American producer and musician Greg Dulli has announced the cancellation of his solo tour in the UK and Europe. His show was supposed to take place on March 24 at Islington Assembly Hall, but it has now been cancelled without a foreseeable reschedule.
— greg dulli (@MrGregDulli) March 12, 2020
The alternative rock icon took to his social media, apologising for the need to cancel all his shows in the UK and Europe. The tweet reads, “Due to the recently announced travel ban we must sadly cancel our March/April European dates. We sincerely apologize and are already working on rescheduling our European tour for later this year. Refunds will be available at point of purchase.”
“We remain hopeful that the North American tour will proceed as planned beginning in Minneapolis on April 24th. We’ll continue to monitor the situation as it develops. Stay safe everyone,” continued Dulli.
In addition to the unfortunate event of coronavirus outbreak, the US Government’s current policy to ban all travels from and to the country has required many musical events held by American artists to be called off. Meanwhile, Dulli still hopes to continue touring within the states in April.
Greg Dulli is the frontman of legendary alternative rock band The Afghan Whigs and also a member of The Twilight Singers. The 55-year-old artist has provided his talent as a vocalist and guitarist throughout eight studio albums of The Afghan Whigs. Apart from that, he has contributed to other work as a co-writer and producer for the likes of Foo Fighters, Afterhours, and Mark Lanegan Band.
Moreover, he has embarked on a solo career since 2005, with the debut LP Amber Headlights. On February 28, Dulli released his fourth solo album titled Random Desire after reuniting with The Afghan Whigs for 2017’s In Spades. Random Desire saw the singer/songwriter attempt to revive his early R&B-fanatic days by drawing inspiration from his icons Prince and Todd Rundgren. Read Rough Trade’s review of his latest offering here.
It is such a great shame at the moment to see many exciting gigs get cancelled and postponed. The fans of The Afghan Whigs and Dulli, this time, have to wait longer to see him live. 2016 was the year that Dulli last came to the UK for his “An Evening with Greg Dulli” Tour.
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