King Diamond were forced to cancel four shows of their ongoing European tour due to strep throat diagnosis suffered by the band’s eponymous vocalist. The cancelled shows were supposed to take place July 5th, July 6th, July 8th, and July 9th. Diamond issued a statement today saying that he hopes to be well enough to pick back up this Thursday, July 10th. He said:
“Hello everyone
King Diamond here. As you may know by now, I was diagnosed with Strep Throat this past Saturday, and told to rest a certain amount of Days. As I have had experience with Strep Throat before, I believe that with the medicine prescribed by the doctor and my own knowledge, I can be back singing before the estimated day. By cutting my recuperation from suggested 14 days to 6, which I feel might work in this case, we could be back performing this Thursday, July 10 in Athens, Greece.
Send me a Devil’s prayer or two and I shall do my utmost for this to happen.
Stay Heavy,
– King Diamond“
If all goes well, here are the dates that remain for the trek:
7/10 Athens, GR – Rockwave Festival
7/13 Istanbul, TR – Zorlu Main Stage
7/31 Bergen, NO – Beyond The Gates
8/02 Wacken, DE – Wacken Open Air
8/08 Helsinki, FI – Hellsinki Metal Festival