Suffering from acute laryngitis, Neil Diamond [ ] has rescheduled a geminate of coming concerts after the singer's doctors told him to rest his voice.
Diamond's register in Green Bay, WI--originally scheduled for tomorrow dark (8/27)--has been stirred to Sept. 12, while Friday's (8/29) show in St. Louis has been moved to Sept. 10. for both shows volition be esteemed on the rescheduled dates, and ticket holders ineffectual to adapt the postponements should tangency the unnatural venues for refunds.
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The singer's throat problems seemed to first surface last night in Columbus, OH, where Diamond's "pipes coughed up words to familiar songs in sounds that rear be described only as painful," according to a review in the Columbus Dispatch. The performer, world Health Organization launched the tour in July, currently has dates scheduled through the end of October. The complete schedule is included below.
Diamond is touring in financial backing of his latest Rick Rubin-produced record album, "Home Before Dark," which hit stores in May. His electric current tour, however, touches on songs from throughout his long career.
"I do a bunch of songs from the new album, and a mates from the '12 Songs' album, just I don't do them quite as spare, or as sparse as they are on the album, maybe with the exception of 'Home Before Dark,'" he told LiveDaily recently.
"I've put a little Latin pizzazz into 'Pretty Amazing Grace,' which I care a lot and it's fun to do. The other song is 'Don't Go There.' It's pretty much as we do in the album--they seem to fit very well. The audience responds identical well to them and I like doing them."
"Home After Dark" became Diamond's first-ever No. 1 album in the US in the first place this year, topping the Billboard cc chart with sales of more than 146,000 copies in its first base week. This made Diamond, at eld 67, the oldest performing artist to ever so have a number one record.
[Note: The following tour of duty dates make been provided by artist and/or tour sources, world Health Organization verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may go on before go on sale. Check with official creative person websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
September 200810 - St. Louis, MO - Scotttrade Center12 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center14 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre16 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place18 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome20 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place22 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena24 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena at Seattle Center26 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena28 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San JoseOctober 20081, 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl4 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center7 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena10 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center14 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center16 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center19 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center21 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center24 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum26 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center28 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena30 - Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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