After a pair of cancelations over the weekend, King Diamond‘s immediate live shows in Europe have been canceled as a result of illness being suffered by the the band’s 69-year-old namesake. A statement issued by Diamond himself earlier today, July 07th, reads:
“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“
Given Diamond‘s timeline, this week’s shows in Bucharest and Sofia have been canceled. Should all go according to plan, Diamond will be back out this Thursday, July 10th at the ‘Rockwave Festival‘ in Athens, Greece.
07/10 Athens, GRE – Rockwave Festival
07/13 Istanbul, TUR – Zorlu Main Stage
07/31 Bergen, NOR – Beyond The Gates
08/02 Wacken, GER – Wacken Open Air
08/08 Helsinki, FIN – Hellsinki Metal Festival
