.
"Despite everyone’s best efforts, the band has yet to make a full recovery," the statement reads. "The impacts of this decision are not lost on us. We feel deeply that so many people spend their time, money and emotional energy to get tickets and then to come see the band, and it is heart-wrenching to have to disappoint you. We also appreciate the many people whose hard work goes into making these shows happen."
The statement continues, "Please trust we never take these decisions lightly and try to do everything possible to show up for you all. We wish a reschedule had been possible for this tour leg and hope to come back soon."
See the band's full statement below:
Pearl Jam previously cancelled their Saturday, June 29 show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the same reason. The newly cancelled dates were scheduled for Tuesday, July 2 and Wednesday, July 3 at Waldbühne in Berlin. The band is supposed to play next on Saturday, July 6 in Barcelona.
The band was recently joined onstage by Bradley Cooper at May's BottleRock Napa Valley festival for a duet of "Maybe It's Time" from 2018's A Star Is Born, as well as an encore to Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World." Frontman Eddie Vedder introduced Cooper as his "great, great pal" because the pair became close while Cooper made A Star Is Born, as the actor consulted the legendary rocker on his portrayal of his character, Jackson Maine.
"I went up to Seattle and spent four or five days with him and I asked him 9,000 questions," Cooper told Yahoo Movies. "And he gave me minor, little things that only musicians know about what to do, just aesthetically and the inner workings."
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