Widespread Panic Cancel Tour Dates After Jimmy Herring’s Tonsil Most cancers Analysis

Widespread Panic is urgent pause on their tour.

On Monday, July 22, the rock band introduced that they have been “unhappy to report” lead guitarist Jimmy Herring has been identified with Stage 1 tonsil most cancers. Because of this, they’ve canceled their upcoming reveals in Asheville, North Carolina — which have been scheduled for July 25-27 — and are anticipated to make modifications to the rest of their tour schedule whereas Herring recovers.

“He’ll start therapy instantly and is anticipated to make a full restoration. That half we’re comfortable to report,” Widespread Panic shared in an Instagram put up, including that they “can have a clearer image of our future live performance schedule within the subsequent few days.”

In keeping with the band, ticketholders for the Asheville concert events will robotically obtain refunds, however it’s unclear if or when these reveals shall be rescheduled.

Within the meantime, Widespread Panic thanks “everybody for his or her concern and Blessings as Jimmy and his Household undergo this therapeutic course of,” the band concluded of their announcement. “Let the Therapeutic start.”

Herring, 62, has been an official member of Widespread Panic since becoming a member of the band in 2006, following the dying of guitarist Mike Houser. The North Carolina native made his debut with the group at New York Metropolis’s Radio Metropolis Music Corridor that fall. 

In keeping with Herring’s web site, he’s been enjoying the guitar for almost 40 years, first rising onto the nationwide music scene as a founding member of jazz fusion band Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit within the late Nineteen Eighties. The veteran musician has performed with a number of different bands, too, together with Frogwings, Jazz Is Lifeless and The Different Ones — a challenge comprised of former Grateful Lifeless band members. 

Over the course of his profession, Herring has solely launched two studio albums below his personal title however has been featured on greater than 20 data, his bio states.

Up till just lately, he’s remained busy with Widespread Panic throughout the band’s 2024 run of reveals throughout North America. After their trio of concert events scheduled in North Carolina, the group was slated to subsequent play in Boston Aug. 22-24 adopted by performances in Las Vegas in late September.