Allmans scrap shows as singer fights hepatitis C
27th March Reuters Health
Veteran southern rock group the Allman Brothers Band said Thursday it postponed 15 shows scheduled for May at New York's Beacon Theatre while singer Gregg Allman recovers from treatment for hepatitis C.
The virus has been "eradicated" from Allman's system after a six-month treatment program, but it has left him tired, according to a statement.
"I need to be at 110% to do the shows the way we do them," said Allman, aged 60.
The annual Beacon run was scheduled for May 5-24; rescheduled dates will be announced soon. The band has also pulled out of the annual Wanee Festival, set for April 11-12 in Love Oak, Fla. But a 12-concert run planned for August will go on as scheduled, the statement said.
The Allman Brothers Band, put together in 1968 by Gregg's late brother, Duane, is best known for such classic-rock anthems as "Ramblin' Man," "Midnight Rider" and the epic "Whipping Post."
Gregg Allman has hepatitis C
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The Allman Brothers Band won't be peakin' at the Beacon for a while.
The rock band's annual spring run of concerts at New York City's Beacon Theatre has been postponed while co-founder Gregg Allman undergoes treatments for hepatitis C. The band also canceled their upcoming performances at the Wanee Festival, which they host every year in Live Oak.
"I'm getting better but I'm still tired," Allman said in a press release from Woody Graber, a public relations consultant for concert promoter Live Nation FL. "I need to be at 110% to do the shows the way we do them."
The Allman Brothers trace their roots to Daytona Beach, where Gregg and his late brother Duane first formed early incarnations of the band.
The Beacon dates, originally set for May 5-24, will be rescheduled. The Wanee Festival will go on as scheduled on April 11-12.
