Depeche Mode and Whitesnake Also Cancel Summer Dates

Depeche Mode cancelled its show at Shoreline Amphitheatre near San Francisco on Wednesday after frontman David Gahan was ordered by doctors on complete vocal rest for 48 hours.

“San Francisco is one of the most important cities to the band and we are devastated that we have been force to cancel this date,” Gahan said in a prepared statement. “We hope to be back soon to play for all our fans in the area.”

Tracy Lawrence’s tour was derailed yesterday after doctors in Nashville detected early signs of pneumonia, forcing the cancellation of his show at the Wildhorse Saloon in Lufkin, Texas and potentially several more dates.

Whitesnake also cut the rest of its dates with Judas Priest after frontman David Coverdale, who had been suffering from laryngitis, lost his voice while performing at Red Rocks Amphitheatre Tuesday.

“Listen, I sincerely, sincerely apologize,” Coverdale told the audience after just four songs. “I have no fucking voice left. I have laryngitis. I tried. I can’t do it. I’m so sorry. It hurts for me to do this. Honest to god, I wish I could continue, but I’m not able to. I can only express my apologies. Thanks you so much.”

Yesterday, he followed up with a statement that said, in part, “I genuinely appreciate your care and concern, but may I assure you all that I am now safely home and doing well. All I need to do is to rest my vocal cords for a couple of weeks. The really difficult thing is for me to shut the F up.”

He added, “I’ll be back to see the exceptionally good specialists in a couple of weeks. Until then, I would appreciate everyone not worrying.”

Earlier this summer, the Beastie Boys had to cancel their summer tour after Adam Yauch was diagnosed with cancer.