Legendary rockers Duran Duran have been forced to reschedule their summer tour due to a vocal problem with frontman Simon Le Bon.
They were due to play on July 14th in Dublin and the tour was due to run through to September but he damanged the muscles controlling his vocal chord during a show in Cannes in May and has temporarily lost the top part of his range. Physiotherapy and a treatment plan mean he will be able to return to active duty soon but the current shows need to be pushed back.
The rescheduled dates have not yet been announced but the band have suggested holding onto your tickets as they will be valid for the new show whenever it is announced. The band and promoters will be working over the next while to secure venues for later dates in each of the countries shows had been planned.
Keep an eye on Goldenplec and the Duran Duran band website for updates on the Dublin date.
Duran Duran frontman and injured party Simon Le Bon said
“This has been an extremely difficult decision to make as the injury I seem to have sustained is an internal one and so no-one can tell me exactly how long it’s going to take to mend completely. Every day I can see an improvement and each week I recover a part of my upper range. What the doctor’s don’t want me to do, however, is risk any further damage, so they are saying I need to take some more time away from shows to get back to full strength. If we knew exactly when that might be, we wouldn’t have to let this entire run of dates go, but what we feel we can’t keep doing is moving shows piecemeal – as it’s just not fair on the fans. I am lucky that this has never happened to me before, in thirty years, and that the injury, whilst extremely frustrating is nothing more serious. I am doing everything I can to work through this and get back on track as soon as possible. We have an incredible production we’ve been working on for this tour – and the new songs are sounding great. This couldn’t have come at a worse time – but I am trying to be philosophical about my recovery as there’s nothing else I can do.”