NASHVILLE |“PARTY OF A LIFETIME TOUR”
WITH CO-HEADLINERS SAMMY HAGAR AND LYNYRD SKYNYRD
TO RETURN TO THE ROAD AUGUST 8
LYNYRD SKYNYRD LEAD GUITARIST GARY ROSSINGTON
ORDERED TO REST TO COMBAT MEDICAL FATIGUE
August 1, 2003: The “Party of a Lifetime” co-headline tour with SAMMY HAGAR and LYNYRD SKYNYRD has cancelled the upcoming five scheduled concert dates beginning today, Friday, August 1 through Wednesday, August 6, as founding Lynyrd Skynyrd lead guitarist Gary Rossington has been advised to immediately rest in order to combat medical fatigue.
The “Party of a Lifetimes” dates, August 1 at the Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Pelham, AL, August 2 at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA, August 3 at the William Floyd Amphitheatre in Anderson, SC and August 5 concert at the SETEC Amphitheatre in Beaumont, TX have been cancelled. Refunds for cancelled shows will be available at the ticket’s point of purchase.
The August 6 concert at Concrete Street Amphitheater in Corpus Christi, TX, show will continue as scheduled featuring Sammy Hagar. According to the Skynyrd camp, August 2 at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA and August 3 at theWilliam Floyd Amphitheatre in Anderson, SC will be rescheduled for Lynyrd Skynyrd only in September with Atlanta (September 10) and Anderson (TBA). Unfortunately, two other concerts–August 1 at the Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Pelham, AL and August 5 at SETEC Amphitheatre in Beaumont, TX have been cancelled due to routing difficulties.
The “Party Of A Lifetime” tour is scheduled to start again next Friday, August 8 at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX. The tour kicked off July 19 and runs through August 17.
According to Hagar, “We wish Gary a speedy recovery so he can get back on the road with us and kick some ass.”
Rossington underwent a successful open heart operation in late February and was given the green light from Martha Smith, M.D. to return to the stage June 13 in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Both artists are currently supporting their latest CD’s; “Sammy and the Wabos Live, ‘Hallelujah” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Vicious Cycle.”
Both bands regret this inconvenience to their fans.
For all Sammy Hagar tour dates, please go to http://www.redrocker.com/.
For all Lynyrd Skynyrd tour dates, please go to: http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/.
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