Met veel spijt zien de uit San Franciso afkomstige rockers Y&T zich genoodzaakt zich terug te trekken uit de Thunderbolt European Tour met Saxon die deze herfst plaatsvindt. Y&T’s gitarist Dave Meniketti heeft een ernstige rugblessure die hem verhindert naar Europa te reizen om te touren.
Dave Meniketti: “It is with great disappointment that I announce Y&T's decision to withdraw from Saxon's upcoming fall Europe/UK tour. As many of you already know, I severely injured my back in July and have been under the care of a sports doctor/back specialist ever since. After I received two rounds of cortisone injections to reduce the inflammation, we all had high hopes I'd get "back on the field" in time for this tour. But as many people know, recovering from this kind of back injury takes time. (…) I apologize to the fans and to our buddies in Saxon for any inconveniences and disappointments that this has caused. (…) For my part, and for Y&T going forward, I'm on the mend and can't wait to get back up on stage later this year. To our amazing fans in Europe and the UK, again, my apologies. We'll be back in 2019”.
De Engelse rockers FM vervangen Y&T en vervoegen Saxon en Raven op alle data van de Europese tournee waaronder die in de Ancienne Belgique op 19 september.
Biff Byford : “We were gutted to hear of Dave’s injury and we wish him all the best in a full recovery very soon. We are pleased to announce FM are joining us now on all the dates. We are old friends and it’s going to be fun touring with them”
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